VIDEO: Pentagon Drops New UFO Files Featuring Mysterious Swarm Of 1952 Orbs

The federal government has opened another chapter in America’s decades-long search for answers about unidentified objects in the sky. Newly published material stretches from the early years of the Cold War to encounters recorded by modern military equipment. Some of the footage is more than seven decades old, but investigators still cannot say with certainty what it captured.

President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies in February to make government records concerning unidentified anomalous phenomena, extraterrestrial life and related matters available to the public. The Pentagon has since published the material through the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters, known as PURSUE. Officials say further releases will follow on a rolling basis.

The disclosure effort has produced government reports, witness statements, photographs and recordings gathered by several agencies. It also provides a look at the explanations investigators considered when unusual objects were reported. Those explanations have included balloons, birds, optical effects and technology belonging to foreign governments.

The Pentagon released its sixth batch of declassified UFO files Friday, including remarkable footage of numerous bright objects moving above Utah in 1952. The film was captured near Tremonton on July 2 of that year by Delbert C. Newhouse, a Navy warrant officer specializing in photography.

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Newhouse reportedly saw between 12 and 14 reflective objects traveling in a loose formation. He filmed them using a handheld Bell & Howell Auto Master camera loaded with 16mm Kodachrome color film. An Air Force assessment described Newhouse as an honest and reliable witness with more than 1,000 hours of aerial photography experience, according to FOX.

The Air Force examined the incident through Project Blue Book, its program for investigating UFO reports. Analysts considered whether the brilliant objects were birds reflecting sunlight, balloons or the result of a mirage. The available film lacked clear reference points, however, making it difficult to calculate the objects’ size, distance or speed.

Project Blue Book personnel, balloon specialists and General Mills representatives reviewed the recording in December 1952. The group generally concluded that the objects resembled pillow balloons, which were used during the Cold War to distribute anti-communist propaganda. One General Mills representative remained skeptical, reportedly arguing that the objects seemed too bright and moved too quickly.

Later reviews leaned toward seabirds reflecting sunlight, noting that similar films could make birds appear like bright points in the sky. No explanation was conclusively established. The newly accessible material therefore preserves the uncertainty that has surrounded the Tremonton recording for more than 70 years.

The sixth release also contains modern military encounters. One 2025 Middle East report describes six small spherical objects that appeared agile, frequently changed direction and were estimated to be traveling approximately 480 miles per hour. Other files include infrared recordings made over the Yellow Sea and East China Sea in 2023, plus four cellphone videos recorded by Colorado law enforcement showing a silent phenomenon with flashing red, blue and green lights.

The Pentagon said some information was removed to protect witnesses, government facilities and sensitive military locations. Officials said the redactions were not used to conceal information addressing the nature or existence of the reported encounters. The collection also includes a 2008 expense report tied to a federal UFO investigation that received nearly $22 million, adding another piece to the government’s long-running and costly pursuit of answers.