Pentagon UFO Files Reignite Claims of a Hidden Lunar Alien Base

Old conspiracy theories about alien bases on the Moon have resurfaced after the Pentagon released the third batch of documents on UFOs and unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAP. Among the newly disclosed material is a 55-minute audio recording from a secret internal NASA meeting that includes an unusual remark about the Moon’s far side.

The recording captures a briefing held after Apollo 16, the April 1972 mission in which astronauts John Young and Charles Duke explored the lunar highlands while command module pilot Ken Mattingly remained in orbit. In the discussion, NASA scientists reviewed technical data from the mission, including gravity measurements, laser experiments and several unexplained geological features on the Moon’s far side.

The most attention-grabbing moment came during talk about a large topographical depression near the Van de Graaff crater, an area long known for its distinctive magnetic and geological properties. As the participants discussed the “big hole” in the region, one scientist casually suggested the strange structure “could be a star base of aliens or something like that,” then quickly moved on to the next slide.

According to WION, the comment appeared in the middle of a technical debate and was not backed by any scientific evidence. It remains unclear whether it was meant seriously or was simply an offhand joke. The remark also was absent from the official public transcripts of the mission, which has fueled renewed public interest. The latest files are part of a growing archive of declassified material the Pentagon has recently been forced to release, and they follow similar 1958 documents that raised questions about whether the CIA deliberately destroyed “messages from outer space.”