Newly declassified images from NASA’s Apollo missions have brought up an age-old question: Are aliens real?

A famous 'alien' photo, recently circulated as declassified material, has been traced back to a 1950 hoax, fuelling scepticism about the alien claims the Pentagon had been teasing for release.

"The American people can now access the federal government's declassified UAP files instantly. The latest UAP videos, photos, and original source documents from across the entire United States government are all in one place — no clearance required," the Pentagon said in a statement.

The question of whether these unidentified objects are really alife life has become increasingly mainstream

Declassified US records reveal hundreds of unexplained aerial sightings from military and civilians.