Department of War Publishes PURSUE Release 07
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Primary sources
U.S. Department of War. “Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters, Release 07.” October 23, 2026.
U.S. Department of War. “Department of War Publishes Seventh Release of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Files on WAR.GOV/UFO.” October 23, 2026.
U.S. Department of War. “PURSUE records database, as updated for Release 07.” October 23, 2026.
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Key facts
The Department released PURSUE Release 07 on October 23, 2026, five weeks after Release 06. The first tranche had been released on May 8, 2026.
documented · [1]The release listing reports a 325 MB document download and states "Release 07 - No Videos."
documented · [1]The portal's database lists 28 records dated October 23, 2026, all PDF documents: 25 from the Department of War, one from the FBI, one from the Executive Office of the President, and one labeled U.S. Government. The database lists 478 records across all seven releases.
documented · [3]Two records concern a June 2026 sighting at a national security site in the western United States: an AARO memorandum for record of a witness debrief with two Federal Special Agents, and an FBI FD-302 record of an interview with the two agents.
documented · [3]The Department's description of the AARO memorandum says AARO considers the incident to warrant further investigation, and that the file does not present a conclusive finding on the nature or origin of the object.
documented · [3]Nine records are 2008-2010 contractor and program records of the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP), which the database describes as administered by the Defense Intelligence Agency from 2008 to 2012. They include Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS) monthly reports, a project management plan, the Project Capella data-warehouse proposal, an April 2010 investigation report on a Utah ranch, and a 2010 BAASS self-assessment.
documented · [3]The other records are 14 military sighting reports and related files from 1949 to 1957 (four of them concerning Catalina Island, California), the 1954 personnel record of Col. Howard M. McCoy, who held senior Air Force intelligence posts while Projects SIGN and GRUDGE were under way, and 1962-1964 Executive Branch correspondence on recovering space debris and satellite fragments.
documented · [3]The Department described the tranche as declassified and historical UAP files released through PURSUE, said additional files would be published on a rolling basis, and said it and its agency partners were working on the next release.
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