June 13, 2026

Pentagon Releases Files on Glowing Orb Sightings — June 13, 2026

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Declassified Pentagon files and recent coverage detail glowing orb sightings and congressional testimony; listen to learn what the releases, whistleblower claims, and ongoing investigations mean for UFO disclosure.

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This is UFO sightings today. The Independent argues that what

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many call disclosure is not a single headline, but a

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slow accumulation hearings, leaks, films, and file dumps that make

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the idea of other intelligences feel closer than it did

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a decade ago. That piece traces a cultural moment. Celebrity conversations,

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documentary premieres, and a steady drip of government releases have

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shifted public expectation. Background whistleblowers and witnesses like David Gruch

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have pushed this into congressional testimony, while recent deaths of

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figures in the field have added a grim, unresolved subtext

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to the debate. Reuter's has published a newly released Pentagon

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file describing multiple reports of glowing orbs over the US Northeast.

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Pilots and censors logged lights that behaved oddly, Officials recorded

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the incidents, and the files show the phenomenon reached the

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attention of military investigators. The detail matters because it shows

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the Department of Defense kept contemporaneous records even when no

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neat answer was at hand. In our Disclosure Watch segment,

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NBC News is out with a third batch of declassified

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files that it says show sightings around the world being

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investigated by US agencies. The release includes scanned reports, case notes,

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and some video, but so far the material read more

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like unfinished investigations than definitive revelations. For many, the question

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now is not whether the files exist, but what the

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files do not include. Online, the conversation is raw. One

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longtime follower called the new tronch a disappointment, citing talk

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of catastrophic disclosure and naming filmmakers who have threatened to

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release alleged evidence. Others point out that the Air Force,

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the Department of Energy, and the CIA still hold the

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documents people want. Official investigators say these releases are part

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of routine archival work and ongoing reviews. Skeptics point to aircraft, satellites, balloons,

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and censor error as likely explanations, and urge caution before

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leaping to extraordinary conclusions. Will keep watching the skies. UFO

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Sightings today is for informational purposes only. Stories are drawn

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from publicly available sources. All claims are attributed to their

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original sources and have not been independently verified.