<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/usa" rel="" target="" title="Pentagon"><span>Pentagon</span></a><span> has released a second batch of files containing alleged sightings and documents of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), or </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/ufos" rel="" target="" title="UFOs"><span>UFOs</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The first batch was released earlier this month on a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/government" rel="" target="" title="government"><span>government</span></a><span> website and featured 162 documents of UAP sightings. The site was viewed more than one billion times, according to the US government. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Yesterday's release contained 50 more videos and documents spanning back decades, including first-hand testimonies from civilians and military members.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/big-swells-prompt-weather-warnings-on-eastern-coast/03e6cc72-3ff9-44a4-b06a-218e4af524c4" target="" title="Weather warnings extend over south-east coast as large swell develops"><strong><span>Weather warnings extend over south-east coast as large swell develops</span></strong></a><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/big-swells-prompt-weather-warnings-on-eastern-coast/03e6cc72-3ff9-44a4-b06a-218e4af524c4" rel="" target="" title="Weather warnings extend over south-east coast as large swell develops"><span></span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The information comes from a range of sources, including US government agencies, military branches, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/kash-patel-fbi-director-snorkelling-trip-revealed/86696dff-913b-4aac-b74f-f0aacb533938" rel="" target="" title="the FBI"><span>the FBI</span></a><span>, the US state department and </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/nasa" rel="" target="" title="NASA"><span>NASA</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One video, from 2019 in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/middle-east" rel="" target="" title="Middle East"><span>Middle East</span></a><span>, reportedly shows three UAP's flying in formation over the Persian Gulf.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another video from </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/iran" rel="" target="" title="Iran"><span>Iran</span></a><span> in 2022 shows four UAPs cruising past vessels on the water off the nation.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/pentagon-releases-second-batch-of-declassified-ufo-files/808f75c0-c388-45c8-805f-79e874a5eb3e" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>None of the videos features any additional explanations, and the Pentagon has said that it has no evidence to prove that any of the videos are extraterrestrial.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/cairns-woman-hit-and-killed-by-police-vehicle-friend-pays-tribute/fc632105-bad4-4b3c-b737-821adc51cf46" target="" title="Tribute to woman hit and killed by police vehicle in Cairns"><strong><span>Tribute to woman hit and killed by police vehicle in Cairns</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On May 8, the US Department of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/defence/24" rel="" target="" title="Defence"><span>Defence</span></a><span> said the public "can ultimately make up their own minds about the information contained in these files".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Polling found that most US citizens believe that aliens exist, and half think they have visited </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world" rel="" target="" title="Earth"><span>Earth</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Earlier this year, US President </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> called for the release of the files, saying there was "tremendous interest".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-confirms-he-wont-attend-sons-wedding/71e905e7-46aa-43ce-ada2-a726ba2d92e2" target="" title="Donald Trump confirms he won't attend his son's wedding, claims to be too busy"><strong><span>Donald Trump confirms he won't attend his son's wedding, claims to be too busy</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news 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