What did the declassified documents reveal?

FBI File: Majestic-12, released on July 31, 2025, is a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) response to a request from John Greenewald, Jr. The document is hosted on The Black Vault's website at theblackvault.com/documentarchive/majestic-12/ and the canonical PDF is available at documents.theblackvault.com/documents/fbifiles/paranormal/lloydberkner.pdf. This document is notable for its connection to the alleged Majestic-12 committee, a purported secret committee formed in 1947 by President Harry S. Truman to investigate UFO activity following the Roswell incident. The document was released on October 1, 2014, as part of FOIPA No. 1260137-000, Release No. 290088. The declassification authority is not specified in the document. The FBI's response to Mr. Greenewald's FOIA request is as follows: U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D.C. 20535 October 1, 2014 MR. JOHN GREENEWALD, JR. FOIPA No.: 1260137-000 Release No.: 290088 Subject: Lloyd Berkner Dear Mr. Greenewald, The enclosed documents were reviewed under the Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts (FOIPA), Title 5, United States Code, Section 552/552a. Deletions have been made to protect information which is exempt from disclosure, with the appropriate exemptions noted on the page next to the excision. In addition, a deleted page information sheet was inserted in the file to indicate where pages were withheld entirely. The exemptions used to withhold information are marked below and explained on the enclosed Explanation of Exemptions: Section 552 Section 552a (b)(1) (b)(7)(A) (d)(5) (b)(2) (b)(7)(B) (j)(2) (b)(3) (b)(7)(C) (k)(1) (b)(7)(D) (k)(2) (b)(7)(E) (k)(3) (b)(7)(F) (k)(4) (b)(4) (b)(8) (k)(5) (b)(5) (b)(9) (k)(6) (b)(6) (k)(7) 141 pages were reviewed and 131 pages are being released. Document(s) were located which originated with, or contained information concerning other Government agency(ies) [OGA]. This information has been referred to the OGA for review and direct response to you. The FBI will correspond with you regarding this information when the consultation is finished. In accordance with standard FBI practice and pursuant to FOIA exemption (b)(7)(E) [5 U.S.C. § 552/552a (b)(7)(E)/(j)(2)], this response neither confirms nor denies the existence of your subject's name on any watch lists. The enclosed material is from the main investigative file(s) in which the subject(s) of your request was the focus of the investigation. Our search located additional references in files relating to other individuals, or matters, which may or may not be about your subject(s). Our experience has shown when ident references usually contain information similar to the information processed in the main file(s). Because of our significant backlog, we have given priority to processing only the main investigative file(s). If you want the references, you must submit a separate request for them in writing, and they will be reviewed at a later date, as time and resources permit…

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This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process.

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FBI File: Majestic-12

JUL 6 · 2026Narrated by daily-declassified-fbi-file-majestic-126 minLast updated July 6, 2026

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FBI File: Majestic-12, released on July 31, 2025, is a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) response to a request from John Greenewald, Jr. pdf. This document is notable for its connection to the alleged Majestic-12 committee, a purported secret committee formed in 1947 by President Harry S.

Date: JUL 6 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)

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FBI File: Majestic-12, released on July 31, 2025, is a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) response to a request from John Greenewald, Jr. The document is hosted on The Black Vault's website at theblackvault.com/documentarchive/majestic-12/ and the canonical PDF is available at…

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What was FBI File: Majestic-12 about?: FBI File: Majestic-12, released on July 31, 2025, is a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) response to a request from John Greenewald, Jr. pdf. This document is notable for its connection to the alleged Majestic-12 committee, a purported secret committee formed in 1947 by President Harry S.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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