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The Black Vault

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The Black Vault is a civilian online archive and research platform dedicated to UAP/UFO investigations and government secrecy, founded in 1996 by John Greenewald Jr. in the United States. As a teenager, Greenewald began using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to obtain declassified documents on UFOs and related programs. Key activities include collecting, digitizing, and publishing thousands of government records from projects like Project Blue Book, the Robertson Panel, and modern UAP initiatives such as AARO. Notable achievements encompass hosting the largest publicly accessible repository of FOIA-released UFO files, authoring 'Inside the Black Vault' (2019) revealing government UFO secrets, and contributing to public discourse on military encounters and nuclear connections. It remains active as a vital resource for researchers, featured in academic guides and anomaly collections directories.

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📅Events(89)

Online: Black Vault publishes Blue Book files

USA: UAP Task Force denies Navy UFO videos to Black Vault

Black Vault Publishes TTSA-U.S. Army CRADA Agreement

USA: The Black Vault files FOIA request to NRO for UAP records

Australia: Release of 82 declassified UFO documents via FOIA

Spergel: Pre-NASA UFO Paper Released via FOIA

Pentagon: AATIP Was Not UFO Program

Black Vault Files FOIA Request for Yankee Blue Memo

CIA releases less redacted 1959 Ukraine UFO document via MDR

USS Kearsarge: Heavily redacted UAP document released via FOIA

The Black Vault: FOIA Request on NRO-UAPTF Communications

U.S. Navy: Classified visuals of 11 UAP near-miss incidents confirmed

FBI releases LAX jetpack case files via FOIA after four-year delay

FOIA Release: DoD OIG Emails on Grusch

DoD/IG: FOIA Release on Elizondo Emails

USA: Black Vault appeals denial of Grusch records access

The Black Vault: FOIA release reveals pre-UAPTF investigation efforts

DoD Releases AARO Founding Documents via FOIA Request

The Black Vault files FOIA request on Fastwalkers to Space Force

FOIA request filed for La Crosse UAP radar recordings

Navy JAG: Rejection of Major UAP FOIA Appeal

The Black Vault files FOIA request for UAP videos

DoD: FOIA Appeal Granted for AATIP/AAWSAP Records

FAA releases Tucson 'Iron Man' drone incident records via FOIA

The Black Vault: First Publication of 2019 Navy Drone Photo

TheBlackVault: FOIA release reveals Grusch DOPSR review documents

NSA: Reaffirms Denial of 5-Page UFO File Release

U.S. Navy: Complete denial of UAP Task Force FOIA request

DoD: AOIMSG Redactions Lifted Following FOIA Appeal Victory

NSA: Denial of Top Secret UFO Document Release

The Black Vault: Publication of 'The Matrix Document' (Val Valerian)

ODNI denies FOIA request on UFO whistleblower Grusch documents

The Black Vault: MDR request filed for classified UAP annexes

The Black Vault: AFOSI Investigation Documents Released via FOIA

Pentagon Officially Releases Three UAP Videos

The Black Vault: DoD UAP Briefing Card FOIA Release

FOIA: USS Omaha deck logs missing for UAP encounter

The Black Vault: FOIA request filed for all UAP Task Force records

DoD: Manual outlines UFO photo/video handling procedures

US Congress: FY2024 NDAA with compromised UAP provisions filed

NASA: FOIA Release of Marc Etkind UAP Communications

NARA: Declassified Project Twinkle documents published via FOIA

DoD: New justification for Mosul Orb secrecy

CIA HQ: MDR Request Filed for 1976 UFO Evidence Memo

CIA Russell Memo: Full Declassification Released

TheBlackVault: FBI Paranormal Files Archive Released

DoD: AOIMSG Briefing Card Released with Exemption Redactions

Condign Report Published on The Black Vault

DoD: Withholds All Records on Released UAP Video Analysis

DoD IG: Additional Elizondo complaint records released

DoD: FOIA Release of Internal UAP Briefing Cards

DoD denies FOIA request for aerospace UAP statements

NCIS: Release of Closed UFO Investigations via FOIA

The Black Vault: CIA UFO Collection published online

CIA: MDR Declassification of 1971 Soviet Space Paper

FOIA: 38 AATIP Research Documents Released

DoD Denies FOIA Appeal on Withheld AARO Documents

DoD/OIG: Internal UAP Evaluation Documents Released via FOIA

DoD IG: UAP emails released via FOIA

USA: Black Vault seeks Grusch-ICIG communication records

NSA Declares 1978 UFO Memo Original Unrecoverable

CBP: UAP Documents and Videos Released via FOIA or Proactive Disclosure

US: Army releases first CRADA documents to Black Vault

CIA: UFO document CREST 15452 lost during MDR review

Black Vault appeals DoD FOIA denial

DoD: Additional Legal Barriers for UAP Records Disclosure

USA: FOIA request filed for FAA-UAP Task Force communications

FOIA Release: Redacted UAPTF-NASA Briefing Documents

U.S. Navy: All UAP videos classified exempt from FOIA release

CIA: MDR filed for Hungary UFO report 00-B-93674

U.S. Navy: FOIA Denial for Classified UAP Reporting Guidelines

US Navy UAP Briefing Documents Released via FOIA

CIA: Release of Complete UFO Document Collection

Kansas: Multiple pilots report UAP lights at 35,000ft

DoD: Initial 'No Records' Response to AATIP FOIA

TheBlackVault: Complete Condon Report Released via FOIA

DoD/OIG: Release of Elizondo Interview Transcript and Records

ODNI: Partial release of classified June 2021 UAP report

U.S. Navy: FOIA Appeal Granted for Drone Encounter Records

DoD: AARO Records Released with 95% Redactions

The Black Vault requests Fastwalkers regulations from NORTHCOM

DOE releases Pantex drone incursion records via FOIA

NCIS: FOIA request filed for Range Fouler database records

TheBlackVault: JAL 1628 FAA documents released via FOIA

DoD IG: Release of Acting Inspector's UAP Emails via FOIA

USA: FAA denies UAP records request citing classified status

USS Stout: FOIA release reveals 2020 UAS encounter

Navy deliberation records on UAP video release disclosed

UAP Task Force: FOIA Budget Request Denied by Navy

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John Greenewald Jr.