PURSUE Release 03, third tranche
Third tranche of declassified UAP records released through the PURSUE portal: 53 documents, 10 images, 6 videos, and 3 audio recordings sourced from the CIA, FBI, NASA, Department of War, and other agencies. The first FBI-contributed video material, the first CIA contribution, and the first formal Intelligence Community Assessment of a specific incident.
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Department of War, Release 03 announcement ↗Official description
On June 12, 2026 the Department of War published a third release of files through PURSUE. The release adds multi-agency primary material: CIA-held foreign sighting records, FBI eyewitness video footage with supporting FD-1057 and FD-302 forms, NASA historical astronaut debriefings, and a four-page Intelligence Community Assessment on a specific incident (the Colorado Springs February 2022 case). The release expands PURSUE's contributing-agency footprint significantly beyond the DoD-internal scope of Release 01.
Editor's context
Release 03 is the broadest agency footprint to date. It is the first release with FBI video, the first with CIA contribution, and the first to include a formal IC Assessment as a primary document. Headline individual cases include Colorado Springs February 2022 (first ICA, prevailing explanation: low-confidence sunlight backscattering on snow), Harare International Airport July 2008 (CIA-held foreign sighting), Western US October 2023 (AARO Unresolved Case Analysis Update with five witness narratives), and the FBI Northeastern Orb video set spanning incidents from November 2021 through July 2025.
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- Stampp. release headerDEPARTMENT OF WAR, PURSUE RELEASE 03
- AnnotationFile breakdown: 53 documents, 10 images, 6 videos, 3 audio recordings. Total 72 records.
- AnnotationContributing agencies named in the release: CIA, FBI, NASA, DoW, plus other intelligence community partners.
- AnnotationFirst formal Intelligence Community Assessment in PURSUE: ICA-UAP-D001, Colorado Springs incident, February 15, 2022.
- AnnotationFirst FBI video contribution: PR001-PR004 Northeastern Orb series.
- AnnotationFirst CIA contribution: CIA-UAP-002 through CIA-UAP-017, including Harare Airport 2008.
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U.S. Department of Defense. "PURSUE Release 03, third tranche." Released via PURSUE program, 2026-06-12. File ID: PURSUE Release 03. https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4515408/department-of-war-publishes-third-release-of-unidentified-anomalous-phenomena-f/. Accessed 2026-06-17 via Social Media for Aliens archive, https://socialmediaforaliens.com/files/pursue-release-03-2026.
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