The Pentagon has released a new set of files related to unidentified flying objects, also known as unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs). The release came on Friday and includes reports, videos, audio recordings and images collected by several US government agencies. One of the most striking reports features a military aviator who described a mysterious object as "unlike anything I had seen" during nearly three decades of service.

The latest release contains 40 files in total. These include 14 documents, 19 videos, four audio files and three images. Agencies involved in the collection of these records include the Pentagon, NASA, the CIA, the FBI and the US Department of Energy. The Pentagon uploaded all the material to its official UFO website. The website hosts records released under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump earlier this year.

Around half of the newly released files date from 2010 onward. The videos feature infrared footage recorded by military cameras during operations over the western Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Middle East. The material adds to the growing collection of government records made available to the public.

One of the most detailed reports focuses on an incident from 2019 over the eastern United States. A military aviator and four other personnel witnessed an unidentified object during a flight. In the debrief, the aviator wrote that the object had flight characteristics "unlike anything I had seen" in 28 years of serving in the Air Force and Navy.

The aviator described the object as small and flying below the aircraft. It moved in a straight line at high speed. The crew tracked it for around 10 to 15 seconds before recording a video. The aviator then zoomed in to capture a clearer image. The object quickly moved out of the camera's field of view. The crew could not locate it again, even after lowering the zoom level.

After reviewing the footage, the aviator reported that the object appeared to have a rectangular shape. Other experienced personnel on board also examined the incident. None of them could identify or explain what they had seen.

Another important report comes from the US Department of Energy. It describes an unidentified object entering the restricted airspace above the Pantex nuclear weapons facility near Amarillo, Texas, in September 2015. The report states that security guards immediately placed the facility on lockdown after spotting the object.

The guards followed the object with binoculars as it moved through the area. They reported that it remained completely silent throughout the incident. They also noted that it showed no visible propulsion system. The report does not identify the object or explain how it entered the protected airspace.

The newest incidents included in this release involve sightings near China in 2025. These cases fall under the responsibility of the US military's Indo-Pacific Command. One video shows a military sensor tracking an area of contrast that resembles a six-pointed star over the Yellow Sea. Another video follows an unidentified object over the East China Sea for several minutes.

The collection also includes a separate video recorded over the Yellow Sea in 2023. According to reports, the footage appears to show an unidentified object interfering with electro-optical and infrared sensors used by the military. The available material does not confirm the nature or origin of the object.

The Pentagon's latest release adds more official records to the government's ongoing effort to make information on unidentified anomalous phenomena publicly available. The files include eyewitness accounts, military footage and reports from multiple federal agencies. While the documents describe several unusual incidents, they do not provide confirmed explanations for the objects seen during these events.