Navy: Delayed Disclosure on DOPSR Video Status
Following three weeks of silence after the Pentagon internally acknowledged the facts, the U.S. Navy finally confirmed that no formal DOPSR approval for public release of the UAP videos had ever been completed.
Background
On September 9, 2019, the U.S. Navy finally responded to The Black Vault's inquiry regarding the official clearance status of the three famous UAP videos. This response came approximately three weeks after the Office of the Secretary of Defense had internally confirmed the answer on August 19, 2019, but chose not to communicate it directly. The Navy's confirmation established that the required verification from the originating classification authority for public release had never been documented, despite the videos eventually appearing on the Navy's FOIA reading room website. The delay illustrates the bureaucratic obstacles encountered when seeking straightforward factual information about UAP documentation procedures.