After 40 years of legal proceedings, the USA has released 334 pages of classified UFO reports.
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The US National Security Agency (NSA) has provided the “Disclosure Fund” organization with 334 pages of declassified UFO reports. The documents compile data from military radar systems that detected unidentified objects worldwide during the Cold War.
This was reported by the Daily Mail.
Content of Declassified Documents and Encounters with Fighter Jets
Although heavily redacted, the documents describe 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 a separate occasion, 13 fighter jets were dispatched to pursue an unknown object.
Radar operators’ reports documented objects of various shapes: spheres, discs, stars, bright orbs, as well as craft resembling dirigibles or cigars. Some of these moved silently. One report, published at 8:00 PM local time, states:
“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 that “ascended and descended at high speed and at a very great altitude.” Due to its speed and maneuverability, the object demonstrated capabilities that made its likelihood of being an aircraft “impossible.” 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 might have been weather balloons, the NSA marked each report as “Top Secret, Umbra” – one of the highest security levels for the agency’s most classified communications.
This batch of documents was released following President Trump’s order 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
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, managed to secure closed court hearings. As a result, the agency was compelled to release only a summary of the 334-page report, titled “The Yates Memorandum,” which remained classified until 2009.
“The actual information and collection data mentioned in this memorandum were never publicly released,” stated Hunt Willis.
The “Disclosure Fund” filed a new request, demanding the release of accompanying highly classified materials related to the memorandum. The NSA initially refused, but an appeals board of the intelligence agency deemed the previous classification erroneous and overturned the decision to keep the documents sealed.
Currently, the non-profit organization continues its legal fight for the complete removal of redactions to reveal information about the time and location of the recorded events.
“It is simply unacceptable that classification exceptions remain in government documents predating the Civil Rights Act. We are seeking to have courts review the legality of these redactions and hold these agencies accountable for the public transparency that Congress intended,” said Willis.
As a reminder, a major general disappeared under mysterious circumstances, leaving his phone at home. His past service adds a special resonance to the case against the backdrop of Trump’s new statements about declassifying UFO archives.
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