This was originally published on November 7, 2023. The article has been left unchanged, but additional documents have been added to the document archive below. This page will continue to be updated with new releases until the case closes. In May of 2017, a FOIA request was filed by The Black Vault, seeking all emails sent to and from Andrew G. McCabe containing the keyword “Comey” (referring to James Comey) from May 1, 2017, until the date of the request’s processing. That date has not been confirmed, as of yet, but is likely the beginning of 2018. The timeframe of…
Author: John Greenewald
In a newly released batch of internal U.S. Navy emails, obtained by The Black Vault through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed in January 2022, another behind-the-scenes view has emerged of official discussions on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), intelligence coordination, and internal task force efforts to process incoming sightings — including those originating from civilian sources such as the FAA. The FOIA request targeted emails to and from Yasir Qureshi, identified through sources and publicly available LinkedIn information as a Navy Program Manager who was involved in the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF), led by Jay Stratton…
The U.S. Army has officially closed out its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science (TTSA), ending a five-year government-backed investigation into alleged anomalous materials that once captured headlines for their rumored connection to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). The final close-out report, obtained via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and now published by The Black Vault (available below), provides an inside look into the results from the U.S. Army’s point of view. The CRADA, designated Agreement #19-15 and titled “Novel & Emerging Technology Exploitation (NETE),” was initiated in 2019 between TTSA…
Newly released internal emails from the Department of Defense, obtained through a FOIA request filed by The Black Vault, shed new light on two key aspects of the UAP issue: previously undisclosed (never officially acknowledged) briefings by Navy pilots to the Secretary of Defense’s front office, and the continued controversy surrounding former intelligence officer Luis Elizondo’s role in those efforts. While the documents, released under case number 25-F-2554, confirm Elizondo’s involvement in UAP related activity, they also reinforce longstanding questions about the nature and formality of that role which raise new distinctions between ‘informal coordination’ and ‘leadership’ of an official…
A newly released set of FBI records obtained by The Black Vault through a May 7, 2025, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request offers an inside look at how federal authorities have assessed, monitored, and characterized the threat posed by self-identified “incels” — short for “involuntary celibates” — and other ideologically isolated online communities. The release, which totals 22 pages of previously processed material, includes internal FBI communications, field office assessments, and collection priority messages circulated to law enforcement partners. According to the FBI, the documents represent material released under earlier requests, but additional responsive records may exist. One record,…