PURSUE Release 03 (June 12, 2026)
| PURSUE Release 03 | |
| Release date | June 12, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | U.S. Department of War, with ODNI |
| Files | 72 (53 PDF, 10 Image, 6 Video (DVIDS), 3 Audio (DVIDS)) |
| Highlights | Western U.S. Event; Robertson Panel file; Colorado Springs 2022 |
| Official site | war.gov/ufo |
| Official release | |
Release 03, on June 12, 2026, added the full record of the October 2023 Western U.S. Event (AARO’s update, five witness narratives, ten FBI renderings and two video recreations), FBI files on orb sightings in the Northeast and a 2022 Colorado Springs incident, 18 CIA documents including the Robertson Panel file, early Army, Navy and Air Force studies, Gemini debriefings and a 1962 Gordon Cooper interview.[1]
Cases in this release
Overall assessment
Assessment. The Western U.S. Event, which AARO calls “among the most compelling” cases it holds, is the centerpiece, though it rests on testimony without sensor data. The Colorado Springs case includes one of the few official explanations in PURSUE (sunlight reflected from snow onto clouds, assessed with low confidence). Most CIA items were already on CIA’s website in more redacted form.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Department of War, PURSUE website and release database (uap-data.csv), accessed October 4, 2026. war.gov/ufo.