The footage, which quickly went viral online, was published on May 8, 2026, as part of a broader transparency initiative launched under President Donald Trump. The program, officially called PURSUE — short for Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters — aims to release previously classified files related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), more commonly known as UFOs.
Among dozens of declassified clips, one particular recording captured widespread attention. The grainy video, officially catalogued as DOW-UAP-PR38 by the US government’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), appears to show an eight-pointed star-shaped object darting erratically through the sky.
