DISCLOSURE WATCH
🛸STATE OF DISCLOSURE|Week of August 31, 2026

Your weekly intelligence briefing on UAP disclosure activity.

Reporter Ross Coulthart continued pushing the disclosure envelope this week, claiming the White House authorized a secret UFO retrieval program and reporting that metals recovered by Russia from an alleged craft don't appear to be from Earth. Meanwhile, pressure on the incoming Trump administration intensified, with UAP whistleblower David Grusch calling directly for authorization to move forward with transparency efforts. On the public side, a new poll showed roughly half of Americans remain skeptical about UFO origins, while Gen Z appears significantly more open to the possibility of extraterrestrial life, suggesting media coverage is reshaping how younger generations view the subject. The Pentagon's PURSUE program continued yielding data as scientists analyzed over 100 newly released UAP videos, while a British MP alleged his country had misled Parliament about Five Eyes cooperation on the issue. Several previously archived UAP documents dating back to early 2024 were added to the record this week, though details on their contents remain limited.

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Federal Whistleblower Pathway Established for UAP Disclosures

Aug 1, 2026

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FOIA Release

UAP 10/20/2024

This item is a Skywatch Incident Report created by the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Air Traffic Organization's (ATO) Office of System Operations Security (AJR-2). This report is from Chicago, Illinois (ZAU) to the Domestic Event Network (DEN), and it relates to an event that was reported in the Chicago, Illinois area on October 20, 2024.

Published Oct 20, 2024· Released Aug 30, 2026
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FOIA Release

UAP 10/19/2024

This item is a Skywatch Incident Report created by the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Air Traffic Organization's (ATO) Office of System Operations Security (AJR-2). This report is from Charleston Air Force Base (AFB)/International Tower Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON, CHS) to the Domestic Event Network (DEN), and it relates to an event that was reported in the Charleston, South Carolina area on October 19, 2024.

Published Oct 19, 2024· Released Aug 30, 2026
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FOIA Release

UAP 9/15/2024

This item is a Skywatch Incident Report created by the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Air Traffic Organization's (ATO) Office of System Operations Security (AJR-2). This report is from Atlanta, Georgia (ZTL) to the Domestic Event Network (DEN), and it relates to an event that was reported in the Knoxville, Tennessee area on September 15, 2024.

Published Sep 15, 2024· Released Aug 30, 2026
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Recent Events

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Jul13
Document Release

Ross Coulthart: Pentagon knows 'a lot more' about UAP than it admits

Coulthart said it's clear from all the files the Pentagon has declassified that the agency has been looking at UFOs and other aerial phenomena for the last 80 years.

Jul 13, 2026
Jul12
Document Release

UFO files: Pentagon handing out a few lemons, observers say

Some of the documents released by the Trump administration are less than wondrous, UAP researchers say.

Jul 12, 2026