{"id":2600341,"date":"2026-05-08T11:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-dept-of-war-releases-long-awaited-ufo-files-photos-from-the-moon-apollo-mission-audio-included\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T11:33:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:33:22","slug":"breaking-dept-of-war-releases-long-awaited-ufo-files-photos-from-the-moon-apollo-mission-audio-included","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-dept-of-war-releases-long-awaited-ufo-files-photos-from-the-moon-apollo-mission-audio-included\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Dept. of War Releases Long-Awaited UFO Files &#8211; Photos from the Moon, Apollo Mission Audio Included"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-dept-of-war-releases-long-awaited-ufo-files-photos-from-the-moon-apollo-mission-audio-included%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2600341&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text describes a reported release by the U.S. Department of War of newly declassified UFO\/UAP-related documents that were previously withheld under President Donald Trump. It says the documents are hosted on a dedicated government webpage adn includes, according to media coverage, images of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >strangely shaped objects filmed<\/a> during the Apollo 12 and Apollo 17 missions. The article also cites astronauts\u2019 comments about bright particles, jagged fragments, flashes inside the cabin, and a possible laser explanation, and mentions that one material set comes from a debriefing of Apollo 11 astronauts. The post claims Americans can access the declassified files instantly without clearance and notes that while the materials were reviewed for security, not all have been analyzed for anomalies. various officials are quoted praising the transparency effort and describing it as an ongoing joint declassification and release process.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Department of War on Friday released documents related to UFOs that had previously not been made public under order from President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the release, the Department created a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.war.gov\/UFO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">web page<\/a> it said would host UFO-released documents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-admin-releases-highly-anticipatedfiles-documents-ufos-extraterrestrial-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> noted that the releases included images of \u201cstrangely shaped objects captured on film during the Apollo 12 and Apollo 17 space missions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we\u2019ve got a few very bright particles or fragments or something that go drifting by as we maneuver,\u201d an astronaut said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a whole bunch of big ones on my window down there \u2013 just bright. It looks like the Fourth of July out of Ron\u2019s window,\u201d another astronaut said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is correct. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nhl8NnV9cN\">https:\/\/t.co\/nhl8NnV9cN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realannapaulina\/status\/2052735154280428019?\">May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes. Now you can see some of them in shape. They\u2019re very jagged, angular fragments that are tumbling,\u201d another astronaut said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/anna-paulina-luna-teases-ufo-alien-disclosure-today-what-we-know-11927653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a> noted that one release was from a debriefing of the Apollo 11 astronauts who went to the moon in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>Buzz Aldrin is quoted as saying, \u201cThe first unusual thing that we saw I guess was 1 day out or something pretty close to the moon. It had a sizeable dimension to it, so we put the monocular on it.\u201d \u00a0The crew speculated the object could have been from their launch vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted \u201clittle flashes inside the cabin, spaced a couple of minutes apart\u201d and also \u201ca fairly bright light source which we tentatively ascribed to a possible laser.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe American people can now access the federal government\u2019s declassified UAP files instantly,\u201d the War Department <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DeptofWar\/status\/2052723504336736284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: TRUMP UFO DROP GOES DEEPER<\/p>\n<p>New bombshell from the first batch of files: Apollo 17 footage that was buried for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Astronauts captured bright particles and jagged, angular fragments tumbling past the spacecraft:<br \/> \u201cThere are big ones on my window\u2026 looks like the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pH8OuR9bmE\">pic.twitter.com\/pH8OuR9bmE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gunther Eagleman\u2122 (@GuntherEagleman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GuntherEagleman\/status\/2052722265775575378?\">May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe latest UAP videos, photos, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-media-distorted-internal-training-documents-that-push-thoughts-on-systemic-racism-advantage\/\" title=\"Disney: Media \u2018Distorted\u2019 Internal Training ... That Push Thoughts On \u2018Systemic Racism,\u2019 \u2018Advantage\u2019\">original source documents<\/a> from across the entire United States government are all in one place \u2013 no clearance required. While past administrations sought to discredit or dissuade the American people, President Trump is focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-says-epstein-files-expected-in-30-days-amid-conflicts\/\" title=\"Bondi says Epstein files expected in 30 days amid conflicts\">providing maximum transparency<\/a> to the public, who can ultimately make up their own minds about the information contained in these files,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe American people have asked for more transparency on these topics, and President Trump is delivering. While all of the files have been reviewed for security purposes, many of the materials have not yet been analyzed for resolution of any anomalies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Various top Trump administration officials commented on the release.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said \u201cThese files, hidden behind classifications, have long fueled justified speculation \u2014 and it\u2019s time the American people see it for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the first time in history, the American people have unfettered access to declassified government files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon \u2013 a level of transparency that no prior administration has delivered,\u201d FBI Director Kash Patel said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe American people have long sought transparency about the government\u2019s knowledge of unidentified anomalous phenomena,\u201d Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder President Trump\u2019s leadership, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is actively coordinating the Intelligence Community\u2019s declassification efforts with the Department of War to ensure a careful, comprehensive, and unprecedented review of our holdings to provide the American people with maximum transparency. 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