The Pentagon Just Dumped More UFO Files. Now Comes the Hard Part: Thinking
On July 10, the Department of War released the fourth tranche of records under its Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters, or PURSUE. The new batch contains 40 files—14 documents, 19 videos, four audio recordings and three images—covering incidents from 1948 through 2025. That is the verified news. Now everybody please put down the alien-shaped bong and take one respectful step away from the internet. Among the documents is a 1949 Air Force analysis referencing the fatal 1948 pursuit by pilot Thomas Mantell, whose final transmission reportedly described an enormous metallic object before his aircraft crashed. Investigators suspected oxygen deprivation contributed to the disaster. Another newly published transcript records scientists at Los Alamos discussing unusual “green fireballs” near the nuclear laboratory and failing to reach a definitive explanation. The collection also includes a 2019 Navy range-fouler report in which an experienced aviat...