TBV: Hynek 1949 Project 364 Report Released via FOIA
The Black Vault published the complete 278-page Project 364 report from 1949 by Dr. J. Allen Hynek, obtained from the Defense Technical Information Center. The release made previously classified early UFO research documentation publicly accessible.
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Through FOIA efforts, The Black Vault secured and published the full archival copy of Dr. J. Allen Hynek's April 1949 report on unidentified aerial objects. The 12.5 MB document release represents a significant contribution to historical UFO research transparency, making available primary source material from the immediate post-1947 era. This disclosure enables researchers to examine Hynek's early analytical methods and the military's initial scientific approach to UFO phenomena before the establishment of Project Blue Book. The document was retrieved from the Defense Technical Information Center's archives, highlighting the ongoing value of systematic FOIA request programs in uncovering historical government research into anomalous aerial phenomena.
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