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UFO Video in Latest Drop of Defense Department Was Featured in 1956 Docudrama, Despite Claims It’s Never Been Seen Before
Witnesses
Unknown
Duration
Unknown
Source material
3
Timeline
2
Source context
Limited context
Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.
Source provenance
r/UFOs
Live sighting record c2d65c68-621f-4626-bce0-09122ec16dc6.
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Field Intelligence
Sunlight window
Daytime — sun above horizon
Sighting occurred during daylight hours
Solar window
Weather
Open-MeteoArea activity
Meteor activity
Context notes
Heavy cloud cover (100%) — limited visibility
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
Timezone
Mountain Time
Location
Utah
Witness account
Narrative
A video featured in the Trump administration’s latest tranche of UFO files appears to have been around for decades, and even received the Hollywood treatment, despite claims it was a “never-before-seen” clip. The video was “revealed” on Friday as part of an exclusive Fox News segment by senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy. “I was summoned to an office in the West Wing yesterday for a private briefing about these files you are about to see on your screen for the first time ever,” an e...
Case progression
Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near Utah.
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Source material
media
Cover image
Visual reference carried with the original report.
source
Original report
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telemetry
Environmental pass
Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.