New Declassified UAP Records Released
The Trump administration unveiled its fourth batch of declassified records related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) on Friday. This set includes military infrared video and more information about an unidentified object observed in 2015 near a key nuclear weapons assembly site in the U.S.
According to officials, this release is part of an initiative to make UAP records more accessible to the public while safeguarding details that might expose sensitive military capabilities, witness identities, or national security operations.
Among the newly shared materials is an 18-second infrared video from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command taken in 2025, showing what officials indicated looked like a six-pointed star.
The clip was captured using an infrared sensor on a military platform and depicts a tracking area labeled as a “contrast,” but authorities cautioned that such descriptions shouldn’t be viewed as conclusive regarding the object’s identity or importance.
Additionally, a newly declassified report from the Department of Energy discusses a 2015 sighting of an unidentified object over the Pantex facility in Amarillo, Texas. The Pantex site is critical for the assembly, maintenance, and decommissioning of nuclear weapons. Much of this report had been previously released in a heavily redacted format; however, this latest version offers new details and images.
The collection also includes a 1-minute, 46-second infrared video, submitted by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in 2024, showing military sensors tracking an area of contrast. When zoomed in, the objects appear as a line of points moving in and out of view—again, with a caution about drawing definitive conclusions on their identity.
Another recently released report from the Navy describes a very small object with a shiny exterior and reflective underside, which was noted to be moving in a consistent direction. The document emphasizes that this reflection is just a snapshot of the observers’ impressions and should not be taken as an ultimate assessment of the object’s nature.
There are also additional thermal videos from U.S. Central Command, the Air Force, and Indo-Pacific Command. One from 2024 shows what seems to be an elongated area of contrast, while another from 2023 captures two contrasting regions crossing the sensor’s view in opposite trajectories.
In some cases, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) provided technical context, explaining that flickering observed in a 2019 Air Force thermal video might have resulted from the sensor’s automatic adjustments when tracking an object whose temperature closely matched the background.
Congress established AARO in 2022 to investigate reports of unidentified objects in various environments—air, sea, space, and beyond—to evaluate potential risks to flight safety or national security. Their job includes determining whether sightings are attributable to foreign adversaries, classified U.S. projects, or more conventional explanations before classifying them as unresolved cases.
This latest release is the fourth in a sequence initiated by President Donald Trump to enhance public access to UAP records. While redactions are present, they are primarily to protect witness identities, sensitive military sites, and unrelated government functions.
