UFO Phenomena

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Lake Erie, Saudi Arabia, and Dugway: Army Records Trace UAP Surveillance Footprint

A newly released set of U.S. Army intelligence records offers a rare glimpse into behind-the-scenes military involvement in the government’s…

April 22, 2025

The Pentagon Says AATIP Wasn’t About UFOs—But the Man Slated to Take It Over Ended Up Designing the Government’s UAP Strategy

A newly released batch of documents, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), reveals that a senior Pentagon official—identified…

April 2, 2025

The “UFO Whistleblower”, Congress, and Classified Briefings: New DoD OIG Emails And What They Reveal

A series of internal Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) emails referencing "UFO Whistleblower" David Grusch were…

April 1, 2025

DoD Report Says Aguadilla UFO Was Just Sky Lanterns; Previous Scientific Studies Claim Otherwise

The Department of Defense’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) has released a new assessment of the 2013 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico,…

March 20, 2025

The DoD Inspector General Complaint of Luis Elizondo: A Document Archive

In May 2021, Luis Elizondo, a former Department of Defense (DoD) intelligence officer who has claimed to be the former…

March 18, 2025

FOIA-Released Emails Mention Alleged Triangular UAP Photo; Former UAP Task Force Director Speaks Out

Newly released documents obtained by The Black Vault through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) under case 21-F-0299 reveal email…

February 26, 2025

Pentagon Releases AARO Report on ‘Go Fast’ Video Analysis

The Department of Defense’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) has released a new report analyzing the well-known “Go Fast” video,…

February 10, 2025

The DoD Inspector General’s Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions Regarding Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

This article was originally written in August 2024. However, additional document releases related to these cases have been added, with…

February 6, 2025

AARO Releases Document and Video Explaining Satellite Flares as a UAP Misidentification Source

The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) has released a report titled Correlations of Starlink Satellite Flaring with UAP Observations and…

January 25, 2025

FAA Emails Shed Light on UAP Tracking Amid Chinese Balloon Scare

In response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed in May 2023 by The Black Vault, the Federal…

January 10, 2025