Pentagon Drops Second Batch of UFO Files: Green Orbs, Discs, and Fireballs

On May 22, 2026, the Pentagon released its second batch of declassified UAP files through the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters — PURSUE for short. The release contained 64 files: 51 video files, 7 audio recordings, 6 PDF documents, and first-hand testimony from both civilians and military personnel.

The footage includes grainy infrared captures of green orbs, disc-shaped objects, and fireballs — phenomena that have been reported by pilots and radar operators for decades but have never been officially acknowledged until now.

This second release follows the initial disclosure on May 8, which contained 162 files and received over a billion hits on the government website. The Department of War has stated that additional materials will be released on a rolling basis.

What makes this genuinely significant isn't the content of any individual file — most UAP incidents have conventional explanations. What's significant is the scale and seriousness of the disclosure itself. The US government is systematically releasing its UAP archive to the public. That has never happened before.

Key Evidence

• 64 files released May 22, 2026 via war.gov/UFO
• 51 video files including infrared footage from military sensors
• First-hand testimony from military and civilian witnesses
• Follows 162-file release on May 8 that received 1 billion+ website hits
• NSA documents (300+ pages) also released via FOIA lawsuit

The Rational Explanation

The vast majority of UAP sightings have mundane explanations: weather balloons, atmospheric phenomena, drones, aircraft, celestial objects, sensor artifacts. The Pentagon itself has stated that most cases in its database fall into these categories. The truly anomalous subset is small — but it exists, and the government is treating it seriously.

What We Don't Know

What about the cases that DON'T have conventional explanations? The ones with multiple independent sensors corroborating the same object performing maneuvers beyond known aircraft capabilities? Those are the cases that keep intelligence analysts awake at night. And those are the cases the government is still holding back.

The Rabbit Hole

This connects to the 2017 New York Times disclosure that kicked off the modern UAP era, the Congressional hearings of 2023-2024, and the ongoing whistleblower claims about crash retrieval programs. Is this disclosure a genuine transparency effort, or controlled release of the least sensitive material?