US disclosure plans spark fresh focus on Pembrokeshire mystery
PEMBROKESHIRE’S most famous unexplained event — the 1977 Broad Haven UFO incident — could attract renewed attention after US President Donald Trump said he would direct American agencies to begin identifying and releasing government files related to extraterrestrial life and UFO sightings.
In a statement on social media, Trump said he would order departments, including the Pentagon, to start “the process of identifying and releasing” files connected to alien life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and UFOs, citing what he described as “tremendous interest” from the public.
His comments came hours after he told reporters he was unsure whether aliens were real, saying: “Well, I don’t know if they’re real or not.” He also criticised remarks made by former President Barack Obama during a podcast interview, which sparked global headlines about the possibility of life beyond Earth.
The development has particular relevance for Pembrokeshire because of the Broad Haven incident’s proximity to the former military installation at RAF Brawdy, located just a few miles away. At the time of the sightings, the base hosted both RAF operations and United States Navy personnel, raising the possibility that any unusual aerial activity could have been documented and classified by the US military.
The 1977 case involved schoolchildren and adults who reported seeing a silver, cigar-shaped craft and strange humanoid figures near fields close to Broad Haven Primary School. The sightings later became part of a wider wave of reports across west Wales, sometimes referred to as the “Welsh Triangle.”
Although some UK Ministry of Defence UFO files have been released over the years, no definitive explanation for the Broad Haven sightings was ever provided. Because of the US military presence at RAF Brawdy, there remains the possibility that relevant records could exist in American archives rather than British ones.
However, previous US government reports, including a Pentagon assessment in 2024, stated there was no evidence that the United States had encountered extraterrestrial life, and that most UFO sightings were likely ordinary objects or misidentified phenomena.
Any future disclosures would therefore be closely watched by researchers and residents in west Wales alike, particularly given the historical Cold War connections to Pembrokeshire.
