Pentagon unveils trove of declassfied 'UFO' videos. How to see them all, from 'a football-shaped body' to 'a misshapen and uneven ball of white light'

五角大楼公布一批解密的“UFO”视频宝库：从“足球形物体”到“畸形且不均匀的白光球”，如何观看全部内容

UFO enthusiasts just got a big old bone to sink their teeth into.

UFO 爱好者们刚刚得到了一块可以大快朵颐的“老骨头”。

The Pentagon released its first tranche of declassified "UFO files" on Friday (May 8), responding to a directive that President Trump issued in February.

五角大楼于周五（5 月 8 日）公布了第一批解密的“UFO 文件”，以回应特朗普总统在 2 月份发布的指令。

The new release consists of 161 files, most of which are PDFs recounting investigative reports and eyewitness testimonials (including from a few Apollo astronauts, who saw some strange things near the moon). But there's also quite a bit of imagery, including nearly 30 videos, which feature a range of intriguing unidentified flying objects — or unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), as they were recently rebranded.

五角大楼此次释出的这批解密文件共计 161 份，其中绝大多数为 PDF 文档，内容详细记录了多份调查报道以及目击者的亲身讲述（例如，有几位阿波罗计划的宇航员也提供了证词，他们曾在月球附近目击到一些颇为离奇的现象）。不仅如此，这批材料中还包含了数量可观的影像资料，视频数量接近 30 个，集中展示了一系列令人费解的不明飞行物——或者用它们最近被重新包装后的官方说法，即所谓的“不明异常现象”（UAP）。

Space.com combined all of those newly declassified videos into a supercut, which you can see above or via Space.com's YouTube channel. And the new footage is definitely worth a look.

Space.com 将这些新解密的视频全部剪辑成了一个合集，您可以在上面观看，或者通过 Space.com 的 YouTube 频道观看。这些新镜头绝对值得一看。

For example, one submission from U.S. Central Command features five seconds of imagery captured in Syria by a full-motion video (FMV) camera in October 2024.

例如，美国中央司令部提交的一份文件包含了一段 5 秒的影像，由全动态摄像机于 2024 年 10 月在叙利亚拍摄。

"An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D32, described the UAP as consisting of a 'misshapen and uneven ball of white light,' and reported that a 'light/glare halo effect' occurred at the top of the FMV feed," Pentagon officials wrote in a description of the video.

五角大楼官员在视频描述中写道：“随附的任务报告 DoW-UAP-D32 将 UAP 描述为一个‘畸形且不均匀的白光球’，并报告称在全动态视频画面的顶部出现了‘光/眩光晕效果’。”

Another video, submitted by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, features a nine-second observation gathered in 2024 by an infrared sensor aboard an unspecified U.S. military platform.

另一段视频由美国印太司令部提交，包含一段 9 秒的观测记录，由某个未指明的美国军事平台上的红外传感器于 2024 年采集。

"The sensor focuses on an area of contrast that resembles a football-shaped body with three radial projections: one oriented vertically, and two oriented downward at a 45-degree angle relative to the major axis of the main mass," Pentagon officials wrote in a description of the video.

五角大楼官员在视频描述中写道：“传感器聚焦于一个对比度区域，该区域呈现出一个类似足球形状的物体，带有三个放射状凸起：一个垂直方向，另外两个向下倾斜，与主体长轴呈 45 度角。”

Another 2024 infrared video from the same command has a more artistic feel, and not just because it's considerably longer (100 seconds). It shows a small, bright dot cruising through an array of windmills, looking like a wanderer lost in a ghostly forest of monstrous mechanical trees.

来自同一司令部的另一段 2024 年红外视频则更具艺术感，这不仅仅因为它时长相当长（100 秒）。它显示了一个明亮的微小光点在一排风力发电机之间穿行，看起来就像一个迷失在由巨大机械树组成的幽灵森林中的流浪者。

The Pentagon does not attempt to explain the UAP featured in these videos. Indeed, the accompanying text features the following disclaimer: "Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature or significance."

五角大楼并未试图解释这些视频中的 UAP。事实上，随附的文本包含以下免责声明：“读者不应将本描述的任何部分解读为反映与所述事件有关的有效性、性质或重要性的分析判断、调查结论或事实认定。

And, of course, "unidentified" does not necessarily mean "alien" where UAP are concerned. Experts stress that there are a variety of possible earthly explanations for such observations, from advanced drone technology to software bugs and instrument issues.

当然，就 UAP 而言，“身份不明”并不一定意味着“外星人”。专家强调，从先进的无人机技术到软件错误和仪器问题，这些观测结果有多种可能的地球来源解释。

Releasing the files will get more eyes on UAP footage, which military officials say is a good thing.

公布这些文件将让更多人关注UAP的镜头，军方官员表示这是一件好事。

"The materials archived here are unresolved cases, meaning the government is unable to make a definitive determination on the nature of the observed phenomena," the Pentagon wrote on the new UFO files website. "This can occur for a variety of reasons, including a lack of sufficient data, and the Department of War welcomes the application of private-sector analysis, information and expertise."

五角大楼在新的 UFO 文件网站上写道：“此处存档的材料是未解决的案件，这意味着政府无法对所观测现象的性质做出明确判定。导致这种情况的原因可能有多种，包括缺乏足够的数据。陆军部欢迎应用私营部门的分析、信息和专业知识。”

And there will be more files coming soon, according to that page: "Given the scope of this task, the Department of War will be releasing new materials on a rolling basis as they are discovered and declassified, with tranches posted every few weeks."

根据该页面，很快会有更多文件发布：“鉴于这项任务的范围，陆军部将在新材料被发现和解密时滚动发布，每隔几周推出一批。”