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On Oct. 23, the Department of War released the seventh batch of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), newly declassified and shared with the public. This most recent UAP data dump included 28 PDF documents totaling more than 1,130 pages. There were no videos, audio recordings, or stand-alone photo images. So far, 478 files have been declassified and opened to public scrutiny.
Trump Opens UAP Data to the Public
The public has access to this information because President Donald Trump issued a presidential directive on Feb. 19, 2026, that established the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) program. Trump announced the public disclosure of UAP data in a Truth Social post that read:
“BASED ON THE TREMENDOUS INTEREST SHOWN, I WILL BE DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF WAR, AND OTHER RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES, TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING AND RELEASING GOVERNMENT FILES RELATED TO ALIEN AND EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE, UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENA (UAP), AND UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFOS), AND ANY AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION CONNECTED TO THESE HIGHLY COMPLEX, BUT EXTREMELY INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT, MATTERS. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”
Previously issued UAP data was valuable because it contained videos, still images, and audio recordings. Although the recent published data lacked those types of information, what was provided still had informational value. For example, the latest data drop includes an official FBI document explaining how two of its special agents in the western United States saw an aerial phenomenon in June 2026 that they could not explain. Their account is believable because of its detail.
FBI Special Agents Provide an Official Record
In an FD-302, “a form the Federal Bureau of Investigation uses to record interviews,” the two agents described what they saw as a “black triangular object most resembling a delta wing drone. We estimated the object’s wingspan at approximately nine to fifteen feet, its depth at six to nine feet, and its thickness at one to two feet.”
One of the special agents observed the UAP with a thermal imaging device that revealed the object’s heat signature. The agent described the object as having a uniform heat image across the whole airframe, with no hot-spot exhaust.
According to the New York Post, the two principal witnesses “reported no physiological effects, the memo notes, saying there were no reports of symptoms like disorientation, nausea, headaches, memory gap, or other anomalous sensory phenomena.” Additionally, government officials discounted “the possibility the objects were American technology, and there is skepticism about whether they are a foreign asset given that there are no known countries with those advanced technical capabilities.”
A Pentagon Report Provides Greater Detail
An All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) memorandum for the record (MFR) provided more detail on the FBI agents’ description. The MFR stated, “The unidentified craft maintained a completely fixed horizontal alignment [and] did not tilt, sway, or wobble during the controlled vertical ascent of approximately ten seconds.”
According to the AARO report, the object ascended to approximately 200 to 300 feet and began a “hover for an estimated twenty seconds.” From the hover, the craft went from “a zero-velocity state directly into high-speed horizontal flight.” As the UAP banked along the canyon drainage, the report explained that the “craft’s silhouette appeared to flatten and present as a more triangle.” The UAP made no discernible sound during the observed episode, no “engine roar, rotor hum.” There were no visible engines. No exact speed estimate was provided other than the UAP moved like a “military fighter jet.”
As more information is declassified and shared with the public, UAPs are becoming less of a figment of imagination. Sightings are becoming more credible and are taken more seriously by the US government. With the declassification of the UAP information dating back to the late 1940s, public scrutiny and crowdsourcing data may provide the assistance of a lot of eyes connecting the dots. Interest in the subject increases with each new batch of information.
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4 Questions
The story, in brief
What did the Department of War release on Oct. 23 about UAPs?
The Department of War released the seventh batch of newly declassified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena records on Oct. 23. The release included 28 PDF documents totaling more than 1,130 pages, with no videos, audio recordings, or stand-alone photo images. In all, 478 files have now been declassified and opened to public scrutiny.
Why are UAP files being made public under the PURSUE program?
The public has access to the information because President Donald Trump issued a presidential directive on Feb. 19, 2026. That directive established the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters, or PURSUE, program. Trump also announced that the government would begin identifying and releasing files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, UAP, and UFO matters.
What did FBI special agents report seeing in the June 2026 UAP encounter?
In an official FD-302 record, two FBI special agents described a black triangular object resembling a delta wing drone. They estimated a wingspan of about nine to fifteen feet, a depth of six to nine feet, and a thickness of one to two feet. One agent used a thermal imaging device and reported a uniform heat image across the airframe, with no hot-spot exhaust.
How did the AARO report describe the UAP's movement and behavior?
The AARO memorandum said the craft kept a completely fixed horizontal alignment and did not tilt, sway, or wobble during a controlled vertical ascent of about ten seconds. It then rose to about 200 to 300 feet and hovered for an estimated twenty seconds. From that hover, it went from zero velocity directly into high-speed horizontal flight, with no discernible sound and no visible engines.
Dave Patterson
National Security Correspondent at LibertyNation.Com and Generation Liberty, Dave is a retired U.S. Air Force Pilot with over 180 combat missions in Vietnam. He is the former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller and has served in executive positions in the private sector aerospace and defense industry. Dave’s articles have appeared in The Federalist and DefenseOne.com.
