Release Comparator

Pick any two PURSUE tranches and compare them side by side: how many records, which agencies contributed, what file formats dominate, and where the reported events cluster.

This tool exists because cumulative totals and per-release counts keep getting mixed up in public discussion. Each column below counts only the records in that specific release.

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Release 06

75
Event years
1952 – 2025
By agency
DOW
67
LLE
8
By file type
pdf
59
video
15
audio
1
Top locations
  • Las Vegas, Nevada37
  • Colorado8
  • Washington, D.C.7
  • Middle East5
  • Yellow Sea5

Release 07

28
Event years
1949 – 2026
By agency
DOW
25
FBI
1
EOP
1
USG
1
By file type
pdf
28
Top locations
  • Las Vegas, Nevada8
  • Catalina Island, California4
  • Western United States2
  • Washington, D.C.2
  • Alaska2
// Counts are per indexed record in this archive, not per page or per file. A record can contain multiple files. Totals here reflect what this site has indexed from War.gov and may lag the official portal by a short time after a new release.

Reading the differences

  • // Release 01 (May 8, 2026) skews archival: historical photos and scanned records.
  • // Release 02 (May 22, 2026) is video-heavy: 51 of 64 records carry video files, mostly CENTCOM-area encounters.
  • // Release 03 (June 12, 2026) is document-heavy: CIA historical files enter the archive for the first time, plus modern FBI orb cases.
  • // Release 04 continues the pattern of official DOD video packages plus facility-related records.
  • // Release 05 (August 7, 2026) introduces FBI FD-302 witness interviews paired with digital renderings, plus 16 more unresolved videos and late-1940s Air Force records.
  • // Release 06 (September 18, 2026) goes deep on two threads, the AAWSAP paper trail and the 1952 Tremonton case, and adds the first local law-enforcement records.
  • // Release 07 (October 23, 2026) is the first batch with no video or audio: 28 PDFs, including an AARO memorandum on a 2026 triangle report, nine BAASS files, and 1949-1957 Air Force reports.

Deep dives: Release 02 analysis · Release 03 analysis · complete War.gov/UFO guide