{"id":20736,"date":"2025-07-13T16:23:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T16:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=20736"},"modified":"2025-07-18T11:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T11:17:30","slug":"ep-143-the-black-vaults-week-in-review","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/podcast\/ep-143-the-black-vaults-week-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep. #143 \u2013 The Black Vault&#8217;s Week in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join me LIVE as I break down new FOIA releases posted this week on The Black Vault. Topics include the December 2024 Wright-Patterson drone sightings (with newly released video), drone incursions at the Pantex Nuclear Facility (with never-before-seen reports), nearly 500 pages withheld by the Navy regarding the FLIR, Gimbal, and GoFast UAP videos, and the release of the \u201cMosul Orb\u201d footage. While that last one wasn\u2019t from my FOIA, I\u2019ll explain what it really means\u2014and why the facts matter more than the hype.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>CHAPTER BREAKDOWN<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>0:00 Introduction &amp; Audio Check<br \/>\n2:20 Why I&#8217;m Live on a Saturday<br \/>\n3:04 FOIA Work &amp; Channel Donations<br \/>\n4:56 Personal Updates &amp; Proud Dad Moment<br \/>\n5:54 The Fun of FOIA &amp; Unexpected Records<br \/>\n7:18 The Mosul Orb Footage &amp; Misinformation<br \/>\n8:39 Presentation: Wright-Patterson AFB Drone Incursions<br \/>\n12:12 Document Analysis: Drone Incursions<br \/>\n19:16 The Missing 11th December Video<br \/>\n21:46 Mick West&#8217;s Analysis &amp; My Respect<br \/>\n26:14 Mick West&#8217;s Sitrec Software<br \/>\n28:01 The FAA&#8217;s Role &amp; Unlikely Scenarios<br \/>\n31:47 The Problem with &#8220;Case Closed&#8221; Arguments<br \/>\n34:04 Debunkers &amp; Straw Man Arguments<br \/>\n35:09 The War Zone&#8217;s Reporting &amp; Official Statements<br \/>\n36:40 Where to Find Documents &amp; Videos<br \/>\n37:19 Live Q&amp;A &amp; Super Chats<br \/>\n38:30 Pantex Nuclear Facility Drone Incursions<br \/>\n40:50 Backstory: UAVs Over Sensitive Installations<br \/>\n43:46 New Pantex Documents &amp; Redactions<br \/>\n49:36 Anomalous Descriptions &amp; Sandia Labs Analysis<br \/>\n52:43 Live Q&amp;A &amp; Susan Gough Emails<br \/>\n54:00 Speculation on Drone Incursions as Cover-ups<br \/>\n55:50 The Unhealthy Mindset of &#8220;Explains One, Explains All&#8221;<br \/>\n58:39 Malicious Intent &amp; Personal Attacks in the Community<br \/>\n1:01:36 Social Media Toxicity &amp; Contribution<br \/>\n1:02:47 Navy Withheld 500 Pages on UAP Video Release<br \/>\n1:06:44 The Navy&#8217;s &#8220;Transparency&#8221; Narrative<br \/>\n1:09:49 The Insanity of 500 Withheld Pages<br \/>\n1:12:14 Wall Street Journal&#8217;s Lack of Response<br \/>\n1:17:18 The Government Being Clueless &amp; National Security Risk<br \/>\n1:20:17 Live Q&amp;A: Community Engagement<br \/>\n1:21:00 Mosul Orb Video: Exaggeration &amp; 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History Channel FOIA<br \/>\n2:38:09 New Jersey Drones &amp; Secrecy<br \/>\n2:42:19 Closing Remarks &amp; Call to Action<\/p>\n<h3>LIVE STREAM VERSION<\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Black Vault&#039;s Week in Review\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WHpS_DQ7qsU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join me LIVE as I break down new FOIA releases posted this week on The Black Vault.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20740,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"https:\/\/radiostream.theblackvault.com\/blackvaultradio\/TBVR-Ep143.mp3","transcript_file":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/transcript.txt","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/download.jpg","cover_image_id":"20738","duration":"02:43:33","filesize":"224M","filesize_raw":"235522088","date_recorded":"2025-07-12","explicit":"on","block":""},"tags":[],"series":[2039],"class_list":{"0":"post-20736","1":"podcast","2":"type-podcast","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"series-the-black-vault-radio-w-john-greenewald-jr"},"aioseo_notices":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/weekreview.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/download.jpg","download_link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/podcast-download\/20736\/ep-143-the-black-vaults-week-in-review.mp3","player_link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/podcast-player\/20736\/ep-143-the-black-vaults-week-in-review.mp3","audio_player":null,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-black-vault-radio-hosted-by-john-greenewald-jr\/id1407064117","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_play":{"key":"google_play","url":"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen#\/ps\/Ipgo6cwjd5zwiuxs5embsh6avgy","label":"Google Play","class":"google_play","icon":"google-play.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvNDIxMzQwMC9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"patreon":{"key":"patreon","url":"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/theblackvault","label":"Patreon","class":"patreon","icon":"patreon.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1w1G5z9fSAWUCXRP0hc7zz","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/the-black-vault-radio-with-john-greenewald-jr\/the-black-vault-radio-hosted-by-john-greenewald-jr","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"tunein":{"key":"tunein","url":"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Paranormal-Podcasts\/The-Black-Vault-Radio---Hosted-by-John-Greenewald-p1141203\/","label":"TuneIn","class":"tunein","icon":"tunein.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCcrHQYXIodvtf7omyx10LHA","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/feed\/podcast\/the-black-vault-radio-w-john-greenewald-jr","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2vEVAvuwsy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/podcast\/ep-143-the-black-vaults-week-in-review\/\">Ep. #143 \u2013 The Black Vault&#8217;s Week in Review<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/podcast\/ep-143-the-black-vaults-week-in-review\/embed\/#?secret=2vEVAvuwsy\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;Ep. #143 \u2013 The Black Vault&#8217;s Week in Review&#8221; 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