Document · D-042
The PURSUE archive: the Pentagon's UAP file releases (2026)
PURSUE – Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (war.gov/UFO)
Department of War (Pentagon) · May 8, 2026 · USA · Data
Original available
Official archive of the Department of War; the war.gov site blocks automated requests and was not opened here: the description is based on press releases, on PBS and on catalogs that point to the original files.
- What it contains
- It is the online archive in which the Pentagon publishes, in successive series, UAP files from various agencies: reports, videos, historical documents, the contract files and the AAWSAP/BAASS reports. As of October 23, 2026 there are seven series, with about 478 files according to the sources, and the Pentagon presents them as unresolved cases, on which the government does not arrive at a definitive assessment.
- What it shows and what it does not
- It documents a shift toward publication, not toward confirmation: according to the available summaries no file published so far documents retrievals of non-human craft or biological material, and “unresolved” does not mean “non-human.” The number of files varies among the sources and some dates are known only from secondary summaries.
- How it came to light
- Published by the Department of War starting on May 8, 2026, after the presidential announcement of February 19, 2026; seven series through October 23, 2026.
- The document
- Open the document (war.gov)
Sources
- Department of War – press release on the first release of the UAP files (May 8, 2026) (primary source)
- PBS NewsHour, May 8, 2026 – the Pentagon begins releasing the UFO files (press)
- EarthSky – the seventh series of the Pentagon's UAP files (press)
On this site
People 2
Claims 1
- David Grusch: Claims that Trump is the first president to have openly ordered the release of all government information on… Partly verified
Promises 2
- Donald Trump: Trump announced that he would direct the Secretary of War and other agencies to begin identifying and… Partly kept
- Tim Burchett: Before the first PURSUE release, Burchett wrote that the first release would be significant but only a drop… Deadline still open
Official positions 1
Timeline 8
- Feb 19, 2026: Trump orders the identification and release of government files on UFOs and aliens
- May 8, 2026: PURSUE launches: the Pentagon publishes the first release of UAP files
- May 22, 2026: Second PURSUE release: dozens of videos, some requested by lawmakers
- Jun 12, 2026: Third PURSUE release: files from the CIA, FBI, NASA and Pentagon
- Jul 10, 2026: Fourth PURSUE release: 40 files, including 19 videos
- Aug 7, 2026: Fifth PURSUE release: 41 files, including a 1950s naval analysis
- Sep 18, 2026: Sixth PURSUE release: the AAWSAP contract and the DIRD studies come out
- Oct 23, 2026: Seventh PURSUE release: a black triangle from 2026 and the reports on Skinwalker
Open in the interactive archive The whole section: Archive of primary documents
UAPgrade's entries are compiled with artificial intelligence (three verifiers with opposing roles) and checked against the sources listed above: how we work. Have a document that changes this entry? Bring it to the Investigations Unit.