The PURSUE rollout has been getting heavy coverage, but nobody’s really framing one thing clearly: this is overwhelmingly a US domestic event, yet the footage is full of other countries’ airspace — and those countries have said almost nothing. That silence is its own data point. Here’s the picture as I see it. Quick recap for anyone behind: The Trump administration started rolling out declassified UAP files on May 8, 2026 via the new PURSUE portal (war.gov/UFO). Release 02 dropped May 22, more than doubling the video archive. Combined, we’re at 200+ files across CENTCOM, INDOPACOM, AFRICOM and domestic operations. DNI Tulsi Gabbard called it a “comprehensive” multi-agency declassification; Defense Secretary Hegseth framed it as “maximum transparency.” Important asterisk: the government explicitly says these are unresolved cases and that nothing here confirms extraterrestrial life or recovered tech. Country-by-country, ranked by relevance: 1. United States — Epicenter, and split down the middle. Pro-disclosure lawmakers (Burchett, Burlison, Luna) are calling it a “historic first step.” Researchers are more cautious — “historic but incomplete.” Skeptics point out the files are short, low-fidelity, single-sensor clips with no multi-angle corroboration, which is exactly why they stay “unresolved.” 2. Iran — Footage explicitly involves Iranian airspace (a reported formation of 4 objects over water, Aug 2022). No official Tehran response — and given the 2026 Iran war, UAP diplomacy is nowhere near the radar. 3. Iraq — Objects over Iraqi airspace, 2022. The long-running “Mosul Orb” case sits in this lineage. No statement from Baghdad. 4. Greece — A NATO ally. Diamond/circular UAP filmed just above the ocean making multiple 90-degree turns at speed. Athens: silent. 5. UAE — Inverted-teardrop object, 2023/2024, Persian Gulf. No public reaction. 6. Syria — An unresolved UAP report from Oct 2024. No meaningful state response. 7. Japan — The most institutionally engaged foreign government. Moved from pilot reporting protocols toward a proposed dedicated UAP research office. Former defense minister Yasukazu Hamada said it’s “extremely irresponsible” to keep ignoring the unidentified. Japan tends to treat the US release as a model. 8. China — Treats UAPs strictly as classified military intelligence. No transparency response — more often discussed as a suspected source of objects than as a reacting party. 9. Russia — Same posture: classified, surveillance-framed, no disclosure. 10. Brazil — Included for contrast. Its Operação Prato investigation (1977–78) was publicly conducted with accessible reports — the country most culturally aligned with actual disclosure. The thing that bugs me: Greece, the UAE, Iraq — sovereign airspace appears in this footage and there’s been zero public acknowledgment from those governments. Either they were quietly briefed before publication, or they’re choosing not to engage. Both possibilities are interesting. Dates to watch: • Rolling releases ongoing — no fixed schedule. (Side note: on May 21, the DoW site briefly showed \~140 blank file slots before reverting to Release 01 — make of that what you will.) • Watch Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets for the next hearing announcement. • The UAP Whistleblower Protection Act (Burchett/Luna) is in House committee — its progress is the real tell for whether classified-side people get cover to talk. Names worth knowing — reactions to what’s still classified: • Pushing hard: David Grusch (the 2023 “non-human craft” testimony — still contested, not verified), Christopher Mellon (“for years the public was told there was little to see”), Luis Elizondo, and Reps. Burchett/Luna/Burlison. • Skeptical: AARO itself concluded there’s no evidence of alien tech or a cover-up — a finding disclosure advocates flatly reject. Journalist Michael Shellenberger sits in the middle. Worth being honest: most of these figures are reacting to the process, not claiming firsthand knowledge of sealed material. Grusch is the exception, and his specific claims remain disputed. Discussion question: Is the foreign-government silence evidence of quiet coordination, or just everyone treating this as America’s circus to run? Curious what people make of the Greece/UAE angle specifically. submitted by /u/GrandMasterZerg [link] [comments]