FBIMay 8, 2026PURSUE Release 01 (May 2026)

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Summary

This document is a report from the Department of War and the FBI discussing unexplained aerial phenomena observed in New Mexico. It is interesting due to its analysis of sightings and the involvement of scientific investigation.

Key highlights

Dr. Lincoln La Paz concluded that half of the phenomena were meteoric in origin.p.4
“approximately half of the phenomena recorded were of meteoric origin”
The Air Force established observation posts to study the phenomena, termed 'Project Twinkle.'p.4
“established a number of observation posts”
The investigations indicated that many sightings were attributed to weather balloons and meteorological phenomena.p.15
“determined by investigation to have been of weather balloons”

Outliers

A police report described an object that appeared to be a parachute and emitted a purplish glow.p.18
“the object was lavender in color, described by the officers as dewy”

Source

Department of War — PURSUE / FBI
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Public domain (US Government work)
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