Audio dispatches from declassified U.S. government case files. Each episode walks through one document — the cover memo, the redactions, what made it into the daily briefing — narrated in the official record's own voice. New case files are added as the war.gov FOIA pipeline releases them.
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-project-blue-book-ufo-over-york-pennsylvania-13-october-19 · 5 min
Project Blue Book – UFO over York, Pennsylvania – 13 October 1952 Released: 2022-01-23 The Black Vault Entry: https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/project-blue-book-ufo-over-york-pennsylvania-13-october-1952/ Canonical PDF…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-project-blue-book-ufo-over-york-pennsylvania-13-october-19 · 5 min
Project Blue Book – UFO over York, Pennsylvania – 13 October 1952 Released: 2022-01-23 The Black Vault Entry: https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/project-blue-book-ufo-over-york-pennsylvania-13-october-1952/ Canonical PDF…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-faa-confirmed-ufo-sighting-april-22-2022-by-lxj359-over-ke · 5 min
Air Traffic Mandatory Occurrence Report, Federal Aviation Administration, April twenty‑second, twenty twenty‑two. The report records an unidentified flying object observed by a commercial flight at high altitude, and it is notable because it is one of the few official aviation documents that…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-fbi-files-cattle-animal-mutilations · 4 min
Cattle & Animal Mutilations, FBI Files, May 26, 2022. Released by The Black Vault, a digital archive of declassified documents. This document is a collection of FBI files related to cattle and animal mutilations, a phenomenon that has garnered significant attention and speculation over the years…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-canadian-ufo-reports · 3 min
Canadian UFO Reports This is a declassified document from the Canadian government, released in 2022. The document is a collection of UFO reports from 2010 to 2019, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. The reports are part of the CIRVIS system, a Canadian military protocol for…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-u-s-forest-service-ufo-files-and-ufo-photographs · 4 min
Cold Open: This is a declassified document from the United States Forest Service, released in 2023. The document is a response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed by John Greenwald, Jr. in 2016. The request sought records of unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, received by the USFS…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-official-files-on-the-socorro-ufo-landing-april-24-1964 · 4 min
Cold Open: This is the official FBI file on the Socorro UFO landing, dated April 24, 1964. Released in 2023, the document is a response to a Freedom of Information Act request from John Greenewald Jr. of The Black Vault. The canonical PDF is available on The Black Vault's website. Provenance: The…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-project-blue-book-ramstein-air-force-base-ufo-encounter-ma · 3 min
Project Blue Book: Ramstein Air Force Base UFO Encounter, March twenty‑six, nineteen sixty‑two. This is a record from the United States Air Force, Project Blue Book, documenting an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. The file is hosted on the Black Vault archive…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-fbi-files-the-paranormal-collection · 3 min
F-B-I Files: The Paranormal Collection, Federal Bureau of Investigation, November twenty-first, two thousand seventeen. This file is notable because it is the primary release of the FBI’s internal records that were compiled under the heading “Paranormal” and made public through a Freedom of…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-internal-air-force-navy-e-mails-on-unidentified-aerial-phe · 4 min
Document: Internal Air Force/Navy E-Mails on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Revealed Agency: United States Air Force Date: 2019 Notable: This document reveals internal communications between the Air Force and Navy regarding Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings. The document was released…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-u-s-army-releases-agreement-with-to-the-stars-academy-of-a · 5 min
U.S. Army Releases Agreement with To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science Released October 18, 2019, on The Black Vault, a website dedicated to declassified documents. The canonical PDF is available at documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/army/TTSA-ARMY-CRADA.pdf. This Cooperative Research and…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-could-this-be-darpa-s-project-for-ufo-uap-research · 4 min
Document: Defense Intelligence Agency Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) Report Agency: Defense Intelligence Agency Date: January 9, 2018 Notable: This document is a list of products produced under the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) contract for the…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-chief-armed-forces-medical-examiner-saved-one-single-1994- · 3 min
Cold Open: This is a 2020 release from the Defense Health Agency, Control Number 19-00434, responding to a Freedom of Information Act request from John Greenewald, Jr. of The Black Vault. The request sought a copy of the "UFO Article" listed on page 13 of a PDF document, part of the OHA 315.5 Stahl…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-unidentified-aerial-phenomena-task-force-details-posted-wi · 5 min
Cold Open: We're reading from the Intelligence Authorization Act Supplemental Report for FY 2021, released on June 23, 2020. This document was made available through The Black Vault, a website that archives and publishes declassified government records. The canonical PDF can be found at…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-march-11th-2020-house-armed-services-committee-received-br · 3 min
March 11th, 2020, House Armed Services Committee Received Briefing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs). Released on October 28, 2020, this document is part of the House of Representatives, Committee on Armed Services, Summary of Progress of Specific Studies and Investigations for March of 2020…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-project-condign-the-full-condign-report · 3 min
Project Condign – The Full Condign Report. Released in 2020, this document is a culmination of a study undertaken by the Defence Intelligence Analysis Staff in 2000 to determine the potential value of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting reports to Defence Intelligence. This document is a…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-the-1976-iran-incident-ufo-encounter-over-tehran-iran · 6 min
The "1976 Iran Incident" – UFO Encounter over Tehran, Iran. Released on December 3, 2020, this document is part of the NSA's declassified files, archived on The Black Vault website. The document was released through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, with the case number and release date…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-dod-oig-announces-unidentified-aerial-phenomena-uap-evalua · 4 min
COLD OPEN: The Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General, released a memorandum on May 3, 2021, announcing an evaluation of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, or UAP. This evaluation, designated as Project No. D2021-DEV0SN-0116.000, aimed to assess the extent of DoD actions regarding UAP…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-nasa-administrator-bill-nelson-scheduled-to-receive-classi · 5 min
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters Washington, DC 20546-0001 September 16, 2021 Reply to attn. of: Office of Communications Mr. John Greenewald 27305 W. Live Oak Road Suite #1203 Castaic, CA 91384 john@greenewald.com Re: NASA FOIA Tracking Number 21-HQ-F-00660. This is a…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-nasa-s-fragology-files-space-object-recovery-and-analysis- · 5 min
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's "Fragology Files" – Space Object Recovery and Analysis Records. Released October 13, 2021, through The Black Vault. The canonical PDF is available at documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/nasa/21-HQ-F-00500.pdf. This document is a response to a…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-newly-released-nro-documents-reveal-extent-of-uap-involvem · 5 min
Cold Open: This is a declassified briefing from the National Reconnaissance Office, dated April 8, 2022. The document, released through the Freedom of Information Act, reveals the extent of the NRO's involvement in Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) research and their contributions to the UAP Task…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-navy-chinfo-unidentified-aerial-phenomena-uaps-briefing-ca · 3 min
Navy CHINFO Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) Briefing Card, 24 July 2020, released 2022-04-15, via The Black Vault. This document is a briefing card from the U.S. Navy's Chief of Information (CHINFO) dated July 24, 2020, detailing the Navy's stance on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs). The…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-dr-thomas-zurbuchen-nasa-slides-relating-to-uap-ufo-progra · 4 min
Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen/NASA Slides Relating to UAP/UFO Program, June 2022. Released on June 11, 2022, through The Black Vault. The document is a presentation given by Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, during the Joint ASEB & SSB Spring Meeting on…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-captain-scott-chesbrough-chief-of-staff-office-of-naval-in · 4 min
Document: Captain Scott Chesbrough, Chief of Staff, Office of Naval Intelligence UAP/UFO E-mails Release Date: 2022-07-12 The Black Vault Entry: https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/captain-scott-chesbrough-chief-of-staff-office-of-naval-intelligence-uap-ufo-e-mails/ Canonical PDF…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-faa-releases-near-miss-reports-that-reference-ufos-uap · 5 min
FAA Releases Near Miss Reports That Reference UFOs/UAP. Released in 2022, this document from The Black Vault is a collection of reports from the FAA's Comprehensive Electronic Data Analysis and Reporting system, referencing Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon or Unidentified Flying Objects from 2008 to…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-the-nsa-and-a-1978-mufon-conference-more-lost-ufo-material · 4 min
Document: Memorandum for the Record, Subject: Information Request Solicitation Agency: National Security Agency Date: 26 May 2022 Released: 2022-08-03, The Black Vault This document, released by The Black Vault, recounts an NSA employee's experience at a 1978 MUFON symposium. The memo was written…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-report-on-unidentified-aerial-and-celestial-objects-projec · 3 min
Cold Open: This is a report on unidentified aerial and celestial objects, compiled by Dr. J. Allen Hynek in April 1949. The document is part of Appendix B of the Mapping, Charting and Reconnaissance Research Laboratory's Final Report. It's available on The Black Vault's website, and the canonical…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-nro-releases-uap-report-and-it-shows-yet-again-immense-sec · 4 min
Cold Open: This is a declassified document released by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on October 5, 2022, as part of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by The Black Vault on July 3, 2020, under case number F-2020-00092. The document relates to Unidentified Aerial Phenomena…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-department-of-defense-releases-aoimsg-related-documents · 3 min
Department of Defense Releases AOIMSG-Related Documents, released on May 16, 2023, is a significant declassified document from the Department of Defense. This document is available on The Black Vault's website and can be found at…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-declassified-top-secret-cia-memo-reveals-senator-s-saucer- · 3 min
A 1955 memo has recently been further declassified by the Central Intelligence Agency, detailing a unique event: the sighting of a "saucer-like" craft by a former U.S. Senator while in Russia during the height of the Cold War. The document, written by Herbert Scoville Jr., then-Assistant Director…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-atic-the-1950s-and-national-security-policy-by-bruce-ashcr · 5 min
This is the declassified briefing for document ATIC, The 1950s, and National Security Policy, written by Bruce Ashcroft, NAIC Historian, and released in 2023. The document was released through a Freedom of Information Act request by John Greenewald, Jr., and is archived on The Black Vault's…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-range-fouler-debrief-forms-and-reports · 5 min
Range Fouler Debrief Forms and Reports, released to the public on December 11, 2023, through The Black Vault. The document can be found at https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/range-fouler-debrief-forms-and-reports/ and the canonical PDF at…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-foia-release-explores-uap-and-interstellar-object-discussi · 5 min
Document Title: FOIA Release Explores UAP and Interstellar Object Discussions Between Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick and Dr. Avi Loeb Agency: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security (USDI&S) Date: January 23, 2024 Notable: This document is a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-foia-request-uncovers-nro-and-uap-task-force-emails-2 · 6 min
FOIA Request Uncovers NRO and UAP Task Force Emails Released on March 1, 2024, by The Black Vault, a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) clearinghouse responsible for the declassification of hundreds of thousands of pages released by the US Government and Military. This document is made available…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-ig-s-evaluation-of-the-dod-s-actions-regarding-unidentifie · 8 min
Document: "Inspector General's Evaluation of the DoD's Actions Regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena" Agency: Department of Defense Office of Inspector General Date: August 15, 2023 Notable: A previously classified report on the Department of Defense's actions regarding unidentified aerial…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-foia-request-uncovers-nro-and-uap-task-force-emails · 5 min
COLD OPEN: This is a declassified briefing of a Freedom of Information Act request, filed by The Black Vault on June 27, 2021, seeking communications between the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF). The request was made following the…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-cia-document-talks-about-flying-saucers-traveling-7-400-mp-2 · 5 min
Document: Report of Unusual Flying Object Sightings and Attendant Scientific Activity Agency: Central Intelligence Agency Date: 17 April 1955 Notable for: Discussing "flying saucers" traveling at speeds over 7,400 miles per hour. The document is made available through the declassification efforts…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-cia-document-talks-about-flying-saucers-traveling-7-400-mp · 6 min
Document Title: Report of Unusual Flying Object Sightings and Attendant Scientific Activity Agency: Central Intelligence Agency Date: 17 April 1955 Notable for: Describing "flying saucers" traveling at speeds of over 7,400 miles per hour. This document is part of a collection released by The Black…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-uap-reporting-and-material-disposition-procedures-released-2 · 5 min
UAP Reporting and Material Disposition Procedures Released Released on March 19, 2024, this document is a response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed under case number 23-F-1429 by Douglas Dean Johnson. The request sought information about the Joint Staff's guidance on Unidentified…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-uap-reporting-and-material-disposition-procedures-released · 4 min
Cold Open: This is a declassified briefing of a Department of Defense document, released on March 19, 2024, under Freedom of Information Act case number 23-F-1429. The document, titled "UAP Reporting and Material Disposition Procedures Released," was requested by Douglas Dean Johnson and made…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-marauder-system-s-role-in-uap-reporting-and-military-opera-2 · 8 min
Marauder System’s Role in UAP Reporting and Military Operations Released to the public on June 27, 2024, this document is an unclassified summary of Report No. DODIG-2023-109, "Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions Regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena." The document is available on The Black…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-marauder-system-s-role-in-uap-reporting-and-military-opera · 8 min
COLD OPEN: This is an unclassified summary of Report No. DODIG-2023-109, "Evaluation of the DoD's Actions Regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena," released by the Inspector General U.S. Department of Defense on January 24, 2024. The report details the DoD's efforts to identify and understand…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-noaa-releases-uap-related-correspondence-2 · 4 min
COLD OPEN: This is a declassified release from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), dated September 25, 2024. The document is a response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by The Black Vault on April 15, 2024, seeking records related to NOAA's policies and…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-noaa-releases-uap-related-correspondence · 4 min
Document: NOAA Releases UAP-Related Correspondence Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Date: September 25, 2024 Notable: Released following a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from The Black Vault, seeking records related to NOAA's policies and procedures for…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-heavily-redacted-uap-briefing-between-uap-task-force-and-n · 6 min
Document: Heavily Redacted UAP Briefing Between UAP Task Force and NASA Released Agency: Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Date: October 10, 2024 Notable: A recent release of documents obtained through two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests has shed light on a…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-army-and-to-the-stars-academy-of-arts-science-unveiling-th · 5 min
Cold Open: This is a declassified Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center and To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science, Inc. The agreement, signed in 2019, was released to the public in 2024. It…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-u-s-navy-releases-uap-briefing-documents · 7 min
U.S. Navy Releases UAP Briefing Documents. The document, released on November 5, 2024, through The Black Vault, is a collection of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) briefing documents from the Office of Naval Intelligence. These documents were originally denied in full or stonewalled due to…
JUN 21 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-emails-from-pentagon-spokesperson-uncovered-on-gimbal-flir · 3 min
Emails From Pentagon Spokesperson Uncovered on Gimbal, FLIR1, and GoFast UFO Videos Released on June 18, 2025, by The Black Vault, as part of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, comes a collection of internal emails from the Pentagon's Office of the Secretary of Defense. These emails…
JUN 20 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-dod-releases-contracts-with-sancorp-outlining-work-for-ufo · 5 min
COLD OPEN: This is a declassified document from the Department of Defense, released in 2023. It outlines contracts with Sancorp, a company providing support services to the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). The document is notable for shedding light on the inner workings of the AARO, a…
JUN 20 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-aaro-releases-three-case-resolution-reports-identifying-ua · 6 min
Cold Open: Today, we're reading a series of declassified reports from the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, released on December 1, 2023, through The Black Vault. The reports detail three "Case Resolution" cases, identifying Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, or UAP, sightings in the Middle East…
JUN 20 · 2026 · Narrated by daily-declassified-newly-released-navy-emails-reveal-uap-coordination-five-ey · 4 min
COLD OPEN: This is a declassified batch of Navy emails, released in 2025, detailing UAP coordination and Five Eyes briefings. The emails were obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request filed in January 2022. The canonical PDF is available at…
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