Author: John Greenewald

The following videos were released after a FOIA Appeal. Originally denied as “deliberative process” – the videos were released in full after a granted appeal. There were three videos released, which outline procedural requirements, along with FOIA Exemptions 4, 5 & 6. They are displayed below in what appears to be chronological orders of the training day. They were recorded circa 2020 on an unknown date. Video Archive https://youtu.be/zxZPzt8mlEs https://youtu.be/zn2RVIjDMPk https://youtu.be/RitHJTR33wY

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Although not guaranteed to get anything yet, the Navy Office of the Judge Advocate General agreed with my FOIA appeal that not all UFO/UAP cases should be denied to me based on national security. That denial came in November, which I appealed: https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/every-ufo-case-sent-to-uap-task-force-considered-entirely-classified-and-exempt-from-disclosure/ I appealed – and I won. Next week (week of January 3, 2022), the review of those responsive documents once denied in full… starts again! That’s a huge win. Here is a full video breakdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZnMjJmaXJ4

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The following document was first released to the National Security Archive circa 2015. There were some redactions, so The Black Vault filed a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) case on November 27, 2021. Since the document was only a few pages, it took only about a month to complete. However, this MDR case was a little strange. In most cases, an MDR “success” is when redacted are lifted, even in part. An MDR “failure” is when nothing changes. This? Not sure what you call this, but additional redactions were ADDED, and not removed. In a rather humorous (albeit frustrating) outcome, I…

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