The Document Trail
14 storiesFOIA releases, the Federal Register, court filings, primary paper.
PROMIS has accumulated decades of controversy, competing claims and, at times, confusion over what the name itself actually refers to. The records released by the National Security Agency provide an important distinction.
PROMIS has accumulated decades of controversy, competing claims and, at times, confusion over what the name itself actually refers to. The records released by the National Security Agency provide an important distinction.
More than nine years after a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to the National Security Agency, the agency has released a heavily redacted copy of a 1972 NSA Technical Journal article titled “Maybe It’s Related to the Phase of…
The Department of War announced September 14, 2026, that it has issued a targeted legal waiver allowing current and former military personnel, civilian employees and contractors to provide protected information concerning Unidentified Anomalous…
The Central Intelligence Agency on Friday released 71 declassified President’s Daily Brief documents related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, opening a new collection of intelligence assessments that documented what the U.S.
More than five years after The Black Vault filed a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request seeking a fresh review of the CIA’s historic KUBARK Counterintelligence Interrogation manual, the Agency has released its most complete official…
This archive contains records released by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking a digital copy of the agency’s database of official tribal insignias, along with…
The Department of Defense’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) has released its Fiscal Year 2025 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, documenting 319 newly received UAP reports while emphasizing that every…
Background Welcome to the FBI Files on Historical Figures & Groups archive at The Black Vault. This comprehensive collection provides a unique lens into the lives and activities of various prominent individuals and groups that have played…
A newly released Freedom of Information Act response from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration offers a limited but useful look at UAP-related keyword hits found in the email records of Dr.
Unverified — single-witness, self-published, or from an outlet the registry does not recognise. Not corroborated.
Pentagon releases declassified UFO files from various federal agencies abcnews.com
The Pentagon has now released five batches of UAP files since May 2026 as part of a rolling declassification effort — and despite investigating hundreds of reports, its own UAP office says it has found no verifiable evidence that a single one…
Pentagon Releases Fifth Tranche of Declassified UAP Files MeriTalk
Pentagon Releases UFO Documents But Keeps Key Tracking Details Classified Behind Blacked-Out Pages International Business Times UK