U.S. releases 10 UAP documents including recent FBI triangle sighting

The U.S. government released ten documents on Friday detailing unidentified anomalous phenomena, including a recent FBI report of a large, matte black triangle observed near a secure facility. The disclosure marks the seventh tranche of records released under President Trump's order to disclose UAP records from all government sources as soon as possible. The documents, some dating back to the 1940s, were found in the National Archives and include reports from federal agents, military pilots, and interagency coordination memos.

The most recent incident involves three federal agents who observed the unidentified object on an evening near a secure U.S. facility. According to the FBI and Defense Department reports, the object was a matte black triangle with a wingspan of about 15 feet. The observers included two agents with extensive operational experience and familiarity with drones. One agent used a thermal monocular for infrared tracking but could not detect discrete heat sources associated with propulsion from an engine on the craft. The agents reported the triangle rising vertically for as many as 300 feet above a mountain ridgeline without tilting or swaying. It then hovered for about 20 seconds before flying horizontally as fast as a fighter jet for approximately 1.5 miles in three seconds without making a sound before vanishing. The specific month and day of this incident remain redacted in the released documents.

The FBI document is labeled an "Unidentified Aerial Object Observation Report," while the Defense Department's report classifies it as an "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena" report. The reports indicate that the object is classified as a UFO-like phenomenon because the U.S. and its adversaries do not possess the technology to create such a craft. Intelligence and military officials have expressed growing interest and concern regarding these drone-like aircraft sightings.

Other items in the Friday release include a declassified 2010 report on the Utah property known as Skinwalker Ranch. Named after supernatural shapeshifting witches in Navajo culture, the ranch has been the subject of witness reports of unidentified balls of light, dog-like creatures, and unnatural animalistic sounds. The 2010 report stated that DNA tests from a clump of hair from a suspected "Skinwalker" showed it came from a raccoon. The authors of that report presented no final conclusions or hard evidence, such as photographs, of supernatural activity. The ranch is currently the subject of a Netflix show.

The tranche also contains historical aviation reports, including a 1954 account from a Swedish Transair pilot who witnessed flying saucers, and a 1957 report from a B-52 pilot over Saudi Arabia who saw an unidentified aircraft. Additionally, the release includes 1949 and 1952 UFO reports from California's Catalina Island, a site associated with some of the nation's first "flying saucer" sightings. A 1963 interagency coordination memo and 1960s records outline how NASA and the Defense Department would handle and publicly discuss fragments of space vehicles.

The administration's disclosure does not offer any determination on whether UAPs signal the presence of extraterrestrial life. Likewise, the materials provide no assessment on whether these phenomena pose a national security threat to the United States.