The Black Vault is the most prolific independent FOIA archive for U.S. government UAP, military, and intelligence records, founded and operated by john-greenewald.
Overview
The Black Vault operates as both a FOIA-requester organization and a public online archive of declassified and FOIA-obtained government documents. It has submitted thousands of FOIA requests to virtually every U.S. government agency on topics ranging from UFOs and UAP to surveillance programs and classified projects.
Relevant UAP Cases
- Navy UAP photographs (2022–2026): Filed FOIA case DON-NAVY-2022-012661 in September 2022 seeking all Navy UAP photographs. The initial denial in November 2024 confirmed 78 images exist but are withheld. A February 24, 2026 appeal was denied under FOIA Exemption (b)(1) and executive-order-13526 despite Trump’s public disclosure calls. See src-navy-denies-uap-photos-foia-2026-03.
- DoD IG UAP whistleblower reprisal report (2026): Filed an April 2025 FOIA request to DoD OIG seeking all UAP-related whistleblower reprisal investigations. Received a heavily redacted January 7, 2026 report documenting a clearance-revocation case strongly associated with david-grusch. See src-dod-ig-uap-whistleblower-reprisal-2026-01.