The Pentagon on May 8 announced the release of "never-before-seen" files on unidentified aerial phenomena, or sightings of unidentified flying objects, at a new government website: war.gov/UFO.

The now-live website shows 162 files labeled by government agency, including the military, FBI, NASA and the State Department.

President Donald Trump has previously signaled that the Pentagon would release new files on UFOs. He announced on social media in February that he would direct Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and other government officials to release "government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs)."

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The documents are from the White House, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Defense Department’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, NASA and the Energy Department.