The Pentagon has made a significant change, now allowing current and former military and civilian personnel, as well as contractors, to share information previously kept secret about Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) with the government.
This new legal waiver is designed to enable these individuals to share UAP-related National Defense Information with representatives of a task force known as PURSUE — essentially the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters. This initiative stems from the Trump administration’s earlier efforts in tackling UAP issues, as noted by the Department of War on Monday.
This waiver effectively supersedes prior non-disclosure agreements and Special Access Program Indoctrination Agreements, provided the data is conveyed through the authorized PURSUE channel.
The aim behind this initiative is to facilitate the review and potential declassification of documents related to UAPs, aligning with President Trump’s push for greater transparency in this area.
This builds upon a directive issued in July, where the Trump administration instructed the Department of War and intelligence officials to allow former personnel with knowledge of UAPs to come forward to either the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) or PURSUE.
Prior to this weekend’s announcement, those privy to classified UAP information were still bound by those NDAs and Special Access Program Indoctrination Agreements — often referred to as SAPIAs.
For a long time, fears of legal repercussions and the potential loss of security clearance kept many from speaking up about their UAP experiences — but that could change now.
The new waiver ensures that individuals who disclose information to PURSUE won’t face punishment, have their clearances revoked, or encounter legal issues for violating their NDAs.
According to the Department of War, “This waiver eliminates those barriers by explicitly authorizing disclosures to PURSUE representatives without triggering breach-of-agreement penalties or standard NDA violations.”
Trump himself has expressed skepticism regarding alien life, yet he advocated for transparency on UFOs, especially following former President Obama’s earlier comments acknowledging their existence—though he mentioned he hadn’t seen any himself.
The latest release of UFO files under the Trump administration highlighted that government personnel had reported seeing a triangular UFO near Colorado Springs in 2023.
Even though the waiver allows more personnel to report UAP encounters, there’s still some ambiguity regarding whether the Pentagon intends to look into the vast number of UFO sightings reported by civilians.
Recently, well-known TV personality Dr. Phil McGraw pointed out that the Pentagon has seemingly overlooked over 1,800 valid UAP reports submitted by the public.
Currently, the only channels available for civilians to report UAP incidents are two private databases: the National UFO Reporting Center and the Mutual UFO Network, which permit individuals to file reports about unexplained encounters.
According to NUFORC’s records, over 1,800 UFO sightings have been classified as “Tier 1,” meaning they are viewed as the most credible encounters, as noted by McGraw.
The AARO, which is tasked with analyzing UFO sightings for the Pentagon, has repeatedly mentioned its intent to begin accepting public reports but has yet to implement this.
As it stands, AARO’s guidelines still restrict reporting to current or former US Government employees, military personnel, or contractors with direct knowledge of US Government activities related to UAPs dating back to 1945.
