Agency source
AARO
AARO appears in PURSUE records where mission reports, DVIDS videos, and UAP source material were submitted or approved for release.
Source role
AARO is important in Release 01 because multiple records are framed as submitted to or approved for release to the office. AARO references should be tied to the individual mission report or media record where the office is actually named.
Verification boundary
This source page is not a claim that every Release 01 item came from AARO. It identifies where the agency appears in the official source chain and links only to pages where the relationship can be checked against a primary source.
Related context
PURSUE Release 01: May 8, 2026 UFO files
PURSUE Release 01 is the first Department of War tranche in the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters. The May 8 release opened a dedicated war.gov/UFO source path for unresolved UAP records, images, videos, and historical documents connected to the February 19, 2026 Trump directive.
PURSUE Release 01 source map
A source map for the May 8, 2026 UFO disclosure release, including the official portal, announcement, and selected PDFs.
Primary source
- Department of War PURSUE UFO portal - Primary official portal for PURSUE UAP releases.