Boxy forms and odd lights: US declassifies more UFO files

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The US government released a fourth tranche of records regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs), marking the latest step in an effort to declassify government files on UFOs. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the long-classified files have historically fuelled "justified speculation," saying that the American people have a right to see the information for themselves.

Read previous coverage of the US government's release of these formerly classified materials.

• Published10 July

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