Organization
Executive Office of the President
The Executive Office of the President. On 19 February 2026 President Trump directed the Secretary of War and other agencies to identify and release government files on UAP, UFOs and extraterrestrial life, the directive behind the PURSUE releases. One PURSUE record so far comes from the Executive Office.
Sources: war.gov/UFO · PURSUE records
Facts and claims
- documented On 19 February 2026 President Trump directed the Secretary of War and other agencies to identify and release government files on UAP, UFOs and extraterrestrial life, the directive behind PURSUE. Source: PURSUE — Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters
Connected files
Programs
Official records (PURSUE)
- EOP-UAP-D001 — NASC Inquiry into Bahia, Brazil Incident, November 13, 1963 (released)
- EOP-UAP-D002 — Memorandum on Interagency Coordination for the Recovery of Foreign Materiel, May 1963 (released)
Mentioned in this file
- Donald Trump (Person)