OSD: 151 Pages UAP Video Records Released
The Office of the Secretary of Defense released 151 pages of internal records through FOIA, revealing the Pentagon's handling of inquiries about the famous UAP videos and exposing the 'do not respond' directive.
Background
On July 15, 2025, the Office of the Secretary of Defense finalized the release of 151 pages of internal records responsive to The Black Vault's FOIA case 19-F-1420, originally filed in 2019. The documents detailed internal communications regarding the FLIR1, Gimbal, and GoFast videos, including the controversial August 2019 email instructing staff to ignore factual inquiries. These records were processed simultaneously with a separate Navy release that withheld 498 pages, suggesting coordinated disclosure efforts between military branches. The documentation provided unprecedented insight into how officials navigated questions about classification authority and public release procedures for materials that would eventually become central to Congressional UAP hearings.