Author: John Greenewald

If you are looking for the video of the David Grusch aka “UFO Whistleblower” interview, the embedded video from NewsNation has been removed, along with the transcript. However, you can watch the video still on NewsNation’s website. An explanation on why the content here was removed is explained in the tweet below: https://twitter.com/blackvaultcom/status/1669394724204212226

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The Department of Defense (DoD) has released a few documents that shed light on its original operations and goals of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Formed on July 20, 2022, AARO operates under the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and is tasked with investigating unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and other anomalous phenomena, whether they occur in the air, sea, space, or on land. These phenomena are often referred to as “unidentified aerial phenomena” (UAP), “unidentified anomalous phenomena,” or simply “U.A.P.” The office’s director is Dr. Sean M. Kirkpatrick. Released through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in…

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The Department of Defense (DoD) cites national security and law enforcement proceeding reasons not to release any “Mosul Orb” details The DoD invokes a new approach to withhold information, using FOIA Exemptions (b)(7)(A) and (b)(7)(E), typically reserved for law enforcement investigations​, but now associates that with UAP cases This change in tactics could signify a shift in how the government handles future UAP information disclosures​. The Pentagon has maintained its silence on the leaked image of the so-called “Mosul Orb” depicting an alleged Unidentified Aerial [Anomalous] Phenomena or UAP seen over an active conflict zone in Iraq back in 2016.…

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After more than a decade of releasing documentation to The Black Vault from the Intellipedia system, the NSA has now seemingly changed their policy, and closed more than twenty cases filed under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) spanning the past nine years. This drastically cuts off the public’s right to request millions of pages of information from within that system, and quite possibly setting a dangerous precedent that could affect transparency and alter the way government agencies make decisions on how they process FOIA requests for years to come. The NSA has begun issuing a GLOMAR response to all…

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NASA held a public meeting at 10:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday, May 31, 2023, of its independent study team on categorizing and evaluating data of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). This is an archive of that broadcast, along with a working transcript below. (It was followed by a media teleconference, which is archived here, with a transcript, as well.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77V1FxGu0DM The transcript was created by The Black Vault with the help/assistance of AI. Then, manually, the names were matched up with the speakers, and a rough pass over the transcript was done, but it is far from perfect. However, the intent is…

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