PURSUE Release 01
The first coordinated multi-agency UAP disclosure in U.S. history. 78 files spanning 82 years — from WWII foo fighters to 2025 INDOPACOM correspondence. Independently analyzed.
Executive Summary
The Department of War has released the first wave of declassified UAP files through the PURSUE system (Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters). Release 01 contains 78 records from four agencies — the Department of War (52 files), FBI (20 files), NASA (3 files), and Department of State (2 files).
Unlike previous AARO releases or FBI Vault postings, this is a proactive release under a formal presidential unsealing system, with a redaction policy that explicitly protects witnesses and facilities — but NOT UAP information itself.
The release includes encounters across every theater from WWII Europe to the modern Middle East, with sensor data from SWIR, EO/IR, and targeting pods documenting objects performing maneuvers impossible for known aircraft — including 90-degree turns at speed, sustained 500-knot sea-skim flight, and objects visible only in short-wave infrared.
Who Released What
Four agencies contributed to PURSUE Release 01. The Department of War dominates with two-thirds of all files.
44 redacted (56%) • 34 unredacted (44%) — Redactions protect witnesses and facilities, not UAP data itself.
Key Findings
Files ranked by intelligence significance — from genuinely unprecedented disclosures to notable pattern confirmations.
Gemini 7 Transcript & Audio (Dec 1965)
- Astronaut Frank Borman reports a "bogey" to Houston during the Gemini 7 mission
- Jim Lovell describes "a brilliant body in the sun against a black background with trillions of particles on it"
- Borman estimated "hundreds of little particles" at ~4 miles distance
- Handwritten annotation: "UFO Sighting by Borman" in top right corner
- The only audio/video file in Release 01 — captures the live air-to-ground exchange
1963 Executive Office — "Space Alien Race Question"
- Memorandum from the Executive Office of the President, National Aeronautics and Space Council
- Discusses contingency plans if alien intelligence is discovered
- Covers expanding scientific knowledge, possibility of life on Mars, diplomatic policy implications
WWII Foo Fighters — 415th Night Fighter Squadron
- SHAEF messages documenting "night phenomena (foofighters)," flak rockets, unidentified cylindrical objects
- Multiple observations by the 415th Night Fighter Squadron
- Reports of blinking lights over Germany
1944 Germany — Krasuski Witness Account
- FBI report interviewing Wladyslaw Krasuski about a 1944 sighting near a German military compound
- Describes a "large, circular, vertically-rising vehicle"
- Partially redacted for witness protection
FBI Case File 62-HQ-83894 — Complete (1947–1968)
- 14 sections/serials spanning 21 years of FBI UFO investigations
- Includes Oak Ridge, TN photographic evidence and technical propulsion proposals
- Previously posted on FBI Vault with MORE redactions and missing pages
- This release includes the COMPLETE case file with newly declassified pages
Diamond-Shaped UAP at 434 Knots (Greece, Jan 2024)
- Estimated speed: ~499 mph — diamond-shaped with non-maneuvering probe at bottom
- Only visible via Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) sensor — invisible to all other detection methods
- 2-minute observation window
Triangular Metallic UAP (Mediterranean)
- Altitude: ~25,000 feet • Speed: 168 knots (193 mph)
- Described explicitly as "triangular and metallic"
Multiple 90° Turns at 80 mph (Greece, Oct 2023)
- Observed "flying just above the surface of the ocean"
- Made multiple 90-degree turns — aerodynamically impossible for conventional aircraft at speed
- Has associated DVIDS video
P-8A Tracking at 500 Knots, Sea Skim (Syria, Nov 2016)
- P-8A maritime patrol aircraft detected object via EO/IR sensor
- Object at ~575 mph on southeasterly heading at sea-skim altitude
- Lost visual after 2 minutes
"Bouncy Ball" UAP at 483 mph for 7+ Minutes (Syria, Nov 2023)
- Described as "shaped as a bouncy ball"
- Sustained ~424 knots (483 mph) for at least 7 minutes
- Observer assessed as "benign"
French COMETA Report + Von Braun Letter
- French independent report on UFOs and defense — originally published 1999
- Study by the Institute of Higher Studies for National Defence
- Includes letter from Carol Rosin, Wernher von Braun's spokesperson during his final years
- Partially redacted — now released through U.S. channels
"Cold Objects" with Abrupt Directional Changes (Arabian Sea, 2020)
- Multiple range fouler reports of cold objects on IR making "abrupt directional changes"
- One tracked for 8 minutes at 277 mph via "black hot" IR
- Cold IR signature is anomalous — most aircraft/missiles produce heat
Formation Flight & Coordinated Behavior (Persian Gulf, 2020–2023)
- "Formation of unknown flying objects" traveling NE to NW along coast — tracked ~2 minutes
- Three UAP "moving amongst each other" — one surpassing another at higher speed
- Suggests coordinated, intelligent behavior between multiple objects
Where They Were Seen
The Middle East dominates with ~33 files — where the U.S. has maintained the most persistent ISR presence. More sensors = more observations.
82 Years of Records
Notable gaps in 1969–1995 and 2001–2015 raise questions — did UAP observations stop, or were those records not cleared for Release 01?
What's New vs. Known
🆕 Genuinely New Disclosures
- Complete FBI 62-HQ-83894 — previously had more redactions & missing pages
- SWIR-only diamond UAP (Greece 2024)
- "Bouncy ball" at 483 mph for 7+ minutes
- P-8A sea-skim tracking at 500 knots
- 90-degree turns above ocean — with video
- Triangular metallic UAP at 25K feet
- 1963 Executive Office alien race memo
⚠️ Questions This Raises
- Why two 25+ year gaps (1969–1995, 2001–2015)?
- Where are the AARO case files?
- No Navy Nimitz/Roosevelt encounters included
- Only 1 audio file — where are the other sensor recordings?
- Middle East concentration: sensor bias or genuine hotspot?
- What's in Release 02?
Do These 78 Files Prove Aliens Exist?
None of these 78 files contain direct evidence of extraterrestrial life. But what they do contain may be more significant than a simple yes or no.
The Bottom Line
Eighty years of documentation across four agencies proves one thing conclusively: the U.S. government has tracked unexplained objects with extraordinary capabilities since at least 1944.
The question of what they are remains unanswered. No file says "alien." No file says "not alien." The objects perform maneuvers that defy known physics, appear on military sensors, and then vanish from the record.
That silence — across 82 years and four agencies — may be the most telling finding of all.
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