Promise · P-018
Donald Trump: Trump announced that he would direct the Secretary of War and other agencies to begin identifying and releasing government files on alien and extraterrestrial life, UAP and UFOs.
Donald Trump · Feb 19, 2026 · Post on Truth Social
Partly kept
The PURSUE site was launched on May 8, 2026, and by October 23 had published seven releases, about 478 files, with more announced in stages. No file confirms retrievals, non-human intelligence or reverse engineering, and the Pentagon leaves the conclusions to the public: the promise to publish is being carried out, but only partially.
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Sources
- Washington Post, February 19, 2026 (press)
- NBC News, February 19, 2026 (press)
- Anadolu Agency, October 23, 2026 (press)
- Wikipedia – United States UFO files (other)
On this site
People 1
Documents 2
- The Navy confirms its refusal to release 78 photographs classified as UAP (February 24, 2026) Documented provenance
- The PURSUE archive: the Pentagon's UAP file releases (2026) Original available
Where the claims come from 1
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