WASHINGTON — The United States government is investigating inexplicable &#8220;glowing orbs&#8221; that move at high speeds and have repeatedly appeared around the country over the past few years, newly released Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) documents show.
The Daily Wire was briefed on these Unidentified Aerial Phenomena documents by senior administration officials ahead of the documents&#8217; Friday release. This is the third tranche of documents released as part of President Donald Trump&#8217;s efforts to be transparent with the country on UAP activity.
In the latest drop, numerous documents detail FBI interviews with people describing activity in the northeastern United States. Videos and interviews detail glowing orbs in the sky, both red and white, that move across the landscape.
FBI agents also interviewed a former U.S. Army intelligence officer and four other members of his unit in June 2024 who described seeing a &#8220;potato&#8221; shaped, translucent but shimmering object in the sky that vanished after about two minutes. That incident took place near the Cheyenne Mountains in Colorado.
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In another account, which took place in the west, a currently serving senior U.S. intelligence officer describes how he and two pilots saw &#8220;glowing orbs&#8221; from up close and far away as they sought to investigate the orbs from a helicopter. He also says they saw a high-speed object moving low to the ground, which seemed to split in two and speed off in different directions.
That official&#8217;s account, which was originally released in the first tranche of the UFO files on May 8, includes infrared imagery taken by federal officials from the ground.
<h3>The North East UAP Sightings</h3>
The FBI conducted interviews in February 2026 with two individuals who reported seeing bright orbs outside their home in the northeast in 2025. As one of these individuals was returning to his home around 9pm at night and pulled into the driveway, that person noticed an &#8220;intense bright light hovering below the tree line in the middle of their backyard.&#8221;
That person got out of the car and &#8220;stared at the strange light for a few moments before reaching back&#8221; into their car to get their phone and take a video of what they were seeing.
Inside the house, their spouse was waiting for them to arrive home. When the second individual saw on the security camera that their spouse had arrived and was standing next to their car looking into the sky, the second person went outside to join them and see what they were looking at.
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&#8220;[Redacted] described the light as a red sphere that was about one meter in diameter,&#8221; the FBI report states. &#8220;[Redacted] described the red color as being brilliant and beautiful, and that [redacted] had never seen anything that color of red before.&#8221;
Inside the sphere, according to the viewers, &#8220;there appeared to be what [he/she] described as a &#8216;white plasma sun&#8217; about the size of a basketball.&#8221;
As they watched, the orb moved up and to their left, they told the FBI. Then they noticed that there was a &#8220;second, identical orb, hovering above the first one.&#8221;
&#8220;The orbs then moved together towards the west above the tree line. [Redacted] stated that from the start of the observation to when the orbs traveled out of sight, they exhibited both a change in altitude and a change in direction. The orbs were silent and moved in a smooth motion. They moved in tandem as if they were flying in formation or were tethered together.&#8221;
As the orbs moved out of sight, the two individuals saw them either merge together or just become so close that they looked like one orb.
The Department of War also released video footage that they captured of the orbs &#8220;beginning at the point when they were above the trees and moving away from their backyard.&#8221;
Some weeks later, they said they saw several white orbs moving over the house from the west to the east, according to the FBI report, at a much higher altitude than the previous red orbs. They described these new ones &#8220;as appearing the size of a dime held at arm&#8217;s length.&#8221;
In another incident, one of the two individuals who spoke to the FBI said they had witnessed something strange near power lines in 1987, describing a &#8220;red light circling around itself at night&#8221; that hovered and then landed near the power station.
&#8220;Since then,&#8221; the report stated, &#8220;[redacted] has always been interested in the topic of UAP.&#8221;
Footage released by the department, which was captured by a private citizen on an iPhone, shows an incident in October 2024 in the northeastern United States where an eyewitness said that he or she observed &#8220;a light source below the horizon, hovering above a pond at an estimated distance of 2,700 feet.&#8221;
&#8220;The luminous object resembled a &#8216;plasma-like sphere&#8217; intermittently changing shape and luminosity,&#8221; the department says. &#8220;At times, the primary light source appeared to separate into smaller luminous points. A luminous point below the primary source hovered just above the water and did not appear consistent with a surface reflection.&#8221;
&#8220;The object remained generally stationary for approximately 45 minutes before disappearing,&#8221; the description adds. &#8220;The eyewitness did not hear any sound from the objects.&#8221;
The FBI found that individual to be &#8220;highly credible,&#8221; the War Department website notes.
<h3>The Western UAP Sightings</h3>
A senior U.S. intelligence officer documented how he and two pilots observed alarming UAP activity in the western United States in 2025. Aboard a helicopter, he was investigating &#8220;loud thuds heard in the mountains on the test range, which coincided with Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings reported over the previous several nights.&#8221; They were looking for possible debris or objects that could explain recent &#8220;orb-like sightings.&#8221;
Towards the end of their search, the senior intelligence officer says that he received a message from their Joint Operations Center (JOC) that radar had detected hits a few miles away from their position, where UAP activity had been noticed on previous nights.
&#8220;I relayed this to the pilots, and we altered course to intercept,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;What followed was a series of close UAP encounters lasting over an hour.&#8221;
Ground teams were reporting that they had seen something &#8220;super-hot,&#8221; low to the ground, and moving at a high speed, first east, then south, then splitting in two and changing direction.
When the helicopter arrived, they scanned the area, and then the ground team &#8220;suddenly radioed that the object had risen from the ground, approached within ten feet of the helicopter, dropped below us, and then sped away.&#8221; The pilots watched the object split into two, as a smaller object emerged from it, &#8220;before it accelerated out of sight.&#8221;
&#8220;We briefly pursued but broke off, unable to match its speed,&#8221; the senior intelligence officer wrote. The Joint Operations Center informed them that several fighter jets that were already on a training mission in their area were headed their way to help identify the UAP.
The JOC then directed the helicopter towards more nearby radar detections — and here the senior intelligence officer described something even more alarming.
&#8220;We took up a hovering position at approximately 700 feet above ground level (AGL). In the distance, we saw countless orange orbs swarming in all directions against the backdrop of the mountain.&#8221;
The officer and pilots could see the swarming orbs for several minutes before they faded, he wrote. Then they were redirected to their previous position based on fresh radar hits.
&#8220;I provided the coordinates to the pilots, and we moved to intercept, hovering again at 700 feet AGL. Through NVGx, the pilots and I (using the naked eye) observed two large orbs flare up side-by-side, close to the helicopter — stationary and just above the rotor disk to our right. They were oval-shaped, orange with a white or yellow center, and emitted light in all directions.&#8221;
&#8220;After a few seconds,&#8221; he wrote, &#8221; a third orb flared up below the pair, followed by a fourth below that, forming a total of four or five in a &#8216;T&#8217; formation under the original view. The entire event lasted 10-15 seconds. I didn&#8217;t take photos, as I was focused on assessing what it was and whether it posed a threat.&#8221;
As the pilots considered landing due to the objects&#8217; proximity, they could see the fighter jets approaching by their blinking navigation lights. Just then, the helicopter occupants spotted the orbs appearing again, &#8220;directly above the fighters.&#8221;
&#8220;They flared up one at a time in a horizontal formation, matching the jets&#8217; speed and flight path. After 10-15 seconds, they dimmed sequentially and disappeared. This repeated several times as the jets transited the airspace and eventually landed.&#8221;
&#8220;I remarked to the pilots that it seemed the same orbs flaring up and down around us for several minutes, forming a distinct triangle before vanishing.&#8221;
At this point, low on fuel, the helicopter decided to return to the JOC.
&#8220;After landing, I briefly spoke with them — mostly to express thanks,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We were virtually speechless after these observations. I then entered the JOC for a quick debrief before driving home.&#8221;
<h3>The Cheyenne Mountain Sighting</h3>
Near the Cheyenne Mountains in Colorado in 2022, a former U.S. Army Intelligence officer and four other members of his unit said they observed a UAP as they exited their office building on a 50-degree day when there were no clouds and very little humidity.
&#8220;The object was &#8216;potato&#8217; shaped with distinct edges and appeared to look painted in a creamy/whitish opalescent color,&#8221; says an FBI forensic sketch interview dated June 2024. &#8220;It was somewhat translucent with a slight shimmer.&#8221;
&#8220;The object was made up of what can best be described as articulating fish scales or panels that were non-symmetrical, non-overlapping, and irregular shaped,&#8221; the report continues. &#8220;The object itself was perfectly still but each panel on the object shifted in slow waves starting at different points of origin but at the same time.&#8221;
The object vanished after about two minutes, according to the observers. They told the FBI that in the space of time it took to turn their heads, the object had vanished without a shadow.
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WATCH: New UFO Release Contains A Potential Breakthrough

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The Pentagon released new UFO footage on Friday that includes dozens of videos as part of a scheduled declassification. 
Friday’s release marked the <a href="https://www.war.gov/UFO/">second tranche</a> of records that Trump ordered declassified in his push for transparency on U.S. government information regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). 
One of the new videos shows a U.S. fighter jet shooting down a UAP over Lake Huron in February 2023. The U.S. military shot down the object shortly after a Chinese spy balloon crossed over the entire continental United States in an embarrassing moment for former President Joe Biden.
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At the time, then-NORAD Commander Gen. Glen VanHerck <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-military-shot-unidentified-object-lake-huron-rcna70289">said</a> officials did not know how the object was able to &#8220;stay aloft&#8221; over Lake Huron.
&#8220;We’re calling them objects, not balloons, for a reason,&#8221; he said.
Other videos released on Friday show aerial views of UFOs in the atmosphere, including two strange objects near a U.S. submarine and another object near Columbus, Ohio. 
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is overseeing the process of finding, reviewing, identifying, and publicly releasing unresolved UAP-related records that are in the federal government’s possession. Releasing the files is a difficult process as it requires cross-agency coordination and reviewing tens of millions of records with many existing only on paper from decades ago. Due to the quantity of records under review, the White House developed a plan to release records in phases.
The Department of War said it remains unable to make a &#8220;definitive determination on the nature of the observed phenomena” due to not having sufficient data. The department added that it welcomes private-sector analysis, information, and expertise to help identify objects released. Along with a desire for private sector analysis, President Trump <a href="https://www.war.gov/UFO/">said</a> the files were declassified based on &#8220;tremendous public interest.&#8221;

Pentagon Releases Wild Footage Of Fighter Jet Taking Down UFO

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Most UFOs are probably fake. But some of them, as I&#8217;ve come to suspect from years of research and contact with high-level government officials, may come from sources beyond our planet. Recently declassified documents have reignited this debate for a whole new generation.
The government began declassifying long-held records on unidentified flying objects last week. Led by the Department of War, these declassification efforts apply across the federal government and follow an earlier directive from President Donald Trump. The most notable tidbits from last week were reports and photographs from former Apollo astronauts suggesting that UFOs had followed their lunar missions. Further disclosures are expected over the next few months.
Referred to by the government as &#8220;unidentified anomalous phenomena&#8221; (UAPs), UFOs have generated public interest since &#8220;flying saucers&#8221; were reported in the skies above America in the late 1940s. But the UFO topic began even before that, during the Second World War. Numerous allied aircrews over Europe reported seeing UFOs (which they named “Foo Fighters”) trailing their aircraft.
The first major sighting came in June 1947 when pilot Kenneth Arnold reported seeing flying disks zooming across the sky at extraordinary speeds. Other UFO reports were made that summer — most notably, the suggestion that a <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine-features/638569/the-roswell-mystique/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine-features/638569/the-roswell-mystique/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1778595794710000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0CR7IllvsAWxv1FfHykaLv">UFO had crashed</a> outside Roswell, New Mexico.
As a national security journalist, I became interested in this subject about eight years ago when reliable sources told me the data suggest the most extraordinary UFOs are intelligently controlled machines not developed by the U.S., Russia, or China. Put simply, these are machines developed by something other than an Earth nation or Elon Musk. Alongside subsequent discussions with other sources, my research of historical witness and sensor reports (radar, satellite, sonar, etc.) leads me to believe that a small subset of UFOs is almost certainly the product of a non-human intelligence.
Stay with me; I&#8217;m not crazy.
The counterpoint here, a wholly accurate one, is that most UFOs are rather boring. That’s because most UFOs are either weather phenomena, the product of mistaken witnesses or liars, undisclosed spy planes, satellites, balloons, or photographic or video artifacts, etc. Sometimes UFOs are simply the product of conmen. As I <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2330755/did-steven-greer-fake-a-ufo-with-flares/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2330755/did-steven-greer-fake-a-ufo-with-flares/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1778595794710000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2NhjYIEbGgTv-FKyYXSAJf">documented in 2020</a>, there is strong evidence to suggest that Steven Greer, a man who charges his customers thousands of dollars to learn how to summon UFOs, managed to summon a UFO off the Florida coast by paying a pilot to drop parachute flares while his customers sat astonished on the beach. Many journalists and scientists are loath to take the subject seriously because of the stigma it carries.
Still, there are three reasons why I’m confident that the very small subset of extraordinary UFOs represents some unknown non-human intelligence (or intelligences).
First, the performance characteristics of these UFOs suggest they operate with a knowledge of engineering physics well beyond our best capabilities. These craft show no obvious flight surface to maintain loft, nor obvious propulsion systems or exhaust trails. They have also shown an ability to move in and out of water, fly at extraordinary speeds (sometimes 10,000-plus miles per hour), and engage in instantaneous acceleration and deceleration. This indicates some kind of anti-gravity technology that prevents the craft from otherwise being torn apart by incredible g-force pressures.
Most compelling is the fact that radar recordings of these UFOs have often joined simultaneous eyewitness reports from credible officials such as military aircrews. And even today, nearly 80 years after the birth of modern UFO sightings, the most advanced U.S. military aircraft use jet fuel as their means of propulsion.
Second, these extraordinary types of UFOs have been seen globally. The Soviet Union experienced numerous incidents of a highly unusual nature during the Cold War, for example.  There have also been mass eyewitness events, such as the 1954 sighting <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29342407" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29342407&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1778595794710000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3b3JJ8vkNcFcouoSJ-S_iV">over a soccer match</a> in Italy and the 1997 sighting of a massive black triangle over Phoenix. Former Air Force captain and then Arizona Governor Fife Symington witnessed that craft and later <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Fh0g5wJ7A" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3Dv1Fh0g5wJ7A&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1778595794710000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2xbPOSXl0Aek-BcHB-yXT-">stated</a> he believed it was extraterrestrial in nature.
Third, these truly unexplained UFOs illustrate behavior trends that do not correlate with what we would expect from an Earth nation, military, or corporation. One example is the interest of these UFOs in nuclear power, energy sources, and, most particularly, weapons systems. There is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Nukes-Extraordinary-Encounters-Nuclear/dp/1544822197" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Nukes-Extraordinary-Encounters-Nuclear/dp/1544822197&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1778595794710000&amp;usg=AOvVaw27Hpd2cdpRydE1m710Sub-">extensive documentation</a> going back to the earliest days of nuclear development at the Los Alamos laboratory to suggest that UFOs monitor our high-tech developments. Usefully, many of these reports come from military personnel with very high clearances who underwent significant psychological assessments to get their positions.
Aliens, inter-dimensional beings, or whatever is responsible for these crafts also appear to have an affinity for children: perhaps because they are seen to pose less of a threat, or perhaps because their innocence makes them more open-minded. Regardless, numerous children and teachers have reported seeing UFOs over schools in Australia in 1966, the U.K. in 1977, and Zimbabwe in 1994. And if one is to believe <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WoZvNR_z-E" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D_WoZvNR_z-E&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1778595794710000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0AOsshvzQKtLtELaskLZnx">John Lennon</a>, some UFO crews or AI pilots also appear to be fans of The Beatles!
Where does this leave us?
Well, it is unlikely that the coming disclosures will produce evidence of alien bodies hidden in a basement somewhere. But something very strange has been and continues to be happening. The Trump administration deserves credit for taking the veil off this issue and bringing an overdue dose of credibility to the subject.
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Tom Rogan is a national security writer at the Washington Examiner.

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Trump’s UFO File Dump Is Reviving One Wild Apollo Mystery

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The White House released the first batch of anticipated UFO files on Friday that have long been hidden from public view. 
“The Department of War is in lockstep with President Trump to bring unprecedented transparency regarding our government’s understanding of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena,&#8221; War Secretary Pete Hegseth said. &#8220;These files, hidden behind classifications, have long fueled justified speculation — and it’s time the American people see it for themselves. This release of declassified documents demonstrates the Trump Administration’s earnest commitment to unprecedented transparency.”
Over 160 files can be viewed on a new <a href="https://www.war.gov/UFO/">webpage</a> from the Department of War. The files include photos, videos, FBI investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning UFOs. One image was captured during the Apollo 17 moon landing and shows three shining dots in space.
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Other photos captured by the Apollo 12 mission showed strange lights seen by the astronauts.
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More records are expected to be released on a rolling basis. 
&#8220;For the first time in history, the American people have unfettered access to declassified government files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon — a level of transparency that no prior administration has delivered,&#8221; FBI Director Kash Patel said. &#8220;The FBI remains committed to supporting this rolling declassification effort with the same rigor and integrity we bring to every national security matter.&#8221;
Files and videos from the vault show a <a href="https://www.war.gov/UFO/#FBI-Photo-A1">variety</a> of irregular <a href="https://www.war.gov/UFO/#FBI-Photo-A2">objects</a> captured in <a href="https://www.war.gov/UFO/#FBI-Photo-B12">photographs</a> and videos from the FBI, NASA, and U.S. military.  <iframe style="aspect-ratio: 9/16; max-width: 220px; display: flex; justify-content: center; width: 100%; margin: 20px auto 5px; border: 0;" src="https://player.mux.com/AT024ptvcUBU02Hu5Sr8AgefVMW3Knlcri?metadata-video-content-type=short&amp;metadata-video-id=864e9670-e3d5-426e-a5a8-365b7df22c24&amp;metadata-video-stream-type=on-demand&amp;metadata-video-title=Aliens%3F%20Never-before-seen%20objects%20near%20moon%20as%20Trump%20admin%20opens%20secret%20UFO%20vault&amp;poster=https%3A%2F%2Fdailywireplus-v2.imgix.net%2Fimages%2Fshorts%2F74c7201d-9c56-4f07-9b37-be0aff82b98f.jpg&amp;autoplay=false&amp;accent-color=%23DB3D3B&amp;primary-color=%23ffffff&amp;secondary-color=%23000000" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
One photo from the FBI shows an apparent UFO near a mountain range in the Western United States.
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A video submitted by Central Command showed an &#8220;unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office&#8221; captured by &#8220;an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2013.&#8221;
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Another image from 2023 shows an FBI lab-rendered graphic of an actual site photo after multiple &#8220;corroborating eyewitness reports&#8221; of an &#8220;apparent ellipsoid bronze metallic object materializing out of a bright light in the sky&#8221; before disappearing.
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The release comes after President Donald Trump in February directed the release of government records related to “alien and extraterrestrial life.”
“President Trump directed the Department of War to identify and release government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena, and unidentified flying objects because he is the most transparent president in history,&#8221; White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told The Daily Wire. &#8220;While past administrations have sought to discredit or dissuade the American people, the President is focused on providing maximum disclosure to the public, who can ultimately make up their own minds about the information contained in these files. The American people asked, and President Trump delivered — enjoy!”
Tennessee Republican Tim Burchett <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5842815-burchett-ufo-files/">said</a> last month in an interview with NewsNation that he had seen UFO-related videos that he didn&#8217;t believe could be explained by man-made technology. 
“I’ve seen pictures and video of things that defy any reason that we have, and everybody says, ‘Well, it’s our stuff, it’s the Russians, it’s the Chinese,’” he said. “If it’s the Chinese, ma’am, they would own us. If it was the Russians, they wouldn’t be bogged down in Ukraine.&#8221; 
“If it was ours, we would never risk our military fighting men and women in half-a-billion-dollar aircraft out with these things that they’re spotting. These things can hover for hours on end, then they can just shoot straight up, they can do angles.”
Last week, Trump teased the release of the files during an event at the White House with the Artemis II astronauts. 
&#8220;We&#8217;re going to be releasing a lot of things that we haven&#8217;t,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;I think some of it&#8217;s going to be very interesting to people.&#8221;
In February, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-orders-release-of-any-and-all-info-on-aliens-and-ufos">directed</a> federal government agencies to start the process for identifying and releasing files related to &#8220;alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters.”

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White House Unseals Secret UFO Vault Documenting ‘Extraterrestrial Life’

Tim Burchett

President Donald Trump on Friday evening hinted at what’s to come when the War Department releases files relating to UFOs and phenomena of unknown origin.
Speaking at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix, Trump said: “As you remember, I recently directed the Secretary of War — how good is Pete Hegseth doing, by the way — to begin releasing government files relating to UFOs and unexplained aerial phenomena.”
The president then remarked on how excited the crowd became, saying, “I figured this was a good crowd because I know you people are really into that. I don’t know if I am.”
“So, I’m pleased to report today — I thought I’d save it for this crowd because you’re a little out there — that this process is well underway and we’ve found many very interesting documents, I must say,” Trump continued. “And the first releases will begin very, very soon.”
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: I recently directed <a href="https://twitter.com/SecWar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecWar</a> to begin releasing government files relating to UFOs and unexplained aerial phenomena. I am pleased to report this process is well underway. We&#8217;ve found many very interesting documents — and the first releases will begin very, very soon. 👽 <a href="https://t.co/kmRTUOefWX">pic.twitter.com/kmRTUOefWX</a>
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/2045272284806496558?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 17, 2026</a></blockquote>
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The hype train for the release of documents and media related to what the United States government knows about UFOs and advanced technology has been gaining steam for months.
Trumps’s executive order on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-orders-release-of-any-and-all-info-on-aliens-and-ufos">February 19</a> directed the War Department and other agencies to “begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters.”
In the wake of the president’s order, several congresspeople who have been involved with UFO disclosure efforts applied pressure to the administration to follow through.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), for example, sent <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/UAP-Request-Letter-FINAL.pdf">a letter</a> to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth requesting the disclosure of 46 known videos believed to be in possession of the U.S. government. She gave an April 14 deadline, but the date came and went without the videos being released.
All of this comes in the wake of several blockbuster congressional hearings since 2023 featuring seemingly credible witnesses to UFOs and alleged non-human tech — and even living organisms.
In March, the federal government <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/03/18/us-news/white-house-registers-aliens-gov-domain-name/">registered</a> alien.gov and aliens.gov — likely in preparation for the publication of files.
The Trump administration appears poised to make some kind of release. While it&#8217;s impossible to know with any certainty what documents, photographs, and footage may be published and if they will impact the public&#8217;s perception of the topic in any significant way, the momentum is certainly on the side of transparency and disclosure.

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The following is an edited transcript excerpt from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1913-are-aliens-real-the-truth-about-obama-s-interview-explained?elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowHeadline=Recent+Episodes&amp;rowType=Horizontal+Show+Episodes+Carousel">The Michael Knowles Show</a>.
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Liberal podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen just interviewed Barack Obama, and the former president decided to make a little news. 
Obama declared that aliens are real.
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I asked <a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BarackObama</a> if aliens are real. <a href="https://t.co/ZPw5zT9PfD">pic.twitter.com/ZPw5zT9PfD</a>
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) <a href="https://twitter.com/briantylercohen/status/2022808515082096843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2026</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote>Cohen: &#8220;Are aliens real?&#8221;
Obama: “They&#8217;re real, but I haven&#8217;t seen them, and they&#8217;re not being kept in — what is it?&#8221;
Cohen: &#8220;Area 51.&#8221;
Obama: &#8220;&#8230; Area 51. There&#8217;s no underground facility. Unless there&#8217;s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States.” 
Cohen: “What was the first question you wanted answered when you became president?” 
Obama: “Where are the aliens?” </blockquote>
That’s a funny answer. But Cohen just moves on. 
Brian Tyler Cohen has set the new gold standard for incompetence at interviewing. There&#8217;s no follow-up. 
A president of the United States declares that aliens are real, and Cohen decides to not follow up on it. Oh, how do you know that? How do you know aliens are real?
Obama has now come out <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/barack-obama-clarifies-seen-no-evidence-aliens-saying-real-rcna259232">to clarify</a> his statement, offering a whole lot of liberal nonsense about the distance between solar systems:
<blockquote>I was trying to stick with the spirit of the speed round, but since it’s gotten attention let me clarify. Statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there’s life out there. But the distances between solar systems are so great that the chances we’ve been visited by aliens is low, and I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!</blockquote>
Liberals always say things like this — the solar system is so large, statistically there has to be intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
But they never explain why that is. Because in order to ascertain the probability of something, you have to know how that thing came about in the first place. You have to know something, anything, about that thing. And at the level of pure nature, we don&#8217;t.
Now from a theological and anthropological level, I think we do know. But from the point of view of nature, we do not know how life came about. We don&#8217;t know, for instance, how one goes from inorganic to organic matter. There have been a zillion theories over the years, and none of them have been proven, but some of them have been disproven. 
So the argument that the universe is really, really big actually does not imply that there is intelligent life — or life of any kind anywhere else.
But the reason that the libs love aliens is because the existence of aliens diminishes the distinction of human beings. It makes us less special. That&#8217;s usually their explicit argument.
They say things like, What, you think you&#8217;re so special? A universe that&#8217;s eight gazillion bajillion miles wide and expanding, with countless worlds — you think you&#8217;re so special?
And my answer — and I believe the Christian answer — is yes, I think we’re pretty special.
The deeper reason the libs always promote aliens is because it diminishes the Incarnation. Because Christ is a man, because God becomes a man. He doesn&#8217;t become E.T., he doesn&#8217;t become a gazelle. He becomes a man, and he raises our very humanity to inestimable dignity.
<h3><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1913-are-aliens-real-the-truth-about-obama-s-interview-explained?elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowHeadline=Recent+Episodes&amp;rowType=Horizontal+Show+Episodes+Carousel">WATCH: The Michael Knowles Show on DailyWire+</a></h3>
And the libs (and demons) want to diminish that. Satan falls from heaven because he can&#8217;t bow down to a man. Basically that&#8217;s what&#8217;s at the heart of this. I&#8217;m not saying that all the libs who promote the alien stuff are actively working with demons. I&#8217;m not. I really am not. I don&#8217;t see demons under every rock. But it is curious that so much of liberalism comes down to a prideful attempt to exalt man above his station and ends by degrading man below his station.
It begins by this notion that we&#8217;ll have no kings or priests. Man will only be free when the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest. We&#8217;re just humanists now. We&#8217;re going to raise humanity up. We&#8217;re going to maximize individual autonomy.
And then what&#8217;s the end of it? The end of it is we degrade ourselves. We pretend that we&#8217;re just sacks of meat that exist only for pleasure. We promote things like abortion, slaughtering babies, and degrading humanity. We promote things like suicide, slaughtering ourselves, again degrading humanity.
We reduce ourselves below the station to which we&#8217;ve been raised. No surprise there. So when Obama says, look, I&#8217;m clarifying, I don&#8217;t see any evidence of aliens — I think he&#8217;s probably being honest here. I think his knee-jerk reaction of, well, of course aliens exist, the certainty in that just comes from his liberalism: we have to be — humans aren&#8217;t special. You think you&#8217;re so special?
But we are. We are actually.
It&#8217;s actually a harder truth. It is a more realistic view, but it&#8217;s more difficult, and it entails more responsibility to say yes, we are special. It&#8217;s kind of weird, right, that we, among all of the created things, have rational wills. Isn&#8217;t that kind of weird that we can conceive of abstract things? Unlike every animal and plant and all organic matter on Earth? We are finite and mortal, we die — but we have this immortal, eternal aspect to ourselves because we can reason.
Isn&#8217;t that kind of weird that nothing else that we&#8217;ve ever encountered or really even can conceive of has that combination of flesh and reason and will?
That makes us kind of special.
You are special, believe it or not.

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Israel conducts a precision strike against senior Hamas leaders in Qatar after the terror group rejects a new peace proposal from President Trump. The Bureau of Labor Statistics admits it overcounted U.S. jobs by nearly a million last year in the largest downward revision in American history. Whistleblowers testify before Congress about firsthand UFO sightings as lawmakers from both parties demand the government stop its cover-up.
It’s Wednesday, September 10, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day.
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<h2>Israel Strikes Hamas Leaders in Qatar After Peace Deal Rejected</h2>
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Topline: Israel conducted a precision strike against senior Hamas leaders in Qatar on Tuesday, just a day after the terror group rejected a new ceasefire proposal from President Trump.
The strike targeted top Hamas officials who have been living and operating out of Qatar, which has served as a protected refuge for the terror group&#8217;s leadership. It appears to be the first time Israel has struck Hamas officials inside the country. Qatar condemned the attack as a &#8220;blatant violation of all international laws and norms.&#8221; The White House said the U.S. was notified of the attack ahead of time and, in turn, informed Qatar. President Trump &#8220;believes this unfortunate incident could serve as an opportunity for peace,&#8221; said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
The strike came shortly after Hamas rejected a new peace proposal from the Trump administration, calling it a &#8220;humiliating surrender document.&#8221; The proposal would have required Hamas to release all remaining hostages in exchange for Israel releasing thousands of Palestinian prisoners.
The events follow a separate Hamas terror attack in Jerusalem on Monday that killed six people and wounded 12 others.
<h2>U.S. Jobs Numbers Slashed in Largest Revision in History</h2>
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Topline: The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday announced that it had overcounted U.S. jobs by nearly one million last year, the largest downward revision in American history, confirming President Trump’s claims that the economy he inherited was far weaker than reported.
In its annual revision, the BLS announced that from March 2024 to March 2025, the economy added 910,000 fewer jobs than was initially reported. The more than 50% downward revision means the economy was adding only 70,000 jobs per month during that period, not 147,000. The White House said the news makes it &#8220;very clear that President Trump inherited a much worse economy &#8230; than ever reported&#8221; and proves that the Federal Reserve&#8217;s interest rate policy has been &#8220;far too restrictive.&#8221;
The massive revision reinforces the president&#8217;s push to overhaul the BLS, an agency he has accused of producing inaccurate data. &#8220;Much like the CDC, everything is wrong with the Bureau of Labor Statistics,&#8221; said Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS), who is in charge of confirming Trump&#8217;s nominee to lead the agency. &#8220;We need someone &#8230; to come in there and turn that place upside down.&#8221;
The shocking report makes it much more likely that the Fed will finally cut interest rates later this month, a move President Trump has been demanding for months.
<h2>Whistleblowers Testify to Congress About UFO Cover-up</h2>
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Topline: Military whistleblowers testified before a congressional task force on Tuesday about their firsthand encounters with UFOs, as lawmakers from both parties demanded an end to what they say is a decades-long government cover-up.
In the third congressional hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) since 2023, two veterans described their own sightings. One recounted seeing a &#8220;tic-tac-shaped object&#8221; emerge from the ocean, while another described a 100-foot-long triangular craft that flew within feet of him and interfered with his telephone before rapidly ascending with no sound or kinetic disturbance. In the hearing’s most shocking moment, a congressman shared a never-before-seen video of a Hellfire missile striking a UAP with seemingly no effect.
The hearing highlighted a growing bipartisan consensus that the government is hiding the truth about UFOs. &#8220;This is not science fiction,&#8221; said Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna, who is leading the task force. &#8220;This is about national security, government accountability, and the American people’s right to the truth.” Florida Democrat Jared Moskowitz summed up the mood of the hearing, saying, &#8220;I do know when we’re being lied to, and we are definitely being lied to.&#8221;

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Tuesday’s Congressional hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), titled “Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection,” featured extraordinary testimony — including personal encounters with airborne objects of unknown origin.
Perhaps the most striking moment came not from spoken testimony, but from a newly revealed video presented by Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO). The footage shows what appears to be an AGM-114 Hellfire missile fired from an MQ-9 Reaper drone at an orb-shaped UFO. Shockingly, the missile appears to bounce off the object, causing little to no damage, as the orb continues traveling. The video was reportedly recorded in October 2024 off the coast of Yemen.
Burlison noted that he had been “given” the video.
Witnesses included U.S. Air Force veterans Jeffrey Nuccetelli and Dylan Borland, Chief Alexandro Wiggins, and investigative journalist George Knapp.
Knapp added that while he had discussed the footage on a podcast, he had not seen it before the hearing. He claimed, “There are servers where there’s a whole bank of these kinds of videos that Congress has not been allowed to see, that the public hasn’t been allowed to see.”
“That’s a Hellfire missile smacking into that UFO, and just bounced right off — and it kept going,” he said.
Burlison replied: “It kept going, and it looks like the debris was taken with it.” The congressman added that while he wasn’t going “to speculate” on the exact nature of the object, he wondered why such information is being withheld from Congress.
Later in the hearing, Chair Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) asked the witnesses — while the missile video played in the background — whether they were “aware of anything in the United States government arsenal that can split a Hellfire missile like this?”
Two witnesses responded in the negative, while Borland stated he would prefer to answer that question in a SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility). Luna then followed up, asking if the video “scared” any of them. Three witnesses answered “yes,” though Borland began to caveat before being cut off.
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BREAKING:
New UAP video shows an MQ-9 Reaper drone firing an AGM-114 Hellfire missile at an unknown object.
-The Hellfire impacts the object, which subsequently continues traveling
-*The U.S. military, apparently, cleared *kinetic action* against a UAP* <a href="https://t.co/PFxvgwTduI">pic.twitter.com/PFxvgwTduI</a>
— MarikvR (@MvonRen) <a href="https://twitter.com/MvonRen/status/1965442985660961073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The most compelling testimony from the hearing came from former Military Police Officer Jeffrey Nuccetelli and former Geospatial Intelligence Specialist Dylan Borland. Nuccetelli described multiple UFO incursions at Vandenberg Air Force Base, as well as his own personal sighting.
“Each incident was witnessed by multiple personnel, documented, investigated, and reported up the chain of command,” Nuccetelli said. He noted that official Air Force records pertaining to a 2003 sighting by Boeing contractors of a “massive, glowing red square silently hovering above two missile defense sites” are held by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) and the FBI.
Among several incidents, Nuccetelli described one involving a “massive triangular craft, larger than a football field that hovered silently” before accelerating away “at impossible speed.”
He also detailed a personal encounter: “I was off-duty, sitting in my backyard with two other police officers, and we noticed what first appeared to be a satellite in orbit — but it wasn’t acting like a satellite.”
The object, he said, maneuvered oddly before “reappeared 200 feet over my house.” He described it as a “30-foot diameter sphere of light” that soon flew away and vanished into the night sky.
Borland testified about a 2012 encounter in which he saw “an approximately 100-foot equilateral triangle take off from near the NASA hangar on the base.” He said the object interfered with his cell phone, made no sound, and “the material it was made of appeared fluid or dynamic.”
According to Borland, the craft hovered for several minutes before ascending rapidly to “commercial jet level in seconds, displaying zero kinetic disturbance, sound, or wind displacement.”
He also revealed that years later, he was made privy to “classified information from the UAP legacy crash retrieval program through a sensitive position I held within a Special Access Program.”
Borland claimed he has faced severe retaliation, including “denial of work,” “forged and manipulated employment documents, workplace harassment,” and “manipulation of my security clearance by certain agencies, blocking, delaying, and ultimately removing my ability to be employed within the IC.” He said the retaliation he and others experienced drove him to become a whistleblower.
Several lawmakers highlighted the importance of Rep. Tim Burchett’s proposed legislation, the UAP Whistleblower Protection Act (H.R. 5060), as well as the broader UAP Disclosure Act, which has repeatedly been stymied in Congress.
While perhaps not as headline-grabbing as the July 2023 testimony of whistleblower David Grusch, Tuesday’s hearing is likely to sustain public interest and continue to build momentum for UAP transparency in the political arena.
You can watch the entire hearing below:
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A Tuesday hearing on UFOs falls in the shadow of the blockbuster testimony delivered in July 2023 by whistleblower David Grusch.
Grusch claimed that, according to numerous sources he interviewed, both the U.S. government and private aerospace firms are in possession of exotic craft and materials. These public and private entities have even recovered “biologics,” non-human organisms, according to Grusch.
The September 9 <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/restoring-public-trust-through-uap-transparency-and-whistleblower-protection/">congressional hearing</a> on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena — more commonly known as UFOs — is titled “Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection.”
Ahead of the event, The Daily Wire spoke with Congressman Eric Burlison, a Republican representing Missouri’s 7th Congressional District, who has emerged as a key figure in the House’s disclosure efforts.
When asked what this hearing could achieve, Burlison shared that at least two witnesses have had firsthand encounters, marking a departure from previous hearings where the most sensational claims were based on secondhand accounts.
The witnesses, identified by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, include U.S. Air Force veterans Jeffrey Nuccetelli and Dylan Borland, Chief Alexandro Wiggins, and investigative journalist George Knapp.
While none of the witnesses are believed to have worked directly for “The Program” — a term referring to alleged Special Access Programs handling recovered exotic materials — Burlison said he is actively seeking individuals who have. He noted, however, that some potential witnesses are fearful about coming forward publicly.
Although Burlison has not faced direct threats or intimidation from lawmakers or members of the Intelligence Community, he said he has been cautioned by allies regarding &#8220;specific people to watch out for.&#8221;
Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee, another key figure in the disclosure movement, recently introduced the UAP Whistleblower Protection Act (<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5060/text?s=1&amp;r=4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">H.R. 5060</a>). The bill aims to “provide whistleblower protections to Federal personnel for disclosing the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material, and for other purposes.”
Burlison noted that the bill is part of a broader effort being made to “grant amnesty to people who are willing to come forward just so long as they&#8217;re speaking the truth,” which would “create an atmosphere that provides safety.”
“Because, from what I&#8217;ve heard, some of the reasons why people are not willing to come forward is because they would be admitting to criminal activity,” Burlison said.
Beyond the hearing itself, Burlison emphasized the importance of a series of official letters being prepared with the assistance of David Grusch &#8212; who now works for the congressman. These interrogatory letters, which carry “significant weight,” will be sent to “different entities to get further information.”
“I want people to know, regardless of how the hearing goes, to me, the most important thing that&#8217;s going to come out of it is the interrogatory letters that we will be dropping at the time of the hearing.”
The hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday, September 9, and will be livestreamed on YouTube.

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard stoked the fires of those who believe in aliens from outer space, hinting, “We’re continuing to look for the truth and share that truth with the American people.”
Gabbard was interviewed by Miranda Devine on her “Pod Force One” podcast, released on Wednesday.
“Is there anything — we’ve had some declassification of some very strange videos that look like they are unidentified flying objects. Is there anything in the files that you think you could find or have found?” Devine asked.
“Nothing that I am prepared to talk about today,” Gabbard replied, prompting Devine to say, “Ooh. So watch this space?”
“I’m just gonna say this: We’re continuing to look for the truth and share that truth with the American people,” Gabbard teased.
“So do you believe that there could be aliens?” Devine persisted.
“I, honestly, like, my personal belief — I have my own views and opinions,” Gabbard answered. “In this role, I gotta be careful with what I share. &#8230; My husband’s laughing in the corner because we have these same conversations, and obviously, I don’t share any classified information outside of my building with those who don’t have clearances, but this is fun that he’s here to watch this right now.”
“Cause it’s so interesting,” Devine enthused. “I think it’s one of those burning things we grew up with.”
“Of course. Of course,” Gabbard agreed. “There are a lot of questions. There’s a lot that’s been put out there. I’m still going through and looking through what do we know and what is it that we don’t know.”
Speaking of the series of mysterious drones spotted last year over New Jersey, Gabbard remarked: “I still have a lot of questions around that. I’ve heard what the public official line is. I just personally still have a lot of questions that are unanswered, because it wasn’t just New Jersey. It was happening in different parts of the country.”
In late January, the Trump administration <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGDgxhchngU">said</a> the drones over New Jersey were part of an FAA research project. “After research and study, the drones that were flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized to be flown by the FAA for research and various other reasons,” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Republicans</a> announced on Tuesday the creation of a task force geared toward the investigation and declassification of covert government materials ranging from the assassinations of prominent figures in American history to the origins of COVID to UFOs.
Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) declared that Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) will lead the &#8220;Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets&#8221; just weeks after President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/everything-will-be-revealed-trump-declassifies-jfk-rfk-and-mlk-jr-assassination-files" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> an order to declassify the assassination files of former President John F. Kennedy, former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
&#8220;For too long, the federal government has kept information of public interest classified and the American people are demanding greater transparency. This secrecy has sowed distrust in our institutions,&#8221; Comer said in a statement. &#8220;The Task Force will build on the Trump Administration’s efforts to declassify records of national importance and ensure Americans get the answers they deserve. Representative Luna is committed to shining a light on the truth and ending the era of secrecy. It’s time to let the sunlight in and finally provide answers the American public has long demanded.&#8221;
A press release said the task force has been authorized for six months pursuant to committee rules, and members would be announced at a later date. The Oversight Committee also revealed a battery of <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Task-Force-Letters.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letters</a> that Comer and Luna sent to leaders, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Attorney General Pam Bondi, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, seeking briefings in light of Trump&#8217;s order and noting they would then request to see relevant documents and make recommendations on the declassification process.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/everything-will-be-revealed-trump-declassifies-jfk-rfk-and-mlk-jr-assassination-files" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Signed</a> on January 23, Trump&#8217;s directive said the Director of National Intelligence and the Attorney General would have 15 days to &#8220;present a plan to the President for the full and complete release of records relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy&#8221; and 45 days to &#8220;review records related to the assassinations of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and present a plan to the President for the full and complete release of these records.&#8221;
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/everything-will-be-revealed-trump-declassifies-jfk-rfk-and-mlk-jr-assassination-files" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> by The Daily Wire, Trump said: &#8220;A lot of people have been waiting for this for years, for decades. And everything will be revealed.&#8221;
The House Oversight task force announcement <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fbi-discovers-thousands-of-secret-jfk-assassination-records-after-trump-order-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">followed</a> a report by Axios on Monday that said the FBI found thousands of records that were never submitted to a review board overseeing the release of documents related to the 1963 assassination of former President John F. Kennedy.
Luna, who was first elected to the House in 2022, has been a key player in the bipartisan inquiry into unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), formerly described as unidentified flying objects (UFOs).
&#8220;The federal government has been hiding information from Americans for decades. We have spent years seeking information on the assassinations of President Kennedy, Senator Kennedy, Reverend King, and other government secrets without success,&#8221; Luna said. &#8220;It is time to give Americans the answers they deserve, which is why I am honored to lead this bipartisan task force that seeks truth and transparency. We will also investigate UAPs/USOs, the Epstein client list, COVID-19 origins, and the 9/11 files. We will work alongside President Trump and his cabinet members to deliver truth to the American people. From this moment forward, we will restore trust through transparency.&#8221;
During a press conference with Comer at the U.S. Capitol, Luna suggested the task force&#8217;s first area of focus will be on the John F. Kennedy assassination and then made a stunning assertion that cast doubt on Lee Harvey Oswald <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lee-harvey-oswald-tied-to-cia-before-jfk-assassination-investigator-claims" target="_blank" rel="noopener">being the lone gunman</a>.
&#8220;I can tell you, based on what I’ve been seeing so far, the initial hearing that was actually held here in Congress was actually faulty, and the single bullet theory — I believe there were two shooters and we should be finding more information as we are able to gain access into the SCIF before the files are actually released to the public,&#8221; Luna said.
Watch the full press conference below:
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A little more than five weeks before he begins his second term in the White House, President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> joined calls for more answers regarding what are being described as <a href="https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2024/12/10/what-are-the-car-sized-drones-flying-over-new-jersey-pennsylvania/76859459007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;car-sized&#8221;</a> drones that have put Americans on edge.
&#8220;Mystery Drone sightings all over the Country,&#8221; Trump said in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113647906240301335" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> to Truth Social on Friday. &#8220;Can this really be happening without our government’s knowledge. I don’t think so! Let the public know, and now. Otherwise, shoot them down!!! DJT.&#8221;
Images of suspected drones have flooded social media over the past several days as sightings have been reported in the night skies over <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-jersey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Jersey</a> and elsewhere, including near military sites and President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/news/new-jersey/drones-new-jersey-trump-bedminster-golf-course-fbi-20241206.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">golf club</a> in Bedminster.
Federal authorities <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dhs-fbi-release-statement-about-drone-sightings-in-new-jersey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">insist</a> they have no evidence of a threat to the public or national security. In fact, the FBI and Homeland Security Department said &#8220;electronic detection&#8221; have failed to corroborate any of the sightings.
&#8220;To the contrary, upon review of available imagery, it appears that many of the reported sightings are actually manned aircraft, operating lawfully,&#8221; the two U.S. agencies emphasized in a joint statement released on Thursday.
One U.S. congressman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-congressman-sources-claim-mystery-drones-over-new-jersey-come-from-mothership-sent-by-iran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> &#8220;qualified sources&#8221; told him drones were coming from an Iranian &#8220;mothership&#8221; off the East Coast, but the Pentagon claimed to have no proof of a foreign link and denied the sightings were of U.S. military drones.
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Still, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/amateur-hour-gop-rep-calls-bs-on-pentagons-response-to-mystery-drones" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawmakers</a> and <a href="https://x.com/HeyLukOverThere/status/1867613013588488417" target="_blank" rel="noopener">others</a> contended they do not believe the Department of Defense has been completely forthcoming. Yet more have flatly <a href="https://x.com/RepNicole/status/1867629808005657015" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disagreed</a> with assertions that the suspects drones do not pose a safety risk.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, who has said the White House is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-feds-cannot-corroborate-mysterious-drone-sightings-over-new-jersey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">urging</a> Congress to &#8220;pass important legislation that will extend and expand existing counter-drone authorities,&#8221; appeared exasperated on Friday.
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John Kirby says White House doesn’t “know enough” about the drones to make a decision on whether to take them down.
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&#8220;We can&#8217;t corroborate every single sighting,&#8221; Kirby told Fox News. &#8220;Some of them we have. Not all of them. And we&#8217;re working hard to do that. We know people are afraid of it. We know people have concerns. We have those same concerns.&#8221;
Some have questioned why the United States has not shot down one of the suspected drones for study. Kirby dismissed the idea as being premature and dangerous when pressed by anchor Martha MacCallum.
&#8220;We don&#8217;t have enough conclusions to take that kind of a policy action,&#8221; Kirby said. &#8220;But let&#8217;s just assume for a minute that we did, you&#8217;re not going to want to shoot something down where it can hit somebody&#8217;s house or hurt somebody.&#8221;

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