NOAA: FOIA Release of UAP Task Force Correspondence
NOAA published 166 pages of records following a Freedom of Information Act request. The files reveal coordination between weather officials and military agencies regarding aerial anomaly investigations.
Background
On September 26, 2024, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration made public extensive correspondence previously shared with the Pentagon's UAP Task Force and its successor office. The document cache includes interagency communications, meeting invitations, and internal discussions regarding unidentified aerial phenomena. Notable contents address concerns about amateur balloon launches creating data contamination and coordination efforts to verify weather balloon positions against sighting reports. The release demonstrates scientific agencies supporting military intelligence efforts to resolve aerial mysteries through data sharing.