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DOE PURSUE D001 — Unidentified Object at PANTEX Radar Tower

Source: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)Released: May 22, 2026
ANALYSIS SUMMARYThis analysis was prepared by Dr. Elara Voss using publicly available source material. It should be verified against the original source documents.

DOE-UAP-D001 is the Department of Energy's first contributed record in the PURSUE program. It contains an unidentified object report with enhanced imagery from a radar tower at the PANTEX Plant — the United States' primary nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility, located near Amarillo, Texas, operated by DOE's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The appearance of an unidentified object at PANTEX is consistent with the broader pattern of UAP observations reported near U.S. nuclear facilities, documented in Project Blue Book, congressional UAP testimony, and AARO case reviews. The incident date is not publicly disclosed in Release 02 metadata. The case is designated unresolved.

Overview

A Department of Energy report containing enhanced imagery of an unidentified object captured by a radar tower at the PANTEX Plant in Texas. Published as case DOE-UAP-D001 in DOW PURSUE Release 02 — the first DOE-contributed record in any PURSUE release.

Key Facts

  • Enhanced radar imagery of an unidentified object at the PANTEX Plant, Amarillo, Texas
  • PANTEX is the primary U.S. nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility (DOE/NNSA)
  • First Department of Energy contributed record in the PURSUE program
  • Incident date not publicly disclosed in Release 02 metadata
  • Published as case DOE-UAP-D001 in DOW PURSUE Release 02 (May 22, 2026)
  • Designated unresolved — no identification made

What Remains Unresolved

  • ?When did this incident at PANTEX occur?
  • ?Did the PANTEX security response team investigate or attempt to intercept the object?
  • ?Is this incident related to the broader pattern of UAP observations near U.S. nuclear sites?
  • ?Was this incident previously reported to AARO or the UAP Task Force?

Related Topics

DOEPURSUED001PANTEXNuclearTexasRadarRelease 022026NNSA

Official Source

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