The U.S. government has declassified dozens of documents related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), previously known as UFOs. This release under the Trump administration is presented as a significant step towards transparency.

<img alt="A black and white screen image with a bright white dot near its centre." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/50c4115a-a1a3-41bf-ba00-cea4bb157870,1778274584549/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C145%2C3420%2C1923%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="This still image from a video is among the material released Friday by the Pentagon in files related to unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs, previously known as unidentified flying objects, or UFOs. The minute-long video fro...