A newly released Freedom of Information Act response from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration offers a limited but useful look at UAP-related keyword hits found in the email records of Dr. Timothy Gallaudet, the former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, Acting NOAA Administrator, and Deputy NOAA Administrator. The request, filed July 10, 2023, sought all emails sent to, from, or copied to Gallaudet between October 25, 2017, and January 20, 2021, that contained a series of UFO- and UAP-related terms. Those terms included “UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL,” “UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS,”…
Author: John Greenewald
Newly released Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) records provide a detailed look at both the operational planning and environmental review efforts surrounding the U.S. military’s Rocket Cargo initiative and proposed activities at Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The documents were released in response to two FOIA requests filed by The Black Vault in July 2025 seeking records related to discussions, planning, contracts, technical proposals, environmental reviews, and communications involving SpaceX and the Department of the Air Force concerning Rocket Cargo and other point-to-point rocket logistics concepts. Together, the releases reveal coordination between the Air Force, SpaceX, environmental regulators, and…
The Department of War Office of Inspector General (DoW OIG), formerly known as the Department of Defense Inspector General, has issued the fourth interim release of documents regarding its evaluation of the military’s handling of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). The release is part of an ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case, designated as case number DODOIG-2021-000806. While the unclassified verbiage in this five-page release aligns with what the public already knows about UAP evaluation, the newly disclosed document highlights a stark contradiction. Despite frequent public assertions of “transparency” and the high-profile release of official UAP videos in previous years,…
The Black Vault has launched a new searchable archive dedicated to the recently released UFO Files Release #1 collection, providing the public with a significantly more accessible way to explore the material than the original government release allowed. The archive, now available through The Black Vault’s custom-built search engine platform, includes searchable PDFs, videos, images, transcripts, and supporting records connected to the Department of War’s Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) document release last week. The original release presented several challenges for researchers and the public alike. Many of the PDF files were password protected, limiting accessibility and preventing standard optical character…
A Freedom of Information Act request filed in 2009 has reached its conclusion after nearly 17 years, making it the longest-running request documented by The Black Vault. The case, assigned number 09-F-1331, resulted in the identification of responsive records but ultimately concluded with a full denial, with all material withheld under multiple national security exemptions. The request was submitted on June 1, 2009, and sought a specific Cold War-era report related to anti-satellite weapons policy. The filing requested: “a copy of document entitled Analysis and Perspectives on ASAT Arms Control, report number AAC-TR-19501/81, dated December, 1981, with AD Number C951399.”…