USA: Navy UAP Email Documents Released via FOIA
The U.S. Navy released approximately one hundred pages of internal correspondence via FOIA to The Black Vault. These records revealed internal discussions about reporting protocols for unknown aerial objects, highlighting a divergence between public statements and internal threat assessments focused on commercial drone systems.
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Via TheBlackVault.com (FOIA). In late June 2019, the United States Navy fulfilled a Freedom of Information Act request submitted by researcher John Greenewald. The disclosure contained nearly 100 pages of emails exchanged between naval intelligence personnel and media representatives. Within these documents, internal communications revealed that senior analyst Jay Stratton had drafted guidance characterizing encounters primarily as unauthorized drone activity rather than mysterious phenomena. This internal framing contrasted sharply with subsequent public statements issued by Navy spokesperson Joseph Gradisher, which employed terminology such as 'unidentified aircraft'. The release exposed significant institutional tension regarding how to classify and communicate about aerial incursions into military training areas.
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