# DefenseScoop 2026: Transparency proponents meet Trump's UAP disclosure tease with hope and caution

> DefenseScoop, 2026. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The directive and AARO's status in early 2026.

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# Transparency proponents meet Trump's UAP disclosure tease with hope and caution

DefenseScoop, 2026. _DefenseScoop_.

Report of 20 February 2026 on the President's post of 19 February directing agencies to identify and release files, the Pentagon's response, and AARO's quiet state, including Christopher Mellon's statement that neither Historical Record Report Volume 2 nor the 2025 annual report had appeared.

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## What it's used for here

The directive and AARO's status in early 2026.

## Cited by on this site 4 records

[Historical Record Report Volume 2 had not been published as of February 2026.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government/evidence/EVD0CXDNVA02ZQB/historical-record-report-volume-2-had-not-been-published-as)

Evidence

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[President Trump announces a directive to identify and release files](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government/events/EVT0CXDNH9P4NBM/president-trump-announces-a-directive-to-identify-and)

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[Donald Trump](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government/people/FIG0CXDND4W5S2E/donald-trump)

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[US government UAP disclosures](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

```
DefenseScoop (2026). Transparency proponents meet Trump's UAP disclosure tease with hope and caution. DefenseScoop. https://defensescoop.com/2026/02/20/trump-ufo-uap-government-files-disclosure/
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[Read it free at defensescoop.com](https://defensescoop.com/2026/02/20/trump-ufo-uap-government-files-disclosure/)

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**SRC** 0CXDN88M1P1W

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Journal article

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The publisher's

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27 Oct 2026, for editors

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