Second Declassified UAP Release Expands the PURSUE Archive, Revealing Geographic Clusters and State Reporting Trends (1940s–2020s)

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Andreas De Rosi notes that the Pentagon released a second batch of declassified UAP files expanding the PURSUE archive to over 200 items from the 1940s to the 2020s and describes the releases as transparency rather than disclosure that does not prove extraterrestrial origin, with California producing the most reports and three geographic clusters along the Southwest desert corridor, Atlantic naval ranges, and the California coast as the main patterns.

Mapped: US UFO Sightings by State and the 15 Most Famous UAP Cases — After the Pentagons May 2026 File Release | Mappr
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Mapped: US UFO Sightings by State and the 15 Most Famous UAP Cases — After the Pentagons May 2026 File Release | Mappr

The Pentagons AARO office released a second batch of declassified UFO files on May 22, 2026 — cumulative archive over 200 documents from the 1940s to today, including Apollo 12 + Apollo 17 lunar imagery. Mapped: the 15 most-cited historical US UAP incidents (Roswell, Phoenix Lights, USS Nimitz Tic Tac, USS Roosevelt Gimbal, more), plus NUFORCs state-by-state ranking — California leads at 17,158 reports, Florida at 8,880, Washington at 7,633.