The government files
Since May 2026 the Pentagon has been releasing UFO records in batches through PURSUE, the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters. Here is every release so far, what was in it, and the case files we've written from it.
Release 07
23 October 2026- 28 documents
From Department of War, FBI, Executive Office of the President
- AARO memo and FBI statement on a silent black triangle seen by federal agents, June 2026
- BAASS's April 2010 Utah ranch report, with hair samples traced to dogs and a raccoon
- Four Catalina Island reports from 1949 to 1955
- A 1957 B-52 pilot's report over Saudi Arabia and a 1954 Swedish airliner sighting
- 1960s interagency papers on handling suspected space-vehicle fragments
Case files from this release
- PURSUE: the Pentagon's UAP file releases 2026
- Silent black triangle over a western US security site 2026
- AAWSAP, BAASS and the Utah ranch 2008
- Catalina Island reports, 1949-1955 1949
Coverage: UFO files detail strange, silent triangular craft (CBS News), Mysterious 'flying triangle' sighting leads new government release of UFO documents (Axios), Pentagon releases secret documents on UFO sightings, including a triangular object observed by FBI agents (CiberCuba), Pentagon files detail silent black triangle that hovered over secret US site (International Business Times UK)
Release 06
18 September 2026- 55 documents
- 15 videos
- 1 audio
From Department of War, Defense Intelligence Agency, Colorado local law enforcement
- 37 AAWSAP reference papers and a 2010 study of injuries to three antenna engineers
- The 1952 Tremonton, Utah film with its Project Blue Book file
- Edward Ruppelt's 1952 briefing: about 20 percent of some 800 cases unexplained
- Infrared video of six agile spheres over the Middle East, 2025
- Four Colorado police cellphone videos from October 2023
Case files from this release
- PURSUE: the Pentagon's UAP file releases 2026
- Tremonton Film, Utah 1952
- Colorado police cellphone videos 2023
- Erratic objects in a 2022 Middle East mission report 2022
- Six agile spheres over the Middle East 2025
- AAWSAP, BAASS and the Utah ranch 2008
Coverage: 6th batch of Pentagon UAP files (EarthSky), Pentagon releases more UFO files, including documents on secretive military program (News 9 Oklahoma City), Pentagon's latest UFO files reveal details on secretive military research programme (Geo News), New Pentagon UAP files release details 'evidence of unintended injury to human observers' (International Business Times UK), Pentagon releases another batch of UFO files, including documents from secretive government program (Atlanta News First (Gray News, from CBS News reporting))
Release 05
7 August 2026- 22 documents
- 16 videos
- 3 images
From Department of War, FBI, CIA, State Department, Executive Office of the President
- AC-130J footage and report of 'cold orbs' over the Gulf of Oman, September 2021
- FBI report of a black triangle with red corner lights near a Colorado Springs base, 2023
- 1963 CIA wire report of a metal sphere in Bahia, Brazil, later called unsubstantiated
- 1953 Navy photo-interpretation memo on Montana and Utah films
- Artist's rendering of a triangle over Bagram, Afghanistan, 2002
Case files from this release
Coverage: Pentagon UAP files batch 5: orbs, triangles and more (EarthSky), Latest Pentagon UFO files release includes video of mysterious 'cold orbs' (Scientific American), Pentagon drops 41 declassified UAP files in fifth batch (Ground News), Fifth batch of UFO files released contains CIA notes, artistic renderings (Live 5 News (Gray News))
Release 04
10 July 2026- 14 documents
- 19 videos
- 4 audio
- 3 images
From Department of War, NASA, CIA, FBI, Department of Energy
- Transcript of the 1949 Los Alamos conference on the green fireballs
- Energy Department report of a silent object chased over the Pantex weapons plant, 2015
- Navy debrief by a 28-year aviator who had never seen anything like it
- 1948 Project Sign report cataloguing about 100 early sightings
- Star-like contrast tracked over the Yellow Sea, 2025
Case files from this release
Coverage: Pentagon releases fourth batch of UFO files (CBS News), Pentagon adds 40 UAP files to public archive (MyChesCo), UFO files: the 1949 Los Alamos green fireball mystery declassified (Newsweek)
Release 03
12 June 2026- 53 documents
- 6 videos
- 3 audio
- 10 images
From Department of War, FBI, CIA, NASA
- AARO director's update on the 'orbs launching orbs' case: about 40 percent unexplained
- FBI report of five soldiers' potato-shaped object over Cheyenne Mountain, 2022
- CIA report of a radar-visual object over Harare airport, Zimbabwe, 2008
- FBI-vetted civilian videos of orbs in the northeastern US, 2024 and 2025
- Gordon Cooper interview and Apollo 16 debriefing audio
Case files from this release
- PURSUE: the Pentagon's UAP file releases 2026
- Western US 'orbs launching orbs' 2023
- Cheyenne Mountain 'potato' 2022
Coverage: 3rd batch of Pentagon UAP files: orbs, renderings and an AARO case update (EarthSky), Pentagon UFO files: third tranche (NewsNation), Pentagon releases new batch of UFO files including new mystery orb images, videos (Mediaite), Pentagon files reveal agents' reports of 'orbs launching orbs' near sensitive US security site (Fox News)
Release 02
22 May 2026- 6 documents
- 51 videos
- 7 audio
From Department of War, ODNI, CIA, Department of Energy, NASA
- Infrared video of four objects in formation off Iran, August 2022
- First public footage of the object F-16s shot down over Lake Huron in February 2023
- Military file on 209 green orb, disc and fireball sightings near Sandia Base, 1948-1950
- A senior US intelligence official's account of phenomena near a military site in late 2025
- Mercury and Apollo mission audio of unexplained particles and flashes
Case files from this release
- PURSUE: the Pentagon's UAP file releases 2026
- Four objects in formation off Iran 2022
- New Mexico green fireballs 1948
Coverage: 2nd batch of Pentagon UAP files: over 50 videos to watch (EarthSky), Pentagon releases new batch of UFO files (The Hill / NewsNation), UFO: Pentagon publishes second tranche of files (Il Sole 24 Ore)
Release 01
8 May 2026- 120 documents
- 28 videos
- 14 images
From Department of War, FBI, NASA, State Department
- Apollo 17 photo of three dots in a triangle, with no consensus on what it shows
- Briefing slides on the western US 'orbs launching orbs' case reported by federal agents
- Military infrared clips from the Middle East, including a diamond-shaped object off Greece
- FBI interview with a drone pilot who saw a bright linear object vanish within seconds
- A 1948 Top Secret Air Force report on objects over Europe
Case files from this release
Coverage: Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs and says the public can draw its own conclusions (AP) (OPB / Associated Press), Pentagon UFO files: inside war.gov and PURSUE (The Next Web), UFO files spanning decades are released by Defense Department (NPR), New UFO files release (NewsNation)
What’s next: After Release 07, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said more files will follow on a rolling basis and that the next release is already being prepared, without giving a date.
US government records are public domain. Summaries here are our own. Updated 2026-10-24.