What did the declassified documents reveal?

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 Collection. The document is notable for being saved by the Chief Armed Forces Medical Examiner in 1994. Provenance: The document was released on February 19, 2020, by the Defense Health Agency, in response to a FOIA request made on September 6, 2019. The request was assigned Control Number 19-00434, and the agency conducted a search, locating records responsive to the request. The document was released in its entirety, with no fees assessed. The Document: Dear John Greenewald, Jr, The Black Vault 27305 W. Live Oak Road Suite 1203 Castaic, CA 91384 February 18, 2020 Thank you for your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of September 6, 2019, received by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) on September 6, 2019. Your request has been assigned Control Number 19-00434. Please provide this number in any future correspondence on this matter. A review of your request shows that you are seeking: The document(s) entitled "UFO Article" as listed on page 13 of this PDF: Caution-https://www.health.mil/Reference-Center/Publications/12015/12123/Stahl-Collection This is part of the OHA 315.5 Stahl Collection. Thank you so much for your time, and I am very much looking forward to your response. The DHA conducted a search and located records responsive to your request. After a thorough review, it was determined the records are releasable in their entirety. No fees were assessed to you for processing this request, and copies of the responsive records are attached. Context: The Defense Health Agency's response to the FOIA request does not provide additional context or information about the "UFO Article" itself. Outro: This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. The Defense Health Agency's response to a FOIA request provides insight into the process of releasing government documents, but the actual content of the "UFO Article" remains unknown. Storyflo.com. The canonical PDF can be found at https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/dod/19-00434-DHA.pdf.

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Chief Armed Forces Medical Examiner Saved One Single 1994 UFO Article – This Was It

JUN 21 · 2026Narrated by daily-declassified-chief-armed-forces-medical-examiner-saved-one-single-1994-3 minLast updated June 21, 2026

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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. 5 Stahl Collection. The document is notable for being saved by the Chief Armed Forces Medical Examiner in 1994.

Agency: U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
Date: JUN 21 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)

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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…

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What was Chief Armed Forces Medical Examiner Saved One Single 1994 UFO Article – This Was It about?: 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. 5 Stahl Collection. The document is notable for being saved by the Chief Armed Forces Medical Examiner in 1994.
Why was this case declassified?: This material was released by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process.

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