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Pete Hegseth

Secretary of Defense (Department of War) in the Trump administration

2026– · Government and the White House · Official

Secretary of Defense, the department having been renamed the Department of War, he presented the PURSUE portal of May 8, 2026 under the banner of maximum transparency. On March 31, 2026 Rep. Anna Paulina Luna had asked him for 46 UAP videos by April 14; the deadline passed without deliveries, but some videos requested by members of Congress appeared in the May 22 tranche.

Today
In office; his department is releasing the PURSUE files in successive waves.

Documented authority

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Credentials 2/2
The office is documented by primary sources.
Direct access not applicable
Not applicable: does not claim direct knowledge of the facts; reports sources or documents.
Evidence provided not applicable
Not applicable: does not advance claims of their own on UAP facts.
Claims track record not applicable
The sources consulted do not trace the outcome of any verifiable claims made by this person.
Conflicts of interest not applicable
The sources consulted do not document financial interests tied to the topic.

Sources

  1. Department of War PURSUE portal (war.gov/UFO) (primary source)
  2. Letter from Anna Paulina Luna to Secretary Hegseth on the 46 UAP videos (March 2026, PDF) (primary source)
  3. Newsweek, April 17, 2026: the Pentagon and the request for the videos (press)
  4. Wikipedia – United States UFO files (other)

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