US military observers reported spotting a black triangular object flying at 1,800mph over a sensitive site, according to newly released Pentagon UFO files (Representative image)
Two senior military observers have reported seeing a mysterious black triangular object travelling at an estimated 1,800mph over a sensitive site in the western United States earlier this year, according to a report released by the Trump administration on Friday. It disappeared suddenly and silently within seconds, without leaving an exhaust trail or any other visible evidence, the Guardian reported, according to their account submitted to the defence department. The observers described the unidentified object as unlike any conventional military aircraft.
The object was said to resemble a delta-wing drone, with an estimated wingspan of between nine and 15 feet (2.75 to 4.5 metres). In 2023, a former intelligence official told Congress that successive administrations had concealed information about UFOs and that the government possessed crashed alien spacecraft.
The report classified it as an “unidentified anomalous phenomenon” (UAP), the term increasingly used by military and government agencies instead of UFO. The observers were described as having “extensive operational experience working alongside government agencies”. The location of the alleged sighting has been redacted in the report. Trump ordered a broader disclosure in February, following years of public scrutiny and allegations of a government cover-up. Those allegations have not established that extraterrestrial craft exist.
The latest release is part of a series of documents made public by the Pentagon since May, following US President Donald Trump’s pledge to disclose previously classified information about UFO sightings and the government’s knowledge of potential extraterrestrial life.