WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of War has published a third batch of declassified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) records as part of a federal transparency initiative that seeks to make historical government files on unexplained aerial incidents available to the public.
The latest release was added on Friday to the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters, known as PURSUE, according to the department. Officials said additional records will be released on a rolling basis.
The disclosures reflect growing public and congressional interest in government investigations of UAPs, commonly known as UFOs, and follow years of pressure to declassify historical records related to military encounters with unexplained aerial objects.
Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell stated that the department’s online UAP archive has drawn substantial public attention since its launch in May.
According to the department, the website hosting the records has received more than 1.7 billion visits worldwide since becoming available on May 8, 2026.
The newly released files add to a growing body of historical records documenting how federal agencies have investigated reports of unusual aerial activity over several decades.
Government involvement in the issue dates to the early Cold War, when military officials evaluated unexplained sightings as potential national security concerns. Those efforts led to a series of Air Force investigations, including Project Sign, Project Grudge, and Project Blue Book.
Project Blue Book, which operated from 1952 to 1969, reviewed 12,618 reported sightings. According to historical records cited by the department, 701 cases remained unexplained when the program ended.
Interest in the subject intensified in recent years following public disclosure of the Pentagon’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program and the release of military videos showing encounters with unidentified objects.
Those disclosures prompted expanded congressional oversight and the creation of subsequent investigative bodies, including the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force in 2020 and the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office in 2022.
The department noted that modern UAP programs have standardized military reporting procedures and consolidated historical data from multiple government investigations as policymakers continue to debate the scope and pace of future disclosures.
The latest records are available through the department’s UAP archive at WAR.GOV/UFO.
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