Newly released secret government files detail UFO encounter with 13 fighter jets
Recently declassified NSA files reveal multiple UFO encounters involving military aircraft, including an incident with 13 fighter jets. The documents, marked with the codeword 'Umbra', detail various unexplained sightings and radar reports. This release follows a legal appeal by the Disclosure Foundation and is separate from Pentagon disclosures on UFOs.
- ▪The newly released files include reports of military jets chasing unidentified objects.
- ▪Radar-tracking reports describe UFOs in various shapes, including star-shaped and spherical.
- ▪The documents were released as part of a Freedom of Information Act appeal related to a 1980 lawsuit against the NSA.
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| Publication time | Fri, 22 May 2026 15:11:07 -0400 |
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US News Newly released secret government files detail UFO encounter with 13 fighter jets By Emily Crane Published May 22, 2026, 3:11 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A trove of previously top secret National Security Agency records have just been released that detail a spate of apparent UFO encounters, including one incident where 13 military fighter jets were sent to chase a mysterious unidentified object. The UFO-related files, made public by the nonprofit Disclosure Foundation earlier this week, are all marked with the codeword “Umbra” — a top security designation used by the NSA.
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