Government Grants FOIA Appeal Amid Ongoing AATIP and AAWSAP Controversy

September 27, 2024

In a long-standing battle for transparency, The Black Vault has finally seen progress in a FOIA case dating back to…

NOAA Releases UAP-Related Correspondence

September 26, 2024

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released a set of documents related to the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP)…

Boeing X-20 “Dyna-Soar”

September 26, 2024

The Dyna-Soar, or "Dynamic Soarer," officially known as the X-20 Dyna-Soar, was an ambitious spaceplane project developed by the United…

FAA Cites National Security to Withhold UAP Communications Despite Unclassified Report

September 23, 2024

In June 2021, a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was filed by The Black Vault with the Federal Aviation…

DoD/IG Emails on Luis Elizondo – A Small Puzzle Piece Revealed

September 20, 2024

Article originally published June 28, 2022. Updated on April 2, 2024 https://youtu.be/8Iz5m1LkSGA On June 28, 2022, The Black Vault received…

FBI Files: American Military

September 18, 2024

Welcome to the FBI Files on American Military Personnel archive at The Black Vault. This section of the website is…

NASA UAP / UFO Related Internal Communications

September 18, 2024

(This remains an evolving database, and will be updated continuously. It was first published in May of 2022, and has…

Private/Unlisted YouTube Videos of U.S. Government Agencies

September 12, 2024

Background Many U.S. government agencies and military branches have public YouTube pages. That is no secret. However, within these channels,…

AARO’s UFO Research Portal Shrouded in Secrecy—FOIA Release Offers Little Insight

September 6, 2024

In a recent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) release to The Black Vault, through FOIA Case 23-F-0740, the Department of…

Operation 40

September 3, 2024

Background Operation 40 was a covert operation established by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 1960 during the early years…