The Truth Will Soon Be Out There: History of DoD’s UFO Files Amid Looming Release of Tell-All Report

In 2020, the Pentagon revealed the existence of an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF), with the program tasked with gathering all info the military has on UFO sightings that cannot be rationally explained. The Pentagon is expected to brief Congress on its findings on 1 June, with the widely anticipated report to be made public.

In the United States, public interest in unidentified flying objects (UFOs) has its origins in the immediate post-WWII era, with increasingly advanced aerospace technology, the sci-fi craze of the 1950s, and exaggerated Red Scare fears of radically advanced Soviet technology. All of this contributed to burgeoning UFO sightings and gave birth to theories that we’re not alone in the universe.

The Truth Will Soon Be Out There: History of DoD’s UFO Files Amid Looming Release of Tell-All Report