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7 cases tagged release-03.
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.
Western US UAP, October 2023, AARO unresolved case
Five federal law enforcement agents observed a UAP in the Western US in October 2023. Released June 12, 2026 with an AARO Unresolved Case Analysis Update, five witness narrative statements, AI-rendered reconstructions, and two digital recreation videos.
Colorado Springs UAP, Cheyenne Mountain
February 15, 2022 sighting over Cheyenne Mountain near Colorado Springs. Subject described as a potato-shaped object with creamy or whitish opalescent color. Released June 12, 2026 with a formal Intelligence Community Assessment, the first ICA published as part of PURSUE.
FBI Northeastern Orb video collection
Set of FBI-held eyewitness video files spanning November 2021 through July 2025, depicting bright orb-like objects in the Northeastern US. Released June 12, 2026 as part of PURSUE Release 03. The first FBI-contributed video material to PURSUE.
Harare International Airport sighting
July 2008 sighting of a disc-like object above Harare International Airport in Zimbabwe. Held in CIA records, declassified through PURSUE Release 03 on June 12, 2026. Among the first CIA-contributed files to the PURSUE catalog.
CIA U-2 and OXCART programs, UAP explanatory record
Declassified CIA institutional history covering the U-2 (1954-onwards) and A-12 OXCART (1962-onwards) programs, including the agency's accounting of how these programs' high-altitude flights generated a substantial fraction of the 1954-1974 UAP report volume. Released through PURSUE Release 03 on June 12, 2026 as CIA-UAP-003.
CIA Robertson Panel report
Report of the CIA-convened Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects, chaired by physicist H.P. Robertson, January 1953. The founding document of the US government's official skeptical posture toward UAP. Released through PURSUE Release 03 on June 12, 2026 as CIA-UAP-002.