Agency source
Department of War
Primary official host for PURSUE Release 01, Release 02, and rolling Department of War UAP disclosure updates.
Source role
The Department of War is the lead public source for PURSUE releases. Its portal and announcements establish release dates, unresolved-case caveats, named partner agencies, and public download paths used by this archive.
Verification boundary
This source page is not a claim that every Release 01 item came from Department of War. 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 The May 8 release opened a dedicated war.gov/UFO source path for unresolved UAP records, images, videos, and historical documents connected to the February 19, 2026 Trump directive.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.