A newly released UFO images from the Trump Administration's archive has sparked intense online debate, with critics questioning its authenticity and supporters viewing it as a turning point in government transparency.

Is it all just smoke and mirrors? The Department of War released over 160 previously classified files on Friday in an effort for greater transparency surrounding UFOs, aliens and extraterrestrial life — but some experts believe the government is still hiding key information from us.

Downtown McMinnville is preparing for an extraterrestrial takeover as thousands of alien enthusiasts come together to celebrate one of the country’s largest UFO festivals. The 26th Annual McMenamins UFO Festival begins May 14 and runs through May 17.

The US government released new files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). Florida has the second most UFO sightings.

UFO files released by Pentagon include details of suspicious metal fragments found in West Rindge, NH in 1947

U.S. Air Force launches Project Sign, an investigation into UFOs; renamed Project Blue Book in 1953. More than 12,600 reported sightings were investigated between 1948 and 1969. Release of the spy film “The Flying Saucer.” Radar operators, pilots and others pick up or see up to a dozen unexplained objects in the sky above Washington, D.C. in July.