Cleared July 24, 2026
PURSUE Release 04: July 2026 UFO and UAP Files
Release Summary
PURSUE Release 04 documents federal responses to congressional oversight inquiries, including cross-service radar track logs, aircrew incident debriefs, and NORAD multi-radar correlation data.
Release 04 emphasizes radar-visual correlations recorded by joint service patrols, formal communications delivered to congressional defense committees, and sensor telemetry from carrier strike group operations.
Release at a glance
- Official program
- Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE)
- Release
- Release 04
- Cleared for release
- July 24, 2026
- Primary portal
- war.gov/UFO (Release 04 filter)
- Key materials
- Congressional hearing exhibits, NORAD radar correlations (D042), aircrew audio logs, strike group FLIR records
- Congressional demand
- Direct responses to Rep. Anna Paulina Luna House Oversight 46-video request
- Featured sensor data
- NORAD high-speed radar track files, Carrier Strike Group PR094, Fleet Warning PR086
Source chain
July 24 portal update
The Department of War released documentation packages and radar telemetry prepared for congressional defense oversight committees.
Congressional Oversight demand
Follows formal request letters submitted by the House Oversight Committee seeking unedited cockpit video and multi-radar tapes.
NORAD telemetry release
Declassified high-altitude radar tracking records demonstrating anomalous velocity changes and altitude transitions.
What this tranche contains
- Multi-radar track files correlated with military pilot sighting debriefs (DOW-UAP-D042).
- Unclassified summaries of classified briefings provided to congressional defense staff and Oversight members.
- Carrier strike group sensor correlations (DOW-UAP-PR094) and East Coast fleet warning aircrew logs (DOW-UAP-PR086).
- Formal correspondence regarding radar filter adjustments made following the February 2023 high-altitude shootdowns.
How to read the release
- Read aircrew transcripts alongside corresponding raw radar track metadata (range, bearing, altitude velocity).
- Note sensor filter settings: differentiate radar raw returns from processed track files where false alarms are filtered out.
- Examine congressional response letters for mentions of withheld sensor modalities.
Official positions to track
Department of War announcement
Reiterates commitment to supporting congressional inquiries with verifiable records while maintaining operational security for active sensor modes.
House Oversight Committee statement
Welcomes the delivery of requested sensor tracks but maintains that full unedited cockpit videos must be made available for public examination.
What this release establishes
Release 04 demonstrates that federal agencies maintained coordinated response protocols for military aviator encounters with anomalous contacts and preserved multi-sensor radar track files across joint operational areas.
What it does not establish
Congressional disclosure transmissions and radar correlation plots do not indicate a final scientific consensus on origin or propulsion mechanisms for the observed targets.
Open research questions
Which joint military commands provided the underlying radar calibration data referenced in Release 04, and which of the 46 requested congressional videos remain classified?
Record pages in this release
NORAD Radar Gate Adjustments: DOW-UAP-D042 Record
Analysis of DOW-UAP-D042, the joint military radar telemetry dossier documenting radar filter adjustments following high-altitude intercepts.
House Oversight UAP Hearing: July 2023 Testimony Record
Official transcript review and record map of the historic July 26, 2023 House Oversight Committee hearing featuring sworn witness testimonies.
Video records to examine next
East Coast 2019 UAP: Inside DOW-UAP-PR086 Video Record
Technical review of DOW-UAP-PR086, the official 34-second December 2019 Atlantic coastal infrared recording featured in the War.gov carousel.
Pacific Strike Group 2024: DOW-UAP-PR094 Video Record
Operational analysis of DOW-UAP-PR094, the Pacific Fleet carrier strike group multi-sensor electro-optical and radar tracking record.
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Official sources
- Department of War PURSUE UFO portal Official DoD Portal — Primary official portal for PURSUE UAP releases. Primary War.gov link (DoD Akamai host). Non-U.S. visitors may receive 403/404 if geo-blocked; access via a U.S. connection or browse our record breakdowns.
- Department of War July 24, 2026 Release 04 announcement Official DoD Portal — Official Department of War press release for PURSUE Release 04 covering NORAD radar telemetry. Primary War.gov link (DoD Akamai host). Non-U.S. visitors may receive 403/404 if geo-blocked; access via a U.S. connection or browse our record breakdowns.
- House Oversight March 31, 2026 UAP video request letter — Official House Oversight letter from Rep. Anna Paulina Luna requesting 46 UAP-related videos from the Department of War.