Eric Burlison / Ruppelt Audio PR160 — Official Release of a 1952 Presentation (PURSUE Release 06)

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📅 7 May–18 September 2026 · 📍 MIT Lincoln Laboratory / National Archives / Boston, Massachusetts / Washington, D.C., United States
Editorial illustration of a 1950s reel-to-reel recorder for the official Ruppelt PR160 historical audio record; not an archival photograph.
Editorial illustration for the historical PR160 audio source; not an archival photograph.
The earlier record on Eric Burlison’s request concerning a reel described as ‘AF-ATIC-FILM, 03/52’ or ‘flying saucer talk’ has been expanded by a concrete official release. On 18 September 2026, the U.S. Department of War released the sixth PURSUE tranche. The official All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) DVIDS page makes **DOW-UAP-PR160, Presentation by Captain Edward J. Ruppelt, 1952** publicly playable as a 65:13 audio/video resource; its metadata lists Boston, 26 March 1952, posting on 18 September 2026, Video ID 1023407, and VIRIN 520326-D-D0360-7741. The DVIDS description confirms that Ruppelt discussed a reorganized Air Force investigation of UFO reports, proposed technical methods, approximately 800 historical cases reviewed, and approximately 20 percent remaining unexplained after technical analysis. Equally important is its stated limit: the Air Force found **no conclusive evidence regarding the nature or origin** of the phenomena. The recording is therefore a strong historical primary source for the government’s contemporary collection and unresolved-data position.

Sources & Evidence

▶ OFFICIAL AUDIO SOURCE (65:13): DOW-UAP-PR160 — Presentation by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt, 1952 (DVIDS / AARO)
Direct public playback link for the officially released audio/video resource; DVIDS identifies AARO as the providing office, 26 March 1952 as the original date, and 18 September 2026 as the posting date.
U.S. Department of War: sixth PURSUE tranche published (18 Sep 2026)
Official Release 06 announcement; it confirms publication of the collection, but does not individually attest to PR160’s contents.
Department of War PURSUE: official PR160/transcript anchor in Release 06
Rep. Eric Burlison: letter to MIT Lincoln Laboratory on AF-ATIC-FILM, 03/52 (7 May 2026)
Burlison House office: press release on requested review of the 1952 recording (8 May 2026)
National Archives: history of Project Blue Book and Washington 1952
X / Interstellar: circulation of the Ruppelt audio release (18 Sep 2026)
Reddit r/UFOs: pointer to Release 06 and PR160 audio (18 Sep 2026)
Rep. Eric Burlison on X: earlier public NARA status report (4 Sep 2026)
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