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PURSUE Release 01 (May 8, 2026)

Overview of the first tranche of UAP records released by the Department of War under PURSUE
⚠ Note on validity: PURSUE files are cases the government calls unresolved: it could not reach a definitive conclusion, often because of limited data. “Unresolved” does not mean “anomalous,” and historical records are included for context whether or not they were resolved at the time.
PURSUE Release 01
Release dateMay 8, 2026
PublisherU.S. Department of War, with ODNI
Files158 (116 PDF, 27 Video (DVIDS), 14 Image, 1 Audio (DVIDS))
HighlightsWestern test-installation orbs (2025); FBI 1947–68 file; Apollo 17 image review
Official sitewar.gov/ufo
Official release

Release 01 launched PURSUE on May 8, 2026, about three months after the February presidential directive. At 158 files it is the largest release. It mixes National Archives historical files (FBI, Army Air Forces, Navy, State Department, NASA) with modern military mission reports and infrared videos from the Middle East, the Mediterranean and the Pacific, and several new domestic cases investigated by the FBI.[1]

Cases in this release

Case pageFiles from this release
Western Test Installation Orbs (Late 2025)33
CENTCOM UAP Reports, Arabian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz (2020)24
CENTCOM UAP Reports, Iraq and Syria (2016–2024)20
FBI “Flying Discs” File 62-HQ-83894 (1947–1968)20
NASA Apollo and Skylab Observations (1969–1974)12
UAP Reports, Gulf of Oman, UAE and Horn of Africa (2023–2025)8
UAP Reports, Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Sea (2023–2024)8
State Department UFO Memos and Cables (1952–2004)7
UAP Reports, Continental U.S. and Atlantic (1996–2026)5
FBI September 2023 “Bronze Object” Sighting4
Army Air Forces and Air Force Flying-Disc Files (1946–1955)4
INDOPACOM UAP Videos (2023–2025)3
U.S. Navy UFO Incident Summaries (Nos. 1–233)3
NASA Gemini Astronaut Observations (1965–1966)2
Vandenberg Launch Records (1958–2000)2
Western U.S. Event (October 2023)1
COMETA Report: NASA File Copy1
Senator Russell Transcaucasia Sighting (1955)1
Foo Fighters: SHAEF Records (1944–1945)1

Overall assessment

What’s new. The headline items were new: a senior intelligence official’s account of chasing “super-hot” orbs at a western test installation in late 2025, with 32 images; an FBI composite of a bronze object at a test site in September 2023; the first summary of the October 2023 Western U.S. Event; and dozens of 2016–2025 military reports and videos.

What isn’t. Much of the historical material, including the FBI’s 62-HQ-83894 file, the Senator Russell report, Apollo and Gemini transcripts, and the COMETA report, had been public for years; PURSUE adds less-redacted or more complete copies.

Skeptical context. Many modern reports include clues pointing to balloons, birds, drones or optical effects, and none includes measured range or speed. The government lists them as unresolved rather than anomalous.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Department of War, PURSUE website and release database (uap-data.csv), accessed October 4, 2026. war.gov/ufo.
Source: U.S. Department of War, PURSUE (Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters), war.gov/ufo. Official records are U.S. government works in the public domain; summaries and analysis on this page are by UFO UAP Wiki.

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