Pentagon begins releasing UFO files: "It's time the American people see"
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that the documents "have long fueled justified speculation — and it's time the American people see it for themselves."
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Stefan Becket is a managing editor of politics for CBSNews.com. He has covered national politics and the federal government for more than a decade. He got his start in journalism at New York Magazine before joining the news start-up Mic to build the site's politics and policy section.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that the documents "have long fueled justified speculation — and it's time the American people see it for themselves."
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