UFO secret files, drone swarms and nuclear-linked sightings stun experts in 2025

Whistleblowers allege the government is holding back info on UFOs Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on shocking allegations about the flying objects on 'Special Report.' It was the year of the UFO in 2025. From new-age documentaries to decades-old mysterious reports coming to light, both experts and civilians have been baffled by a slew of new information regarding otherworldly objects appearing over the country’s skies. Here is a look at the most compelling, out-of-this-world UFO headlines from 2025, as questions continue to swirl regarding the validity of such claims and whether we are truly alone in the universe. Decades-old images reveal new UFO clues in strange bursts over nuclear test sites Earlier this year, scientists at California’s Palomar Observatory discovered several instances of transient, star-like flashes in photographs taken over 70 years ago that may hold the key to answers regarding instances of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) - or UFOs - appearing near nuclear testing sites, according to a research paper published in Nature’s Scientific Reports on Oct. 20, 2025. EXPLOSIVE NEW DOCUMENTARY PROBES '80-YEAR GLOBAL COVERUP' OF UFO SECRETS The U.S. government is compelled to investigate reports of UFOs to identify any issues regarding threats to national security. (iStock) The images originated from digitized astronomical plates - pieces of glass that capture images of the night sky - compiled by the observatory from 1949 to 1957, while also predating the launch of the first artificial satellite in October 1957. "We speculate that some transients could potentially be UAP in Earth orbit that, if descending into the atmosphere, might provide the stimulus for some UAP sightings," the paper states. While many of the objects were determined by scientists to be errors or markings on the physical plates, thousands of other sightings reportedly correspond with various documented sightings of UFOs appearing near nuclear testing sites . In one instance, bright objects were spotted in the night sky within the same two weeks when witnesses reported numerous UAPs above Washington, D.C., from July 19 to July 27, 1952, according to the report. The final documented sighting within the timeframe was over a nuclear testing site on March 17, 1956, just one day after the "Joe 21" test conducted by the Soviet Union, according to the New York Post. Researchers also subsequently observed transients hovering on at least 124 above-ground nuclear tests at sites that were active from 1951 until the launch of Sputnik in 1957. However, further research reportedly led them to the conclusion that the phenomenon was the result of "high energy particles" present within the atmosphere, due to the nuclear testing materials. Similarly, the study pointed to findings that revealed transients were 45% more likely to be spotted in the air within 24 hours of nuclear testing, with "significantly more" UAP sightings being documented within the test windows. UFO sightings surged in 2025 as new reports, archival discoveries and government documents fueled renewed national interest. (iStock) The researchers ultimately concluded that eyewitness sightings of star-like...

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