President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have released never-before-seen files on UFOs to provide “total transparency” for the American public.
The information on the “unidentified anomalous phenomena” is the first of many releases that will be shared on a rolling basis, according to the Defense Department. The new documents included a transcript of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission crew debriefing, during which astronaut Buzz Aldrin described three “unusual” observations he made.
“The first unusual thing that we saw I guess was one day out or something pretty close to the moon. It had a sizeable dimension to it, so we put the monocular on it,” he said.
He also recalled spotting “little flashes inside the cabin, spaced a couple of minutes apart,” along with a “fairly bright light source which we tentatively ascribed to a possible laser.”
The files also included a transcript of the Apollo 17 lunar crew reporting unidentified phenomena during their 1972 mission. Pilot Ronald Evans described “a few very bright particles” drifting past the spaceship, while fellow crew member Harrison Schmitt told mission control, “It looks like the Fourth of July out of Ron’s window.”
MTG claims UFO file release is distraction from Iran war and gas prices
Former GOP congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has once again lashed out at the Trump administration over its release of the UFO files.
“The most transparent administration in history still hasn’t released all the Epstein files or arrested anyone, but rolled out some UFO files today so you would get so excited that you forgot you are paying over $4.50/gallon because they are fighting another foreign war they said they would no longer fight,” she wrote on X.
Earlier Friday, Greene said she doesn’t care about the newly released files.
“I really don’t care about the UFO files. I just don’t. I’m so sick of the ‘look at the shiny object’ propaganda while they wage foreign wars, let rapist and pedophiles run free, and ruin the value of our dollar,” she wrote.
Katie Hawkinson8 May 2026 15:30
Buzz Aldrin describes ‘unusual’ observations on Apollo 11 mission
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second person to walk on the moon, described three strange sightings from the mission during a crew debriefing, according to new documents released as part of the Defense Department’s UFO files.
“The first unusual thing that we saw I guess was one day out or something pretty close to the moon. It had a sizeable dimension to it, so we put the monocular on it,” Aldrin said.
Another observation included “little flashes” inside the cabin.
“The other observation that I made accumulated gradually. I don’t know whether I saw it the first night, but I’m sure I saw it the second night. I was trying to go to sleep with all the lights out. I observed what I thought were little flashes inside the cabin, spaced a couple of minutes apart,” he said.
He also saw a “fairly bright light.”
“I observed what appeared to be a fairly bright light source which we tentatively ascribed to a possible laser,” Aldrin explained.
Katie Hawkinson8 May 2026 15:21
Gemini VII astronaut spotted unidentified object, transcripts reveal
Astronaut Frank Borman reported seeing an “unidentified object” during the 1965 Gemini VII mission, according to a transcript released by the Defense Department Friday.
“We have very, very many a — it looks like hundreds of little particles going by to the left out about three or four miles,” Borman told mission control.
Katie Hawkinson8 May 2026 15:11
Florida Democrat praises bipartisan group who pushed for release UFO files
Representative Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat from Florida, praised the bipartisan group of lawmakers who pushed for the Defense Department to release its UFO files.
“I’m grateful to the bipartisan group of members that have been pushing for this for the last several years. The American people have a right to know. New photos, videos and documents. We need #disclosure and we need it now,” he wrote on X Friday.
Katie Hawkinson8 May 2026 15:00
UFO spotted over Strait of Hormuz
A military operator once spotted an “unidentified anomalous phenomenon” above the Strait of Hormuz, according to a mission report released in the new batch of UFO files.
The object was seen at about 1,800 feet in September 2020, the report says.
Katie Hawkinson8 May 2026 14:54
Defense Department investigating three ‘dots’ spotted on Apollo 17 mission
The Defense Department said it has opened an investigation into a photograph taken on the 1972 Apollo 17 lunar mission.
The image, which was already public, shows “three ‘dots’ in a triangular formation in the lower right quadrant of the lunar sky that is clearly visible upon magnification of the image,” according to the agency.
“While this photo has been previously released and discussed by keen observers, there is no consensus about the nature of the anomaly. New preliminary US government analysis suggests the image feature is potentially the result of a physical object in the scene,” the agency said.
The government has obtained the original film from the mission and plans to release the full analysis once the investigation is completed.
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Katie Hawkinson8 May 2026 14:38
Apollo 17 crew spotted unidentified phenomena, transcripts reveal: ‘It looks like the Fourth of July’
The Defense Department’s file release included a transcript of the Apollo 17 lunar crew describing unidentified phenomena spotted by their spacecraft.
The Apollo 17 crew landed on the moon in December 1972.
“Now we’ve got a few very bright particles or fragments or something that go drifting by as we maneuver,” pilot Ronald Evans said, according to the transcript.
“Roger. Understand,” mission control replied.
“There’s a whole bunch of big ones on my window down there – just bright. It looks like the Fourth of July out of Ron’s window,” pilot Harrison Schmitt added.
“Yes. Now you can see some of them in shape. They’re very jagged, angular fragments that are tumbling,” Evans said.
The next day, mission commander Eugene Cernan reported observing “some sets of the streaks.”
“And probably the one most imposing thing I remember is – and the last one I remember before falling asleep – was the fact that there was a very bright spot that flashed right between my eyes like a very bright headlight – like a train coming at you, only with a flash,” he said.
Katie Hawkinson8 May 2026 14:32
Marjorie Taylor Greene slams release of UFO files
Former GOP congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene dismissed the Trump administration’s new release of UFO files.
“I really don’t care about the UFO files. I just don’t. I’m so sick of the ‘look at the shiny object’ propaganda while they wage foreign wars, let rapist and pedophiles run free, and ruin the value of our dollar,” she wrote on X Friday.
“Unless they roll out live aliens and test demo UFOs or actually admit what we know this really is then I have way better things to do on this Friday,” she continued.
Greene resigned from Congress after a public falling out with President Donald Trump over the Epstein files last year.
Katie Hawkinson8 May 2026 14:23
Files reveal ‘unidentified phenomena’ spotted on Apollo 12 mission
The newly released UFO files included a photo of five different “unidentified phenomena” taken from the moon’s surface during the Apollo 12 lunar mission in 1969.
The Apollo 12 crew was the second group to land on the moon, following the Apollo 11 mission earlier that year.
Katie Hawkinson8 May 2026 14:16
UFO files expected to feature pilot encounters
The Trump administration’s newly released UFO files are expected to contain materials related to encounters between U.S. pilots and unidentified aerial phenomena.
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