Department of War — PURSUE Release 02 (May 2026)
Dr. Voss's Analysis
PURSUE Release 02 marks a significant expansion of the Trump Administration's UAP transparency initiative. Unlike Release 01, which drew exclusively from DOW records, Release 02 is multi-agency — contributions from the CIA, ODNI, NASA, and Department of Energy appear alongside DOW. The release includes five video files and five documentary PDF records. The most notable cases are PR071 (a USAF Air National Guard F-16C that reportedly shot down a UAP), PR050 (a four-object formation over Iran, August 2022), and PR051 (a Syrian UAP exhibiting sudden unexplained acceleration). Historical documents include reports from Sandia Base dated 1948–1950, a 1973 CIA intelligence report on a USSR UAP sighting, and a NASA Apollo 12 medical debriefing. The DOW noted that war.gov/UFO received over 1 billion hits since Release 01 on May 8, 2026. Release 03 is described as actively in development.
Overview
The U.S. Department of War published its second PURSUE release on May 22, 2026 — the first multi-agency release, with contributions from the CIA, ODNI, NASA, and Department of Energy alongside DOW. It includes video of a four-UAP formation over Iran, a Syrian UAP exhibiting instant acceleration, a USAF-ANG F-16C shoot-down of a UAP, and a December 2019 East Coast case, plus historical documents from Sandia Base (1948–1950), a 1973 CIA USSR intelligence report, an ODNI senior official USPER narrative, an Apollo 12 medical debriefing, and DOE PANTEX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.
Key Facts
- ◆Released May 22, 2026 — second PURSUE tranche, 14 days after Release 01
- ◆First multi-agency PURSUE release: DOW, CIA, ODNI, NASA, and Department of Energy all contributed records
- ◆Contains five video files (PR050, PR051, PR052, PR071, PR086) and five documentary PDF records (D017, CIA-D001, ODNI-D001, NASA-D008, DOE-D001)
- ◆Statement issued by Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs Sean Parnell
- ◆war.gov/UFO received over 1 billion hits since Release 01 on May 8, 2026
- ◆Release 03 described as actively in development
What Remains Unresolved
- ?What is the full sequential case count in Release 02? Database shows PR050–PR086 range but not all sequential numbers are published.
- ?When will Release 03 be published?
- ?Which agencies are contributing records to Release 03?
