UFO Phenomena

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UAP Reporting and Material Disposition Procedures Released

In a recent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) release, the Department of Defense provided documents in response to a request…

March 19, 2024

Aeroflot’s Aerospace Research: From Pilot Fatigue to UFO Phenomena

The following memo was first released in 1978 by the CIA, but much of it was redacted. In January of…

March 13, 2024

CIA Document Talks About “Flying Saucers” Traveling 7,400+MPH in 1955; More Information Discovered Yet Withheld By Agency

The Black Vault attempted to get a CIA document that has been shrouded in secrecy for decades further declassified. Although…

March 12, 2024

Private Press Briefing Transcript with Acting AARO Director Tim Phillips on the Historical Record Report Volume 1 from March 6, 2024

The following is an official DoD transcript of the private/invite-only press briefing held with Acting AARO Director Tim Phillips on…

March 11, 2024

Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) – Volume I

** This is a flash release. A flash release is a document release wherein there is no written article attached, but…

March 8, 2024

NASA UAP / UFO Related Internal Communications

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

March 8, 2024

Secrecy Surrounds Inspector General Complaint by UFO Whistleblower David Grusch: DoD Withholds More Documents

Following the release of details about UFO whistleblower David Grusch in a previous report, The Black Vault filed a new…

March 7, 2024

Air Force Releases Details About 2023 UAP Sighting First Brought To Light By Congressman Matt Gaetz

Newly released documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by software engineer and UAP researcher Abbas Michael Dharamsey…

March 6, 2024

FOIA Request Uncovers NRO and UAP Task Force Emails

Newly released documents shed light on communications between the UAP Task Force and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The documents are…

March 1, 2024

The Black Vault’s Appeal Rejected in Pursuit of UFO Whistleblower’s Communications with ICIG

In June 2023, The Black Vault filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for all records and materials submitted…

February 21, 2024