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Defense Department releases UFO files, but where are the aliens?
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
The Department of Defense ... er, uh, War , has released “new, never-before-seen files of UFOs,” saying that it's in keeping with the Trump administration's commitment to transparency. Well OK Wilson, yes, Secretary Pete Hegseth did kick reporters out of the Pentagon.
But that's because he didn't like what they were reporting. And don't mention his make-up powder room or that he brings his wife to work. The Pentagon began compiling the secret, classified reports and photographs of UFOs in 2007. President Donald Trump, of course, praised himself for making them public.
But the files are less…
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