US government releases floating ‘potato’ UFO image

The US Department of War (DOW) published the third release of "declassified and historical" Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) — or UFO — files on Friday (12/6).

The stand-out entry is an "artistic interpretation" of a 2022 report of an unusual object in the sky.

The DOW said the incident was "potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) reported near Colorado Springs, Colorado."

They explain: "This image is derived from the first-hand narrative description contained in 'FBI-UAP-D002, FD-1057, Unresolved UAP Report, Colorado Springs, 2022'."

It comes as part of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE), with additional files released on a rolling basis.

The US Department of War said on Friday: "As the unprecedented levels of interest in both this topic and the Trump administration's historic transparency effort continue, war.gov/ufo has received over 1.7 billion hits worldwide since the site's launch on May 8, 2026.

"The Department of War and our agency partners are actively working on the next release of UAP files."

Social media reaction was mixed.

X user travi (LFG) commented: "I didn't know potatoes were considered unidentifies anomalus phenomenas."

Nomi wrote: "Who put the potato in the sky"

Jim's Gems added: "When do we get the real crazy stuff?"