What does the PURSUE archive contain?

The landing page states that the materials are unresolved cases, meaning the government is unable to make a definitive determination on the nature of the observed phenomena. The page describes an effort spanning dozens of agencies and the review of tens of millions of records across many decades. Materials are released on a rolling basis in tranches posted every few weeks; the page states the first tranche was released on May 8, 2026, and the second on May 22, 2026, and provides a searchable database of available PURSUE records.

Can I view or download the documents through this archive?

No. This entry links to the official source page on war.gov only; it does not reproduce or self-host the underlying documents. The official page provides a searchable database where the PURSUE records can be accessed directly.

PURSUE — Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters

AARO Collection landing 2020s Official link verified

SummaryNot in this release

Summary: not published in this release.

Common questions

What is the PURSUE program?: PURSUE — the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters — is a records and imagery release program hosted at war.gov/ufo and published by the U.S. Department of War. According to the landing page, the Department of War, with support from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), is overseeing government-wide efforts to find, review, identify, declassify, and publicly release unresolved UAP-related records and historical documents held across the federal government.
What does the PURSUE archive contain?: The landing page states that the materials are unresolved cases, meaning the government is unable to make a definitive determination on the nature of the observed phenomena. The page describes an effort spanning dozens of agencies and the review of tens of millions of records across many decades. Materials are released on a rolling basis in tranches posted every few weeks; the page states the first tranche was released on May 8, 2026, and the second on May 22, 2026, and provides a searchable database of available PURSUE records.
Which agency publishes this, and where is the official source?: The program is published by the U.S. Department of War, with support from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The official source page is located at war.gov/ufo.
Can I view or download the documents through this archive?: No. This entry links to the official source page on war.gov only; it does not reproduce or self-host the underlying documents. The official page provides a searchable database where the PURSUE records can be accessed directly.

Source & Classification

Agency: All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) →
Record type: Collection landing
Decade: 2020s
Review status: published
Publication status: published

Official source link

https://www.war.gov/ufo/

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Cite this record

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). "PURSUE — Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters". 2020s. Official source: https://www.war.gov/ufo/. Cataloged by the independent UAP Records Archive (not an official or government source): https://uap-archive.org/uap/records/pursue-uap-records-program/.

APA

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). (2020s). PURSUE — Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters. https://www.war.gov/ufo/

MLA

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). "PURSUE — Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters." 2020s, https://www.war.gov/ufo/.

Chicago

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). "PURSUE — Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters." 2020s. https://www.war.gov/ufo/.

BibTeX

@misc{uaprecords_pursue-uap-records-program,
  title  = {PURSUE — Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters},
  author = {All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)},
  year   = {2020s},
  howpublished = {Official source: https://www.war.gov/ufo/},
  note   = {Cataloged by the independent UAP Records Archive — not an official or government source},
  url    = {https://uap-archive.org/uap/records/pursue-uap-records-program/}
}

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Evidence

License note (source-level)

Content published by the U.S. Department of War (war.gov) is generally a U.S. Government work in the public domain under 17 U.S.C. §105; per-item rights for specific linked documents are assessed before any indexed or monetized release.

Archivist note

PURSUE — the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters — is a records and imagery release program hosted at war.gov/ufo and published by the U.S. Department of War (war.gov). According to the landing page, the Department of War, with support from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), is overseeing government-wide efforts to find, review, identify, declassify, and publicly release unresolved UAP-related records and historical documents held across the federal government; the page describes this as an effort requiring coordination among dozens of agencies and the review of tens of millions of records spanning many decades. Materials are released on a rolling basis in tranches posted every few weeks; the page states the first tranche was released on May 8, 2026, and the second on May 22, 2026, and provides a searchable database of available PURSUE records.

The page states that the materials archived there are unresolved cases, meaning the government is unable to make a definitive determination on the nature of the observed phenomena, and notes that separate reporting on resolved UAP cases continues as mandated by statute (the statutory case-resolution function associated with the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office). This archive links to the official landing page only and does not reproduce or self-host the underlying documents. The page was confirmed via the Wayback availability API and a Wayback snapshot dated 2026-06-04; war.gov blocks automated fetch, so the content was read from the archived snapshot rather than a direct live request, consistent with this archive’s source-verification practice. This entry asserts no conclusion beyond what the official source states and takes no position on the origin of the reported phenomena.

Uncertainty / Limits

Archive state (this release)

Record status: Official link verified
Review status: published
Publication status: published
Archive URL: Not archived in U3
Local copy: Not stored in U3
Summary: Not published
Translation: Not published
Added to archive: 2026-06-04
Last revised: 2026-06-04 · 1 revision

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