Seventh PURSUE release: a “silent black triangle” report, and no explanation
The Department of War’s latest UAP file release includes a recent, redacted triangle sighting. Here is what was reported, where outlets disagree, and what the record does not say.
- The Department of War published its seventh batch of UAP records on October 23, 2026, mixing historical cases with one recent, redacted report.
- The lead item describes federal agents watching a dark, silent triangle rise over a ridgeline near a sensitive Western US site, hover for about 20 seconds, then leave fast.
- Outlets disagree on basics such as file count (28 PDFs per CBS, 10 documents per Axios), incident date and thermal readings.
- No identification is offered, and the records draw no conclusion about non-human origin.
What was released
The Department of War released its seventh set of UAP records on Friday, October 23, 2026, continuing the PURSUE series that began under a presidential directive earlier this year. Reporting does not agree on the size of the batch: CBS News counts 28 PDF files, while Axios describes 10 documents, a gap that may reflect documents versus individual PDFs.[1][2] The material is mostly historical, including Catalina Island reports from 1949 and 1952, a 1954 Swedish pilot report, a 1957 B-52 pilot report, 1960s memos on handling suspected space-vehicle fragments, and a 2010 report from Utah’s Skinwalker Ranch in which a DNA test on a hair clump reportedly matched a raccoon.[1][4]
The triangle report
The lead item is a recent account from federal personnel near a sensitive Western US site. According to CBS, they described a dark, matte triangular object that rose roughly 200 to 300 feet over a ridgeline after sunset, stopped abruptly, hovered about 20 seconds and then left at a speed compared to a fighter jet, in near-total silence. The estimated wingspan was about 9 to 15 feet.[1] An AARO memo says the case warrants further investigation because it resembles other reported incidents in the Western US, and a ground survey the next morning found no wreckage or damage, per CBS.[1] The accompanying images are FBI illustrations, not photographs.[2]
Where the accounts differ
CBS places the event in June 2026, while Axios says the date is redacted. On thermal data, CBS says an infrared scope showed the object warmer than its surroundings with no visible exhaust; Axios says the thermal monocular detected no propulsion heat source.[1][2] Viral speed figures of around 1,800 mph are not instrument-measured, according to physicist Avi Loeb, who chairs the White House-appointed UAP Science Advisory Council and argues for better sensors at such locations.[7] Axios’s suggestion that neither the US nor adversaries could build such a craft is the outlet’s own characterization, not a finding in the documents.[2]
Context
Skeptics point out that witness estimates of size, height and speed for silent night-time objects are unreliable, and that triangular sightings have historically included then-classified aircraft. The released records do not claim an extraterrestrial explanation or a threat. More files are expected on a rolling basis, according to Pentagon comments cited by Anadolu Agency.[6]
Related wiki pages
- PURSUE Release 05 (August 7, 2026)
- Pete Hegseth
- Immaculate Constellation
- AARO Historical Record Report, Volume I
Full coverage and sources
- CBS News — Pentagon UFO files and the triangular craft (October 23, 2026)
- Axios — New UFO documents: flying triangle (October 23, 2026)
- Department of War — seventh release of UAP records
- EarthSky — Pentagon UAP files part 7: silent black triangles
- Daily Signal — Latest UFO files include report of mysterious black triangle (October 23, 2026)
- Anadolu Agency — Pentagon releases 7th batch of UFO files
- Avi Loeb (Medium) — The triangular UAP in the 7th tranche of PURSUE (analysis by a participant, not independent news)