Overview
- The Department of War published a fourth PURSUE tranche on Friday that contains about 40 files including 19 videos and 14 documents drawn from the Pentagon, AARO, DOE, NASA and other agencies.
- Among the new items is an 18‑second infrared clip from 2025 submitted by U.S. Indo‑Pacific Command showing an object described in the release as resembling a six‑pointed star over the Yellow Sea.
- The batch also includes a 2015 Department of Energy report on a silent, diamond‑shaped object that drifted over the Pantex nuclear weapons plant and was referred to Sandia National Laboratories and the FBI for follow‑up.
- Another video shows 2020 infrared footage of a dark, jellyfish‑like object over the Atlantic that witnesses described as maroon and drifting with the wind, a behavior officials say could be consistent with a balloon or similar object.
- Officials and analysts note many files are redacted, lack full sensor metadata, and remain classified as unresolved, with the Pentagon saying further releases are planned and that the material does not prove extraterrestrial activity.