- The U.S. Pentagon released the 7th batch of its UAP files on October 23, 2026.
- This Pentagon UAP files release contains 28 new files altogether, and all are PDF documents.
- The release is part of a continuing rollout of formerly classified files, every couple or few weeks. So far, there’s still been no “smoking gun” to show that alien craft are visiting Earth. But the files are interesting!
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7th batch of Pentagon UAP files
The U.S. Pentagon released its 1st batch of declassified UAP/UFO materials on May 8, 2026. And now it has just made public batch 7. There are 28 new files in batch 7, all of which are PDF documents (some with images). There are no video, audio or separate image files this time around.
Some of the documents date back to the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, but others are from this year.
And as usual, Sean Parnell, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and Chief Pentagon Spokesman, said in a statement:
Today, the Department of War is publishing the seventh release of declassified and historical Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) files as part of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE). The collection continues to be housed on WAR.GOV/UFO, and the Department will release additional files on a rolling basis.
The Department of War and our agency partners are actively working on the next release of UAP files. The seventh release of UAP files is available now on WAR.GOV/UFO.
For context, the government released a 2nd batch on May 22, a 3rd batch on June 12, the 4th batch on July 10, the 5th batch on August 7 and the 6th batch of the Pentagon UAP files on September 18, all in 2026.
As has been the pattern for these releases, they are a mixed bag of old and previously known material, and newer material. Do the releases prove aliens exist, or that alien craft are visiting Earth? No. Not so far.
The @DeptofWar has released the seventh tranche of records, reinforcing our commitment under PURSUE to increase transparency by responsibly releasing information. To view Release 7: https://t.co/XtJxoryXtt
— All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (@DoW_AARO) October 23, 2026
Triangular craft over military bases
Black triangular-shaped craft are common in UAP lore, going back several decades, with sporadic records tracing back to the 1950s and 1960s, before exploding into mainstream UFO lore in the 1980s and 1990s.
They have been described as being silent and capable of incredibly fast acceleration. And in many cases, bright lights are reported at each corner of the triangle, with, at times, a pulsing red light on the underside and in the center.
The report from June 2026 is detailed here and here. The reported object was much smaller than many older reports, but intriguing nonetheless. The U.S. All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) — a speciallized office within the U.S. Department of Defense, responsible for investigating analyzing and documenting reports of UAP (UFOs) — and the FBI both investigated it. The first description says:
This document is a memorandum for record documenting an AARO witness debrief concerning reported unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) observations at a sensitive national security site in the western United States over two days in 2026. AARO considers this incident to warrant further investigation due to the close alignment of the phenomenon’s reported morphological features and kinematic profiles with those of other reported incidents in the western United States region. The memorandum records an interview with two Federal Special Agents and incorporates a corroborating account from a third official positioned at a separate observation post.
The witnesses described the object as triangular, matte black, 13-15 feet (4-5 meters) wide, 6-9 feet (2-3 m) long and 1-2 feet (.3-.6 m) thick. It climbed about 200-300 feet (60-90 m) above the local ridge line and then suddenly stopped and hovered for 20 seconds.
Then, it went into a high-speed horizontal flight. And again, there was reportedly no engine roar, rotor hum or any other noise. The AARO memo said:
Absolute acoustic silence persisted throughout the high-velocity phase. No impact signature, smoke, dust or physical disturbance was observed. A ground survey of the canyon drainage conducted the following morning located no wreckage, ground scarring, or vegetation damage.
BREAKING- White House releases latest tranche of UFO/ UAP FILES.
— Joe Khalil (@JoeKhalilTV) October 23, 2026
Pentagon/FBI documents detail military personnel’s encounters with a black triangular craft flying over sensitive military sites, pentagon says it cannot explain the way the crafts maneuvered as they did pic.twitter.com/8HHFIjayvy
Cylindrical objects in Europe and Middle East
In addition, cylinder-shaped objects have also been reported many times over the decades.
For example, the new release of Pentagon UAP files contains reports of cylindrical or elliptical objects from Sweden (December 17, 1953), Saudi Arabia (January 18, 1957) and elsewhere.
Federal agents encountered a large, triangular aircraft earlier this year that zoomed through the sky from a standstill while making no noise or giving off any exhaust, according to new documents released by the Pentagon. https://t.co/tBXZmpoe7C pic.twitter.com/kKSqnGpntx
— CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil (@CBSEveningNews) October 24, 2026
NASA guidance for handling unidentified craft
Also included is interagency guidance from NASA about how to handle unidentified craft — or pieces thereof — that crashed. Why? Because this was during the space race, when the United States and the Soviet Union were placing satellites into orbit, and procedures existed for recovering American and Soviet technology.
The guidance, however, also included a third category for technology that authorities could not identify or classify.
Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies
The new batch includes progress reports from Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS). Robert Bigelow, who founded Bigelow Aerospace, also set up BAASS as a subsidiary to study futuristic technology and UAP. BAASS reported to the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
In addition, BAASS was the sole recipient of a multi-million-dollar government contract (initially $10 million) awarded by the DIA in 2008 to manage the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP).
The monthly reports are here, here, here, here, here and here.
Bottom line: The U.S. Pentagon released its 7th batch of UAP files on October 23, 2026. The documents include reports of silent black triangle craft and more.
Read and watch more:
Document files can be seen and downloaded here
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