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Agency NSAFiled JUL 18 · 2026Runtime 2 min

4sep Browns Report

U.S. public record · FOIAUpdated July 18, 2026

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Cold Open: This is a declassified briefing of the 4sep Browns Report, released through The Black Vault. The document is undated, but based on the content, it appears to be from the early 1940s. The report details a mysterious aerial phenomenon observed on September 4th, 1940.

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National Security Agency (NSA)
Date
JUL 18 · 2026
Release
Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
Source document
View the primary source documenthttps://archive.org/details/4sep_browns_report
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Cold Open: This is a declassified briefing of the 4sep Browns Report, released through The Black Vault. The document is undated, but based on the content, it appears to be from the early 1940s. The report details a mysterious aerial phenomenon observed on September 4th, 1940. Provenance: The…

Source document: https://archive.org/details/4sep_browns_report

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What was 4sep Browns Report about?
Cold Open: This is a declassified briefing of the 4sep Browns Report, released through The Black Vault. The document is undated, but based on the content, it appears to be from the early 1940s. The report details a mysterious aerial phenomenon observed on September 4th, 1940.
Why was this case declassified?
This material was released by the National Security Agency (NSA) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked in the case notes above so the citation chain is fully auditable.
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