Di media sosial, reaksi warganet juga terbelah. Sebagian menyambut antusias; sebagian lain frustrasi karena sebagian besar material yang dirilis ternyata sudah pernah beredar di buku-buku paranormal selama puluhan tahun. Komunitas pendukung disclosure seperti MUFON justru menyebut ini kemenangan bersejarah — berargumen bahwa volume data yang sangat besar membuktikan UAP bukan sekadar “gangguan sensor” atau “balon cuaca.” Sementara Silicon Valley sudah mulai memposisikan dokumen-dokumen ini sebagai dataset untuk pelatihan kecerdasan buatan.
Transparansi yang Bergulir
Pentagon menjanjikan rilis lanjutan “setiap beberapa minggu” seiring ditemukannya dokumen baru. Program PURSUE dirancang sebagai mesin deklasifikasi bertahap — bukan satu kali rilis.
Satu pertanyaan yang belum terjawab: dari ribuan kasus yang belum terselesaikan dalam arsip pemerintah, dokumen mana yang masih menunggu diklasifikasikan ulang — dan apakah ada di antaranya yang akan benar-benar mengubah pemahaman kita tentang fenomena ini.
Hingga hari ini, jawabannya masih: tidak ada yang tahu.***
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Daftar Rujukan
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- U.S. Department of War. (2026). Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE). war.gov. https://www.war.gov/UFO/
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