Complete reference · updated August 2026

Every declassified Pentagon UFO file: PURSUE Releases 1–5

Q: How many declassified UFO files has the Pentagon released?

As of August 7, 2026 the U.S. Department of War has released 375 files across five PURSUE tranches: Release 01 (May 8, 158 files), Release 02 (May 22, 64), Release 03 (June 12, 72), Release 04 (July 10, 40) and Release 05 (August 7, 41). New tranches are posted every few weeks on war.gov/UFO.

Q: Where can I view the declassified UFO files?

The official source is the Department of War portal at war.gov/UFO. SkyLens mirrors the complete catalog in a searchable, filterable archive with per-file analysis, and every record links back to its official war.gov or DVIDS source.

Q: Are the declassified UFO files real?

Yes — they are genuine declassified U.S. government records published on the official war.gov/UFO portal under the PURSUE program. Every file is categorized as an unresolved case: the government states it cannot make a definitive determination on the phenomena, and none has been officially concluded to be extraterrestrial.

Q: What was in the latest (fifth) UFO release?

Release 05 (August 7, 2026) added 41 files including 16 Navy videos — Gulf of Oman 2021 and Pacific Ocean 2019 — FBI triangle witness interviews and renderings (Afghanistan 2002, Colorado Springs 2023), a CIA report on a 1965 object near Puerto Rico, two 1963 State Department cables on the Bahia, Brazil incident, and a 1947 review of the Scandinavian 'Ghost Rocket' wave.

Since May 2026 the U.S. Department of War has been declassifying its unresolved UFO/UAP records on a rolling basis through a program called PURSUE (Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters). This page is the complete, continually-updated index to all 375 files across five releases — every video, document, image, and audio record — with plain-English analysis and a direct link to each official source. When a new tranche drops, it appears here first.

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What is PURSUE, and where do the files come from?

PURSUE is the official U.S. government UFO-disclosure program, hosted at war.gov/UFO. The records come from the Department of War, FBI, CIA, NASA, the Department of State, and the Executive Office of the President, spanning 1947 to 2026. Every file is an unresolved case — the government explicitly states it cannot make a definitive determination on the phenomena, and nothing has been officially concluded to be extraterrestrial. SkyLens catalogs the complete set, adds sensor and historical context, and links each record straight back to its primary source so you can read the evidence yourself.

The five releases at a glance

Release 01 — May 8, 2026 — 158 files. The opening drop: 27 unresolved military UAP videos, FBI/NASA imagery, and 120+ historical documents including Apollo/Gemini transcripts and the FBI 62-HQ-83894 case file.

Release 02 — May 22, 2026 — 64 files. Video-heavy, including the Lake Huron F-16 shootdown and a four-object formation over Iran. See Release 02 →

Release 03 — June 12, 2026 — 72 files. The Western US Event 2023 AARO case, the first FBI dedicated video series, Apollo 16 debrief audio, and an 18-file CIA Cold War batch. Release 03 breakdown →

Release 04 — July 10, 2026 — 40 files. Historical anchoring: NASA STS-80 (1996) imagery, 1949 Los Alamos green fireballs, and Project Sign 1948.

Release 05 — August 7, 2026 — 41 files (newest). 16 Navy videos (Gulf of Oman 2021, Pacific Ocean 2019), FBI triangle interviews and renderings (Afghanistan 2002, Colorado Springs 2023), a CIA report on a 1965 Puerto Rico object, 1963 State Department Brazil cables, and a 1947 "Ghost Rocket" review.

Notable cases worth reading first

Gulf of Oman 2021 — six Navy videos + the intelligence report (Release 05)
The Bagram "airborne triangle," Afghanistan 2002 — FBI witness file (Release 05)
The 1947 Scandinavian "Ghost Rocket" wave (Release 05)
The Western US Event 2023 — AARO's "most compelling" unresolved case (Release 03)
CIA disc over Harare airport, Zimbabwe, 2008 (Release 03)

How to browse and search every file

The fastest way through 375 records is the SkyLens PURSUE archive — a searchable, filterable index of the complete catalog. Filter by release, agency (DoW, FBI, CIA, NASA, State), or file type (video, document, image, audio); search by case name, location, or incident date; and open any record to read the analysis or jump straight to the official war.gov / DVIDS source. It's the most complete, best-organized view of the PURSUE archive on the open web.

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Frequently asked questions

How many declassified UFO files has the Pentagon released?

375 files across five PURSUE tranches as of August 7, 2026: R01 (158), R02 (64), R03 (72), R04 (40), R05 (41). New tranches post every few weeks.

Where can I view the declassified UFO files?

The official source is war.gov/UFO. SkyLens mirrors the complete catalog in a searchable archive with analysis, each record linked to its official source.

Are the declassified UFO files real?

Yes — genuine declassified U.S. government records on the official war.gov/UFO portal. Every one is an unresolved case; none has been officially concluded to be extraterrestrial.

What was in the latest (fifth) UFO release?

Release 05 (Aug 7, 2026): 41 files including Gulf of Oman 2021 and Pacific Ocean 2019 Navy videos, FBI triangle interviews/renderings, a 1965 CIA Puerto Rico report, 1963 Brazil State Dept cables, and a 1947 Ghost Rocket review.

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