The Defense Department’s disclosed total stands at 19 fatalities, though U.S. officials say the actual number is higher.

The U.S. Department of Defense has issued a targeted legal waiver allowing current and former military personnel, civilian employees, and contractors to disclose classified information related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) to the White House-directed PURSUE team. This waiver supersedes non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and special access program agreements for communications specifically directed to the PURSUE initiative, which was established to investigate UAP reports. However, the waiver does not extend to disclosures made to Congress, the media, or the public, nor does it cover criminal law violations. The move follows President Donald Trump's directive over the summer to waive UAP-related NDAs, reinforced by a memo from the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence on July 31, 2026. The waiver, which has not been made public, was announced on September 14, 2026, and aims to facilitate transparency while addressing concerns raised by whistleblowers like Dylan Borland, a former Air Force geospatial intelligence specialist who testified before Congress about witnessing a 100-foot triangular craft at Langley Air Force Base in 2012. Borland, who has been a whistleblower for years, argues that the new waiver merely repeats what he and others were already told about being allowed to speak to AARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office), the Pentagon's official channel for UAP disclosures. The waiver also fails to cover intelligence agencies beyond the Defense Department, such as the CIA, NSA, and FBI, leaving a significant gap in protections for whistleblowers working within those entities. Additionally, private contractors who hold UAP-related information are not covered by the waiver, as the government cannot waive NDAs they are not party to. Despite these limitations, UAP researchers like Marik von Rennenkampff of the Sol Foundation argue that the announcement represents a significant shift, as it is a presidentially directed initiative reporting directly to White House political appointees rather than career bureaucrats. The Pentagon's statement notes that individuals with direct knowledge of UAP-related programs have historically feared legal liability for speaking, emphasizing that the waiver targets those with direct knowledge rather than partial or alleged knowledge. While the waiver is a step toward transparency, whistleblowers and researchers stress that more comprehensive reforms are needed to address the broader intelligence community's handling of UAP information and to restore credibility to official channels like AARO, which has faced criticism for its handling of whistleblower claims and its March 2024 report finding no evidence of recovered alien technology.

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