First Declassified UAP Files Released Under PURSUE by the Department of War Following Trump's February Directive (May 8, 2026)

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After President Trump’s declassification directive, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced PURSUE and the first public release of about 160 declassified UAP-related documents, images, and videos spanning the 1940s–1950s to Apollo-era materials and recent infrared footage, with no smoking gun of alien technology and ongoing releases at war.gov/UFO inviting private analysis.

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Historic First Release of Declassified UAP Files Now Available on WAR.GOV/UFO Portal

In one of the most significant transparency efforts in recent U.S. government history, the Department of War (DOW), in coordination with multiple federal agencies, launched the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) and released its first batch of declassified files on May 8, 2026.This follows President Donald J. Trump’s February 19, 2026, directive on Truth Social ordering agencies to declassify records on “alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial ph