After 40 years of legal battles, the US has released 334 pages of secret UFO reports.
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The US National Security Agency (NSA) has handed over 334 pages of declassified UFO reports to the “Disclosure Fund” organization. The documents compile data from military radars that tracked unidentified objects globally during the Cold War.
This is reported by the Daily Mail.
Content of Declassified Documents and Fighter Jet Incidents
Although heavily redacted, the documents detail dozens of instances where Soviet MiG fighter jets pursued UFOs. Notably, one incident occurred over China. In another case, six aircraft “attacked the mentioned UFO,” and on another occasion, 13 fighter jets were dispatched to pursue an unknown object.
The radar operators’ reports recorded objects of various shapes: spheres, discs, stars, bright orbs, as well as craft resembling airships or cigars. Some of them moved silently. One report, published at 8:00 PM local time, stated:
“The UFO had two yellow lights, flew at a low altitude, and changed course from north to west over this point. No noise was heard.”
In another instance, witnesses reported an object shaped like a large star, which “ascended and descended with great speed and at a very high altitude.” Due to its speed and maneuverability, the object demonstrated capabilities that made “its likelihood of being an aircraft improbable.” One of the latest reports also mentions an “elongated fireball” that subsequently divided into three separate fireballs.
The intelligence agency itself did not specify the years of the events, the specific countries, or the names of the witnesses in the reports, although it is believed that at least one incident occurred in the USSR or a country within its sphere of influence.
Secrecy Level and Political Context
Despite suggestions in dozens of files that the objects could have been weather balloons, the NSA classified each report as “Top Secret, Umbra”—one of the highest security levels for the agency’s most sensitive communications.
This batch of documents was released following an order from President Trump to disclose all information related to UFOs and extraterrestrials. The publication occurred ten days after the Pentagon released the first part of its UFO investigation files.
A Forty-Year Legal Battle History
The NSA fought against the disclosure of these materials for over 40 years. The lawsuit began in 1980 when a public group filed a claim under the Freedom of Information Act. The then-Chief of NSA Political Directorate, Eugene Yates, succeeded in having closed court hearings. As a result, the agency was compelled to publish only a brief summary of the 334-page report, titled “Yates Memorandum,” which remained classified until 2009.
“The actual information and collection data mentioned in this memorandum were never publicly disclosed,” noted Hunt Willis.
The “Disclosure Fund” filed a new request, demanding the release of related top-secret materials to the memorandum. The NSA initially refused, but the intelligence agency’s appeals board recognized the prior classification as erroneous and overturned the decision to keep the documents under wraps.
Currently, the non-profit organization continues its legal fight for the complete removal of censored redactions to reveal information about the time and location of the recorded events.
“It is simply unacceptable for classification redactions to remain in government documents predating the Civil Rights Act. We are seeking for the courts to review the legality of these redactions and hold these agencies accountable for the public transparency that Congress intended,” stated Willis.
It is recalled that a major general disappeared under mysterious circumstances, leaving his phone at home. His past service adds a special resonance to the case amid Trump’s new statements about declassifying UFO archives.
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