FOIA Release Reveals Secret Charter Behind Creation of Pentagon's UAP Task Force

Nearly five years ago, The Black Vault filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Department of the Navy seeking answers about a then-newly formed Pentagon effort to study unidentified aerial phenomena.

Filed on August 14, 2020, the request (FOIA case DON-NAVY-2021-003140) sought records “pertaining to the creation of this UAP task force,” and specifically requested mission statements, internal emails, memos, and letters tied to its formation.

Now, after a lengthy delay, the Navy has released a heavily redacted set of documents that offer a rare look inside the classified origins of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF), revealing a scope and structure far more intricate than previously disclosed.