Solana UFO Meme Coins Surge After Pentagon Reveals Alien Files

UFO-themed Solana meme coins lit up following the Pentagon’s first declassified UAP file release on Friday. Multiple tokens posted double-digit gains as the disclosure narrative gathered steam.

The Department of War launched the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) on Friday. Officials posted Release 01 to a public WAR.GOV/UFO portal, with rolling tranches every few weeks.

UFOPEPE Leads the UFO Ticker Pack

UFOPEPE (UFO), a Solana token blending Pepe with UFO imagery, gained about 44.68%, while a separate UFO Token climbed 30.79%. Meanwhile, UFO Gaming added 5.98%.

UFO-Theme Meme Coins Performance After Pentagon Releases First UAP Files. Source: Geckoterminal

However, the original UFO Token slipped almost 5%, showing how speculative flows split across competing tickers sharing the same theme.

UFO Token Price Performance. Source: Coingecko

Solana remains the home turf for low-cap narrative trades. Pump.fun activity has hit fresh highs in 2026, with the launchpad’s DEX volume reaching all-time records on retail-driven momentum.

Pump-and-Dump Risk Remains

Bot activity accounts for 60% to 80% of trading volume on Solana meme coin venues. That dynamic distorts price signals and triggers rapid rotations.

Total volume vs Bot volume on Pump.fun. Source: Naveen on X

Meme coin pumps on event-driven narratives also tend to fade within hours or days.

UFO-themed assets carry no fundamental link to the Pentagon release. Their volatility tracks social media buzz rather than file content.

Recent surges in tokens like PUNCH show how fragmented UFO tickers raise execution risk for retail.

Why the Files Could Keep Meme Coins Alive

The Department of War plans rolling drops every few weeks. Each new tranche could trigger fresh meme coin cycles on Solana launchpads.

“Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters,” Trump wrote in a recent Truth Social post.

Traders treating these events as catalysts may find short-lived liquidity windows. Most positions retrace once the news flow ends, and if unresolved cases produce viral imagery, expect fast tokens to follow within hours.