π May 8, 2026 β A Historic Disclosure
On May 8, 2026, the Donald J. Trump administration executed the largest Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP/UFO) declassification in US history. Through a new official portal β Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) at war.gov/UFO, operated by the U.S. Department of War (formerly DoD) β 162 documents and materials spanning 1944 to 2026 were released to the public at once.
This release is not merely a declassification. It marks the first time an official government channel released UAP files with a "let the public decide" tone, with Trump himself stating "Enjoy reviewing them" β a political and cultural signal as much as a documentary release.
π The PURSUE System
Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) is a new multi-agency framework established under Trump's executive direction to rapidly review, declassify, and publicly release UAP-related unresolved records held across the Department of War (formerly DoD), FBI, NASA, State Department, and other federal agencies.
Key features:
- Single official portal: war.gov/UFO β unified hub for all materials
- Rolling release: 1st (2026-05-08), 2nd (2026-05-22) executed β additional releases ongoing
- Cross-agency integration: DoD/FBI/NASA/State/DOE/CIA/ODNI β avoiding fragmented disclosures
- Selective redaction: Some 100+ files have partial redactions; remainder near-original
π 1st Release β 162 Files Statistics
| Format | Count |
|---|---|
| PDF documents | 120 |
| Videos | 28 |
| Images | 14 |
| Total | 162 |
π 2nd Release (2026-05-22) β Additional Materials
| Format | Count |
|---|---|
| Documents (including DOE/CIA/ODNI) | 190 |
| Files (total) | 233 |
| Audio (NASA Apollo etc.) | 51 |
| Videos (Lake Huron F-16 shoot-down etc.) | 40+ |
Phase 2 key reveals (curated separately):
- Lake Huron F-16 shoot-down footage (2023-02-12)
- Apollo 12 'streaks of light' audio (1969)
- Super-hot orbs helicopter incident (2025)
- NDAA FY2026 UAP provisions
- PURSUE Phase 2 release overview
- Trump PURSUE policy timeline
Date range: 1944β2026 (82 years of historical material + recent cases) Source agencies: U.S. Department of War (formerly DoD), FBI, NASA, State Department, DOE, CIA, ODNI Geographic coverage: United States, Greece, Iraq, Japan, UAE, Kuwait, Canada (joint NORAD)
π Releases 3-5 (2026-06-12 to 08-07)
The rolling disclosure continued after the first two batches β 375 files across five releases by August 7, 2026. The character shifts from release 3 onward: where releases 1-2 were mostly Department of War footage, releases 3-5 lean heavily on FBI, CIA and NASA documents, with incidents mostly over the continental United States.
| Release | Date | Files | Composition | Main agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2026-05-08 | 158 | 116 PDF Β· 27 video Β· 14 image | DoW 79, FBI 57 |
| 2nd | 2026-05-22 | 64 | 51 video Β· 6 PDF Β· 7 audio | DoW 52, NASA 7 |
| 3rd | 2026-06-12 | 72 | 53 PDF Β· 10 image Β· 6 video | FBI 29, CIA 18 |
| 4th | 2026-07-10 | 40 | 19 video Β· 14 PDF | DoW 28, NASA 7 |
| 5th | 2026-08-07 | 41 | 22 PDF Β· 16 video | DoW 19, FBI 17 |
| Total | 375 | 119 video Β· 211 documents Β· 30 images Β· 15 audio |
Release 5 added a set of FBI digital renderings based on witness statements (a 2002 airborne triangle, a 2023 dark translucent triangle and others) alongside the 1953 U.S. Navy analysis of the Great Falls and Tremonton films.
Next release: no official date has been announced. war.gov only states that tranches are posted "every few weeks".






















