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Track, search, and understand government UFO/UAP file releases.
UFO Files Watch tracks every major U.S. government UFO and UAP file release — from declassified Pentagon reports and congressional testimony to AARO findings and historical archives. Search the record, explore the timeline, and ask Dr. Elara Voss anything about official UAP disclosure.
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U.S. Department of War (DOW)
PURSUE Release 03 is notable for two reasons: it is the first release with FBI-contributed records, and it introduces an Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) into the public record. The FBI…
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
CIA-UAP-017 is a Cold War-era intelligence cable or routing document with the subject of 'Zimbabwe' and a description of forces being placed on high alert due to perceived aggressive foreign…
U.S. Department of War (DOW) / U.S. Army
DOW-UAP-D084 is a newly declassified 1949 U.S. Army internal study on 'flying saucers' — the terminology used before 'UAP' was standardized. Its 1949 date places it contemporaneously with Project…
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
FBI-UAP-D002 is an FD-1057 — the FBI form used to document investigative activity, in this case an interview conducted to develop a witness sketch. The Colorado Springs 2022 incident is significant…
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
FBI-UAP-D003 contains a digital rendering of the phenomenon reported in the 2022 Colorado Springs UAP incident — a visual reconstruction based on witness accounts documented in the companion FD-1057…
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
FBI-UAP-D009 is an FD-302 — the FBI's standard witness interview summary form — documenting an orb sighting in the Northeastern United States in 2026. The document is redacted, consistent with…
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The story of the UAP Disclosure Act is not simply one of passage or defeat. It is a case study in how unusual subject…
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Read →The third release under the PURSUE directive arrived on June 12, 2026 — and it introduces a type of document that has…
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Understanding Releases
Governments and agencies periodically release UFO and UAP-related records in response to congressional mandates, Freedom of Information Act requests, executive directives, and voluntary disclosure initiatives.
Releases include declassified military reports, official sensor recordings, congressional hearing transcripts, agency annual reports, and historical archival documents. Not all releases confirm anomalous activity — many involve resolved cases, administrative records, or updated policy documents.
UFO Files Watch tracks these releases, provides AI-assisted summaries, and helps users locate original source documents. The site does not editorialize on whether UAP are extraterrestrial.
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The built-in assistant can summarize UAP files, explain government terminology, compare incidents, and answer questions using site content. The assistant is designed to be factual, neutral, and clear about what is confirmed versus what remains unresolved.
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History
AARO released Volume 1 of its historical records review, finding no verifiable evidence of secret government programs involving recovered non-human craft.
Official source ↗President Trump directed the Secretary of War and other agencies to begin identifying and releasing government files related to UAP, UFOs, and extraterrestrial life. He cited 'tremendous interest' as the basis for the directive.
Official source ↗The U.S. Department of War published its first UAP release under the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE). Release 01 contains approximately 49 individually numbered unresolved case reports, infrared imagery, sensor stills, and video from military operators across multiple global locations. Secretary Pete Hegseth announced rolling releases to follow every few weeks.
Official source ↗The U.S. Department of War published its second PURSUE UAP release on May 22, 2026 — the first to include records from multiple agencies. CIA, ODNI, NASA, and the Department of Energy contributed records alongside DOW. Highlights include video of a four-UAP formation over Iran (PR050), a Syrian UAP exhibiting instant acceleration (PR051), a USAF-ANG F-16C shoot-down of a UAP (PR071), a December 2019 East Coast case (PR086), and historical documents from Sandia Base (1948–1950), a 1973 CIA USSR intelligence report, an ODNI senior official USPER narrative, an Apollo 12 medical debriefing, and DOE PANTEX radar tower imagery. war.gov/UFO has received over 1 billion hits since Release 01. Release 03 is in development.
Official source ↗The U.S. Department of War published its third PURSUE UAP release on June 12, 2026. Release 03 is the first to include FBI-contributed records and the first to include a formal Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) on a specific UAP incident. The 10-file release documents the 2022 Colorado Springs UAP incident (FBI FD-1057 interview, digital rendering, and ICA analysis), multiple 2025–2026 Northeastern U.S. orb sighting field reports and video, a 2024 FBI orb video, a Cold War-era CIA intelligence cable related to Zimbabwe, the 1949 U.S. Army Flying Saucer Study, and a 1949 FBI correspondence referral.
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