The Pentagon has begun the long-anticipated release of government files related to what it calls "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena" — UFOs or any potential signs of alien life.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has begun releasing new files on UFOs, saying members of the public can draw their own conclusions on “unidentified anomalous phenomena.”

Among the highlights is Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, telling a 1969 debrief of seeing a “sizeable” object close to the lunar surface, and a “fairly bright light...