The U.S. Department of War released a declassified video on May 20 [1] showing an unidentified anomalous phenomenon captured by a military platform.
The release marks a shift in government policy toward openness regarding aerial anomalies. By making these recordings public, the administration seeks to address long-standing public curiosity and security concerns regarding objects that defy conventional flight physics.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the Department of War is in lockstep with President Donald Trump to bring unprecedented transparency regarding the government's understanding of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.
The footage was recorded from an undisclosed U.S. military platform. Descriptions of the objects in the video vary among observers. Some reports describe a star-shaped object [1], while others describe green orbs, and disc-shaped objects [2].
This release follows a previous announcement on May 8 [3], when the Department of War disclosed a second batch of declassified UAP videos [3]. That earlier release consisted of three videos [4]. A Pentagon spokesperson said those recordings were authentic and fully declassified [5].
Contradictions exist regarding the specific events captured in the footage. One report indicates an object blows to pieces during a high-energy event [4], though other sources state no explosion is shown and only a single star-shaped object appears [1].
The Department of War issued the release from Washington, D.C. Hegseth said the goal is to provide transparency about what the government knows about these phenomena [6].
“The Department of War is in lockstep with President Trump to bring unprecedented transparency”
The decision to release UAP footage suggests a strategic move by the current administration to pivot away from decades of official secrecy. By utilizing the Department of War to validate these recordings, the government is attempting to standardize the narrative around anomalous phenomena, though the conflicting descriptions of the objects indicate that the data remains open to significant interpretation.
