NRO: Release of UAP Task Force Communications
National Reconnaissance Office releases seventeen records regarding communications with the UAP Task Force. The documents were heavily redacted under national security exemptions. Release occurred in response to a 2021 FOIA request.
Background
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) released seventeen documents responsive to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted by The Black Vault in 2021. The records consist primarily of email communications between the NRO and the UAP Task Force (UAPTF), which was established by the Department of Defense in August 2020 to analyze unidentified aerial phenomena. The release occurred on February 29, 2024, and included sixteen partially redacted documents and one fully withheld record. Redactions were applied under exemptions (b)(1) for classified information and (b)(3) for statute-protected material pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 424. Via TheBlackVault.com (FOIA).