Pentagon Unveils Decades of UFO Files The declassification of decades old documents by the US Department of Defense has shed new light on a phenomenon that has long fascinated and sometimes terrified the public: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP).
The sheer volume of incidents recorded by the Pentagon over the years is staggering, with reports dating back to the 1950s.
History of UFO Investigations at the Pentagon The US government's official interest in UAP dates back to 1947, when a wave of unidentified flying object sightings swept across the country.