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New Documents Highlight Drone Sightings Near Nuclear Facilities Released on January 8, 2025, this document is a response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by The Black Vault on November 7, 2024, with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The request, identified as FOIA-2025-000142, sought all materials and communications shared with the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) from June 2022 through the end of 2024. This document is notable for its release of records highlighting drone incursions over sensitive nuclear installations. The request was filed with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the response was released through The Black Vault's archive entry. The document is available at https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/nrc/FOIA-2025-000142.pdf. NRC FORM 464 Part I (09-25-2024) RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FOIA or Reference Number Response Number Response Type Interim Final Requester: Date: Description of Requested Records: PART I. -- INFORMATION RELEASED The NRC has made some, or all, of the requested records publicly available through one or more of the following means: (1) https://www.nrc.gov ; (2) public ADAMS, https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html; (3) microfiche available in the NRC Public Document Room; or the NRC Public Access Link (PAL), at https://foia.nrc-gateway.gov/app/Home.aspx. Agency records subject to the request are enclosed. Records subject to the request that contain information originated by or of interest to another Federal agency have been referred to that agency (See Part I.D -- Comments) for a disclosure determination and direct response to you. We are continuing to process your request. See Part I.D -- Comments. PART I.A -- FEES AMOUNT You will be billed by NRC for the amount indicated. You will receive a refund for the amount indicated. Fees waived. Since the minimum fee threshold was not met, you will not be charged fees. Due to our delayed response, you will not be charged search and/or duplication fees that would otherwise be applicable to your request. PART I.B -- INFORMATION NOT LOCATED OR WITHHELD FROM DISCLOSURE We did not locate any agency records responsive to your request. Note: Agencies may treat three discrete categories of law enforcement and national security records as not subject to the FOIA ("exclusions"). See 5 U.S.C. 552(c). This is a standard notification given to all requesters; it should not be taken to mean that any excluded records do, or do not, exist. We have withheld certain information pursuant to the FOIA exemptions described, and for the reasons stated, in Part II. Because this is an interim response to your request, you may not appeal at this time. We will notify you of your right to appeal any of the responses we have issued in response to your request when we issue our final determination. You may appeal this final determination within 90 calendar days of the date of this…

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New Documents Highlight Drone Sightings Near Nuclear Facilities

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S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The request, identified as FOIA-2025-000142, sought all materials and communications shared with the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) from June 2022 through the end of 2024. This document is notable for its release of records highlighting drone incursions over sensitive nuclear installations.

Agency: multi-agency
Date: JUN 20 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)

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New Documents Highlight Drone Sightings Near Nuclear Facilities Released on January 8, 2025, this document is a response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by The Black Vault on November 7, 2024, with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The request, identified as…

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What was New Documents Highlight Drone Sightings Near Nuclear Facilities about?: S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The request, identified as FOIA-2025-000142, sought all materials and communications shared with the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) from June 2022 through the end of 2024. This document is notable for its release of records highlighting drone incursions over sensitive nuclear installations.
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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