Pentagon launches new website for declassified UFO information

01 September 2023 , 07:34

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Defense Department spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder holds a press conference at the Pentagon announcing the new site (Image: Getty Images)

The Pentagon has launched a new website for declassified information on UFOs as speculation grows about evidence of alien life on Earth.

This comes weeks after a whistleblower told a congressional committee he was "absolutely" certain the US government is in possession of non-human vehicles.

The new site is being billed as a "one-stop shop" for publicly available records about UFOs. It is hoped that the new website will lift the lid on what the Pentagon officially refers to as unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs).

“The posting of the website is the next step in this process, in terms of ensuring that the public has information and insight into UAPs,” the Pentagon press secretary, Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, said at a news conference . “And so what you see today is what has been declassified to date.”

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So far the site just includes a small number of videos labelled "unresolved" or “unclassified,” with a short text describing initial assessments by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, a government body established last year that investigates unidentified flying objects and other phenomena

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The website also has a section simply labelled "Coming Soon."

According to a news release from the Pentagod: "This website will provide information, including photos and videos, on resolved UAP cases as they are declassified and approved for public release.

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"The website's other content includes reporting trends and a frequently asked questions section as well as links to official reports, transcripts, press releases, and other resources that the public may find useful, such as applicable statutes and aircraft, balloon and satellite tracking sites."

The Pentagon have said they plan to install a platform on the website that allows government employees, armed forces personnel and contractors to "provide reports via a private and secure means," Ryder said.

A similar tool will be made available for the general public in the coming months. "The department is committed to transparency with the American people on AARO’s work on UAPs," Ryder said.

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In July, David Grusch, a former United States Air Force (USAF) officer and intelligence official, testified before Congress about the 'brutal' treatment he received from his superiors after attempting to talk about UFOs, suggesting a massive cover-up by the administration.

Mr Grusch said: “I do have knowledge of active planned reprisal activity against myself and other colleagues."

“There were certain colleagues of mine that were brutally administratively attacked. It actually makes me very upset as a leader to see that happen to other co-workers and actually superiors of mine in the last three years,” he added.

“How do you account for that response? That seems like a bizarre response,” Maryland Democrat Jamie Raskin asked.

Charlie Jones