The U.S. government on the 8th (local time) released files on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) that it had collected from 60 years ago to recently.
The U.S. Department of Defense (War Department) posted 161 files and photo materials related to "unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP)" on its website. These files are materials collected by the Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 1966.
However, they are not materials in which the U.S. government officially confirms the existence of UFOs, but cases where a clear conclusion could not be reached. The Ministry of National Defense described them as "unsolved cases in which the U.S. government could not make a final determination on the nature of the observed phenomena."
The materials include a photo that Apollo 17 took on the lunar surface in 1972. Three objects are shining in the sky above the lunar surface. Also released were testimonies of UFO sightings and objects presumed to be UFOs observed during military reconnaissance.
The release of these files was ordered by President Donald Trump, and the U.S. government plans to release additional files at intervals of several weeks. The Ministry of National Defense said it "welcomes the application of analysis, information, and expertise from the private sector."