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May 8, 2026

PURSUE Release 01: Department of War declassifies 160 UAP files

The Trump administration launches PURSUE — the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters — and the Department of War publishes 160 declassified UAP-related files in the first tranche: 117 PDFs, 29 sensor videos, and 14 photographs spanning 1944 to 2026. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says the goal is 'maximum transparency.'

The Pentagon, Virginia — United States#AARO #Multiple Witnesses #Video Evidence #PURSUE Release 01

Official Statement

2023-09-16

State Department UAP Cable 5, Mexico, September 16, 2003

On September 12, 20023 the Mexican Congress heard testimony on UAP from experts related to the debate about an Aerial Space Protection Law, which, if approved, would make Mexico the first country to formally acknowledge the presence of alien life on earth. Experts asked legislators to recognize UAP, guarantee airspace security, and allow UAP to be studied. They presented to alleged alien corpses and videos of Mexican pilot’s encounters with fast-moving flying objects during flight. Disagreement

Mexico — Mexico#PURSUE Release 01 #State Department #2020s #Americas

Official Statement

2004-11-05

State Department UAP Cable 4, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, November 5, 2004

UFOlogists of Turkmenistan has gained a positive reputation as a reliable partner for the United States in Turkmenistan to the bemusement of the cable’s author in the build up of civil society organizations within the country. The reputation has become earned because everyone in Turkmenistan, apparently, “is interested in UFOs.”

#PURSUE Release 01 #State Department #2000s

Official Statement

2001-10-28

State Department UAP Cable 3, Tbilisi, Georgia, October 30, 2001

On October 28-29, there was an incident alleged by the Georgian Foreign Ministry that Russian aircraft had violated Georgian airspace and bombed areas of the Kodori Gorge. Russians denied any of the claims and said that it could have been UFOs. Cable authors note that Russians typically engage in the “bold lie” when they wish to conceal actions.

#PURSUE Release 01 #State Department #2000s

Official Statement

January 27, 1994

State Department cable: 747 + 3 Americans witness 'enormous' bright light at 41,000 ft

A 1994 U.S. State Department diplomatic cable from Kazakhstan, declassified in PURSUE Release 01, records a Tajik Air 747 captain plus three U.S. citizens on board observing what the cable describes as a 'bright light of enormous intensity' at 41,000 feet over Kazakh airspace.

Kazakhstan airspace, Central Asia — Kazakhstan#Multiple Witnesses #Civilian Aviation #International #PURSUE Release 01

Official Statement

1985-01-24

State Department UAP Cable 1, Papua New Guinea, January 28, 1985

This document is a U.S. Department of State diplomatic cable from the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea to USCINCPAC (United States Indo-Pacific Command) at Honolulu, HI on January 28, 1985. The cable reports that the U.S. Embassy to Papua New Guinea received an inquiry from the host nation’s intelligence services regarding reports of high-altitude, high-speed aircraft in Papua New Guinean airspace on the evening of January 24, 1985. The cable refers to a representative of the loca

Papua New Guinea — Papua New Guinea#PURSUE Release 01 #State Department #1980s #Indo-Pacific

Document Release

July 1963

State Department SP-16 files — July 1963 UAP correspondence

Two State Department files from the SP series (Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs / Office of Special Political Affairs), dated July 1963, addressing UAP-related diplomatic correspondence.

#PURSUE Release 01 #State Department #1960s

Document Release

1948–1955

State Dept intelligence collection files (1948–1955) — UAP entries

State Department numerical and intelligence-collection files spanning 1948–1955, with entries on UAP / flying-disc diplomatic reporting.

Netherlands — Netherlands#PURSUE Release 01 #State Department #Europe #1950s