On May 8, 2026, the Department of War released 17 official images as part of PURSUE Release 01. These are operational government images designated as unresolved UAP cases. View the full interactive slideshow at war.gov/UFO/Documents.
FBI Infrared Images — Western United States, 2025
Six FBI infrared photographs from national headquarters case 62-HQ-83894, captured September and December 2025 over the western US in black-hot infrared mode. Includes an object tracked below a helicopter and multiple simultaneous objects in one frame. Sections 1 and 8 of this case remain classified.
Apollo 17, 1972: Three Lights Above the Lunar Terrain
Archival NASA imagery from Apollo 17, December 1972. Formally included in PURSUE Release 01 with an annotated yellow box marking three unexplained lights above the lunar surface. The US government has designated a 1972 NASA mission photograph as an unresolved UAP case.
PR-Series: Unresolved Military UAP Reports
These images are drawn from the AARO PR-series of unresolved military UAP reports, spanning nine incidents across eight geographic regions from 2013 to 2026. All are formally designated unresolved.
All images: war.gov/UFO/Documents. PURSUE Release 01, May 8 2026. US Department of War. Public domain as US government works.