At the order of U.S. ​President Donald Trump, the Defense Department on Friday released dozens of previously classified files on alleged UFO sightings to provide what ‌it called “unprecedented transparency” to the American people, though analysts said many of the documents had already been made public.

The disclosure of documents, photos and videos of “unidentified anomalous phenomena” will be followed by future releases as more materials are declassified, the Defense Department said in a statement, Reuters reported.

Trump was the latest president to release U.S. government reports on UFOs, a ​disclosure process that began in the late 1970s. Experts said the batch of around 160 files released on Friday contained new videos ​of known sightings but gave no conclusive evidence of alien technology or extraterrestrial life.

The files include a 1947 report of “flying discs” as well as grainy photos of “unidentified phenomena” taken from the moon’s surface by the 1969 Apollo 12 lunar mission and a transcript of the ​Apollo 17 crew describing unidentified objects seen from the moon in 1972.

‘BRIGHT PARTICLES’ DURING APOLLO 17

Apollo 17 mission pilot Ronald Evans reported “a few very bright ​particles or fragments or something that go drifting by as we maneuver,” based on the transcript.

“Roger. Understand,” mission control replied.

“These files, hidden behind classifications, have long fueled justified speculation – and it’s time the American people see it for themselves,” Hegseth said in a statement.

The records release is likely to fuel fresh debate over government secrecy and ​the possible existence of life in the cosmos.

“Whereas previous Administrations have failed to be transparent on this subject, with these new Documents and Videos, ​the people can decide for themselves, “WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?” Trump said in a statement. “Have fun and enjoy!”

The move was welcomed by U.S. Representatives Tim Burchett and ‌Anna Paulina ⁠Luna, both proponents of declassifying UFO files. Luna said an additional tranche of material was expected in about 30 days.

“The files show that UAP are not simply a matter of speculation or public curiosity,” Harvard University astrophysicist Avi Loeb said in an email to Reuters. “The government has collected records.”

The images from Apollo 12 and 17 were fascinating but could be the result of asteroid impacts on the lunar surface, Loeb said.

DISTRACTION FROM POLITICAL PROBLEMS?

Some critics ​cast the UFO disclosures as a ​distraction from Trump’s political woes, including ⁠the unpopular U.S. military campaign against Iran and public pressure to release further files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

“I really don’t care about the UFO files. I just don’t. I’m so sick of the ‘look at the ​shiny object’ propaganda,” former Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene wrote on X.

UAP investigator Mick West said the ​administration of former President ⁠Joe Biden disclosed much of the same information as Friday’s release.

“They’re evidence of us not being able to identify a small white dot that’s a long distance away,” the Sacramento, California-based analyst said of the new UAP videos and images.

Independent journalist Leslie Kean said the release showed there was still a lot ⁠of government ​information on UAP that should be disclosed. Kean co-authored a 2017 New York Times story ​on a secret Pentagon UAP program, which prompted Congress to push for declassification of UFO documents.

“I think we’ve already proven the existence of UAP, but that doesn’t mean we’ve proven they’re ​alien or extraterrestrial or that we know what they are,” said Kean.

دونالد ترمپ، رئیس‌جمهور ایالات متحده، روز چهارشنبه گفته است که امریکا در چارچوب تلاش‌ها برای رسیدن به توافق با ایران، اورانیوم غنی‌شده از این کشور را دریافت خواهد کرد.

ترمپ هنگام ترک یک مراسم در قصر سفید به خبرنگاران گفت: «ما آن را دریافت خواهیم کرد.» این اظهارات در حالی مطرح می‌شود که دو کشور هنوز در تلاش برای رسیدن به توافق نهایی در مورد پایان تنش‌ها در منطقه هستند.

بر اساس گزارش‌ها، یکی از اهداف اصلی واشنگتن در فشارهای نظامی و سیاسی بر ایران، جلوگیری از دست‌یابی تهران به سلاح هسته‌ای عنوان شده است. ایران تا کنون بیش از ۹۰۰ پوند (۴۰۸کیلوگرام) اورانیوم غنی‌شده را تحویل نداده است.

دونالد ترمپ، رئیس‌جمهور ایالات متحده، در اظهارات تازه خود بار دیگر توان نظامی ایران را کم‌اهمیت خوانده و گفته است که تهران باید «پرچم سفید تسلیم» را بلند کند، اما به گفته او «به‌دلیل غرور این کار را انجام نمی‌دهد».

ترمپ در جمع خبرنگاران در قصر سفید مدعی شده است که توان نظامی ایران به حدی کاهش یافته که تنها توان شلیک «سلاح‌های ضعیف» را دارد و تأکید کرده که تهران در ظاهر موضع سخت‌گیرانه دارد، اما در پشت پرده خواهان توافق است.

او همچنان از وضعیت محاصره دریایی و فشارهای امریکا بر بنادر ایران در منطقه تمجید کرده و گفته است این اقدامات به باور او به‌گونه مؤثر در حال نتیجه دادن است.

ترمپ در پاسخ به پرسشی درباره شرایط نقض آتش‌بس نیز گفته است که طرف مقابل «می‌داند چه کاری نباید انجام دهد» و در صورت تخطی، واکنش امریکا مشخص خواهد بود.

این اظهارات در حالی مطرح می‌شود که تنش‌ها میان واشنگتن و تهران همچنان ادامه دارد و تلاش‌های دیپلماتیک برای کاهش بحران جریان دارد.