Department of War — PURSUE Release 03 (June 2026)
Dr. Voss's Analysis
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 contributions cluster around two incident areas — a 2022 UAP event in Colorado Springs (FD-1057 interview transcript, digital rendering, and separate ICA-UAP-D001 assessment) and a series of Northeastern orb sightings documented in 2025 and 2026 (FD-302-67, FD-302-71, and video PR004). An additional FBI video case from 2024 shows orbs over a body of water. The CIA-UAP-017 document involves routing related to Zimbabwe and appears to be a Cold War-era intelligence cable documenting placement on high alert due to perceived aggressive foreign posturing. DOW-UAP-D084 is a 1949 U.S. Army Flying Saucer Study — a newly declassified companion to Project Sign and Project Grudge era investigations. FBI-UAP-D011 is a 1949 FBI correspondence referral, likely from the early Project Sign era when the FBI briefly coordinated with the Air Force on UAP reports.
Overview
The U.S. Department of War published its third PURSUE release on June 12, 2026. This is the first PURSUE release to include FBI records. The 10-file tranche includes FBI investigation documents and video for the 2022 Colorado Springs UAP incident, multiple 2025–2026 Northeastern orb sighting reports, 2024 video of orbs over a pond, a Cold War-era CIA intelligence cable related to Zimbabwe, the U.S. Army's 1949 Flying Saucer Study, a 1949 FBI correspondence referral, and an Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) on the Colorado Springs incident.
Key Facts
- ◆Released June 12, 2026 — third PURSUE tranche, 21 days after Release 02
- ◆First PURSUE release with FBI-contributed records: 5 documents (D002, D003, D009, D010, D011) and 2 videos (PR003, PR004)
- ◆Includes an Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA-UAP-D001) on the 2022 Colorado Springs UAP incident
- ◆CIA-UAP-017 is a Cold War-era intelligence cable related to Zimbabwe and foreign posturing
- ◆DOW-UAP-D084 is the 1949 U.S. Army Flying Saucer Study — a newly declassified historical document
- ◆Northeastern orb sightings documented across 2025 and 2026 in multiple FBI field reports
What Remains Unresolved
- ?What specific observations triggered the 'Placement on High Alert' described in CIA-UAP-017?
- ?Does the 1949 Army Flying Saucer Study contain conclusions beyond those published in Project Blue Book?
- ?Why are the Northeastern orb sightings appearing in 2025 and 2026 FBI field reports?
- ?What agency contributed the ICA-UAP-D001 Colorado Springs assessment?
