{"id":1925550,"date":"2026-05-08T20:42:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1925550"},"modified":"2026-05-08T20:42:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:42:47","slug":"ufo-expert-jeremy-corbell-encouraged-by-first-release-of-alien-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1925550","title":{"rendered":"UFO Expert Jeremy Corbell Encouraged By First Release of Alien Files"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2d\/16by9\/2026\/05\/08\/2d6dfc11c1604e69bdc73c268092ff5e_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">UFO Expert Jeremy Corbell Encouraged By First Release of Alien Files<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">UFO Expert Jeremy Corbell<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Finally, Some UFO Transparency!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-08T13:42:47-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              May 8, 2026<br \/>\n                            1:42 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-e02a36c3ef546681364d9769d497f613\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-48e40bce-bb1f-4600-a912-aa0506ad2203-534873320-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/51\/16by9\/2026\/05\/08\/5154f604170048d4b9171f76363d6d9f_md.png\" alt=\"050826 jeremy corbell intv kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-48e40bce-bb1f-4600-a912-aa0506ad2203-534873320-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">JUST GETTING STARTED<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/jeremy-corbell-ufo-uap-file-release-05-08-2026\/\">Video: Jeremy Corbell Reacts to Initial Release of UFO Files<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2f666691dc30e46562098cf952a9fb03\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jeremy-corbell\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jeremy Corbell<\/strong><\/a> is encouraged and optimistic about the first batch of alien and UFO files being released by the government &#8230; he says the transparency here is a long time coming.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-25dc4eb6d4c1c9b61298ff65b2641b01\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The UFO expert and filmmaker joined us Friday on &#8220;TMZ Live,&#8221; and we asked him about the Pentagon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/08\/department-of-war-releases-alien-ufo-files\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>releasing photos<\/strong><\/a>, videos and files on aliens and unidentified aerial\u00a0phenomena.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-30e16dfbc912fca02ef8bb9d37183a23\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-40dad034-aa9a-4efd-ad76-3c6438951865\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/05\/08\/department-of-war-releases-ufo-files\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:40dad034-aa9a-4efd-ad76-3c6438951865\" data-context='{\"name\":\"gallery-block\",\"section\":\"permalink\"}' data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9ed678b4-58d5-49ea-bd38-d56d0cea0ce3\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/81\/4by3\/2026\/05\/08\/81c576344c41403b85266f603f822dc9_md.png\" alt=\"Department of War Releases UFO Files\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">The Truth is Out &#8230; There!<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Department of War<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9e94d72d2bc518194c355e8095dbd9c3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Jeremy tells us the White House has told him more files will be released as part of a &#8220;slow burn&#8221; &#8230; and he hopes that means they are easing people into the information. On the other hand, he says a slow rollout could mean President Trump didn&#8217;t get the good stuff.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-299639ddf19a6cde1de188218aa25a63\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>One of the more interesting files in the first release is a photo taken from the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, which shows a few dots just above the moon&#8217;s surface &#8212; with no explanation for the formation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-524598e14916071d595384470d54abd7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-ee15a58b-01fc-416c-8332-8efa9629222a-1493929437-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/fc\/16by9\/2026\/05\/08\/fc344438fbe4468e8a17fba7e4c2c5e4_md.png\" alt=\"050826 jeremy corbell movie kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-ee15a58b-01fc-416c-8332-8efa9629222a-1493929437-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">PREPARE TO BE SHOCKED<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/jeremy-corbell-details-new-movie-05-08-2026\/\">Video: Jeremy Corbell Excited For New Movie Release<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4e6ac21f563da354c13fd309c505d367\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Jeremy says he hopes the photo encourages NASA astronauts to talk about what they&#8217;ve seen in space &#8230; and he says he kind of gets into that in his new movie, &#8220;Sleeping Dog,&#8221; which premiered in select theaters today.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0e49fee17f6dba6572d4df41d45befc2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260508_536f5aad23d8456b9110aa4182ca71f1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9ed678b4-58d5-49ea-bd38-d56d0cea0ce3\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/53\/4by3\/2026\/05\/08\/536f5aad23d8456b9110aa4182ca71f1_md.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2026-05-08 063148\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Department of War<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-262396fe2ec28d807e169a374d7c7eeb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>We also asked Jeremy why it&#8217;s taken so long for the public to be shown the UFO files &#8230; 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