Coulthart Tells NewsNation Prime Next PURSUE Tranche Could Land 'As Early As Friday'

Australian investigative journalist Ross Coulthart told NewsNation Prime on 12 May 2026 that a second Pentagon PURSUE tranche could arrive 'as early as the end of this week, possibly Friday', citing sources inside the Department of War's UAP review effort. The Hill picked up the prediction the same day. Coulthart had earlier described the 8 May 162-file initial release as underwhelming and said the more substantive material was being held back in subsequent rolling tranches. The Department of War's own public language since the first tranche has consistently described a 'rolling release' on roughly a 30-day cadence, which would point to a next-tranche window closer to 7 June 2026 rather than 15 May. Coulthart's Friday claim diverged from that timetable and set expectations that the war.gov/UFO portal would update before the weekend.