Trump’s First UFO File Release Has Arrived — And Most People Are Missing the Real Story
By Anthony F. Sanchez, Author & UFO Researcher For UFO Currents On May 8, 2026, the first batch of President Donald Trump ’s long-promised UFO files officially dropped — 162 documents, videos, and images released through the government portal war.gov/ufo. Interestingly, the material did not appear under a more symbolic or public-facing domain such as “aliens.gov,” as many online had speculated, but instead under a hardened national security framework tied directly to the federal government. The files reportedly originated from the Pentagon, FBI, NASA, and the Department of State. Conspicuously absent, however, were the CIA and Department of Energy — two agencies long suspected by researchers to possess some of the most sensitive legacy UAP material in existence. If you have followed the UFO/UAP subject for years, your first reaction may have been disappointment. Frankly, that reaction would be understandable. There were no motherships hovering over Washington. No Oval Office speech...