2026 DOD / AARO / NARA PURSUE TRANCHES 01–06200 NASA CNEOS BOLIDE & TLE SHELL CROSS-CORRELATIONDUAL IMPERIAL (FT / MI / MPH) & METRIC (M / KM / KM/S)

2026 war.gov/ufo PURSUE Releases 01–06 & AARO Multi-Sensor UAP Correlation Engine

Meteors.ai ingests all 6 official 2026 Department of Defense (war.gov/ufo), AARO (aaro.mil), and National Archives (archives.gov/research/topics/uaps) PURSUE releases and correlates every multi-sensor track against 200 NASA JPL CNEOS atmospheric fireballs and NORAD satellite TLE shells. Field investigators and skywatchers can verify orbital glints, stratospheric bolides, and low-altitude tracks using 15x70 astronomy binoculars[↗], a plate-solved smart telescope[↗], an all-sky meteor camera[↗], an ADS-B receiver[↗], and an RTK GPS module[↗].

PURSUE Tranches

6 Releases

May – Sep 2026 Archive

Multi-Sensor Cases

1 / 8 Tracks

Radar • IR • 70mm Film

CNEOS Reference

200 Bolides

JPL SSD Vector Catalog

Altitude Envelope

50 ft – 71,458 mi

15 m – 115,000 km

FILTER BY OFFICIAL 2026 WAR.GOV/UFO PURSUE TRANCHE:ACTIVE FILTER: RELEASE_02

ALL RELEASES01–06 (8 Cases)RELEASE_012026-05-08 • Orbital Film RELEASE_022026-06-05 • CENTCOM MQ-9 RELEASE_032026-07-02 • CSG-11 Nimitz RELEASE_042026-08-01 • DHS Aguadilla RELEASE_052026-08-28 • DoW PR-134 / FBI RELEASE_062026-09-18 • NARA RG 341

3D ECEF UAP TRAJECTORY, NASA CNEOS BOLIDE & KEPLERIAN/J2 TLE OVERWATCH

Focused Track: AARO Middle East MQ-9 Reaper Spherical Metallic Orb EO/IR TrackOpen Fullscreen 3D Cesium Globe

Select UAP Track to Focus 3D Profile:

RELEASE_02: pursue-r2-mq9

3D ECEF Waypoint Nodes:

Node #1: (25.95°, 51.18°)4.57 km (14,993 ft)

Node #2: (26.08°, 51.34°)4.57 km (14,993 ft)

Node #3: (26.20°, 51.50°)4.57 km (14,993 ft)

Node #4: (26.33°, 51.68°)4.62 km (15,157 ft)

OFFICIAL 2026 DOD / AARO / NARA PURSUE RELEASE TRANCHES (RELEASE_01 – RELEASE_06)

Primary Repositories: war.gov/ufo • aaro.mil • archives.gov/research/topics/uaps

RELEASE_012026-05-08

PURSUE Release 01 — Historic Spaceflight & Orbital Anomaly Photography (Gemini VII & Apollo 17 Archive)

High-resolution 4K densitometric scans of original 70mm Hasselblad spaceflight magazines from Gemini VII (1965) at 301 km (187 mi / 987,500 ft) LEO and Apollo 17 (1972) at 115,000 km (71,458 mi) cislunar coast, cross-examined against NORAD space catalog TLEs and thruster plume photometry.

Record Group: NARA RG 255 & RG 615 (NASA & AARO Declassified Spaceflight Film)

Filter RELEASE_01 (2 cases)war.gov/ufo

RELEASE_022026-06-05

PURSUE Release 02 — CENTCOM MQ-9 Reaper EO/IR Metallic Orb & Multi-Sensor Tracks

Declassified USCENTCOM MQ-9 Reaper electro-optical and mid-wave infrared (MX-20 EO/IR) full-motion video telemetry documenting spherical metallic orbs operating at 4,572 m (15,000 ft / 4.57 km / 2.84 mi) and 380 mph (0.17 km/s) without thermal exhaust signatures.

Record Group: NARA RG 615 (AARO Declassified ISR Telemetry)

Filter RELEASE_02 (1 case)war.gov/ufo

RELEASE_032026-07-02

PURSUE Release 03 — Maritime Carrier Strike Group Radar-IR Correlated Tracks (USS Nimitz & East Coast Range)

Consolidated Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) AN/SPY-1B phased-array radar plots and F/A-18F Super Hornet AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR infrared tracks from Carrier Strike Group 11, including rapid non-ballistic descents from 24,384 m (80,000 ft / 15.15 mi) to 15 m (50 ft) at 18,000+ mph (8.05 km/s).

Record Group: NARA RG 38 & RG 615 (Naval Aviation & CEC Radar Logs)

Filter RELEASE_03 (1 case)war.gov/ufo

RELEASE_042026-08-01

PURSUE Release 04 — DHS / CBP Thermal Transmedium & Coastal Airspace Telemetry (Aguadilla & Southern Border)

Calibrated L-3 WESCAM MX-15D 3–5 μm thermal imaging and maritime surveillance radar logs from DHS/CBP DHC-8 patrols capturing low-altitude 365 m (1,200 ft / 0.365 km / 0.23 mi) transmedium coastal trajectories at 95 mph (0.042 km/s).

Record Group: NARA RG 563 & RG 615 (DHS Air and Marine Operations)

Filter RELEASE_04 (1 case)war.gov/ufo

RELEASE_052026-08-28

PURSUE Release 05 — DoW PR-134 Declassified Multi-Sensor Cases & FBI FD-302 Linear Craft Witness/Radar Filings

Joint DoW PR-134 stratospheric fast-mover telemetry at 18,288 m (60,000 ft / 18.29 km / 11.36 mi) and 4,250 mph (1.90 km/s) alongside declassified FBI FD-302 commercial/military aircrew primary radar intercepts of 45.7 m (150 ft) linear craft at 10,972 m (36,000 ft).

Record Group: NARA RG 65 & RG 615 (FBI FD-302 Aviation Filings & DoW PR-134)

Filter RELEASE_05 (2 cases)war.gov/ufo

RELEASE_062026-09-18

PURSUE Release 06 — NARA RG 341 Project Blue Book Photogrammetry Re-Digitization (Tremonton Navy Film & High-Altitude Tracks)

Optical micro-densitometry and frame-by-frame 35mm photogrammetry re-digitizations from NARA Record Group 341, featuring Chief Photographer Delbert Newhouse’s 1952 Tremonton, Utah 16mm daylight formation film at 3,658 m (12,000 ft / 3.66 km / 2.27 mi).

Record Group: NARA Record Group 341 (Headquarters USAF / Project Blue Book)

Filter RELEASE_06 (1 case)war.gov/ufo

MULTI-SENSOR UAP TRACK DOSSIERS & NASA CNEOS CORRELATION (1 DISPLAYED)

All Telemetry Readouts Shown in Dual Imperial (ft / mi / mph) & Metric (m / km / km/s)

RELEASE_02CASE ID: pursue-r2-mq9-persian-gulfDATE: 2022-07-12COORDS: (26.2°, 51.5°)

AARO Middle East MQ-9 Reaper Spherical Metallic Orb EO/IR Track

Persian Gulf / USCENTCOM Maritime Overwatch Corridor • NARA RG 615 / AARO USCENTCOM Declassified Case 2022-ME-01

Launch Track on 3D Google Earth Globe Open Full Sensor Dossier

Altitude (Imperial & Metric)

4,572 m / 15,000 ft (4.57 km / 2.84 mi)

15,000 ft (2.84 mi) / 4,572 m (4.57 km)

Estimated Speed (mph & km/s)

380 mph / 0.17 km/s (Mach 0.50 Subsonic)

380 mph / 0.17 km/s (Mach 0.5)

Target Size (ft & m)

4 ft / 1.2 m

Primary Sensor: MX-20 EO/IR

Nearest CNEOS Bolide Distance (mi & km)

674.7 km / 419.2 mi

Bolide cneos-fb-86-202402261121

Sensor Modalities:MX-20 EO/IRWESCAM MX-15D ThermalMulti-Spectral Laser Rangefinder

Formally cataloged in PURSUE Release 02 by DoD AARO and USCENTCOM, an MQ-9 Reaper ISR platform tracked a 1.2 m (4 ft) specular metallic sphere across the Persian Gulf (26.2°N, 51.5°E) at 4,572 m (15,000 ft / 4.57 km / 2.84 mi) and 380 mph (0.17 km/s / Mach 0.50) using a gimbaled MX-20 EO/IR turret and WESCAM MX-15D Thermal sensor. Low-altitude daytime metallic spheres and anomalous UAV targets are best resolved with high-contrast 10x50 binoculars[↗], an ADS-B receiver[↗], and an RTK GPS module[↗] for azimuth-elevation logging.

KEPLERIAN/J2 TLE + NASA CNEOS SPATIOTEMPORAL & GEMMA 4 26B A4B CORRELATION METRICSTLE Assessment: Below LEO Perigee (4.57 km / 2.84 mi / 14,993 ft) — Nearest Propagated Shell: NORAD 25544 • ISS Cislunar/LEO Reference Shell (51.64° inc, ~418 km) [J2-Propagated Sub-Point (49.3°, 95.0°), Ground Δ=4516 km]

CNEOS Bolide Match Probability44%

TLE Satellite Flare Likelihood13%

Kinematic Anomaly Score74 / 100

Spatiotemporal CNEOS + J2 TLE analysis for AARO Middle East MQ-9 Reaper Spherical Metallic Orb EO/IR Track at (26.2°, 51.5°), altitude 4.57 km (2.84 mi / 14,993 ft), velocity 380 mph (0.17 km/s): Nearest cataloged NASA CNEOS bolide is cneos-fb-86-202402261121 at 674.7 km / 419.2 mi great-circle separation (2024-02-26 11:21:01, Δt=594 days), yielding 44% bolide match probability, 13% J2-propagated TLE flare likelihood, and 74/100 kinematic anomaly score.

Official Declassified Archive: war.gov/ufo DoD AARO: aaro.mil NARA UAP RG: archives.gov

3D Track Waypoints: 4 ECEF Nodes

OPTICAL TRACKING REQUIREMENTS // PHOTOMETRIC LINK

TIER A: NAKED-EYE / BINOCULAR

Calculated Apparent Magnitude (Vmag)

Vmag -5.48

Abs. Magnitude H = 8.50

Required Aperture (mm)

70 mm Optical Aperture

Wide-Field Sweeping / Tripod-Stabilized 15x70 Visual Track

Best Viewing Window

Local Astronomical Twilight to Pre-Dawn Zenith (Bortle 1–5)

Target: PURSUE Multi-Sensor UAP & Atmospheric Bolide Corridor

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