David Grusch Says He Never Saw a Reptilian Himself but Claims US Personnel Shot Them After a UFO Crash

Grusch's extraordinary account goes further than his earlier testimony, but the alleged reptilian encounter remains second-hand and publicly unverified

David Grusch claimed that US personnel shot alleged reptilian beings after an unidentified craft reportedly crashed, while making clear that he did not witness the beings himself 

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David Grusch said US personnel shot alleged reptilian beings after an apparent unidentified craft crash, while stressing that he never personally saw the beings himself. The former intelligence officer made the claim during a 30 September appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, where he described second-hand accounts of clashes involving non-human intelligence.

Grusch testified before a House Oversight subcommittee in July 2023 that he had been informed of a multi-decade programme involving UAP crash retrieval and reverse engineering. He did not claim to have personally examined recovered bodies. His latest remarks similarly relied on accounts from others, documents and audiovisual material.

No publicly verifiable evidence has established that reptilian beings, greys or other non-human entities have been recovered from crashed craft. The Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, or AARO, said in September 2025 that it had found no evidence of extraterrestrial beings or technology.

David Grusch Claims Alleged Reptilians Survived a Crash

During the Rogan interview, Grusch described an alleged crash he linked to what he characterised as conflict between different non-human beings. He claimed dead greys were found at the scene while reptilian beings survived.

Rogan later asked what happened to the alleged survivors. Grusch said they were killed and agreed when Rogan asked whether US personnel had shot them.

Grusch also claimed the alleged beings had posed a threat to personnel and said people had been hurt or killed. He did not provide names or independently verifiable documentation during the interview.

Asked how often such alleged adversarial crashes had occurred, Grusch said the total appeared to be 'at least a dozen or two.' He acknowledged uncertainty about the overall number and some details surrounding the incidents.

Crucially, Grusch said he had never personally seen the reptilian beings. He attributed their description to a friend whom he presented as having knowledge of the alleged encounter. Grusch described them as more than seven feet tall, heavily built and covered in scaly skin.

He also associated the alleged craft with a Tic Tac-like shape. That description is separate from retired US Navy Commander David Fravor's 2004 UAP encounter off Southern California. Fravor has described seeing a white, oblong object about 40 feet long without visible wings.

The 2004 incident does not independently substantiate Grusch's later claims about alleged non-human occupants.

David Grusch's Claims Remain Second-Hand

Grusch's latest account builds on allegations he made under oath in 2023. In written testimony, he said his information relied on material supplied by other people, including photography, documents and classified oral testimony.

When questioned about alleged biologics during the hearing, Grusch attributed their supposed non-human classification to people he said had direct programme knowledge. He did not testify that he had personally inspected any bodies.

That distinction remains central to his latest interview. Grusch says he received extraordinary information from people and material he considers credible, but his account of reptilian beings is not based on something he says he witnessed.

Reaction spread through UFO-focused Reddit communities after the Rogan episode. Some users debated the implications of the alleged encounter, while sceptical commenters focused on the continuing absence of publicly verifiable evidence.

Earlier UAP Briefing Raised Similar Claims

Grusch's remarks also resemble claims aired during a congressional UAP briefing on 1 May 2025 involving the UAP Disclosure Fund and members of the House Oversight Committee. The event was a briefing rather than a formal congressional hearing.

Physicist Eric Davis discussed alleged categories of non-human beings at the event, including greys, Nordics, insectoids and reptilians.

US Representative Eric Burlison of Missouri later said he had heard the same classifications discussed privately. Burlison, who represents Missouri's 7th Congressional District, also expressed uncertainty about the basis for Davis's information.

Burlison said the claims would be 'paradigm-shifting' if proved true. His comments did not independently verify either Davis's account or Grusch's latest allegations.

AARO's public position remains that it has found no evidence of extraterrestrial beings or technology. Until independently verifiable evidence becomes public, the alleged crash, supposed beings and claimed shooting remain unverified.

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UFO Whistleblower David Grusch Says He Saw Footage of Bizarre Alien Species Resembling 'Greek Gods'

Speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience on 30 September, Grusch said the pale figures looked human and reminded him of 'Greek gods'

Former US Air Force intelligence officer David Grusch has renewed attention around his UFO claims after saying he viewed video showing unusual human-like bodies

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David Grusch UFO claims have drawn fresh attention after the former US Air Force intelligence officer described video he says showed unusual human-like bodies. Speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience on 30 September, Grusch said the pale figures looked human and reminded him of 'Greek gods.' No footage has been released publicly, and US authorities have not verified his account.

Grusch testified before Congress in July 2023 about alleged secret UAP recovery and reverse-engineering programmes. His congressional statement said he served on the UAP Task Force from 2019 to 2021. He has also acknowledged that significant parts of his claims are based on information provided by other people.

During the 2026 podcast appearance, Grusch said he had recently finished working on Rep. Eric Burlison's congressional staff. His latest account included material he said he viewed during his investigation, alongside extraordinary second-hand descriptions from colleagues.

That distinction is important. Grusch has not said that he personally encountered alien beings, and the material he described has not been released for independent examination.

David Grusch Says Video Showed Three or Four Bodies

Grusch told Rogan he had seen video from what he described as a retrieval activity. He said the footage was contemporary but did not identify the alleged operation or say when it occurred.

When Rogan asked how many bodies he remembered seeing, Grusch replied, 'I think three or four is what I saw.' He added that he did not know how many bodies were involved altogether.

That differs from accounts describing exactly four bodies.

Grusch characterised the figures as human-looking, unusually beautiful and pale bluish-white. During the conversation, Rogan raised the comparison with 'Greek gods,' to which Grusch replied, 'That's how I described it.'

Grusch said he tried to corroborate the alleged event through other sources before accepting what he had been shown. However, the video and any records supporting his interpretation remain unavailable for public scrutiny.

His description also does not establish that the figures were extraterrestrial. Grusch discussed different possibilities for their origin during the interview while acknowledging that he did not have complete information.

The US government's official assessment is considerably more cautious. The Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, known as AARO, said in its fiscal year 2025 annual report that it had no evidence that the US government or private companies had captured or exploited materials derived from UAPs.

That finding does not resolve every unexplained UAP report, but it provides no independent confirmation of Grusch's claims.

David Grusch Says Reptilian Claims Came From Colleagues

Grusch also recounted a separate alleged incident involving reptilian-looking beings and dead grey figures. He made clear that he had not personally seen the reptilian beings.

Instead, he said colleagues described creatures standing more than seven feet tall, with scaly skin and a gorilla-like build. Grusch also said some of those colleagues claimed to have encountered the beings alive.

He further alleged that US personnel opened fire during the encounter after the beings posed a threat. According to Grusch's account, American service members were hurt or killed. No independently verifiable evidence for that allegation was presented during the interview.

Grusch said he hoped people who had allegedly witnessed the event would eventually be permitted to discuss their experiences publicly.

He also discussed several reported craft shapes, including discs, eggs, crescents, boomerangs and Tic Tac-like objects.

The Tic Tac description has a documented history separate from Grusch's allegations about occupants. Retired Navy Cmdr. David Fravor testified before Congress about observing a Tic Tac-shaped object off San Diego on 14 November 2004.

Fravor did not report reptilian occupants, and his encounter does not corroborate Grusch's claims about non-human beings.

The Rogan interview attracted immediate interest in UFO-focused online communities, with reactions ranging from excitement to scepticism. Those responses show the level of public interest surrounding Grusch, but they offer no evidence that the extraordinary events he described actually occurred.

For now, the footage at the centre of his account remains outside public view.

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Did Australia Attend AARO’s Secret 2025 UAP Workshop?

Newly released records hint at “Australian Government” involvement in the AARO-sponsored invite-only UAP data summit in August 2025...and an official response only deepens the mystery.

For years, the Australian Department of Defence has maintained a strict public persona regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP): Move along folks, nothing to see here. Through official statements, parliamentary responses, and media brush-offs, those in positions of leadership in Defences have consistently assured the public that Australia does not track, investigate, or hold any institutional interest in UAP.

However, a newly declassified cache of documents tells a very different story. Behind closed doors, the Australian Government appears to be actively continuing its engagement with its US ally and Five Eyes partner on the UAP issue.

On 14 September 2026, the US Department of War issued a final response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by John Greenewald of The Black Vault. The request, designated case number 26-F-1773 (available for download via The Black Vault), targeted records surrounding a highly private, invite-only UAP workshop held in early August 2025. Sponsored by the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) and hosted by Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) in Vienna, Virginia, the workshop was designed to tackle the complex challenges of UAP data collection, standardisation, and artificial intelligence integration.

The Pentagon identified 89 responsive pages, withholding 19 entirely under Exemption (b)(5) to protect deliberative decision-making processes. But what survived the redactor’s pen in the file is explosive.

Buried on page 39, nestled within an institutional roster that includes Harvard University, the RAND Corporation, and Uruguay’s official UAP commission, is an explicit entry for the “Australian Government”.

The Bureaucratic Runaround

I received absolutely nothing in response. What a shocker.

Not resting on those laurels, I put the question to our friends across the pond. I asked a US Department of War official about the Australian Government’s participation in AARO’s August 2025 UAP Workshop.

The response I received on 3 October 2026 was a masterclass in bureaucratic deflection:

“We refer you to the government of Australia to comment on the activities of their personnel.”

While it is a classic runaround, it is also a tacit confirmation. They did not deny Australian attendance; they simply passed the buck back to a government that refuses to answer the mail.

Crucially, this is not an isolated incident. This is now the second official engagement we know Australia has participated in. Australia previously begrudgingly admitted that it attended AARO’s Five Eyes Inaugural UAP Caucus Working Group meeting back in May 2023 (refer article below):

We are witnessing a clear, established pattern: public denial paired with private, high-level intelligence and scientific engagement.

So Who Attended from Australia?

We know the workshop was unclassified and heavily focused on the academic and scientific hurdles of UAP research. The agenda centred on standardising metadata, natural language processing, deploying AI for pattern recognition, and integrating multi-domain sensor networks. Because of this strict scientific and systems-engineering focus, it is highly unlikely that a representative from the Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) was the primary attendee…even though a representative from the DIO attended AARO’s Five Eyes briefing at the Pentagon back in May 2023.

Instead, all signs point to the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), whose role is stated on their website as follows:

According to the September 2024 Senate Estimates brief, the current Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Stephen Chappell, and the Chief Defence Scientist, Professor Tanya Monro, are listed to lead on discussions and DSTG activities related to UAP. The DSTG provides direct support to the ADF to identify and classify objects detected by sensing technology.

The absurdity of this public posture is laid bare in parliamentary records. Despite the September 2024 brief asserting Professor Monro’s leadership on UAP, Defence explicitly denied any knowledge of AARO’s primary UAP sensor architecture just weeks later in response to Question on Notice no. 844 , answered on 19 December 2024. Defence stated: “The Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) are not performing UAP research, and therefore not collaborating with the US Department of Defense on this topic. DSTG have not been briefed on the alleged AARO Gremlin system.”

The use of the word “alleged” to describe a well-documented Pentagon sensor suite betrays a staggering level of either institutional ignorance or deliberate obfuscation. If DSTG was entirely unaware of AARO’s flagship technology in late 2024, sending their top science attaché to an AARO data integration workshop in August 2025 represents a rapid and highly clandestine pivot.

However, Professor Monro was not likely to fly to Washington for a working-level data integration workshop. The most logical asset to send would be a Washington-based Defence Attaché.

Enter Darren J. Sutton.

Between May 2023 and October 2025, Sutton served as the Minister-Counsellor for the DSTG based at the Australian Embassy in Washington, DC. As the top defence science liaison in the US, he acted as the direct representative for Professor Monro, facilitating joint initiatives between Australia and the Pentagon’s vast research ecosystem.

Sutton is a defence science leader with over 35 years of experience. His portfolio includes deep involvement in US-Australia collaborations focused on artificial intelligence, autonomous uncrewed systems, and sensing capabilities. Functionally, he is the exact right asset for Australia to send to an event focused on building a centralised UAP data machine. While another possibility is Michael Docking - who currently holds the Minister-Counsellor role - the August 2025 timeline aligns perfectly with Sutton’s tenure.

Further supporting this theory is the logistical matrix found on page 41 of the FOIA release. The matrix maps attendee requirements for AUI-provided hotel accommodations. A Washington-based embassy attaché wouldn’t require a hotel in Vienna, Virginia, easily explaining how an Australian representative could seamlessly integrate into the daily sessions without generating a large logistical footprint.

The Global Picture: Uruguay and the SCU

AARO provided a specific list of topics they wished to discuss with CRIDOVNI, including their analytical methods, how they analyse narrative data for cases with little technical backing, and their scientific partnerships across South America. AARO even admitted they were already planning a “follow-on data workshop in early 2026” and asked for help networking with other South American UAP organisations.

The workshop itself featured heavy hitters from the civilian research world. Robert Powell of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU) co-delivered the keynote address. The SCU’s presentation material highlighted the fragmented state of current UAP databases and the dire need for standardised investigator training and natural language processing to triage the noise. Interestingly, the SCU presentation explicitly cited historical UAP archives maintained by Australia and New Zealand, demonstrating that Australian military records are recognised internationally as essential datasets.

The Williamtown Hypocrisy

While a DSTG representative was likely sitting in a room in Virginia discussing how to use machine learning to synthesise anomalous sensor data and triage UAP reports, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was dealing with a massive wave of unidentified drone incursions back home.

Between 11-13 July 2026, multiple incursions of unidentified objects - described officially as “drones” - breached the restricted airspace over RAAF Base Williamtown, Australia’s premier fighter base housing our F-35s:

The official mitigating strategy handed down to the military personnel on base?

Close your window blinds.

Just days ago, on 2 October 2026, DefenseScoop reported that US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a forceful new directive aimed at rapidly accelerating the deployment of counter-drone technologies. In a decisive memorandum, Hegseth declared that “protection against the threat of drones will not be delayed by self-imposed restrictions,” ordering the Pentagon to slash bureaucratic red tape and compress operational approval timelines from months to mere days. The US military’s joint counter-drone task force, JIATF-401, echoed this exact urgency, stating they “will not accept a slow-moving bureaucracy when faced with a fast-moving threat”.

This aggressive American posture stands in blistering contrast to the Australian response. While the Pentagon is fundamentally overhauling its acquisition pathways to defeat the drone threat immediately, the RAAF is literally shutting the curtains. The implications for Australia are severe: it highlights a dangerous domestic complacency and exposes a widening capability gap between the ADF and our primary security ally. If Australia intends to maintain its standing within the AUKUS framework and interoperate seamlessly with US forces, Canberra cannot afford to let procedural sluggishness dictate its response to incursions over sensitive installations. We must adopt the same urgency Hegseth is demanding in Washington, or risk becoming a highly vulnerable link in the allied defence chain.

What makes Australia’s silence even more indefensible is that AARO’s portfolio is no longer confined strictly to the exotic. Under the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), AARO is explicitly required to liaise and team up with the Pentagon’s new counter-drone (C-UAS) task force. Alongside its core UAP mission, the office is actively assisting the US Department of War in formulating detection, identification, and mitigation strategies for hostile or unauthorised drone incursions across sensitive military airspace. AARO is building the sensor architectures, sensor-fusion algorithms, and rapid-triage pipelines intended to separate benign clutter and foreign surveillance drones from true anomalous craft. If Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is quietly liaising with AARO, it strongly suggests Canberra recognises that the Pentagon’s anomaly-resolution framework - now legally intertwined with America’s counter-drone mission - holds the keys to solving our own domestic drone dilemma. Yet rather than leveraging this partnership openly to harden our bases and reform outmoded engagement protocols, Defence leaders continue to bury their heads in the sand - leaving frontline personnel vulnerable while the critical technical solutions remain trapped behind closed doors.

If the RAAF cannot effectively mitigate the risks of known drone technologies, what hope do they have against true UAP? It is a staggering dereliction of duty, and it perfectly encapsulates the absurdity of the current paradigm. Defence leaders tell base personnel to shut their blinds to avoid the problem, while simultaneously sending attachés to secret Pentagon workshops to learn how to track it.

Conclusion

It is time for the Australian public, and our elected representatives, to demand accountability. Defence Minister Richard Marles and the Chief of the Defence Force need to answer basic questions:

Which department authorised attendance at AARO’s August 2025 workshop?

What briefings were provided back to Canberra?

And why is this critical national security collaboration remaining entirely undisclosed to the public?

It’s clear the Australian Government is actively looking for the truth…they just don’t want us to know.

• About Grant Lavac
  Grant is a UAP activist, researcher and podcaster residing in Melbourne, Australia. Grant frequently leverages the Freedom of Information Act to better understand Australia’s involvement (or rather, lack thereof) on the UAP issue, and engages both his elected representatives and the legacy media in the hope they’ll take the topic seriously and treat it with the respect it deserves. Grant reports on his FOIA findings and engagement efforts via his podcast, The Unexplained Rundown, which is freely available on Spotify and YouTube. To follow Grant’s ongoing research, visit grantlavac.com.

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'The Night of the UFOs': Remembering the Oct. 4, 1967, skies over Nova Scotia

Besides Shag Harbour, sightings were reported in Dartmouth, Sambro, Wedgeport and elsewhere

 Richard Woodbury · CBC News  

While Shag Harbour is considered Canada's most famous UFO incident, there were many sightings of unexplained objects in the sky over Nova Scotia on Oct. 4, 1967.

(CBC)

Chris Styles was just 12 years old on a clear night when he looked out his bedroom window and spotted a strange light moving along the shoreline a few blocks from his house.

He grabbed his grandfather's binoculars to get a better look and then ran out of the house, much to his dad's dismay, down to the water's edge.

"There's this huge sphere and it was a very dull orange, and it was glowing just like a poker in a fireplace," said Styles about what he saw on Oct. 4, 1967, around 10 p.m. AT.

While that date is best known for a UFO sighting in Shag Harbour in southwestern Nova Scotia, Styles was in Dartmouth, N.S.

Primarily between the Halifax area and southwestern Nova Scotia, people recorded seeing things in the sky that night, which has led ufologists to call it "The Night of the UFOs."

"If you were outside that ... night and you looked up, and for some hours afterwards, you would have seen something," said Styles. "It was a clear night. People were seeing the faintest stars without binoculars."

Chris Styles has written or co-written three books about UFO sightings.

(Submitted by Chris Styles)

Styles has written or co-written three books about UFO sightings, including Impact to Contact: The Shag Harbour Incident. He said coverage of Shag Harbour meant other sightings fell out of the press, such as what the crew of the MV Nickerson saw in the waters off Sambro.

Around 9 p.m., Capt. Leo Mersey said he spotted an object with three flashing red lights. The object, which showed up on radar, was about 25 kilometres away.

The man who phoned in Canada's most famous UFO sighting became the face of the mystery

"It was very clear that night and we could see the lights of Halifax," Mersey said in a statement he filed with the RCMP.

The radar also showed three objects about 10 kilometres away, but he could not see them.

Around 11 p.m., the object he could see went into the air, but by then had only one red flashing light.

This is the statement the RCMP took from the captain of the MV Nickerson, regarding something he and his crew saw in the sky on Oct. 4, 1967.

(Submitted by Chris Styles/RCMP)

"I had never seen anything like that before but it sounds like the thing they are looking for down off Shelburne or Barrington Passage," Mersey said in the statement, which was taken Oct. 7, 1967.

The RCMP statement, taken by a corporal with the Lunenburg detachment, noted: "Capt. Mersey is considered to be a reliable type individual and bears a good reputation in his community."

But Shag Harbour has long remained the focus, said Styles, in part because of the large witness pool, what authorities said at the time, and the subsequent paper trail left behind.

In Shag Harbour, an object with flashing lights crashed into the waters off the tiny fishing village.

Besides the many eyewitnesses, adding credence to the account was that a responding RCMP officer, Const. Ron O'Brien, described seeing a light from the object floating about 800 metres offshore.

"It was being carried out to sea by the tide and disappeared before we could get a boat to it," he told the Chronicle-Herald in an Oct. 7, 1967, article.

An Oct. 6, 1967, memo by a National Defence official describes some of the details surrounding the Shag Harbour UFO incident.

(Public Archives Canada)

Styles said RCMP officers commandeered two fishing boats to see what was in the water and if there were any survivors, assuming a plane had crashed. They were joined on the boats by local fishermen and other residents.

He said depending on who you talk to, the object either disappeared or submerged, but there was a yellow foam on the water that some say smelled of sulphur.

On Friday, Oct. 6, a naval diving team was brought in, and seven divers searched through the weekend, but reported finding nothing.

This CBC News footage shows the search in the days following the Oct. 4, 1967, Shag Harbour UFO incident.

(CBC)

The investigation reached the highest levels of National Defence.

An Oct. 6, 1967, memo by Col. W.W. Turner, the director of operations at National Defence headquarters, noted: "The Rescue Co-ordination Centre conducted [a] preliminary investigation and discounted the possibilities that the sighting was produced by an aircraft, flares, floats, or any other known objects."

His son, John Turner, told CBC News his father often mentioned to the family that he received reports of alleged UFO sightings.

"Many were easily discounted as photos of a Frisbee or a hubcap, but he often said others simply could not be explained," Turner wrote by email.

The Shag Harbour investigation was the cover story in the Oct. 7, 1967, Chronicle-Herald.

(Oct. 7, 1967, Chronicle-Herald)

Styles wasn't the only person to see something in Dartmouth on Oct. 4, according to the Chronicle-Herald on Oct. 7, 1967. The newspaper reported that a woman on her way home from work saw a bright, round object in the sky moving from the Halifax-Dartmouth ferry terminal.

"She described it as brighter, more vivid than a star, with an orange hue like a halo around the circumference," the reporter wrote.

The woman looked at it through binoculars when she got home and saw it was not a star.

The newspaper checked with CFB Shearwater's control tower to see if anything was on the radar during the window the woman described. Control tower personnel said no one was monitoring the radar at the time.

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This Day In UFO History: Pilot encounters giant pyramid-shaped UFO over Pelotas, Brazil, Oct 5, 1996 UAP Sighting News.

Date of sighting: Oct 5, 1996

Location of sighting: Pelotas, Brazil

 

This is easily one of the most incredible pilot UFO encounters ever recorded—and 100% real.

On November 5, 1996, acrobatic pilot Haraldo Westendorf took off over Pelotas, Brazil, expecting a quick 12-minute recreational flight in his Embraer EMB-712. Instead, he came face-to-face with a mind-boggling, stadium-sized UFO floating at 5,000 feet.

Here is what makes this sighting so mind-blowing:

• Massive Scale: The craft was a massive brown faceted cone—roughly 325 feet wide and 225 feet tall. It was big enough to swallow a soccer field, making Westendorf's plane look like a speck.
  
  
• Extreme Close Encounter: Not realizing the potential danger, Westendorf flew around the base three times, getting within 40 meters of the object as it rotated slowly. The Pelotas tower confirmed they could see the massive craft from the ground.
  
  
• A Mothership Launch: After his third pass, the top of the giant cone opened up. A classic 30-foot flying saucer emerged from the inside, tilted, and shot off into the sky at an estimated Mach 10.
  
  
• Impossible Physics: When Westendorf tried to climb above the mothership for a better look, it shot red light beams into the sky and shot straight up at unthinkable speeds. Despite the craft being triple the weight of a Boeing 747, it left zero wake turbulence—defying known aerodynamics.

An experienced stunt pilot, ground tower confirmation, and a mothership releasing a smaller saucer in broad daylight. Guys, this is absolute 100% proof that alien technology operating in our skies is light-years ahead of anything we possess!

Scott C. Waring - UFO Sightings Daily

 

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Pentagon Video of 6 Mysterious Spheres Moving at 480 MPH Sparks Bigger Questions

A mission report records an estimated speed near 480 mph while investigators flag key details remain redacted.

The objects appeared at roughly 22,000 feet during a 2025 mission supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, according to CBS News. The crew reported the spheres were grouped, moving southeast, and often changing direction

6 Objects at 480 MPH: New Pentagon UAP Video (2025)

The Pentagon released infrared video from the encounter earlier this month, along with a declassified mission report, as part of its latest batch of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) records.

What the crew saw remains unexplained.

Military Observation Details

According to an accompanying mission report, the crew spotted the objects on July 29, 2025, while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.

The report describes six small spherical objects grouped together, appearing agile and frequently changing direction. The aircraft equipped with the infrared sensor was headed northwest when the objects were observed.

The video shows several objects entering the top of the infrared sensor's field of view and moving downward. The sensor pans to keep the objects centered before changing magnification.

The Pentagon is pictured as the Department of Defense just released more videos from their UAP roll out. (AP)

The Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office cautioned that its description of the video should not be treated as an investigative conclusion about the event's validity, nature or significance. The speed, altitude and descriptions in the mission report were estimates made by the person reporting the encounter.

The report also lists whether the objects were under intelligent control as "unknown." Their propulsion was also unknown, and the crew reported no recovered material and no effects on military equipment.

Declassified Report Released

The mission report was originally marked SECRET//NOFORN and was declassified July 10 by Maj. Gen. Richard Harrison, U.S. Central Command's chief of staff, before being included in the Sept. 18 public release.

U.S. Central Command submitted the video to AARO, the Pentagon office that investigates reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena involving military personnel and sensors.

It was one of 15 videos released in the sixth batch of files published under the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters. The Pentagon plans to release more files on a rolling basis.

Another video in the same batch came from a 2025 Middle East mission in which a military operator described a white, round object that appeared to be moving as fast as 500 mph. That case is also listed as unresolved.

Status Unresolved

UAP is the government's term for observations it cannot identify immediately. An unresolved case does not mean investigators have determined an object to be extraterrestrial or technologically extraordinary.

Key questions remain unanswered.

A frame from military infrared footage released by the Pentagon shows an unidentified anomalous phenomenon being tracked over the Yellow Sea in 2023. The image was included in CBS News coverage of the Pentagon’s latest UAP records release.

(Screenshot/CBS News)

The Pentagon has not publicly identified the objects while portions of the mission report remain redacted, including operational details and the encounter's exact location.

AARO has cautioned in other unresolved cases that limited sensor information can prevent investigators from determining whether an observation represents a physical object, a sensor artifact or another explainable phenomenon.

The public record now includes military infrared footage, a formerly classified mission report, and a crew estimate that the objects were moving at nearly 500 mph.

The identity of the six objects remains unknown.

6 Objects Tracked at 480 MPH by U.S. Military | Unresolved UAP Footage

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‘Floating orbs’ zooming at 480 mph among UFOs spotted by US military, latest file drop reveals

By Josh Christenson and Ally Goelz

WASHINGTON — US military operators observed floating orbs flying at nearly 500 miles per hour over the Middle East last year, according to the latest release Friday of declassified UFO files by the Pentagon.

A 2025 report from US Central Command (CENTCOM) details a sighting of “six small spherical objects, grouped together” and “frequently changing direction” at 480 mph.

Accompanying the report was one minute of video footage showing the objects as they flew over what appeared to be a desert region.

Another video, from 2023, captured circular objects flying over the Yellow Sea that were spotted by an infrared sensor aboard a US military platform.

That same year, a Colorado law enforcement officer recorded a 15-minute cell phone video showing a UFO with “red, blue and green flashing lights” that remained “silent” as it hovered in the sky.

More than seven decades earlier, records from the office of the US Air Force Director of Intelligence discussed “flying disc” incidents recorded between September and December 1952.

A Navy warrant officer also saw what looked like flying discs near Tremonton, Utah, that July, an incident that he caught on camera only for an official investigation to assess they “were likely seabirds.”

The 16mm Kodachrome color motion-picture footage was captured with a Bell and Howell auto master camera on July 2, 1952, by chief warrant officer Delbert Newhouse, who was traveling from Washington, DC, to Portland, Ore., and ended up “filming a group of bright airborne objects.”

“The film later became one of the visual cases reviewed by Project Blue Book, the 1952–1969 U.S. Air Force program that investigated the nature and origin of unidentified flying objects (UFOs),” the declassified document webpage stated.

Investigators also tried to determine whether the officer had recorded “pillow balloons” and contacted General Mills, “the only known manufacturer of pillow balloons at the time, to determine whether a balloon release could account for the incident.

Other videos revealed circular objects flying over the Yellow Sea that were captured by an infrared sensor aboard a US military platform in 2023.

The Air Force Photo Reconnaissance Lab concluded in 1956 that the light in the film “was caused by seagulls soaring in thermal air currents.”

Another analysis said that it is “believed to be reasonably certain that the reflection brightness of these objects exceeds that of any natural diffusing type of reflecting object, such as white birds against the sky.”

The day before Newhouse shot his video, an unidentified correspondent reported seeing a “white object, shaped like an “elongated oval” but “fatter than a cigar,” about 100 feet in length.

The files have been released after President Trump signed an executive order this past February declassifying most information about the strange sightings.

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Inha Son

UFO sightings have continued for decades. Despite clearer photos and videos and the emergence of advanced observation equipment, the controversy has not ended. Can the identity of UFOs be revealed?

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Investigating Suspicious UFO Sightings

Three lights moved across the sky in broad daylight. A military infrared sensor captured an unidentified circular object, and a photograph showed an object not seen with the naked eye.

Mystery 1. Three Lights in the Daytime Sky

In August 2026, three shining white dots were spotted in the sky over Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province. The objects' shapes were not clearly visible. The three dots maintained a constant distance from each other, moving slowly, and were also seen changing positions. The video did not show them suddenly accelerating or sharply changing direction.

• Insufficient Data｜Seo Jong-han, Advisor to the Korean UAP Society
  The video alone is not enough to determine the object's position or speed. We need to confirm the situation at the time of filming and interview the witness to determine what it is.

(Left) Three dots spotted in the sky over Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, in August 2026. YouTube channel video capture - Courtesy of Children's Science Donga. (Right) UFO-related photo released by the U.S. Department of Defense. U.S. Department of Defense - Courtesy of Children's Science Donga.

Mystery 2. UFO over the West Sea Interfering with Military Sensors?
Starting in May 2026, the U.S. Department of Defense released 375 records, including photos, videos, and reports related to UFOs on five occasions. Among them was a case from Korea. In 2023, an object presumed to be a UFO was filmed over the West Sea (Yellow Sea). A high-resolution infrared sensor on a military aircraft tracked the object for about 4 minutes and 45 seconds.

• nsufficient Data｜Yoon Dong-ki, Vice President of the Korean UAP Society
  Unusual phenomena, such as interference with the military aircraft's sensors, were observed, but a precise analysis is difficult because time, speed, and location data are missing.

Mystery 3. A Giant UFO Near the Moon?
In January 2026, a research team from the Main Astronomical Observatory of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine announced the discovery of over 20 UFOs in a video of the area around the Moon filmed in 2025. Assuming the objects were near the lunar surface, their size was estimated to be up to 36 km and their speed up to 11 km/s. The objects appeared doughnut- or disk-shaped and their brightness changed periodically. The findings have not yet been published in a scientific journal.

• Insufficient Data｜Avi Loeb, Professor at Harvard University
  Observations with a single ground-based telescope can make terrestrial objects appear to be passing in front of the 

(Left) UFO data announced in January 2026 by the research team from the Main Astronomical Observatory of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Boris Ephimovich Zhilyaev et al. (Right) UFO photo taken on September 4, 1995, by Kim Seon-kyu, a photojournalist for Munhwa Ilbo. Kim Seon-kyu - Courtesy of Children's Science Donga.

Mystery 4. A UFO Captured in a Chuseok Photo?!
On September 4, 1995, Kim Seon-kyu, a photojournalist for Munhwa Ilbo, was photographing a couple threshing sesame seeds in Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi Province. While reviewing the photos, he discovered an object presumed to be a UFO above and to the right of the couple. The photo became a hot topic when it was published in the Munhwa Ilbo. The location was a no-fly zone, and the Korea Meteorological Administration confirmed there were no special weather phenomena. Investigations by the European Space Agency and the film company Kodak found no evidence of manipulation or film error.

Judgment Reserved｜Maeng Seong-ryeol, Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Woosuk University & President of the Korean UAP Society
Assuming the object is a large aircraft far away, its estimated diameter is about 100m, its altitude 4-5 km, and its speed about 4 km/s.
Hwang Min-goo, Director of the Korea Institute of Forensic Image Analysis
It is presumed to be an insect in flight, captured as a streak, much like a fast-moving baseball is captured as a blur in a photograph.

The Hunt for UFOs: From Sighting to Analysis

People chasing the identity of UFOs have gathered in one place. At the general meeting of the Korean UAP Society, we observed how unidentified objects in photographs are analyzed. How is missing information obtained from just a photo? We also looked at the tracking methods of the Galileo Project, which uses various instruments for direct observation.

“A white dot appeared at the 30-second mark and disappeared at 31 seconds!”
On August 22, 2026, at the general meeting of the Korean UAP Society, advisor Seo Jong-han showed three photos taken at Seoraksan Mountain in 2022. A small white object was captured above a Buddha statue, but it was not visible in the photos taken one second before and one second after. To identify the object, Seo analyzed the photo for manipulation, shape, size, and speed in sequence. He examined the direction and contours of the light reflecting off the object and surrounding buildings but found no signs of tampering.

Advisor Seo Jong-han estimated the size of the white object by comparing the photo's pixel count, the distance to the Buddha statue, and the statue's size.

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When the photo was enlarged, the object was revealed to be a horizontally elongated, symmetrical oval, like a rugby ball. Seo compared it to a fast-flying falcon, which has a similar shape, but concluded it was unlikely to be a falcon, stating, “The white object is excessively symmetrical and has a glossy surface.”

Size and speed were also estimated. Since the distance to the object could not be determined from the photo alone, it was assumed to be at the same distance as the Buddha statue. Using the statue's size and the number of pixels occupied by the statue and the white object in the photo, the object's calculated size was 35.4 cm horizontally and 16.9 cm vertically. Assuming the object moved out of frame within one second, its calculated speed was approximately 125.3 km/h.

Based on his analysis, Seo considered the possibility of it being a drone or a balloon to be low. However, he could not identify the object because the actual distance was unknown. “It's difficult to confirm its size and speed because we lack data from direct distance measurements,” Seo explained.

Photos Aren't Enough! Direct Observation is Key

Avi Loeb, a professor at Harvard University and head of the Galileo Project, supplements the limitations of photography by observing the sky with various instruments. The Galileo Project is a research initiative to identify UFOs using scientific equipment. The team records the light, heat, and radio waves of objects using infrared cameras and other devices. Artificial intelligence (AI) compares the observational data with known objects like birds, balloons, drones, aircraft, and satellites. Anything unclassified is then analyzed by the research team.

Professor Loeb emphasized the particular importance of accurately measuring the distance to an object. The team has set up three observatories in Las Vegas, USA, named 'Sphere,' 'Wildhorse,' and 'Hideout.' They observe the sky with a device called 'Dalek.' The distance between Sphere and Wildhorse is 10.2 km, between Sphere and Hideout is 10.1 km, and between Wildhorse and Hideout is 2 km. By observing the same object from three different locations, they can measure its distance, speed, and acceleration through triangulation.

 By observing the same object from three different locations, its distance, speed, and acceleration can be measured through triangulation.

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Professor Loeb explained, “We want to determine whether UFOs are products of extraterrestrial civilizations or phenomena arising from other causes.” He added, “By obtaining clear images and material samples, we are also exploring the possibility that they could be probes sent by an alien civilization.”

Are UFOs Extraterrestrial Spacecraft?

Many photos thought to show UFOs have ultimately been identified as known objects or phenomena, such as balloons or satellites. Still, some incidents remain unexplained. Are the rapid acceleration and sharp turns often described in UFO sightings physically possible? We examine whether objects that defy identification can be considered extraterrestrial spacecraft.

According to an announcement by the French National Centre for Space Studies in August 2026, out of 3,381 UFO cases collected since 1977, 2,260 have been identified. Among cases identified between 2023 and 2025, aircraft-related phenomena were the most common at 20%, followed by balloons (17.6%), and astronomical phenomena and satellites/launch vehicles each at 12.2%.

However, some cases remain unexplained. “Among the cases reported to us, only about 0.01% are potential UFOs,” said Seo Jong-han, advisor to the Korean UAP Society. “In the investigation by the French National Centre for Space Studies, about 3.1% remained unidentified even after investigation.”

So, how did these unidentified UFOs move? Claims have emerged of saucer-shaped objects flying at supersonic speeds without creating a sonic boom, or accelerating instantaneously. There are also sightings of them making sharp turns at high speed or moving seamlessly between space, the atmosphere, and the ocean.

How did the unidentified UFOs move? There are claims of saucer-shaped objects flying at supersonic speeds without producing a sonic boom, or accelerating in an instant.

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A saucer-shaped aircraft could fly if it had a superior propulsion and attitude control system. However, air resistance would create turbulence, making stable flight difficult. Flying at high speeds would also significantly raise the aircraft's surface temperature. Making a right-angle turn while maintaining high speed is also difficult. To change direction, an aircraft must turn in a curve. The X-31, an advanced fighter jet developed by the United States and Germany, had to reduce its speed before making curved turns.

Just because an object cannot be identified does not mean it is a spacecraft made by an alien civilization. Hong Sung-wook, a researcher at the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, explained, “To conclude it came from an extraterrestrial civilization, the same phenomenon must be observed multiple times and its cause precisely identified.” He added, “It also needs to be confirmed through various analyses that it involves technology that cannot be made on Earth.” Kim Jong-am, a professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Seoul National University, emphasized, “Speculation about UFOs is not meaningless. But when concluding that a certain phenomenon could exist, it requires verification based on observational data and evidence.”

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