Since December of 2017, the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, or AATIP, has long been touted as a “Secret Pentagon UFO Study” which lasted from 2008 – 2012. However, that has not always been the case to the Pentagon. In a series of conflicting and confusing statements since 2017, the official position of the Department of Defense (DoD) has gone from confirming it was a UFO program, to saying no it was not, to now saying it still was not a UFO program, but it did utilize UFO (or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena / UAP) reports during its research stages.

Ep. #74 – Pentagon Now Admits AATIP Utilized UAP / UFO Reports

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Through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) originally filed in June 2021, The Black Vault has just obtained the official release of an email chain involving Luis Elizondo, the alleged former head of the Pentagon’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), and Neill Tipton, a defense official who previously worked as the Director of Defense Intelligence, Collection and Special Programs.
The post Ep. #135 – New FOIA Release Highlights Redactions in Key AATIP Correspondence: What is the Pentagon Hiding? first appeared on The Black Vault.

Ep. #135 – New FOIA Release Highlights Redactions in Key AATIP Correspondence: What is the Pentagon Hiding?

In this day and age, why in the world would the U.S. government destroy documents and emails? Storage is cheap, and history is valuable! But, the U.S. government feels they should -- and they do.
But is it always by the book?
The post Ep. #134 – Emails of Dr. James Lacatski Are Destroyed – Why? first appeared on The Black Vault.

Ep. #134 – Emails of Dr. James Lacatski Are Destroyed – Why?

A deep dive breakdown of new records released, showing the attempts by the Pentagon's UFO research office AARO to contact and engage with "UFO Whistleblower" David Grusch.
The post Ep. #133 – FOIA Documents Reveal AARO’s Authorized and Repeated Attempts to Engage with David Grusch first appeared on The Black Vault.

Ep. #133 – FOIA Documents Reveal AARO’s Authorized and Repeated Attempts to Engage with David Grusch

Shortly after the March 8, 2024, release of AARO’s Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) – Volume 1 report, I created this video. However, before a proper export was done, The Black Vault’s main computer crashed due to a catastrophic hardware failure. After weeks of hell, it’s finally back online [...]
The post Ep. #132 – Breaking Down the IG’s Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions Regarding UAP/UFOs first appeared on The Black Vault.

Ep. #132 – Breaking Down the IG’s Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions Regarding UAP/UFOs

The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG), led by Inspector General Robert P. Storch, has released an unclassified summary of a previously classified report titled “Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions Regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP).” This disclosure follows a full version of the classified report issued on August 15, 2023. This video is a deep dive and history of that report.
The post Ep. #131 – Breaking Down the IG’s Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions Regarding UAP/UFOs first appeared on The Black Vault.

Ep. #74 – Pentagon Now Admits AATIP Utilized UAP / UFO Reports

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