This document was first released in the mass of CIA related UFO records. Upon the first release of it, nearly the entire document was redacted, with only one paragraph readable.

The Black Vault filed a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) in January of 2019, and the record was further declassified and released in December of 2019. A side by side comparison is available below, along with the .pdf version for download.

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2019 MDR Release

Possible Unidentified Flying Object in Ukraine, 1959 (CIA Intelligence Information Report) [7 Pages 5MB]

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Possible Unidentified Flying Object in Ukraine, 1959 (CIA Intelligence Information Report) [3 Pages 1MB]

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The post Possible Unidentified Flying Object in Ukraine, 1959 (CIA Intelligence Information Report) first appeared on The Black Vault.

The following is a statement from Thomas H. Armstrong, Esq., General Counsel, U.S. Government Accountability Office, regarding a legal decision issued on January 16, 2020:

“Today, GAO issued a legal decision concluding that the Office of Management and Budget violated the law when it withheld approximately $214 million appropriated to DOD for security assistance to Ukraine.  The President has narrow, limited authority to withhold appropriations under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.  OMB told GAO that it withheld the funds to ensure that they were not spent “in a manner that could conflict with the President’s foreign policy.”  The law does not permit OMB to withhold funds for “policy reasons.”

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Office of Management and Budget—Withholding of Ukraine Security Assistance [9 Pages, 0.4MB]

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On September 26, 2019, the House Intelligence Committee released the following press release. The documents follow below:

Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released the declassified whistleblower complaint. [See complaint and IG letter below]

Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) made the following statement:

“The Committee this morning will be releasing the declassified whistleblower complaint that it received late last night from the ODNI. It is a travesty that it was held up this long.

“This complaint should never have been withheld from Congress. It exposed serious wrongdoing, and was found both urgent and credible by the Inspector General.

“This complaint is a roadmap for our investigation, and provides significant information for the Committee to follow up on with other witnesses and documents. And it is corroborated by the call record released yesterday.

“I want to thank the whistleblower for having the courage to come forward, despite the reprisals they have already faced from the president and his acolytes. We will do everything in our power to protect this whistleblower, and every whistleblower, who comes forward.

“The public has a right to see the complaint and what it reveals.”

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 Whistleblower Complaint [10 Pages, 4.3MB]

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Inspector General Letter Regarding Complaint [7 Pages, 3.2MB]

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The post Whistleblower Complaint Against President Donald Trump Regarding Abuse of Power in 2020 Election first appeared on The Black Vault.