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Pentagon Shares Secret UFO Files

scienceMay 14, 2026·129 words·2 min read

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Pentagon Shares Secret UFO Files
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Defense made many UFO files public. UFOs are objects people see in the sky. President Donald Trump told the government to share these files. The files are on a website. More files will come soon.
The files are from many years. Astronauts on the Moon saw strange lights. One astronaut thought he saw a laser. A 1948 report said people in Europe saw strange objects. New files show egg-shaped metal objects from 2023. Army videos also show objects in the Middle East.
People have different views. Some say the release is a good start. Others think the government is still hiding the truth. One UFO expert says the public is not ready. The Pentagon has not said when all files will be public.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a part of the government
n.
keeping a country safe
n.
a person who goes to space
n.
a person who knows a lot about something
n.
making something public
adj.
open to all people
n.
the people who lead a country
adj.
looking like an egg
Vocabulary Translations· 8 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

departmentn.

a part of the government

bộDepartamento省 / 部門bakanlıkDepartamentodepartamentوزارةMinisterieминистерство부 / 부서
defensen.

keeping a country safe

Quốc phòngDefesa国防SavunmaDefensaobronaالدفاعDefensieоборона国防국방
astronautn.

a person who goes to space

phi hành giaastronautas宇宙飛行士astronotlarastronautasastronauciرواد فضاءastronautenкосмонавты宇航员우주비행사
expertn.

a person who knows a lot about something

chuyên giaespecialista専門家uzmanexpertoekspertخبيرexpertэксперт专家전문가
releasen.

making something public

việc công bốdivulgação公開yayımlamapublicaciónujawnienieالإفراج (عن الملفات)vrijgaveобнародование公开/发布공개
publicadj.

open to all people

công khaipúblicos公開のhalka açıkpúblicospubliczne / jawneعلنيةopenbaarобщедоступные公开的공개된
governmentn.

the people who lead a country

chính phủgoverno政府hükümetgobiernorządالحكومةregeringправительство政府정부
egg-shapedadj.

looking like an egg

hình quả trứngem forma de ovo卵型のyumurta şeklindecon forma de huevow kształcie jajkaبشكل بيضويeivormigяйцевидные蛋形的달걀 모양의

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Question 1: True or False

1

Astronauts on the Moon saw strange lights.

2

The government showed all the UFO files in 1948.

3

All the files come from the year 2023.

4

One UFO expert says the public is not ready.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

When did the Department of Defense make the UFO files public?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What did an astronaut on the Moon think he saw?

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Question 5: Fill in the Blank

Many people think this ______ is a good first step.

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