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On Thursday, February 19, 2026, President Donald Trump authorized the Pentagon and other agencies to begin gathering all files related to UFO and UAP. Trump posted on Truth Social, “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 […] The post Breaking !!!!!!! Trump to Release UFO Fil…
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On February 19, 2026, President Donald Trump authorized the Pentagon and other agencies to begin gathering all files related to UFO and UAP, announcing the directive via Truth Social. Trump stated the authorization was based on significant public interest in the topic.
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The Department of War has established a new legally protected pathway enabling U.S. government personnel to disclose UAP-related national defense information. The waiver creates official protection for potential insiders seeking to share sensitive UAP data.
President Trump directed the Department of War and intelligence community via a national security presidential memo to waive prior nondisclosure agreements for former government employees and contractors involved in UAP study, enabling them to disclose relevant information to designated officials.
Astrophysicist Avi Loeb was recruited by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to establish and lead a new UAP Science Advisory Council for the US government. The post references a UAP video sighting in the northeastern United States in July 2025 included in Pentagon and FBI-released files.
Following President Trump's directive, the US Department of War and Office of the Director of National Intelligence launched PURSUE (Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters), an unprecedented effort to find, review, declassify, and publicly release unresolved UAP-related records. A public survey on attitudes toward the PURSUE initiative was conducted.
Coverage of a 2026 UFO/UAP press conference addressing claims of nonhuman biologics, secret crash retrieval programs, and decades-long government cover-up.
MUFON announced the planning of its 2027 World Symposium, scheduled for July 22–25, 2027, at the Marriott Kansas City Overland Park in Kansas. The event brings together UFO researchers and enthusiasts for an annual gathering.
MUFON's Richard Beckwith examines recently released NRC internal communications and FOIA disclosures concerning unidentified craft incidents over commercial nuclear reactors, highlighting a historical gap in regulatory responsibility and oversight protocols.
A woman in New Jersey contacted MUFON after obtaining a briefcase containing historical UFO research materials, leading to its acquisition by the organization's archives.
MUFON announces development of TsIG, a real-time UAP alert system building on the earlier MADAR network, in partnership with another organization.
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