Overview
- The Pentagon published a second tranche Friday on the Presidential UAP Records System (PURSUE) at war.gov/ufo, continuing a phased declassification ordered earlier this year by President Trump.
- The release includes audio from the Apollo 12 debrief, a 116‑page Sandia dossier from 1948–1950, and dozens of military sensor videos and recordings collected between roughly 2018 and 2023.
- Among the files is a clip attributed to a 2023 F‑16 engagement over Lake Huron that appears to show a strike on an unidentified object, though officials have not confirmed the object’s origin.
- The Office of the All‑domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) and the Pentagon say the new materials do not provide proof of extraterrestrial life and note many reports remain classified as unresolved because of sensor limits and chain‑of‑custody gaps.
- The portal has drawn massive public interest and will face congressional review, and officials say additional batches of records will be published progressively in the coming weeks.