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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. The Black Vault published this document on their website, available at https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/march-11th-2020-armed-services-committee-received-briefing-on-unidentified-aerial-phenomena-uaps/. The document was released under the Freedom of Information Act, with no specific FOIA case number provided. It is a monthly report detailing the activities and financial transactions of the House Armed Services Committee for the month of March 2020. The report begins with a summary of the full committee's progress, listing various meetings and briefings held throughout March, including a classified briefing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena on March 11th. The report also lists the subcommittee's progress, detailing meetings and briefings held on various topics, including the Fiscal Year 2021 budget request for the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force. The report then provides a financial summary, detailing the committee's expenditures and obligations for the month of March. The summary includes a breakdown of the committee's budget by program object class, including personnel compensation, rent, communications, and utilities. The report also includes a payroll certification, listing the names and salaries of the committee's employees, including the staff director, professional staff members, and deputy staff director. The classified briefing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena is mentioned in the report as follows: "March 11th, the task force met to receive a classified briefing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena." This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. The document is available in its entirety at https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/ArmedServices15.pdf.

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March 11th, 2020, House Armed Services Committee Received Briefing On Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (uaps)

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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.

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Date: JUN 21 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)

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What was March 11th, 2020, House Armed Services Committee Received Briefing On Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (uaps) about?: 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.
Why was this case declassified?: This material was released by the multi-agency through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process.

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