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Trump and Pentagon promise 'never-before-seen' UAP file release (Fortune/AP, May 2026)

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Trump and Pentagon Promise ‘Never-Before-Seen’ UAP File Release

Summary

At a May 3, 2026 White House event for NASA astronauts, donald-trump told reporters the department-of-war is preparing to release “very interesting” UFO files uncovered by his administration, sustaining the buildup that began with his February 2026 directive on uap-disclosure. A Pentagon statement confirmed aaro is now coordinating with the White House on a “never-before-seen UAP information” rollout, with a second AARO public report covering recent sightings expected soon. Former AARO director sean-kirkpatrick dismissed the promises as “bluster” and a “shiny object” tied to the Iran war, saying he has reviewed the records and there are no bombshell revelations. The piece also revisits anna-paulina-luna’s unfulfilled March 2026 video demand to pete-hegseth, VP jd-vance’s self-described “obsession” with UFO files and stated plan to investigate area-51, and historical UFO interest from prior presidents (Clinton, Carter, Reagan).

Key Claims

  • Trump said at a May 3 White House astronaut event that the administration will release “a lot of things that we haven’t” and “some of it’s going to be very interesting” (Trump).
  • The Pentagon says aaro is working with the White House to release “never-before-seen UAP information” (Pentagon statement).
  • AARO’s 2024 debut report revealed hundreds of new UAP incidents but found no confirmed alien-technology sightings; a second report covering more recent sightings is expected soon (Fortune/AP).
  • Kirkpatrick: Trump’s promises are “bluster” and a “shiny object” to distract from the Iran war; no document with photos or alien interviews exists (Kirkpatrick).
  • Kirkpatrick: viral pill-shaped UAP videos are typically jet engines blooming on infrared cameras (Kirkpatrick).
  • Luna’s March letter to Hegseth demanded dozens of UAP videos labeled with names like “Spherical UAP in clouds”; the deadline passed without videos being produced (Fortune/AP).
  • Trump told a turning-point-usa Phoenix audience in April that “the first releases will begin very, very soon” (Trump).
  • VP JD Vance described himself as “obsessed” with UFO files and told podcaster benny-johnson he intends to “get to the bottom of the UFO files”; invoking Christian faith, Vance said sightings reported as aliens may be “spiritual demons” (Vance).
  • Trump signaled personal skepticism in Phoenix: “I figured this was a good crowd because I know you people, you’re really into that. I don’t know if I am” (Trump).
  • The task-force-declassification-federal-secrets heard fall 2025 testimony from current and former service members; a senior Navy officer described a 2023 California-coast Tic Tac sighting in which a glowing object emerged from the ocean and joined three similar objects before they sped away (Fortune/AP; speaker not named).
  • Luna told joe-rogan she has seen evidence of “interdimensional beings” (Fortune/AP, citing 2025 Rogan podcast).
  • steven-spielberg has an upcoming film titled “Disclosure Day” (Fortune/AP).
  • greg-eghigian (Penn State historian of UFOs): “disappointment can almost be guaranteed” for die-hard UFO followers regardless of disclosure outcome.
  • Bill Clinton ordered a roswell-incident review around its 50th anniversary in 1997; Carter and Reagan claimed personal pre-presidential UFO sightings (Fortune/AP).

Notable Quotes

“We’re going to be releasing a lot of things that we haven’t. I think some of it’s going to be very interesting to people.” — Donald Trump

“Readers should not get their hopes up that there’s going to be some document with photos, interviewing the aliens when they came down. Because that just doesn’t exist.” — Sean Kirkpatrick

“I’ve still got three more years as vice president. I will get to the bottom of the UFO files.” — JD Vance

“There is almost no satisfaction that is possible for many of the really die-hard folks. So in a sense, I think disappointment can almost be guaranteed to be expected no matter what comes out of this.” — Greg Eghigian

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