The Black Vault: MDR request filed for classified UAP annexes
The Black Vault submitted a Mandatory Declassification Review request under 32 CFR § 1704 to obtain the 21 classified reports referenced in the June 2021 UAP assessment. This mechanism was employed less than 24 hours after the public report release.
Background
Following the release of the unclassified version of the June 2021 UAP report, The Black Vault immediately initiated a Mandatory Declassification Review process. The request specifically targeted 21 referenced incident reports documenting 18 cases of unusual UAP movement patterns and flight characteristics. Filed under 32 CFR § 1704 rather than traditional FOIA statutes, this legal action required the ODNI and all contributing agencies to review their respective contributions for potential declassification. The filing represented a strategic effort to compel transparency regarding anomalous observations previously withheld from public scrutiny.