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[ DISCLOSURE TIMELINE ]

The modern UAP disclosure saga, from the 2017 New York Times revelation to the Pentagon's rolling PURSUE releases — every milestone cited to a primary source or major outlet. 14 events on record.

  1. June 12, 2026

    PURSUE Release 03

    Document release

    The third PURSUE tranche released 53 documents and 6 videos, including CIA, FBI and NASA records spanning decades of unresolved UAP incidents.

    [ SOURCE: U.S. Department of War ]
  2. May 22, 2026

    PURSUE Release 02

    Document release

    The second PURSUE tranche added further declassified documents and videos to the public war.gov/UFO database.

    [ SOURCE: U.S. Department of War ]
  3. May 8, 2026

    PURSUE Release 01 — first tranche of declassified UAP files

    Document release

    The Department of War published the first tranche of declassified UAP records under PURSUE, the start of a rolling release covering tens of millions of records across dozens of agencies.

    [ SOURCE: U.S. Department of War ]
  4. February 19, 2026

    Presidential directive creates PURSUE

    Government action

    A presidential directive for UAP transparency established the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE), tasking the Department of War with declassifying and releasing UAP records on a rolling basis.

    [ SOURCE: U.S. Department of War ]
  5. December 1, 2024

    New Jersey drone wave draws thousands of reports

    Sighting wave

    A wave of nighttime drone and light sightings over New Jersey and the Northeast generated thousands of reports and FBI involvement, pulling a large mainstream audience back into the UAP conversation.

    [ SOURCE: NBC News ]
  6. March 8, 2024

    AARO's Historical Record Report finds no evidence of alien tech

    Document release

    The Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office released Volume 1 of its historical review, concluding it found no verifiable evidence that the U.S. recovered extraterrestrial technology — a finding disputed by disclosure advocates.

    [ SOURCE: AARO (primary document) ]
  7. December 14, 2023

    UAP Disclosure Act largely stripped from the NDAA

    Legislation

    The Schumer-Rounds UAP Disclosure Act — modeled on the JFK Records Act — was significantly cut down before passage in the annual defense bill, leaving its eminent-domain and review-board provisions on the cutting-room floor.

    [ SOURCE: Office of Sen. Schumer ]
  8. July 26, 2023

    David Grusch testifies under oath to House Oversight

    Hearing

    Former intelligence officer David Grusch, alongside Navy pilots Ryan Graves and David Fravor, testified to Congress about UAP and an alleged crash-retrieval program, calling for transparency and whistleblower protections.

    [ SOURCE: U.S. House Oversight Committee ]
  9. June 5, 2023

    The Debrief breaks the David Grusch whistleblower story

    Whistleblower

    Intelligence officials told The Debrief that the U.S. had recovered craft of non-human origin — the report NYT and Politico had passed on, which rapidly became the biggest UAP story since 2017.

    [ SOURCE: The Debrief ]
  10. May 17, 2022

    First open congressional UAP hearing in over 50 years

    Hearing

    A House Intelligence subcommittee held the first public hearing on UAP since the 1960s, with Pentagon officials testifying on the newly established investigative office.

    [ SOURCE: U.S. House Intelligence Committee ]
  11. June 25, 2021

    ODNI publishes the Preliminary Assessment on UAP

    Document release

    The Office of the Director of National Intelligence delivered a landmark report to Congress reviewing 144 incidents, concluding that most remained unexplained and that UAP posed a potential safety and security concern.

    [ SOURCE: ODNI (primary document) ]
  12. April 27, 2020

    Pentagon officially releases three Navy UAP videos

    Document release

    The Department of Defense formally declassified and released the 'FLIR', 'Gimbal' and 'GoFast' videos, confirming the footage was authentic and unresolved.

    [ SOURCE: U.S. Department of Defense ]
  13. April 23, 2019

    U.S. Navy issues formal UAP reporting guidelines

    Government action

    The Navy confirmed it was drafting new procedures for pilots to report unidentified aircraft incursions, a first-of-its-kind official acknowledgement that the encounters were being taken seriously.

    [ SOURCE: Politico ]
  14. December 16, 2017

    New York Times reveals the Pentagon's secret UAP program (AATIP)

    Mainstream coverage

    The NYT report 'Glowing Auras and Black Money' disclosed the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program and published Navy encounter footage, bringing UAP into mainstream coverage and igniting the modern disclosure era.

    [ SOURCE: The New York Times ]