President says Trump administration will soon release UFO files
President Trump has said his administration plans to release information and materials about UFOs.
Have you ever looked up into the vast Texas sky and seen something moving across the sky? It could be a shooting star, a satellite, or a UFO.
The Department of Defense released multiple documents on Friday, May 8, detailing sightings of unidentified flying objects, or “bogies,” in U.S. airspace, including a report from Texas.
The document was released by the US Department of Defense at the direction of President Donald Trump and marks the release of government files related to Al-Al.Yen and extraterrestrial life forms, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) and UFOs.
“These files, hidden behind classified cover, have long fueled legitimate speculation, but now is the time for the American people to see for themselves,” Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said in a statement. “The release of these declassified documents demonstrates the Trump Administration’s commitment to unprecedented transparency.”
Here we will look at files related to Texas.
UFO discovered over Abilene, Texas in 1948
According to a Department of Defense incident summary, on January 1, 1948, a man identified as “Mr. A. Schroeder” reported a UFO in the 1100 block of Highland Avenue in Abilene, Texas.
Dr. Schroeder reported seeing a bright blue-green bell-shaped object stationary in the western sky over Abilene at 1:25 a.m. and 1:30 a.m.
Fort Worth man sees UFO over Alaska
Also in 1948, Lieutenant Aitch Johnson noticed a flat silver disc in the sky over Fairbanks, Alaska.
According to an incident report, a Fort Worth man observed an object flying over Alaska at an estimated speed of 250 to 300 miles per hour on April 18, 1948, at approximately 1:06 p.m.
The report also noted that the sighting “may have been a reflection of sunlight off the wing” of an aircraft flying in the area at the time.
Possible UFO sighting during NASA Gemini 7 space launch
The Pentagon has released recordings and audio files from NASA’s Gemini 7 mission in 1965 in which astronaut Frank Bowman reported sightings of an unidentified object to NASA control, which he called “bogey.”
Although the launch did not take place in Texas, the report was returned to space control in Houston.
This conversation occurred on December 5, 1965, 4 hours and 24 minutes into the flight, when Bowman notified space control that there was a “bogey” on the left.
When asked to clarify what they were seeing, Bowman said they were seeing “hundreds of small particles” to their left about three to four miles away.
As a NASA spokesperson revealed, the bogey was an unidentified object along with the particles.
Department of Defense documents reports of other possible sightings in Texas
Some documents mention connections and reports of possible UFO sightings in Texas, but lack details to understand the situation.
For example, the Pentagon received a Yocum Times Record clipping reporting a UFO sighting by Mrs. Anna Banis in 1947, but it is unclear why she wrote the letter to the Pentagon.
This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.
Mateo Rosiles is a Texas Connect reporter for USA TODAY and local Texas newspapers. Do you have any news tips for him? Email us at mrosiles@usatodayco.com.
