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The Department of War released the third tranche of UAP files in June 2026, containing 72 new records from multiple agencies including the FBI, CIA, and NASA.
A declassified military video from August 24, 2020, showing a UAP observation by a named military asset was released by AARO in May 2026 as part of an ongoing document batch.
Four Pentagon UAP videos (PR060–PR063) from a 2021 incident in Iraq show a spherical object recorded from the same location, released via DVIDSHUB.
A Department of War video from the second records release shows an alleged F-16 intercept of a UAP near Lake Huron; the video contains classified metadata that remained visible despite redaction attempts.
The Department of War (formerly DoD) has released the first tranche of UAP-related videos and documents to a public repository, including historical documents, recent pilot reports, and new video evidence.
Investigative journalists Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp released military footage of multiple UAPs in triangle formation over the Persian Gulf, officially cataloged as 'orbs' by the intelligence community.
Avi Loeb announced his appointment to lead a new UAP Science Advisory Council for the White House, citing the need to maintain scientific focus on UAP data despite high public engagement.
A live press conference featuring UAP whistleblower David Grusch took place, with a YouTube link provided for viewers.
A Metabunk post shares Sean Kirkpatrick's presentation describing the establishment and operational challenges of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), a congressionally mandated organization.
A Metabunk article analyzes Corbell's November 23, 2020 thermographic footage of a disc-shaped object filmed by a U.S. Air Force platform at coordinates in Afghanistan.
Rep. Luna requests release of specific UAP video footage, providing a list of documented incidents including formations, acceleration events, and spherical objects from various dates and locations.
Jake Barber, described as a former crash retrieval team member, claims on News Nation to possess non-human technology he calls 'the Egg,' potentially corroborating witness claims by whistleblower David Grusch.
A 2021 incident over Syria captured by U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper thermal imaging appears to show a UAP exhibiting apparent instantaneous acceleration.
Analysis of Western US UAP documents from Release 3 suggests 60% of sightings are identified as flares, with 40% remaining indeterminate; the evidence base is primarily eyewitness accounts with nothing conclusively anomalous.
A Metabunk user analyzed a video initially appearing to show a low-flying craft over water and concluded it was actually four birds, with camera parallax creating the illusion of a structured object.
A Metabunk discussion of alleged FLIR footage from a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone over Syria in 2021 showing a UAP exhibiting apparent instantaneous acceleration. The thread analyzes the incident's technical characteristics and imaging platform details.
A Metabunk analysis of a declassified Kazakhstan airport document (DOW-UAP-PR072) examining video imagery and questioning media selection of particular frames for reporting.
Audio from NASA's Mercury-Atlas 7 mission (May 1962) captures astronaut Scott Carpenter observing luminous particles during sunrise, which were subsequently identified as ice crystals from the spacecraft.
A Metabunk analysis documents poor redactions in Department of War video PR-071, which reportedly shows an F-16 intercepting a UAP near Lake Huron, allowing hidden metadata to be read.
A Metabunk analysis examines a thermographic video from November 2020 attributed to Corbell, reportedly showing a large disc captured by U.S. Air Force reconnaissance equipment at coordinates in Afghanistan.
A Metabunk forum user analyzes government video of spherical UAPs near a submarine, proposing balloon explanations for some observed phenomena.
A Metabunk analyst applies geolocation and satellite imagery analysis to an INDOPACOM 2024 UAP report, suggesting the sighting may be explainable by offshore wind farm infrastructure.
A Metabunk analysis examines INDOPACOM 2024 footage of an irregular balloon-shaped object with radial projections, suggesting mundane explanations for the reported UAP sighting.
A Metabunk analysis of a 2020 Department of Defense infrared video from the Middle East showing a five-second UAP clip submitted to AARO; the analysis suggests the video quality is poor and insufficient for definitive conclusions.
A Metabunk analysis of the "Chandelier" UFO from a Jeremy Corbell interview concludes the object is likely a diffraction artifact or glare around a bright light source.
A Metabunk post analyzes the origins of the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP) by reviewing the book 'Skinwalkers at the Pentagon' and critiques the program's expenditure.
F-16 pilot Chris Lehto rebuts skeptical analysis of the Navy's GoFast UAP footage by arguing that optical physics and camera focal length constraints make the debunking explanation implausible.
A Metabunk analysis examines whether military hazing rituals and psychological conditioning ("Yankee Blue") may explain some military officers' UFO beliefs and accounts.
A Metabunk forum thread discussing refinements to a computer simulation of the Gimbal UAP incident, addressing issues with cloud horizon and object rotation in the first 22 seconds.
Discussion of physicist Hal Puthoff's role in government remote viewing programs and his involvement with an informal 'invisible college' group researching paranormal topics.
Analysis of Northeastern Orb UAP cases suggests witness descriptions of plasma spheres or energy objects may be misidentifications of sky lanterns.
Forum discussion of military video DOW-UAP-PR054 labeled as spherical UAP with erratic movement in 2022, with speculation about mundane explanations.
A Metabunk forum user argues against studying UAPs scientifically, claiming the phenomenon does not exist outside of ambiguous instrument readings and sensor limitations.
A Metabunk contributor analyzed rare ATFLIR infrared footage showing an F-18 maneuvering and suggested the tracked object was likely a balloon.
A Metabunk analysis focused on a video from a UAP hearing showing what appears to be an object colliding with a missile, with contributors examining high-resolution extracted data to clarify the event.
Metabunk forum analysis of a declassified UAP video (DOW-UAP-PR059) showing apparent instant acceleration and an unidentifiable object shape, with comparison to another UFO case.
A Metabunk user analyzed the 'Chandelier' UFO video (PR038) and concluded it was a diffraction artifact caused by glare around a bright light source, possibly from a Jeremy Corbell discussion.
A Metabunk contributor analyzed PR048, a 2024 INDOPACOM UAP report featuring an object changing apparent direction near offshore wind turbines, and attempted geolocation and satellite image correlation.
A Metabunk post identifies additional poor redactions in Department of War video releases, particularly in PR-074 and PR-076, where drone camera positions were inadequately obscured.
A Metabunk post analyzes a Defense Department video labeled PR43 showing a small area of contrast moving across a sensor field in Djibouti.
A Metabunk post geolocates and analyzes a December 2022 UAP video from Baghdad, Iraq, noting discrepancies with satellite imagery from September 2025.
A Metabunk post examines claims about routine UAP intercept missions, noting that reported incidents were determined to be weather balloons by NORAD.
A forum user discusses the Italian premiere of Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' film, noting its sci-fi quality and mentioning input from CISU, an Italian UFO research organization.
A Metabunk post provides technical instructions for using the Sitrec Video Viewer tool to analyze UAP videos from war.gov PR database and Metabunk threads.
Metabunk user discusses Marik's YouTube claims about 'Gimbal' UAP footage, suggesting his arguments are recycled from prior years with added speculation.
A Metabunk user proposed a naming convention (three-digit format such as PR050) for Pentagon UAP videos to standardize discussion and prevent duplicate threads.
Danny Lavelle's upcoming UFO book is discussed in a Metabunk forum thread, with an excerpt from his Guardian article stating there is no evidence that aliens have visited Earth.
A Metabunk forum post discusses vice president JD Vance's stated belief that UFOs are actually demons, framed within his religious worldview.