Jessica Cartalia

An iPhone 14 video from July (2025), showing two bright orbs moving in tandem over the northeastern US, is one of six videos in today's PURSUE release and is treated by the FBI as credible.

Two bright orbs appearing to move in tandem in the northeast sky. It is one of six videos in this new file dump today.

A separate video from the northeast, also from an iPhone, shows a plasma-like orb hovering above a pond for about 45 minutes before disappearing; the government later authenticated the video.

Another from the northeast shows a plasma-like orb hovering above a pond... It stays there for about 45 minutes before disappearing.

A CGI-animated recreation released today depicts a October 2023 western-US incident in which federal agents described seeing orbs land and then launch other orbs; the original reports first came out in an earlier release.

October 2023 in the western United States. Federal agents described seeing orbs landing and then launching other orbs.

Today's Pentagon file dump is the third PURSUE release of declassified and historical UAP files, including agency documents and civilian-submitted video.

This is the third release of declassified and historical UAP files under... Pursue. This latest release contains declassified documents from different intelligence agencies as well as video submitted... by everyday Americans.

A witness in the northeastern US reported, in March 2022, an intense bright light hovering about 2,500 feet above the ground, describing it as a brilliant red sphere.

A witness who says that they saw an intense bright light hovering about 2,500 ft above ground. They describe this as a brilliant red sphere.

A witness in the same northeastern area reported, in July (2025), two bright red luminous light sources about 2,500 feet above the ground, and described the incident to the FBI.

In the same area in July last year, a witness described seeing two bright red luminous light sources... also about 2,500 ft above the ground. And the witness described that incident to the FBI.

A 2008 document describes a sighting at an airport in Zimbabwe that went to the situation room and top national security officials; the government could not conclude whether the object was extraterrestrial or foreign-adversary technology, and the airport was placed on high alert.

This document from 2008 describes a sighting at an airport in Zimbabwe. The intelligence report went to everyone in the situation room... unable to conclude if the flying object was in fact the result of extraterrestrial life or advanced technology from a foreign adversary.

The PURSUE site has received almost 2 billion hits since it launched on May 8th, per the Pentagon's chief spokesman.

The site getting almost 2 billion hits since it launched on May 8th.

Officials say the released files do not prove extraterrestrial life exists, and frame the release as part of a broader transparency effort around UAP encounters.

Officials are not saying that these files actually prove extraterrestrial life exists, but they say it's part of a larger transparency effort surrounding UAP encounters.