UFO Disclosure
UFO Disclosure Explained
What UFO disclosure means, what the U.S. government has actually released, what remains unresolved, and what it does not mean.
What UFO Disclosure Is
UFO disclosure refers to the process by which classified, restricted, or otherwise non-public government records related to UFO or UAP are made available to the public. In the United States, disclosure has occurred through multiple channels:
- Congressional legislation requiring agencies to review and publish UAP records
- Voluntary DoD releases of authenticated military sensor footage
- ODNI and AARO annual reports to Congress, with public unclassified summaries
- Historical archive publication (e.g., Project Blue Book records at the National Archives)
- FOIA-driven document releases in response to citizen and journalist requests
What UFO Disclosure Is Not
Disclosure is not the same as confirmation. The release of a government record describing an unexplained aerial observation does not confirm what that observation represents. “Unresolved” means the available evidence is insufficient to determine origin or nature — not that the object is definitively non-human.
No U.S. government body has officially confirmed extraterrestrial origin for any UAP case. Claims to the contrary — whether from individuals, media reports, or unofficial sources — should be evaluated against this fact.
Government Records Overview
Key U.S. government UAP records available to the public include:
- The ODNI 2021 Preliminary Assessment (144 cases examined)
- DoD official video releases (Gimbal, GoFast, FLIR1 — 2020)
- AARO Annual Reports to Congress (FY2022–present)
- AARO Historical Record Program Volume 1 (2024)
- NASA Independent Study Report (2023)
- Project Blue Book archives (fully declassified, National Archives)
- Congressional hearing transcripts (publicly available)
Disclosure Timeline Preview
AARO Historical Record Program Volume 1
AARO released Volume 1 of its historical records review, finding no verifiable evidence of secret government programs involving recovered non-human craft.
Official source ↗Trump Directs Declassification of Government UAP/UFO Records
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 ↗Department of War — PURSUE Release 01: 49+ Unresolved UAP Cases Published
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 ↗Department of War — PURSUE Release 02: First Multi-Agency UAP Records Published
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 ↗Department of War — PURSUE Release 03: First FBI Records and Intelligence Community Assessment Published
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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