### [2026-09-18](/feed/2026/09/18/index.md)

##### Investigation of UFO reports by the United States government
# The U.S. Defense Department releases a sixth batch of classified files related to unidentified flying objects, including videos of several orbs flying over Washington, D.C. in 1952 and orbs flying near Tremonton, Utah, also in 1952. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cm4glen7dpx9o)
2. [CBC News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ufo-files-uap-pentagon-6th-release/)

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