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This is Declassified, a storyflo podcast reading public-domain government records aloud as audio briefings. Document: OSD FOIA Release 24-F-0266 (AARO oral-history interview invitations) Agency: Department of Defense Date: March 21, 2024 Notable for: Documenting the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office's (AARO) repeated invitations to David Grusch for an oral-history interview. The document was released under FOIA case number 24-F-0266 on March 21, 2024, by the Department of Defense's Freedom of Information Division. The release was made in response to a request from The Black Vault, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides information and resources on government secrecy. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION DIVISION 1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155 Ref: 24-F-0266 March 21, 2024 Mr. John Greenewald The Black Vault, Inc. 27305 W. Live Oak Rd. Suite #1203 Castaic, CA 91384 Dear Mr. Greenewald: This is a final response to your November 2, 2023 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, a copy of which is enclosed for your convenience. We received your request on November 2, 2023, and assigned it FOIA case number 24-F-0266. We ask that you use this number when referring to your request. The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security, a component of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, conducted a search of their records systems and located 26 pages determined to be responsive to your request. Mr. Paul Plescow, Senior Intelligence Officer, in his capacity as an Initial Denial Authority, has determined that portions of the 26 responsive pages are exempt from release pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552 (b)(6), information which, if disclosed, would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of the personal privacy of individuals; and (b)(7)(E), which would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of law. MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD SUBJECT: All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office Invitations to Interview Mr. David Grusch 1. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) extended multiple invitations to Mr. David Grusch for the purpose of conducting an oral history interview in support of the Congressionally directed Historical Record Report (HRR). Invitations, both direct and through intermediaries, to interview Mr. Grusch regarding his claimed knowledge of U.S. Government possession of extra-terrestrial material and reverse-engineering programs were met with negative results. 2. The following attempts were made, by Director, AARO and staff, to encourage Mr. Grusch to provide information to AARO, on the record, and in an appropriately secure environment. A. Between June 8th, 2023 and June 13th, 2023, Director, AARO en Person (b)(6) regarding AARO's authorities and encouraged Perso contact AAR. Note that Perso Ns) s a known close…

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OSD FOIA Release 24-F-0266 (AARO oral-history interview invitations)

JUL 6 · 2026Narrated by daily-declassified-osd-foia-release-24-f-0266-aaro-oral-history-interview-inv6 minRelease 24Last updated July 6, 2026

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This is Declassified, a storyflo podcast reading public-domain government records aloud as audio briefings. Document: OSD FOIA Release 24-F-0266 (AARO oral-history interview invitations) Agency: Department of Defense Date: March 21, 2024 Notable for: Documenting the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office's (AARO) repeated invitations to David Grusch for an oral-history interview.

Date: JUL 6 · 2026
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What was OSD FOIA Release 24-F-0266 (AARO oral-history interview invitations) about?: This is Declassified, a storyflo podcast reading public-domain government records aloud as audio briefings. Document: OSD FOIA Release 24-F-0266 (AARO oral-history interview invitations) Agency: Department of Defense Date: March 21, 2024 Notable for: Documenting the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office's (AARO) repeated invitations to David Grusch for an oral-history interview.
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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