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Pentagon publishes first batch of declassified UFO files under new program

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Pentagon publishes first batch of declassified UFO files under new program

Summary

stars-and-stripes (Phillip Walter Wellman) covers the May 8, 2026 pursue launch for a US military readership. The piece centers on the combatant-command provenance of the released video material — submissions from us-indo-pacific-command, centcom, and us-european-command are explicitly named as “unresolved” — and on apollo-12 photographs in which “unidentified phenomena are visible.” It reproduces pete-hegseth’s “justified speculation” line, attributes the rolling-release cadence and interagency framing to the department-of-war, and lists aaro, the White House, odni (tulsi-gabbard), department-of-energy, nasa (jared-isaacman), and fbi as participants. Tone is neutral and procedural; no new files or technical detail beyond the launch wire. Distinct vs. other PURSUE wires: this is the only one to lead with Apollo 12 rather than apollo-17 for the lunar imagery, and the only one to name all three combatant commands explicitly.

Key Claims

  • PURSUE Release 01 = 162 files published at www.war.gov/ufo; more on a rolling basis (DoW statement).
  • Released combatant-command videos are explicitly us-indo-pacific-command, centcom, and us-european-command submissions described as “unresolved” — first launch-wire to enumerate all three commands by name.
  • Several apollo-12 moon-landing photographs (1969) are included with “unidentified phenomena … visible” — Stripes leads with Apollo 12; other launch-day wires lead with apollo-17.
  • Interagency participants: White House, odni, department-of-energy, nasa, fbi, plus aaro inside department-of-war.
  • “Unresolved” defined per the portal as cases where the government “is unable to make a definitive determination” — can occur for lack of sufficient data.
  • tulsi-gabbard frames the release as the start of a continuing review.
  • jared-isaacman commits NASA scientific expertise as more files are examined.

Notable Quotes

“These files, hidden behind classifications, have long fueled justified speculation — it’s time Americans see it.” — pete-hegseth

“A careful, comprehensive and unprecedented review.” — tulsi-gabbard

“We will remain candid about what we know to be true, what we have yet to understand and all that remains to be discovered.” — jared-isaacman

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