Pentagon releases first batch of previously secret files documenting reports of UFOs

Among the releases is a 1969 debrief of Buzz Aldrin stating he saw a sizeable' object close to the lunar surface

The Pentagon on Friday released an initial group of previously secret files documenting reports of UFOs - a move sought for decades by some.

These files, hidden behind classifications, have long fueled justified speculation - and it's time the American people see it for themselves," Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, said in a statement posted on X.