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U.S. Navy Releases UAP Briefing Documents. The document, released on November 5, 2024, through The Black Vault, is a collection of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) briefing documents from the Office of Naval Intelligence. These documents were originally denied in full or stonewalled due to excessive processing times, despite "expedited processing" being granted after the initial filing. The briefing documents were released under FOIA case numbers, with The Black Vault fighting for their release. The documents are now available on the Black Vault website, and the canonical PDF can be found at https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/ufos/DDNIBriefRedacted.pdf. UNCLASSIFIED Office of Naval Intelligence I 27 Feb 2020 Classification Removed Task Force Overview This briefing is: Classification Removed Classified by: (b)(6) Derived from: Declassify on trft:7\1'1:Jt1:'i'it' This product is not to be used as a source of derivative classification UNCLASSIFIED Classification Removed , Why am I here? • Gain your support to help increase Awareness and Reporting of airborne systems that are both a Safety of Flight concern and a potential threat to National Security. Classification Removed i1Rffiillil'\l'j'j 'ask Force Overview 2 Classification Removed , Executive Summary /BLUF • NOAA language directed that ONI lead a joint interagency task force (TF) to collect, exploit, and analyze operational and scientific and technical data of unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) • "The committee directs that the USD (I) establish a joint task force under ONI leadership to work across the Department of Defense, and with the intelligence community, and with the interagency develop and execute plans to collect, exploit, and analyze operational and scientific and technical data ... " • ONI leading an interagency effort • Focus: Aviation Safety of Flight, National Security • Initial Effort: Standardize and "De-Stigmatize" Reporting of near daily incursions • Managing media interest while protecting classified information; DoD has the lead for Public Affairs. • Current State: A whole-of-government collection and analysis effort Classification Removed i11Z:i1@1ftilli:lf'l ask Force Overview 3 Classification Removed Potential Threat • Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP): Any aerial phenomenon that cannot immediately be identified. • Within the Task Force we refer to these UAPs as "Range Foulers". • UAPs reported within the United States and other areas around the world. • They are RADAR/IR Significant and visible to the human eye. • (b) ( 1) • (b) ( 1) • Hazards to aircrew foremost, regardless of type • (b) ( 1) The Task Force is a interagency group comprised of U.S. Military, Government Civilians, Defense Contractors/Industry, Law Enforcement, and Academia with specific skill sets in science, technology, research, collection, analysis, and intelligence taking a "whole of government" approach to this potential threat. Classification Removed '3$:Uftri'fi"'ask Force…

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U.S. Navy Releases UAP Briefing Documents

JUN 21 · 2026Narrated by daily-declassified-u-s-navy-releases-uap-briefing-documents7 minLast updated June 21, 2026

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S. Navy Releases UAP Briefing Documents. The document, released on November 5, 2024, through The Black Vault, is a collection of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) briefing documents from the Office of Naval Intelligence. These documents were originally denied in full or stonewalled due to excessive processing times, despite "expedited processing" being granted after the initial filing.

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Date: JUN 21 · 2026
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U.S. Navy Releases UAP Briefing Documents. The document, released on November 5, 2024, through The Black Vault, is a collection of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) briefing documents from the Office of Naval Intelligence. These documents were originally denied in full or stonewalled due to…

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Why was this case declassified?: This material was released by the other through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process.

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