Pentagon releases reports of 1,800 mph triangular craft and Navy emails
Newly declassified files describe silent triangular objects over military sites, while internal Navy records reveal the command structure of the UAP Task Force.
Key figures
| Speed of triangular craft | 1,800 mph |
|---|---|
| Total UAP reports received by AARO | 319 |
| Resolved prosaic cases | 114 |
| Pages of Navy records released | 1,321 |
| Pages withheld in full | 302 |
| Airborne objects in Virginia maritime event | approximately 100 |
Timeline
- Government performed DNA analysis on hair samples from Skinwalker Ranch
- ODNI UAP assessment
- FOIA request for records involving Scott W. Bray
- Air Force cellphone videos allegedly show triangular object in Colorado
- Federal agents report encounter with matte black triangular craft
- Navy responds to 2022 FOIA request
The Pentagon has released a series of declassified files and documents, including reports of black triangular craft traveling at 1,800 mph and over 1,000 pages of internal Navy emails regarding the UAP Task Force.
These disclosures combine eyewitness accounts of anomalous flight behavior with the administrative paper trail of the government's modern UAP effort. The records provide concrete data on observed phenomena and the internal hierarchy managing those reports.
High-speed triangular craft sightings
Newly declassified files describe black triangular objects traveling up to 1,800 mph over secret U.S. military bases [6]. The Department of Defense has confirmed the authenticity of Navy-captured images and video showing triangle-shaped UAP [2].
Observers noted the objects moved 1.5 miles in three seconds [6]. These sightings occurred on at least three separate occasions over the past year [6]. The files were released under the Trump administration’s Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters initiative [6].
One Department of War memo described the craft as having a "continuous (seamless), featureless surface lacking any discernible structural discontinuities, propulsive apertures, intake structures, aerodynamic control effectors, or cockpit features" [6].
The objects made no sound and produced no vapor trails or exhaust gases [6]. Thermal scans showed a consistent heat signal across the airframe, unlike the concentrated heat typically found around the engines of drones or airplanes [6].
Maritime swarms and AARO resolutions
These sightings accompany data from the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). In its Fiscal Year 2025 report, AARO disclosed a maritime event off the coast of Virginia involving approximately 100 airborne objects and two likely uncrewed surface systems [4].
During that period, AARO received 319 total UAP reports [4]. The office resolved 114 of those as prosaic objects, including birds, balloons, satellites, aircraft, and a single manned jet pack [4].
AARO's case holdings contained 1,870 reports as of May 30, 2025 [4]. The office stated that none of the resolved cases to date "indicate advanced foreign adversarial capabilities or breakthrough technologies in any domain" [4].
Navy Task Force hierarchy
Parallel to sighting reports, the Navy released 1,321 pages of records involving former Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott W. Bray [1]. The Navy responded to a 2022 FOIA request on September 23, 2026, though it withheld 302 pages in full [1].
Internal emails confirm that John “Jay” Stratton led the Navy's UAP Task Force effort and reported directly to Bray [1]. The correspondence includes exchanges with Defense Intelligence official Neill Tipton and Rear Adm. Kelly Aeschbach [1].
The records cover congressional briefings, public-affairs strategies, the 2021 ODNI UAP assessment, and the April 2020 public release of Navy UAP videos [1].
Other evidence and whistleblower claims
Some evidence mentioned in government files remains unavailable. The Pentagon is searching for two classified Air Force cellphone videos from 2023 that allegedly show a 100-foot triangular object near a military installation in Colorado [10].
Separately, whistleblowers David Grusch, Dylan Borland, and Matthew Brown have requested immunity from President Trump to reveal classified information [8]. Grusch claims he has seen "jaw-dropping" evidence of government recovery operations involving craft and non-human occupants [8].
What we don't know
- What was contained in the 302 pages of Scott Bray's emails that the Navy withheld?
- Will the Pentagon locate and release the two Air Force videos from Colorado?
- Are the black triangular objects the result of adversarial nation technology or a non-human origin?
Sources
- Navy Releases Massive Cache of Scott Bray UAP Emails After Four Years; More Than 300 Pages Withheld in Full — The Black Vault: document archive, Sep 24, 2026
- Pentagon Confirms Triangular UFO Video Is Real, Taken by Navy ... — businessinsider.com, Oct 25, 2026
- Pentagon investigating mysterious UAP event reported by the Navy ... — defensescoop.com, Oct 22, 2026
- Mysterious black triangles spotted over secret US military bases ... — nypost.com, Oct 24, 2026
- UFO whistleblowers beg Trump for immunity so they can reveal 'alien secrets' — irishstar.com
- Pentagon Investigates Colorado Triangle UAP Videos — theufotimes.com
Photos and video from the reports
Further reading
- Seventh UFO files batch reveals details about "unidentified craft" of ...
A report on the seventh batch of declassified UAP files published by the Department of War.


