The release was conducted under the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters, known as PURSUE. The interagency initiative includes participation from the White House, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Department of Energy, NASA, the FBI and the Department of War’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office.
According to the department, the newly released files are available through a dedicated online portal hosted on war.gov/UFO. Officials said the website contains videos, photographs, composite imagery and original source documents collected from across the U.S. government.
The Pentagon stated that the website was designed to resemble technical readouts and includes an interactive chart containing 162 separate files. Each entry includes a digital image, incident information, a case description and identification of the government agency responsible for the file.
The release follows a February directive from Trump ordering the Department of War to review and declassify records related to UAPs, extraterrestrial life and related subjects. Officials said the administration’s objective was to increase public access to government-held information concerning unexplained phenomena.
“The American people have asked for more transparency on these topics, and President Trump is delivering,” the Pentagon said in a statement. “While all of the files have been reviewed for security purposes, many of the materials have not yet been analyzed for resolution of any anomalies.”
The department stated that many of the archived cases remain unresolved because officials have been unable to make definitive conclusions about the nature of the observed phenomena. According to the release, some cases remain unexplained due to insufficient or incomplete data.
Officials said the review process involves “tens of millions” of records across multiple agencies. The Pentagon added that additional material would continue to be released on a rolling basis every few weeks as records are identified and declassified.
Pete Hegseth said the initiative reflected the administration’s broader approach to transparency. “These files, hidden behind classifications, have long fueled justified speculation — and it’s time the American people see it for themselves,” Hegseth said.
“This release of declassified documents demonstrates the Trump Administration’s earnest commitment to unprecedented transparency,” he added.
Tulsi Gabbard said intelligence agencies were coordinating the declassification process with the Department of War. “The American people have long sought transparency about the government’s knowledge of unidentified anomalous phenomena,” Gabbard said.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is actively coordinating the Intelligence Community’s declassification efforts with the Department of War to ensure a careful, comprehensive, and unprecedented review of our holdings to provide the American people with maximum transparency,” she added. “Today’s release is the first in what will be an ongoing joint declassification and release effort.”
Kash Patel said the FBI would continue supporting the initiative alongside partner agencies. “The FBI is proud to stand alongside President Trump and our interagency partners in this landmark release of UAP records,” Patel said.
“For the first time in history, the American people have unfettered access to declassified government files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon – a level of transparency that no prior administration has delivered,” he added. “The FBI remains committed to supporting this rolling declassification effort with the same rigor and integrity we bring to every national security matter.”
Jared Isaacman said NASA would continue contributing scientific expertise to the effort. “I applaud President Trump’s whole-of-government effort to bring greater transparency to the American people on unidentified anomalous phenomena,” Isaacman said.
“At NASA, our job is to bring the brightest minds and most advanced scientific instruments to bear, follow the data, and share what we learn,” he added. “We will remain candid about what we know to be true, what we have yet to understand, and all that remains to be discovered. Exploration and the pursuit of knowledge are core to NASA’s mission as we endeavor to unlock the secrets of the universe.”
Source: U.S. Department of War.
