The debate over Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, commonly known as UAPs or UFOs, has taken another unexpected turn, with claims that the FBI has emerged as the federal agency most aggressively pursuing answers about mysterious objects reported in American airspace.
Those claims come from documentary filmmaker Dan Farah, whose film The Age of Disclosure examines allegations from intelligence officials, military personnel, and government insiders who believe the United States has not been fully transparent about what it knows regarding unexplained aerial encounters.
Appearing on Jesse Watters Primetime, Farah argued that while President Donald Trump has directed federal agencies to identify and declassify information related to UAPs and possible nonhuman intelligence, not everyone within the government has been eager to cooperate.
“One federal agency has emerged in the last couple months as the one taking this the most seriously and aggressively pursuing the truth, and working with the White House, and that’s the FBI,” Farah said.
According to Farah, the bureau has made the issue a significant priority and is taking a more active role than other agencies that have allegedly been slow to respond.
“As they wrap their arms around this more and make it a huge priority for the bureau, I think we’re going to see a lot of learnings and disclosure come out of that,” he said. “They’re certainly leading the charge right now.”
Farah’s comments follow Trump’s February directive ordering federal agencies to begin identifying and releasing government records related to UAPs, UFOs, extraterrestrial life, and other related subjects. The president framed the effort as a response to longstanding public interest and a broader push for transparency.
Yet Farah claims that some agencies and military officials have resisted the process.
He alleged that certain government entities have either refused to participate meaningfully or have acted as though they possess little or no information on the subject. According to Farah, that resistance reflects a familiar pattern in Washington, where career officials sometimes wait for political pressure to fade rather than engage with controversial issues.
What makes the current situation different, he argues, is the FBI’s involvement.
The filmmaker says bureau investigators are actively pursuing leads and attempting to determine what information exists across the federal government. If true, it would represent a notable shift in how the government approaches a topic that for decades was often relegated to the fringes of public discussion.
A major theme of The Age of Disclosure is that the issue extends far beyond curiosity about extraterrestrial life. Several officials featured in the documentary frame UAPs as a national security concern.
Among them is Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who appears in the film discussing reports of unexplained objects operating near sensitive military locations.
“We’ve had repeated instances of something operating in the airspace over restricted nuclear facilities and it’s not ours and we don’t know whose it is,” Rubio said in footage highlighted by Farah. “That alone, just that statement alone, deserves inquiry, deserves attention, deserves focus.”
Farah echoed that concern, arguing that the lack of definitive answers is itself troubling.
“No matter who’s controlling these UAP, that’s a problem,” he said. “We currently have no idea who’s controlling them, what their intentions are and what their plans are in the future.”
The administration’s transparency effort has already produced some results. Earlier this month, a new batch of government files related to UAPs was released, including material connected to the Apollo 12 and Apollo 17 missions and images showing unusual objects captured during spaceflight operations.
