Pentagon Official UAP Video Release

On April 27, 2020, the Department of Defense officially released three Navy videos showing unidentified aerial phenomena. The release confirmed their authenticity and represented an unprecedented level of military transparency regarding UFOs.

The Release

April 27, 2020:

• Department of Defense
• Official statement
• Three videos released
• Authenticity confirmed
• Historic moment

The Videos

Three clips:

• FLIR1 (2004)
• Gimbal (2015)
• GoFast (2015)
• All Navy footage
• Gun camera recordings

FLIR1 (Tic Tac)

2004 footage:

• USS Nimitz encounter
• Commander Fravor case
• Oblong object
• Impossible maneuvers
• Famous video

Gimbal

2015 footage:

• East Coast
• Rotating object
• Pilot exclamations
• “There’s a whole fleet”
• Remarkable audio

GoFast

2015 footage:

• Fast-moving object
• Over water
• No propulsion visible
• Low altitude
• High speed

Official Statement

Pentagon said:

• Videos are authentic
• Showing UAP
• Unidentified aerial phenomena
• Official classification
• Not explained

Why Released

Pentagon explained:

• Clarify public misconceptions
• Videos already leaked
• Confirm authenticity
• Not classified anymore
• Public interest

Prior Leakage

Videos had appeared:

• 2017 NYT story
• Online circulation
• Questions of authenticity
• Now confirmed official
• Real Navy footage

The Confirmation

What Pentagon confirmed:

• Videos genuine
• Captured by Navy
• Objects unidentified
• Not secret programs
• Genuinely unknown

Media Coverage

Response:

• Major news coverage
• International attention
• Mainstream treatment
• Serious analysis
• Historic coverage

Changed Conversation

After release:

• UFOs legitimate topic
• Military acknowledgment
• Congressional interest
• Reduced stigma
• New era

UAP Task Force

Shortly after:

• Navy established UAPTF
• Investigate sightings
• Report to Congress
• Official program
• Ongoing study

Congressional Action

Legislators:

• Demanded briefings
• Required reports
• Bipartisan interest
• National security concern
• Ongoing oversight

Not Explained

Important note:

• Pentagon never explained
• Objects remain unknown
• No identification
• Mystery continues
• Acknowledgment only

Pilot Testimony

Navy pilots:

• Encouraged to report
• No career penalty
• Official change
• More reports expected
• Cultural shift

Significance

2020 release significant for:

• Official confirmation
• Pentagon statement
• Authenticity established
• Changed discourse
• Historic milestone

Legacy

The Pentagon’s 2020 video release marked a turning point in UFO/UAP history. Official confirmation of unexplained aerial objects in military airspace fundamentally changed how the topic is discussed and investigated.