Summary
A U.S. Department of War official told Liberation Times that aaro is coordinating with the White House and federal agencies to prepare the release of previously unseen UAP material, welcoming President Trump’s February 2026 directive (src-uap-trump-disclosure-2026) to expedite uap-disclosure. Nearly two months after the announcement, little public follow-through has occurred, prompting pressure from Rep. tim-burchett and Rep. anna-paulina-luna, who on 31 March 2026 wrote to Secretary of War pete-hegseth requesting 46+ UAP videos by 14 April 2026. That deadline passed with only a vague future-briefing offer, which Luna publicly rejected. Journalists jeremy-corbell and george-knapp confirmed they had provided Congress with specific file names, locations, and additional USAF-filmed UAP assets not publicly listed.
Key Claims
- The Department of War / aaro is “working in close coordination with the White House and across federal agencies” to release never-before-seen UAP material (DoW official)
- aaro is transferring UAP records to the National Archives in accordance with federal law (DoW official)
- Rep. anna-paulina-luna wrote to pete-hegseth on 31 March 2026 requesting 46+ UAP videos by 14 April 2026
- DoW spokesperson Susan Gough said the Department “will respond directly to the author of the letter”; a congressional source said a briefing will be provided “in the future”
- donald-trump could theoretically unilaterally declassify the videos, but in practice would likely route through the originating agency’s sanitization process
- jeremy-corbell and george-knapp gave Congress specific file names, locations, and additional USAF UAP assets not publicly listed
- Corbell’s “Sleeping Dog” effort is positioned as an independent-journalism backstop if official disclosure falters
- The article uses “Department of War” / “Secretary of War” terminology reflecting the Trump-era DoD rebrand
Notable Quotes
“The Department of War’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is working in close coordination with the White House and across federal agencies to consolidate existing UAP records collections and facilitate the expeditious release of never-before-seen UAP information.” — DoW official
“No one from the Pentagon had responded until we reached out, and it appears that someone did not pass the letter to the appropriate authorities. How convenient… whoever is trying to be cute at the Pentagon can take a hike.” — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
“I am personally aware of — and have been directly exposed to — the majority of the UAP files referenced in the recent Congressional request… Sleeping Dog is coming at the center of that.” — Jeremy Corbell