Solana UFO Meme Coins Spike After Pentagon UAP Release

Solana-based UFO-themed meme tokens rose sharply after the Department of War posted its first declassified UAP file, labeled Release 01, to the new PURSUE portal at WAR.GOV/UFO on Friday. UFOPEPE gained about 44.68%, a separate token identified as UFO Token climbed roughly 30.79% and UFO Gaming increased about 5.98%. An original UFO Token fell nearly 5% as trading flows split across similar tickers.

Traders reacted on Solana launchpads and decentralized exchanges, producing rapid price moves and a spike in volume on venues that host low-market-cap narrative trades. Activity tied to meme coins on one launchpad and its DEX hit record levels in 2026, according to on-chain dashboards. On-chain trackers and market participants reported that automated bot activity accounted for an estimated 60% to 80% of volume on these meme-coin platforms.

The price shifts followed social-media attention rather than any direct link between the tokens and the government files. Multiple tokens using UFO themes exist on Solana, and trading fractured across those tickers during the initial surge.

The Department of War launched the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters, or PURSUE, and said the public portal will receive rolling releases every few weeks. A Truth Social post by the president read: ‘Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters.’

Event-driven meme coin pumps on Solana have often retraced within hours or days after viral attention faded, according to market observers and on-chain trackers. Traders and on-chain monitors showed that sudden viral imagery or new releases can prompt fast token creations and rapid price moves within hours.