Pentagon Waives UAP NDA's: What the New PURSUE Disclosure Order Really Means

The Pentagon has issued a new legal waiver allowing certain current and former military personnel, government employees and defence contractors with UAP-related National Defense Information to disclose protected information to authorised PURSUE representatives. In PENTAGON WAIVES UAP NDAs: What the New PURSUE Disclosure Order Really Means, Matt Tones investigates what the September 2026 UAP disclosure order actually changes, why it specifically addresses nondisclosure agreements and Special Access Program Indoctrination Agreements, and whether this could finally open a pathway for insiders with firsthand knowledge of classified UFO or UAP programs to come forward.

This episode examines the new PURSUE disclosure process, its connection to existing UAP whistleblower protections, AARO’s reporting mechanism, David Grusch’s 2023 congressional testimony and allegations involving crash retrieval and reverse-engineering programs. Crucially, the waiver does not publicly declassify UAP information or give personnel permission to reveal classified material to journalists or podcasts. Instead, it creates an authorised government channel for protected disclosures—raising a much bigger question: if firsthand witnesses to secret UAP programs really exist, what happens when they finally use it?

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Episode Timestamps:

(0:00) - What the New UAP Disclosure Order Really Means

(4:49) - Deconstructing the Pentagon’s UAP Disclosure Order

(10:27) - Connecting Classified Programs to Whistleblower Allegations

(15:35) - Overcoming Secrecy Barriers for UAP Disclosures

(19:41) - The Government’s New UAP Disclosure Pathway Test

(26:48) - UAP Programs, Private Industry, and Congressional Scrutiny

(32:58) - Re-evaluating UAP Claims Amidst Institutional Shifts

(37:47) - Key Questions for the Next Phase of UAP Transparency

Sources:

Department of War — Department of War Issues Legal Waiver to Authorize Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosures to PURSUE, September 14, 2026;
Office of the Director of National Intelligence — Preliminary Guidance for Implementation of NDA Waiver, July 31, 2026;
50 U.S.C. §3373b — Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Reporting Procedures;
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office — U.S. Government UAP-Related Program/Activity Reporting;
U.S. House Committee on Oversight — Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency, July 26, 2023;

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