The Trump administration on Friday released a third collection of previously classified records related to unidentified anomalous phenomena, adding new documents, photographs and videos to a growing federal archive of unexplained sightings.
The materials were posted on a government website and include reports from federal agencies, witness accounts, videos and historical intelligence records that officials said could not be definitively explained.
Among the newly released records is an FBI report describing a sighting recorded by a civilian in the northeastern U.S. in 2025.
According to the report, the witness observed a bright object hovering over a backyard before recording the phenomenon with a cellphone.
The witness described the object as a red sphere approximately the size of a basketball. A second witness also observed the event and reported seeing a bright white center within the larger red object.
Federal investigators said the object appeared to rise slowly before moving away from the area. Both witnesses reported seeing a second orb appear above the first before the two objects traveled together and eventually disappeared from view.
Another newly released video documents what officials described as a luminous sphere hovering above a pond at an undisclosed location in the United States.
According to an FBI assessment, the object appeared to change shape and brightness while remaining largely stationary for approximately 45 minutes.
Investigators said the witness reported hearing no sound during the incident.
Government officials stated that the video was submitted by a private citizen and later reviewed by federal authorities. The footage was cropped to protect the witness’s identity, according to accompanying documentation.
The latest release also includes previously classified records from the CIA spanning several decades.
Among them is a report produced by a scientific advisory panel that examined reports of unidentified flying objects during the early 1950s.
The panel reviewed numerous sightings and warned that widespread public interest in flying saucers could potentially overwhelm military reporting systems and interfere with national security operations.
The report discussed incidents involving so-called “Foo Fighters,” mysterious lights reported by Allied pilots during World War II.
Also included is a 1958 CIA memorandum referencing discussions about an alleged unexplained signal and a device reportedly connected to it.
The release further contains a 2008 intelligence cable describing an unidentified object observed above an airport in Harare, Zimbabwe, per the Daily Mail.
According to the document, the object was reported hovering over the airport before drawing attention from intelligence personnel and government officials.
The administration said the latest release reflects an ongoing effort to increase public access to government records concerning unidentified anomalous phenomena, commonly referred to as UAPs.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the administration remains committed to transparency regarding the government’s knowledge and investigation of unexplained aerial incidents.
Federal officials noted that many of the newly released cases remain unresolved and that no definitive conclusions were reached regarding the nature of the observed objects.
The Department of Defense has previously stated that most investigated UAP reports have conventional explanations, though a smaller number remain unidentified because of insufficient data.
Officials said additional reviews of historical records are ongoing and future document releases remain under consideration.
The latest publication follows two earlier releases made by the administration in recent weeks as part of a broader effort to declassify records related to unexplained aerial sightings reported by military personnel, intelligence agencies and private citizens.
