New UFO Files Reveal Details on Black Triangles
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What happened
The U.S. Department of War released its seventh tranche of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) files, including a memo about a triangular object observed in the western United States. As described in that memo, two federal law enforcement agents at a ridgeline observation post on a clear evening watched a craft estimated at 13 to 15 feet in wingspan make a silent, controlled vertical ascent, hover without drift, then move into high-speed horizontal flight and a terrain-following descent into a canyon before disappearing. Infrared observations in the memo describe a uniform thermal signature with no engine heat, exhaust, or visible propulsion; a next-morning ground survey found no wreckage or scarring. The memo dates the incident to 2026 and estimates speed at about 1,800 miles per hour, while stating that no instrumented speed measurement was obtained. The same tranche also includes a report on an investigation into Sherman Ranch, known as Skinwalker Ranch, in Utah, and the files are described as available for public viewing.
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ONE-SIDED THIS WEEK.
Only right-leaning outlets have covered this story in the last two days;
The Guardian reported it on 2026-10-23.
Omitted — what each side leaves out
Unpacked
Right-leaning coverage is the only account of the Department of War's new UAP files, reporting that federal law enforcement agents watched a silent triangular object climb vertically over a ridgeline, hold a hover, then vanish at fighter-jet speed into a western canyon. There is no disagreement among right-leaning outlets, since only Breitbart has published the memo, and it gives the accompanying Skinwalker Ranch investigation only a closing mention. Left-leaning coverage has not reported the release, so a reader on that side would miss the agents' finding of no engine heat on infrared, a next-morning survey that found no wreckage, and a transition from hover to high-speed flight with no visible acceleration ramp.
What radar, video, or other instrumented data, if any, backs the visual report?
Bottom line
The new UAP memo, reported by Breitbart and not by left-leaning outlets, estimates 1,800 miles per hour but states that no instrumented speed measurement was obtained.
The receipts — 5 facts one side's coverage lacks
- Federal law enforcement agents estimated the triangular craft reached 1,800 miles per hour.
- No instrumented speed measurement was obtained.
- Infrared showed a uniform thermal signature with no engine heat or exhaust plumes.
- The craft's wingspan was estimated at 13 to 15 feet.
- A next-morning ground survey found no wreckage, vegetation damage, or ground scarring.
The Right View
Breitbart reported the memo in detail, framing it as official documentation of an advanced triangular craft: a silent vertical climb, a stable hover, no visible propulsion or heat plumes, then a rapid shift to fighter-jet-like speed without an observable acceleration ramp. It highlighted the agents’ infrared readings, the estimated 1,800 mph figure, the canyon disappearance, the lack of wreckage, and additional files on Skinwalker Ranch. NewsNation, in coverage featuring correspondent Ross Coulthart, placed the release in the longer history of “black triangle” reports and relayed Coulthart’s argument that the Pentagon likely holds more evidence on unexplained aerial phenomena than has been disclosed. The outlets that have covered the story present the account as drawn from government UAP files rather than unaffiliated witnesses.
Our Take (balanced)
The story is substantive on the paper trail—it cites a specific memo in a numbered, publicly released tranche of UAP files, with concrete observational detail, a defined setting, and a stated class of witnesses—but thin on independent corroboration of the event itself. Established, per the reporting, is that a seventh tranche of UAP files has been released and is described as including this memo and Skinwalker Ranch material. Alleged, and so far unconfirmed outside that memo, are the craft’s performance, the 1,800 mph estimate (explicitly not instrumented), the 2026 incident date, and the agents’ identities. No left-leaning outlet has reported this. Watch whether the posted files match the described memo, any statement from the Pentagon or AARO, sensor data or named witnesses, and follow-up on the Skinwalker Ranch documents.
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