Will we see the UFO files that Trump has promised to release before May 15? 👽

The U.S. Department of Defense released an initial batch of 162 declassified government files related to unidentified anomalous phenomena on May 8, 2026, fulfilling a directive President Trump issued in February 2026. The documents — sourced from the FBI, NASA, the State Department, and the Defense Department — were published on a new Pentagon website at war.gov/UFO and included approximately 24 videos totaling 41 minutes of infrared footage tracking unidentified objects between 2020 and 2026, as well as imagery from the Apollo 12 and Apollo 17 missions showing unidentified objects near the lunar surface.

Pentagon officials described the release as the first in a series of rolling tranches to be declassified and published every few weeks. The government clarified that the files show no indication the U.S. has had contact with extraterrestrial beings. The community predicted YES at just 17 percent — a significant miss, as a strong majority of forecasters did not expect the release to occur before the May 15 deadline. The release had been promised for months but faced uncertainty over timing and the scope of declassification.