Short answer
The Department of War announces numbered PURSUE UAP file releases that land on war.gov/UFO. This page is a chronology of Releases 01–06 (May–September 2026) with primary announcement URLs; curated file reading lives on the archive hub.
What this record is
A release-batch chronology for Department of War PURSUE public-affairs announcements (Releases 01–06, May–September 2026). The canonical file portal remains war.gov/UFO. This page exists so editors can cite drop dates and announcement URLs without dumping the full 450-file index into HTML.
For curated themes and notable-record cards with synthesized blurbs, use the archive-collection hub. For single-document deep dives (AAWSAP SOO, FBI FD-302 pairs, Special Report 14, STS-80 stills, COMETA packet), open the spotlight government-file pages.
What it says
Public affairs releases announce that additional declassified and historical UAP files are published to war.gov/UFO on a rolling basis under PURSUE (Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters), with interagency partners named in the initial release (including ODNI, AARO, NASA, FBI, and others). Six tranches appeared between 8 May and 18 September 2026. Announcements emphasize transparency and public access; they do not adjudicate each file’s conclusions. Reader emphasis by drop - historical PDFs and NASA holdings early; video-heavy Release 02; CIA Blue Book packet in 03; STS stills in 04; FBI interview/rendering pairs in 05; Tremonton/Ruppelt and AAWSAP paperwork in 06.
Release chronology (primary announcement links)
| Release | Date | Announcement | Reader emphasis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2026-05-08 | Initial historic release | Portal launch - historical PDFs, MISREPs, NASA transcripts, COMETA packet |
| 02 | 2026-05-22 | Second release | Video/audio-heavy tranche (link-outs) |
| 03 | 2026-06-12 | See War.gov News / hub listing | More docs including CIA-held Blue Book Special Report No. 14 (CIA-UAP-015) |
| 04 | 2026-07-10 | Fourth release | Mixed media including STS-80 stills (NASA-UAP-D031 series) |
| 05 | 2026-08-07 | Fifth release | FBI triangle FD-302 + rendering pairs; film analysis D098; Gulf of Oman IIR D101 |
| 06 | 2026-09-18 | Sixth release | Tremonton/Ruppelt cluster; AAWSAP objectives and solicitation (D110/D111) |
As of the 2026-10-01 agent index in src/data/pursue-war-gov-ufo/manifest.json: about 450 files across six releases (roughly 270 PDF / 30 image / 134 video / 16 audio). Counts drift as the portal updates - re-check the hub before locking stats copy.
How announcement language relates to file contents
Press releases emphasize transparency, public access, and interagency participation named in the initial drop. They generally do not adjudicate each PDF’s conclusions. Reader emphasis by tranche is an encyclopedia editorial aid derived from the curated hub themes and notable cards - not a substitute for opening the files.
How to cite a drop without overselling it
When an encyclopedia page needs only “when did Release 05 land?”, cite the fifth-release news URL and date (2026-08-07) from the table above. When it needs what a file says, open the government-file spotlight (or the PDF). Announcement copy about transparency/interagency participation is not an origin verdict and is not a substitute for FD-302 / IIR / SOO literacy.
Key findings
- Six announced tranches through Release 06 (as of 2026-10-01 index)
- Hub URL stays war.gov/UFO
- Reader guide - /official-records/archive-collection/pursue-war-gov-ufo/
Mainstream framing
Useful as a chronology of transparency releases; content claims require citing individual documents by id.
Claims vs mainstream
| Claim | Mainstream / encyclopedia view |
|---|---|
| Each press release reveals a crashed craft. | Releases are file publications; read the documents. |
| Announcement page views prove the files’ conclusions. | Traffic is not evidence about UAP origin. |
| You need influencers to interpret each drop. | Primary PDFs are public; encyclopedia pages should cite them directly. |
What it does not say
An announcement does not summarize every PDF’s conclusions. Press language about “transparency” is not an origin verdict. For readable synthesis of notable files, use the archive-collection hub - not a raw file-dump table.
Do not invent batch contents from headlines. Do not treat pageviews of an announcement as evidence about UAP origin. Do not imply that every Release N file is “new science” - many holdings are historical Blue Book, contracting, or interview packages.
How to read / access
Open the specific Release N news article when citing a drop date.
Browse files at war.gov/UFO.
For synthesized themes and notable cards, stay on the archive hub.
For single-document reading, jump to spotlight government-file pages (FBI, DOW, CIA, NASA, COMETA).
Agents: use the committed manifest JSON for full indexing; do not auto-render all 450 rows on the public site.
Related cases and objects
- pursue-war-gov-ufo
- aaro-historical-record-report-vol-1
- dow-uap-d110-aawsap-statement-of-objectives
- fbi-uap-d025-airborne-triangle-rendering
- Objects: tic-tac-ufo
FAQ
Where do I actually read the files?
Start at the PURSUE archive hub for curated themes and notable-record cards with primary links - then open War.gov/DVIDS for the originals.
Is this every PDF title?
No. It is announcement chronology. The government portal holds the full index.
Latest release covered here?
Release 06 on 18 September 2026 - re-check war.gov/UFO for newer drops.
Sources
Prefer specific Release N article URLs in frontmatter
sources.Thematic reading belongs on the archive hub; this page is announcement chronology.