Pentagon releases 5th batch of UFO files, with more documents and videos

By Stefan Becket Managing Editor, Digital Politics Stefan Becket is a managing editor of politics for CBSNews.com. Stefan has covered national politics for more than a decade and helps oversee a team covering the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, immigration and federal law enforcement. Read Full Bio August 7, 2026 / 9:06 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of documents and images related to UFOs, also known as unidentified aerial phenomena or UAP, the fifth disclosure in recent months about the strange objects.The 41 new files, posted on the Pentagon's UFO website, include a mix of documents, images and videos. The records come from the Pentagon, FBI, CIA, State Department and Executive Office of the President, with the oldest being from 1950 and the most recent being from this year. This is the fifth batch of files released since President Trump called for them to be made public in an executive order earlier this year.This is a breaking news story and will be updated. In: UFO United States Department of Defense