Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Parnell Confirms Second PURSUE Tranche Actively Being Processed for Publication

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell stated in a social-media post in the 18 to 19 May 2026 window that further declassified Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) documents are 'actively being processed for publication', with 'more to come very soon'. The statement, picked up by Fox News on 18 May 2026, is the first on-the-record confirmation from the Department of War since the 8 May 2026 first tranche that a second batch is in active preparation rather than merely planned. Representative Anna Paulina Luna had previously teased a 'holy crap moment' tied to the next release. Parnell's framing does not commit to a specific release date, leaving open both Ross Coulthart's NewsNation prediction of a 22 May 2026 Friday window and Luna's separately stated thirty-day cadence pointing to early June 2026. The statement reinforces that the rolling release model the Department of War announced on 8 May 2026 is operational and ongoing rather than indefinitely paused.