CBS News: Pentagon releases more UFO files, including documents on secretive military program

The Pentagon released its sixth batch of UFO files, including 71 documents detailing a secretive military program. The files include 55 PDFs, 15 video files, and one audio file. Of the 71 documents, 64 contain redactions. The documents range from 1952 to 2025. The most notable documents relate to a military initiative called the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program, which studied aerospace threats into the future. The program ended in 2012 and included 37 "Defense Intelligence Reference Documents" (DIRDs) on topics like warp drives, wormholes, and invisibility cloaking. These DIRDs were previously withheld but now include details about the agencies that produced them. One DIRD is a 38-page study from 2010 analyzing "evidence of unintended injury to human observers by anomalous advanced aerospace systems." Researchers found three individuals who experienced unusual symptoms after encountering unknown craft. The document does not identify the source of the exposure but states the individuals were "antennae engineers." The study suggests some advanced systems may be deployed but are opaque to the U.S. public. The videos include grainy footage of unexplained objects, similar to previous releases, and some from local law enforcement in Colorado. The Pentagon also released an audio recording from 1952 by Air Force officer Edward Ruppelt discussing UFO investigations. Ruppelt said about 20% of UFO reports remain unexplained and that no conclusions can be drawn from them. The Pentagon announced a legal waiver allowing former employees to share UAP-related information.

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