Disclosure

Data Alone Is Not Disclosure: The Research Community Delivers Its First Verdict on PURSUE

Six officials directly involved in the interagency UAP disclosure work told DefenseScoop on 14 May 2026 that the 8 May PURSUE tranche was a 'historic, yet incomplete' step. The phrase 'data alone is not disclosure' has since carried across UAP coverage. A clear-eyed look at what the verdict actually says, and what it does not.

After PURSUE: scientists, witnesses and Congress weigh in on the first UAP tranche

Three days after the Department of War posted 162 declassified UAP files to war.gov/UFO, the public, scientific and congressional reactions are now on the record. The portal cleared half a billion visits in 24 hours, Avi Loeb's team found nothing requiring an exotic explanation, Luis Elizondo called the release 'a drop in the proverbial ocean', and Representative Anna Paulina Luna said the next tranche, including more than forty videos she has formally sought, should arrive within roughly thirty days.

Patel Says FBI Has Delivered Its First Tranche of UFO Files. What That Actually Means

Pentagon Releases First Batch of 162 UAP Files Under PURSUE Programme

The Department of War posted 162 declassified UAP files to a new public-facing site at war.gov/UFO on 8 May 2026, the first tranche under the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters. Material spans Apollo-era astronaut reports to encounters in Iraq in 2022 and Syria in 2024.

Sleeping Dog, a documentary on UFO journalist Jeremy Corbell, opens in select US theatres on 8 May 2026

Director Michael Lazovsky's biographical documentary about Jeremy Corbell, his partnership with George Knapp, and his role in delivering military UAP footage and whistleblower testimony to Congress, opens theatrically on the same day as the Disclosure Project's 25th-anniversary event at the National Press Club.

The Buga Sphere Joins the Disclosure Project Stage: What to Expect on 8 May

What 'Very, Very Soon' Actually Means: A Three-Month Audit of Trump's UFO Release Promises

From the February 2026 directive to a White House remark beside returning NASA astronauts, the President has promised an imminent UAP release at least four times. The Pentagon's actual paper trail tells a different story.

Trump Tells NASA Astronaut Event Pentagon Will Release 'Very Interesting' UFO Files; AARO Pledges 'Never-Before-Seen' Material

At a White House event for NASA astronauts on May 3, 2026, President Donald Trump said the Pentagon is preparing to release UFO files that will be 'very interesting to people,' and the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office issued a statement pledging to 'supercharge' efforts to release 'never-before-seen UAP information.'

Trump Tells NASA Event Pentagon Will Release 'Very Interesting' UFO Files; AARO Pledges 'Never-Before-Seen' Material

At a White House event for NASA astronauts on 3 May 2026, President Trump said the Pentagon is preparing to release UFO files that will be 'very interesting to people.' The same day, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office issued a statement pledging to 'supercharge' efforts to release 'never-before-seen UAP information.'

Twenty-Five Years On: Greer Returns to the National Press Club for a Second Disclosure Briefing

Steven Greer returns to the National Press Club on 8 May 2026, exactly 25 years after the original Disclosure Project event, promising new witnesses and visual evidence.

Trump Tells Reporter Missing Scientists Cases Show 'Not Much of a Connection'; Promises 'Full Report'

Asked by Fox News' Peter Doocy on 30 April about the deaths and disappearances of U.S. scientists at the centre of the White House investigation announced 17 April, President Trump replied that the cases are 'individual,' that 'there's not much of a connection,' and that the administration will produce 'a full report' which is 'very serious.'

David Wilcock's death and the missing-scientists narrative: how a final livestream became evidence in two opposing stories

On the evening of 18 April, paranormal author David Wilcock told his YouTube audience that scientists had been disappearing or dying and described the pattern as 'a little bit scary'. Two days later, on 20 April, Wilcock died by self-inflicted gunshot wound in the presence of Boulder County Sheriff's Office deputies. The Skeptic magazine fact-check published on 28 April uses the case as a base-rate example of how the missing-scientists narrative absorbs cases without distinguishing them. Wilcock's family rejects foul play. The two readings now sit side by side in the public record.

Disclosure Project Announces May 8 National Press Club Event Marking 25th Anniversary of 2001 Press Conference

On April 29, 2026, the Disclosure Project, founded by Dr. Steven Greer, issued a press release announcing a May 8 event at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, marking the 25th anniversary of its May 9, 2001 press conference. The announcement says the event will present whistleblower testimony, video and photographic material, and policy recommendations.

Mainstream debunking enters the missing-scientists story as Snopes and Wikipedia label the narrative

On 28 April, Snopes published a structured fact-check rating the missing-scientists narrative speculative absent independent evidence. The same day, Wikipedia editors moved the story onto a dedicated page filed under 'conspiracy theory'. The framing shift matters because the House Oversight Committee's deadline for the FBI, NASA, the Department of Energy and the Department of War lapsed the day before with no public readout.

Trump Tells Phoenix Rally UAP File Releases Will Begin 'Very, Very Soon'

Pentagon Issues Update on UAP Records Amid Growing Congressional Pressure

AARO stated it is coordinating across federal agencies to consolidate UAP records, as congressional frustration mounts over the missed video deadline.

Trump Administration Disclosure Push Accelerates with Aliens.gov Registration and Executive Action

The White House registered the aliens.gov domain in March, following President Trump's February directive ordering the release of government UAP files, with allies in Congress and the administration expressing support for disclosure.

What Is UAP Disclosure? A Public Record Overview

A foundational overview of UAP disclosure, what it means, how the U.S. government has approached it, and where the public record stands as of 2026.

Aliens.gov: Federal UAP Transparency Portal Goes Live

The U.S. government has launched aliens.gov, a centralized federal portal for UAP-related information, fulfilling a mandate from the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act.

Domain Watch: Alien.gov and Aliens.gov: What the Federal Registrations Actually Show

The federal government registered two UAP-related .gov domains in March 2026. Here is what public records confirm, what remains unknown, and what the registrations do and do not establish.