Pentagon releases three Navy UAP videos (2020)
🏛️ U.S. Department of Defense · U.S. Navy
The Defense Department officially released three unclassified Navy videos, known as FLIR (2004), GIMBAL (2015) and GOFAST (2015), which had already leaked or been published years earlier.
Key points
- The Pentagon said it released them to clear up any confusion over whether the footage was real.
- It said the objects in the videos remained “unidentified”.
- The videos are hosted on the Naval Air Systems Command FOIA reading room.
Why it matters
Official confirmation of these clips moved UAPs from fringe topic to front-page news.
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U.S. Department of Defense · U.S. Navy. (2020). Pentagon releases three Navy UAP videos (2020). https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2165713/statement-by-the-department-of-defense-on-the-release-of-historical-navy-videos/Related records
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