The U.S. government is unsealing its UAP records in batches under PURSUE — the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters. We track every tranche here: the date it dropped, how many files it held, and what was inside — updated the day each release goes live.
Source of record: the official war.gov/ufo portal.
The fifth batch of 41 files surfaced large triangular craft and multi-orb encounters — including an AC-130 gunship crew over the Gulf of Oman that logged roughly two dozen unidentified orbs.
The smallest tranche to date — 40 files — but a heavy one: a 2015 Department of Energy report of an object near the Pantex nuclear-weapons facility, and Indo-Pacific Command footage of a star-shaped object.
The third release of 72 files centered on a wave of glowing-orb sightings across the northeastern United States, plus additional historical material stretching back decades.
The second batch added 64 files — 51 of them video — and the first-ever audio recordings in the PURSUE archive, including intelligence-officer accounts describing orbs.
The first PURSUE tranche launched the public war.gov/ufo portal with 162 declassified records spanning more than 400 logged incidents — the largest single dump of U.S. military UAP material ever put online.
| # | Release date | Files | Contents | What dropped | Decoded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 162 | documents, images & video | The portal goes live | 14 / 162 | |
| 02 | 64 | 51 videos + first PURSUE audio | First declassified audio | — | |
| 03 | 72 | documents & video | The Northeast orb wave | 3 / 72 | |
| 04 | 40 | documents & video | Nuclear sites & a star-shaped craft | 1 / 40 | |
| 05 | 41 | documents & video | Triangles & the Gulf of Oman orbs | 5 / 41 |
Roughly monthly. A sixth tranche is anticipated in September 2026. We update this page within hours of every new tranche — bookmark it, or subscribe on the homepage to get the breakdown.
File counts reflect each tranche as reported at release; the official war.gov/ufo portal is the authoritative source. UFO Data is an independent project and is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of War, AARO, or any government agency.