John Greenewald Jr. is the founder and operator of the-black-vault, the leading independent FOIA archive for U.S. government UAP and national-security records. He has submitted thousands of FOIA requests to U.S. federal agencies and publishes obtained documents and analysis on theblackvault.com.
UAP FOIA Work
- Navy UAP photographs: Filed and pursued the FOIA case for 78 classified Navy UAP photographs (2022–2026), which was ultimately denied despite Trump’s disclosure directive. The appeal denial was published March 2, 2026. See src-navy-denies-uap-photos-foia-2026-03.
- DoD IG whistleblower reprisal report: Filed a 2025 FOIA request to DoD OIG that produced a heavily redacted report on a UAP-related clearance-revocation case, which Greenewald’s signature-block analysis tied to david-grusch. Published January 8, 2026. See src-dod-ig-uap-whistleblower-reprisal-2026-01.