India, May 10 -- The release of more than 160 previously classified government files related to UFOs and extraterrestrial phenomena has sparked debate over how much authorities truly know, and whether the public is being told the full story.

The documents were made public Friday after President Donald Trump ordered agencies to identify and release records connected to alien life and unidentified aerial phenomena. Director of National Security Tulsi Gabbard said the disclosures were intended to provide Americans with "maximum transparency."

But veteran UFO investigator Dennis Anderson believes the release may reveal far less than it appears.

Anderson, who has spent more than six decades investigating unexplained aerial sightings, told t...