Flashes and Flutters and Dots, Oh My! New 'UFO Photos' Released
The War Department has released a new set of photos related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). The images, however, consist mainly of indistinct dots and flashes, raising skepticism about their significance. Despite the high interest in UAPs, the quality of the images remains disappointing.
- ▪The Department of War published the second release of UAP files as part of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters.
- ▪Since its launch on May 8, 2026, the UAP website has received over 1 billion hits worldwide.
- ▪The latest batch of released photos has been criticized for lacking substantial evidence of alien activity.
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Flashes and Flutters and Dots, Oh My! New 'UFO Photos' Released By Ward Clark | 11:38 AM on May 22, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/John Raoux The War Department has released another installment of "UFO" or, as we call them now, Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) photos, and like most such batches of photos, it's mostly dots, dashes, and flashes. For all our vaunted technology, for all that we live in a time where almost everyone has a high-resolution still and video camera on their person at every moment, this is, it seems, still the best we can do.
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