A release-by-release look at what the Department of War has published on WAR.GOV/UFO since the portal launched on May 8, 2026.
The government's most open look yet at unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) now lives in one place: WAR.GOV/UFO. Here's what each release has added so far.
How it started
A February 19 presidential directive told the Department of War to release government files on UAP and UFOs. The Department launched WAR.GOV/UFO on May 8, 2026, with 162 files published at once from the FBI, NASA, the State Department and U.S. military commands. The program is called PURSUE, short for the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters.
Release 2 (May 22)
The second release brought the total number of files on the site to 222. It also included more than 40 videos lawmakers had asked for, plus files and audio recordings from NASA missions.
Release 3 (June 12)
The Department kept the collection on WAR.GOV/UFO and committed to more releases on a rolling basis. By then, the site had passed 1.7 billion hits worldwide.
Release 4 (July 10)
This batch included records dating from 1948 to 2020 from the Department of Energy, the Air Force, the Navy, the FBI and NASA.
Release 5 (August 7)
The fifth release included scanned memos from the 1950s, an artist's rendering of a UAP reported in Afghanistan in 2002, and CIA notes from the 1960s.
Release 6 (September 18)
The sixth release contained 72 files, including historical intelligence studies and a 1952 Air Force recording.
Release 7 (October 23)
One memo in the seventh batch describes two federal agents who saw a matte-black, triangular craft after a third official spotted it with thermal equipment.
What "unresolved" means
WAR.GOV/UFO describes its holdings as unresolved cases, meaning the government can't make a definitive determination about what was observed. In other words, the Department is sharing what it has and letting the public study it for themselves.
What's next
The Department says it and its agency partners are already working on the next release. We'll post each new one on our UFO updates page.
Sources: WAR.GOV/UFO and Department of War news releases (May 8, July 10).