FOIA Release: US Army Investigation into 'Unidentified' TV Series
The Black Vault published declassified US Army investigative files obtained via FOIA. These documents reveal how secretly filming a counterintelligence agent for a television series sparked an official military inquiry into misrepresentation of classified information.
Background
Following more than a year of research, investigative files were released showing the US Army conducted a formal investigation into events surrounding the History Channel series 'Unidentified'. The inquiry focused on allegations that producers secretly filmed a serving counterintelligence agent without consent while misrepresenting the nature of classified discussions about the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP). The documents detail internal military concerns about operational security breaches and the unauthorized depiction of sensitive Pentagon programs on television.