Author: John Greenewald

The below paper was declassified, in part, in 2012 to the National Security Archive. In November of 2021, The Black Vault filed a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request to have the redacted information further reviewed. The below, was the result, and additional information was released. One particular section now declassified, talks about how NASA was hiding “Unclassified” information from the general public and they wanted to thwart future FOIA requests/questions. Document Archive Data and Information Release Committee of the Program Review Board Meeting Summary – August 10, 1977 [7 Pages, 4MB]

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Background For a quick synopsis, I’d like to reference the Wikipedia article on Sue the Dinosaur, which breaks down some background: “Sue” is the nickname given to FMNH PR 2081, which is the largest, most extensive and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex specimen ever found at over 90% recovered by bulk. It was discovered in August of 1990, by Sue Hendrickson, a paleontologist, and was named after her. After ownership disputes were settled, the fossil was auctioned in October 1997, for US $7.6 million, the highest amount ever paid for a dinosaur fossil, and is now a permanent feature at the Field Museum…

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39aJdmDVTHA This is the Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) Security Classification Guide, ID#04-030, Naval Intelligence Activity, released via FOIA Case DON-NAVY-2022-000883 to The Black Vault. “This classification guide is issued for the purpose of identifying specific topics of information associated with the Office of Naval Intelligence, Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) Task Force that meet the standards and criteria for classification and protection in accordance with Executive Order (E.O.) 13526, “Classified National Security Information,” as amended, and its implementing directives.” Document Archive Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) Security Classification Guide, ID#04-030, Naval Intelligence Activity [13 Pages, 2MB]

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Note: The below was intended to be a social media post. Due to the length, it is posted here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrJ7Vnu6b7A So I will throw a monkey wrench into this wheel. I see a lot of talk and dismissal of a story posted on Reddit, and I can add a few things, including what I verified to be true.  The post throws into question on what was depicted in the History channel show “Unidentified” and how people depicted as running the present day AATIP effort, may not have been. Although it’s a tv show, and some people may not care about…

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Note from The Black Vault: This page is a work in progress. The Black Vault has created searchable .pdfs, a bulk file download of those .pdfs in a .zip file, and lastly formatted a .pdf index of each of the documents, complete with direct links to download each one individually. Bulk File Download – 19,891 Pages in 1,485 Documents Download the December 15, 2021, (SEARCHABLE .pdf files) Release: [jfk2021.zip 1.4GB (right click – press save as) or Browse The Files Individually] Complete Document Index Here is a complete document index for the release. Starting from an Excel spreadsheet created by…

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