Newly declassified UFO files from NASA's Apollo missions challenge long-running conspiracy theories that the historic Moon landings were faked in a studio.

( NewsNation) — Buzz Aldrin reported seeing an unidentified object near the moon, unexplained flashes of light inside the spacecraft cabin and a bright, unidentified light source on the return trip during the Apollo 11 mission, according to a 1969 crew debriefing document included in the Pentagon’s newly released UAP files.

The Pentagon has launched a new website featuring declassified UFO/UAP videos and documents, including unresolved military encounters and NASA mission reports.

New government UFO files reveal Apollo 17 astronauts saw 'Fourth of July' like flashes and other strange phenomena during a 1972 mission to the moon.

Luna's cryptic posts follow months of heightened interest in the topic of UFOs, and what might be revealed.

The Pentagon on Friday began releasing “never-before-seen” files relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena — previously and more infamously known as unidentified flying objects, or UFOs — that the government has been holding onto for decades –The files have been a source of intrigue and fascination for generations of skeptical Americans wondering if we’re alone in the universe.