The Trump administration has released a fourth set of declassified unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) records, which includes newly declassified military infrared videos and additional details about a 2015 unidentified object reported near the Pantex Plant, the nation's primary nuclear weapons assembly facility.
Officials stated that this release is part of an ongoing effort to increase public access to UAP records while safeguarding sensitive military capabilities, eyewitness identities, and national security information. The released files are intended to offer more transparency while adhering to security protocols.
Among the newly declassified materials is an 18-second infrared video captured by a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command sensor over the Yellow Sea on Jan. 1, 2025. The footage shows an object that officials described as resembling a six-pointed star. The video's description cautioned that it should not be interpreted as an official conclusion about the object's nature or significance.
Another 2024 infrared video from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command shows a military sensor tracking an elongated object. As the sensor zooms in, the object appears as a line of several points moving across the field of view before becoming indistinct. As with the other footage, officials noted that this description does not represent an official conclusion about the object's identity.
The release also contains a newly declassified Department of Energy report concerning a 2015 incident near the Pantex Plant in Texas. While portions of this report were previously released in a redacted format, this latest tranche provides further details and imagery.
Additionally, the release includes a Navy "Range Fouler Debrief," a report documenting unauthorized intrusions into military training airspace. In one instance described, a military operator observed a small, metallic object with a reflective underside traveling in a constant direction. The report emphasizes that these descriptions are based on the observer's immediate impressions and are not definitive assessments.
The collection also features other infrared videos from U.S. Central Command, the Air Force, and Indo-Pacific Command from various years, including 2023 and 2024. These videos depict different phenomena, such as areas of contrast crossing the sensor's field of view or appearing as multiple bright points.
In some instances, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) provided technical context. For a 2019 Air Force infrared video, AARO noted that apparent flickering might be due to the sensor's automatic contrast adjustments when tracking an object with a temperature similar to its background.
AARO was established by Congress in 2022 to investigate reports of unidentified objects across various domains. Its mission is to assess whether these incidents pose risks to flight safety or national security and to determine if sightings can be attributed to foreign adversaries, classified U.S. programs, or conventional explanations before classifying them as unresolved.
This latest release is the fourth in a series initiated under President Trump's directive to broaden public access to UAP records, with redactions primarily focused on protecting eyewitness identities, sensitive military locations, and unrelated government facilities.