Washington: The Pentagon has started releasing what it says are “never-before-seen files” related to reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs), including videos and photographs of phenomena captured from US military posts around the world. Many of the images published on Friday (US time) are murky black-and-white photos or video clips in which the purported flying object is unclear and resembles only a dot or black circle. Others, however, show a more defined object. One brief clip taken from a US military infrared sensor in the East China Sea in 2024 purports to show a “football-shaped body” in motion. Another, taken from a censor in the Middle East in 2013, purportedly depicts “an area of contrast resembling an eight-pointed star with arms of alternating length”. A note accompanying each clip declares that the description provided is for “informational purposes only” and readers should not interpret it as an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination.…