Pentagon's Sixth Disclosure: High-Speed Spheres and Secret Aerospace Program

The U.S. Department of War released a new batch of UFO records on Friday, September 18, marking the sixth release of government files tied to unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs. Friday's release includes a total of 71 files — 67 provided by the Defense Department and four from local law enforcement in Colorado, comprising 55 PDF files, 15 video files and one audio file. Most of the files — 64 out of 71 — contain redactions, with dates of the documents ranging from 1952 to 2025. U.S. troops reported seeing an unidentified flying object in Middle Eastern skies in late 2024 and another last year, including an incident in which video footage shows "six small spherical objects" rapidly changing direction and moving at nearly 500 mph. The latest reports of UFOs — officially called unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP, in military documents — were released Friday as part of a push by the Trump administration to make public a vast trove of previously secret information about mysterious objects in the sky. In the first incident, from 2024, a nearly five-minute video released Friday shows a UFO appearing to resemble "a white round orbit … moving as fast as 500 miles per hour," according to the official description from U.S. Central Command, which oversees American military operations in the Mideast. The footage was captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform, the Pentagon said. The report says there were "six small spherical objects" that "seemed to be agile" and were "frequently changing direction." The incident remains unexplained. One unexplained incident from 2022 shows a UAP "traveling at various speeds between 80-180 miles per hour." An accompanying report on the encounter shows operators were flying a mission in the Middle East when they spotted various objects at unknown altitudes. The crew reported that the objects were between 1 and 2 meters in size and were "flying spora[d]ically within the target area." Operational personnel emphasized that the cluster demonstrated rapid velocity changes and coordinated direction shifts without exhibiting any visible thermal plumes, flight control surfaces or conventional means of aerodynamic propulsion. Beyond the dramatic Middle Eastern incidents, the sixth disclosure contains significant revelations about classified aerospace research programs. The most noteworthy documents deal with a secretive military initiative known as the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program. The Defense Intelligence Agency established the program in 2008 to study various aerospace threats decades into the future. Dozens of documents detail a military program that commissioned studies of warp drives, wormholes and injuries that researchers linked to possible encounters with unknown craft. This represents the first time such advanced theoretical physics research has been publicly connected to Pentagon UAP investigation efforts. The Colorado law enforcement material adds a domestic dimension to the disclosure. The release included video taken in October 2023 by local law enforcement in Colorado. Four videos taken by local law enforcement in Colorado in October 2023 showing a phenomenon in the sky described as "silent" with "red, blue, and green flashing lights," were part of the latest file release. These civilian accounts complement the military incidents and suggest UAP activity is occurring across multiple operational domains and geographic regions. The latest batch, the sixth major UAP records release since May, includes dozens of previously unreported incidents. In the release are reports dating from the 1950s through 2025. Beyond modern encounters, the batch contains dozens of legacy files, including audio recordings from Project Blue Book investigations in the 1950s and reports on unidentified swarms over defense airspace. The historical scope demonstrates that UAP phenomena represent a continuity of concern for the U.S. military spanning more than seven decades. The September 18 disclosure maintains the cadence of Trump administration transparency efforts initiated in February 2026. The latest reports of UFOs — officially called unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP, in military documents — were released Friday as part of a push by the Trump administration to make public a vast trove of previously secret information about mysterious objects in the sky. The latest document drop reflects an ongoing effort to make historical and contemporary UAP archives accessible to the public following federal transparency mandates. UAP researchers and analysts are now examining the new evidence for insights into the performance characteristics and potential origins of the objects. The high velocity, coordinated behavior, and apparent lack of conventional propulsion systems in the Middle Eastern sightings continue the pattern of anomalous characteristics documented in previous Pentagon releases. Redactions across 90 percent of the files indicate substantial classified information remains unavailable, raising questions about what additional details might emerge in future tranches or through congressional oversight. The sixth disclosure provides tangible documentation of unexplained military encounters while simultaneously revealing the scope of classified aerospace research programs dedicated to understanding potential threats and alternative physics concepts. As the Trump administration continues its rolling release schedule, attention will focus on whether future tranches contain additional video evidence, declassified reports from the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program, or information from other agencies such as the CIA and State Department that have yet to substantially contribute to the PURSUE portal.