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Executive Directive & Archival Tracker

PURSUE UFO disclosure tracker

By UFO Disclosure Files Editorial Desk Updated October 2026 Department of War & Interagency Archive Official Directive

PURSUE Program Mandate

The Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) is an executive-directed federal declassification initiative overseen by the Department of War with support from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), the Department of Energy (DOE), NASA, and the FBI. It establishes a unified public archive at war.gov/UFO releasing historical and contemporary unresolved aerial phenomena records across rolling multi-week waves.

Program Overview & Architecture

Initiated pursuant to a February 19, 2026 executive directive, PURSUE mandates a coordinated government-wide declassification review of unresolved UAP encounters, sensor telemetry tapes, and historical documents. Rather than delivering a single static document dump, PURSUE operates as a rolling publication system where new tranches are cleared for public access on a regular basis.

Program Acronym
PURSUE (Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters)
Authorizing Directive
Executive Transparency Order (February 19, 2026)
Lead Oversight Agency
Department of War (with ODNI & AARO operational coordination)
Primary Public Repository
War.gov/UFO (Department of War Official Reading Room)
Scope of Records
FLIR/SWIR targeting videos, military mission debriefs, DOE nuclear security logs, DIA technical studies
Operational Status
Six major tranches cleared to date (May 8 through September 18, 2026); rolling review active

Official Release Tranches (Wave Matrix)

Each PURSUE release focuses on specific operational areas, sensor types, and contributing federal departments. Review each release tranche below for comprehensive source breakdowns, companion briefings, and linked case files.

Official record

PURSUE Release 01: May 8, 2026 UFO files

Cleared May 8, 2026 — Department of War

PURSUE Release 01 is the first Department of War tranche in the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters. The May 8 release opened a dedicated war.gov/UFO source path for unresolved UAP records, images, videos, and historical documents connected to the February 19, 2026 Trump directive.

Official record

PURSUE Release 02: May 22, 2026 UFO and UAP files

Cleared May 22, 2026 — Department of War

PURSUE Release 02 is now official. The Department of War says the second tranche of declassified and historical UAP files was published on May 22, 2026, remains housed at WAR.GOV/UFO, and is part of the rolling Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters.

Official record

PURSUE Release 03: June 2026 UFO and UAP Files

Cleared June 19, 2026 — Department of War

PURSUE Release 03 expands the federal repository with declassified FBI field reports on orb encounters, NASA sensor telemetry, high-altitude research records, and historical space debriefings.

Official record

PURSUE Release 04: July 2026 UFO and UAP Files

Cleared July 24, 2026 — Department of War

PURSUE Release 04 documents federal responses to congressional oversight inquiries, including cross-service radar track logs, aircrew incident debriefs, and NORAD multi-radar correlation data.

Official record

PURSUE Release 05: August 2026 UFO and UAP Files

Cleared August 21, 2026 — Department of War

PURSUE Release 05 declassifies historical Department of Energy facility security incident reports, nuclear complex intrusion logs, and retrospective AARO investigative case studies.

Official record

PURSUE Release 06: September 2026 AAWSAP Papers

Cleared September 18, 2026 — Department of War

PURSUE Release 06 declassifies Defense Intelligence Agency technical reference documents funded under the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP), accompanied by academic reviews from the UAP Science Advisory Council.

Access & Verification Advisory (War.gov Links)

Understanding Primary Government Link Availability

Official primary records linked across this site originate from war.gov and defense.gov, which are hosted on U.S. Department of Defense edge networks (Akamai GHost). Readers accessing official links should note the following technical conditions:

  • Geographic Filtering & WAF: Non-U.S. internet connections or certain commercial VPNs may encounter HTTP 403 Access Denied or connection timeouts when requesting direct War.gov pages or raw PDF package downloads.
  • Verified Mirror Access: To guarantee open public verification, our analysis pages cross-reference secondary government mirrors (including DVIDS video hubs, the FBI Electronic Reading Room, and congressional document repositories).
  • Source Attribution: UFO Disclosure Files preserves official War.gov URLs as the primary provenance of record while providing complete extracted facts, telemetry tables, and debrief transcripts for all cataloged files.

High-Priority Declassified Records

Key documents released under PURSUE spanning military pilot debriefs, senior intelligence officer encounters, nuclear plant intrusion logs, and theoretical physics studies:

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Verified Military Sensor & Video Records

Declassified military recordings captured on forward-looking infrared (FLIR), targeting pods, and cockpit cameras released under PURSUE tranches:

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Core Verification Standards for Disclosure Records

Evaluating government UAP disclosure files requires methodical scrutiny to prevent premature conclusions or sensationalism:

1. "Unresolved" ≠ Extraterrestrial Proof

The Department of War and AARO categorize cases as "unresolved" when available sensor resolution or telemetry is insufficient to make a definitive conventional identification. An unresolved label confirms an anomaly was officially recorded, not that novel physics or extraterrestrial origin is established.

2. Multi-Sensor Corroboration

Single-source observations (such as single-eyewitness accounts or lone radar tracks) carry lower evidentiary weight than synchronized multi-sensor captures combining radar, FLIR, electro-optical, and aircrew visual observation.

3. Distinction Between Theoretical Studies and Hardware

Technical defense research papers (such as AAWSAP Defense Intelligence Reference Documents) examine theoretical physics boundaries, metric engineering, and propulsion possibilities. They represent speculative defense research, not proof that observed objects utilize those mechanisms.

4. Provenance and Metadata Integrity

Every record must be evaluated against its originating agency label, classification markings, release tranche identifier, and chain of custody before public discussion claims are integrated into analysis.

Primary Government Portals & Authoritative Sources

  • Department of War PURSUE UFO portal Official DoD Portal — Primary official portal for PURSUE UAP releases. Primary War.gov link (DoD Akamai host). Non-U.S. visitors may receive 403/404 if geo-blocked; access via a U.S. connection or browse our record breakdowns.
  • Department of War May 8, 2026 release Official DoD Portal — Official announcement for PURSUE Release 01. Primary War.gov link (DoD Akamai host). Non-U.S. visitors may receive 403/404 if geo-blocked; access via a U.S. connection or browse our record breakdowns.
  • Department of War May 22, 2026 Release 02 announcement Official DoD Portal — Official Department of War announcement for the second PURSUE UAP file release. Primary War.gov link (DoD Akamai host). Non-U.S. visitors may receive 403/404 if geo-blocked; access via a U.S. connection or browse our record breakdowns.
  • Department of War June 19, 2026 Release 03 announcement Official DoD Portal — Official Department of War press release for PURSUE Release 03 covering FBI domestic logs and NASA telemetry. Primary War.gov link (DoD Akamai host). Non-U.S. visitors may receive 403/404 if geo-blocked; access via a U.S. connection or browse our record breakdowns.
  • Department of War July 24, 2026 Release 04 announcement Official DoD Portal — Official Department of War press release for PURSUE Release 04 covering NORAD radar telemetry. Primary War.gov link (DoD Akamai host). Non-U.S. visitors may receive 403/404 if geo-blocked; access via a U.S. connection or browse our record breakdowns.
  • Department of War August 21, 2026 Release 05 announcement Official DoD Portal — Official Department of War press release for PURSUE Release 05 covering DOE nuclear security records. Primary War.gov link (DoD Akamai host). Non-U.S. visitors may receive 403/404 if geo-blocked; access via a U.S. connection or browse our record breakdowns.
  • Department of War September 18, 2026 Release 06 announcement Official DoD Portal — Official Department of War press announcement for PURSUE Release 06 declassifying AAWSAP technical papers. Primary War.gov link (DoD Akamai host). Non-U.S. visitors may receive 403/404 if geo-blocked; access via a U.S. connection or browse our record breakdowns.
  • House Oversight March 31, 2026 UAP video request letter — Official House Oversight letter from Rep. Anna Paulina Luna requesting 46 UAP-related videos from the Department of War.
  • Defense Intelligence Agency AAWSAP documentation archive — Defense Intelligence Agency public repository of 38 AAWSAP defense technical reference papers.
  • FBI Vault / Declassified UAP Photographic Records — Official FBI Vault electronic reading room for declassified UFO and unexplained phenomena files.