Donald Trump releases 222 files on green orbs and UFO sightings

The United States Department of Defense released a fresh collection of military records on unidentified flying objects across American airspace on Friday, November 22. These official documents compile eyewitness descriptions from military personnel and civilian observers who reported glowing green spheres, metallic discs, and unexplained fireballs over domestic locations. Federal defense authorities published the files to widen public access to historical aerial encounter records that remained stored inside government archives for decades.

This release represents the second batch of declassified government files delivered under an executive directive from President Donald Trump. The administrative initiative expands a structured disclosure process surrounding unidentified anomalous phenomena that originated in the 1970s to provide greater transparency to the American public.

Declassified Sandia records document 209 strange aerial encounters

One specific file among the 222 newly released documents details 116 pages of documentation regarding investigations conducted at a classified military installation in Sandia, New Mexico. Covering events between 1948 and 1950 during an era of intense postwar military research and development, the 116 pages of documentation outline 209 consistent witness statements detailing green orbs, flying discs, and glowing fireballs that maneuvered near the secretive Sandia installation in New Mexico. Military security teams and researchers cataloged the repeated presence of these unidentified objects near sensitive weapons testing grounds throughout that post-World War II timeframe. The archived files remain unsolved.

Another major account preserved within the declassified collection involves medical debriefings conducted with the flight crew of the Apollo 12 Moon Landing mission following their recovery. Mission Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad, Command Module Pilot Richard “Dick” Gordon, and Lunar Module Pilot Alan L. Bean reported seeing recurring flashes and luminous streaks while attempting to sleep inside their spacecraft cabin.

Federal transparency drive establishes dedicated public portal

The publication advances an initial batch of files that federal agencies distributed to the public on May 8 under direct instructions from President Donald Trump. Government authorities also launched a public web repository at WAR.GOV/UFO to store documentation, photographs, and video evidence regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the public distribution of these materials, arguing that classified documents and visual evidence had fueled endless public speculation for far too long.

“It is time for the American people to see this for themselves,” Hegseth declared in an official statement accompanying the release of the records. The current action follows instructions Donald Trump issued in February, when the president ordered his administration to disclose materials regarding extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena, and unidentified flying objects while criticizing prior leadership for trying to discredit public interest.

Official classification defines unresolved airborne observations

The United States government applies the term unidentified anomalous phenomena to describe aerial observations that analysts cannot explain through conventional data or standard technical frameworks. Federal guidelines emphasize that failing to confirm a conventional source does not prove extraterrestrial origin, but merely acknowledges that defense investigators found no plausible terrestrial explanation. The Department of War characterized the archived materials as unsolved incidents because technical teams could not definitively identify the nature of the detected objects. Analysts therefore grouped these sightings together under specialized investigative criteria to maintain a permanent official record of the anomalous encounters.

The Department of War actively encourages private sector researchers and technical specialists to analyze the unsealed records to assist defense teams in understanding these airborne anomalies. Defense officials affirmed that the Pentagon will continue producing separate investigative reports whenever investigators successfully resolve specific anomalous cases in the future.

• Green orbs, discs, and fireballs recorded across 209 separate incidents near the Sandia military installation in New Mexico between 1948 and 1950.
• Luminous streaks and brief flashes observed by Apollo 12 astronauts Charles “Pete” Conrad, Richard “Dick” Gordon, and Alan L. Bean during their lunar flight.
• Infrared sensor imagery captured by United States military platforms across multiple operational defense zones.

Military infrared recordings reveal airborne targets across commands

Military platforms equipped with advanced infrared sensors recorded several visual files included in the second release of declassified documents. These thermal cameras tracked unidentified aerial targets maneuvering across diverse regions under the operational jurisdiction of geographic military commands. US Central Command personnel documented one notable infrared video encounter within their operational area of responsibility during 2022.

Military systems recorded another thermal encounter within the US Central Command sector during 2021, followed by a separate observation inside the US Northern Command zone in 2023. Witnesses uploaded the 2021 and 2022 recordings to a secure defense network in June 2024, whereas operators submitted the 2023 footage to the classified system in February 2023.