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VERDICT Case #00482 — 3I/Atlas anomalous brightening event marked Watching DISCLOSURE AARO Annual Report to Congress — FY2025 released 4 May 2026 3I/ATLAS Live position 06h 54m 22s · +20° 16′ 24″ · magnitude 25.4 · 2.39 AU HEARING MITRE 45-day response deadline to Rep. Burlison UAP interrogatories — 6 July 2026 EDITION Edition #152 published 3 June 2026 — daily Brief queued for 07:00 UTC VERDICT Case #00482 — 3I/Atlas anomalous brightening event marked Watching DISCLOSURE AARO Annual Report to Congress — FY2025 released 4 May 2026 3I/ATLAS Live position 06h 54m 22s · +20° 16′ 24″ · magnitude 25.4 · 2.39 AU HEARING MITRE 45-day response deadline to Rep. Burlison UAP interrogatories — 6 July 2026 EDITION Edition #152 published 3 June 2026 — daily Brief queued for 07:00 UTC
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PURSUE Release 02 — Shoot-Down Video and Senior Intel Officer Encounter

A measured account of the day's principal case under Council review, with citation, location, and verdict status.

By The Council · 22 May 2026 · Washington, D.C. (release origin) Watching

The second PURSUE tranche published 222 documents including 51 audio recordings and over 40 videos. Notable materials include footage of a UAP being shot down — likely the February 2023 Lake Huron object — infrared footage of four UAPs in formation, and a first-person account by a senior intelligence officer describing hour-long close encounters with orange orbs from a military helicopter in late 2025.

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From the Case Files

Latest verdicts of record

Adjudicated cases ordered by date observed. Each entry is cited; verdicts revise when the evidence revises.

CASE #00489 Watching

PURSUE Release 1 — Department of War Publishes 162 UAP Files at war.gov/UFO

8 May 2026 · Washington, D.C., USA

On 8 May 2026, the Department of War released 162 UAP-related files — 120 PDFs, 28 videos (41 minutes), 14 images — through the PURSUE portal (war.gov/UFO), the first formal multi-agency disclosure deliverable of the 2026 cycle. Contributing agencies included the FBI, DoS, NASA, DoE, and ODNI. Officials stated explicitly that the release contains no evidence of extraterrestrial contact. Analytical review by Metabunk identified recycled public material in several files. A second tranche is expected within 30 days.
CASE #00492 Confirmed

3I/ATLAS — Interstellar Water with 40× Earth's Deuterium Ratio

8 May 2026 · Interstellar / observed from Earth-based and space-based observatories

University of Michigan-led research published in Nature Astronomy reveals interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has a deuterium-to-hydrogen ratio approximately 40 times higher than Earth's oceans and 30 times higher than any solar-system comet — the first water-isotope analysis of an interstellar object. The findings indicate formation in a planetary system far colder (below 30 Kelvin) and less irradiated than our own.
CASE #00486 Confirmed

3I/ATLAS Deuterium Study Confirms Ultra-Cold Stellar Origin — May 2026

1 May 2026 · Space — 3I/ATLAS trajectory, ~6.7 AU inbound

A peer-reviewed study published in Nature Astronomy on 23 April 2026 reports that the ALMA radio telescope detected deuterium-enriched water in 3I/ATLAS at a D/H ratio exceeding 30 times that of Solar System comets, a chemical signature consistent with formation and long-term storage in a planetary environment below 30 Kelvin — far colder than any known region of our own solar system. The Council confirms the finding as peer-reviewed and methodologically sound.
CASE #00485 Watching

Rep. Luna Claims SCIF Viewing of Nonhuman-Origin Materials — April 2026

29 April 2026 · Washington, D.C., USA

On 29 April 2026, House Oversight UAP Task Force Chair Anna Paulina Luna publicly stated she has personally viewed classified evidence in a SCIF of 'things that are of nonhuman origin and creation' and pledged to hold a press conference once materials are declassified.

Disclosure Tracker

The official record, in chronological order

Government statements, hearings, and document releases — the public-record events that bound what we can adjudicate.

  1. 2026-05-22 US · release

    PURSUE Release 02 — 222 documents including shoot-down video, IR footage of UAPs in formation, and senior intel officer encounter testimony

    Confirmed
  2. 2026-05-22 US · statement

    Rep. Burlison formal interrogatories to MITRE Corporation demanding UAP records dating to 1930 — 45-day response window

    Watching
  3. 2026-05-08 US · statement

    Sen. Gillibrand statement endorsing PURSUE, pledging continued legislative pressure for full compliance

    Watching
  4. 2026-05-08 US · statement

    Rep. Burlison requests 1952 'flying saucer talk' reel-to-reel recording from MIT Lincoln Laboratory — lab confirms 30-day compliance

    Watching
  5. 2026-05-08 US · release

    PURSUE Release 1: Department of War publishes 162 UAP files (120 PDFs, 28 videos, 14 images) at war.gov/UFO — first formal multi-agency disclosure deliverable of the 2026 cycle

    Watching

Source: Council disclosure-tracker · last verified 2026-06-03

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Submissions reviewed 4,992 Average response time 11 h Cases under Watching status 7 Council members 1,208 Verdicts of record 482 Disclosure events tracked 136 Sources cited 2,917 Editions published 152 Newsletter subscribers 3,610 Field-guide chapters 24 Glossary entries 88 Years on the record (since) MMXXVI Submissions reviewed 4,992 Average response time 11 h Cases under Watching status 7 Council members 1,208 Verdicts of record 482 Disclosure events tracked 136 Sources cited 2,917 Editions published 152 Newsletter subscribers 3,610 Field-guide chapters 24 Glossary entries 88 Years on the record (since) MMXXVI