The Official MUFON Podcast Episode 27_ New DOD Report, Black Vault FOIA Denied, & MUFON Goes to Washington, DC

The DoD released its long-anticipated UAP report last month, and surprise, surprise, we still don't know what they are.

This from the debrief.

According to the new assessment, 247 new reports as well as 119 that were either since discovered or reported after the preliminary assessment's time period have been accumulated since the publication of the last report on UAP issued by the ODNI in June of 2021, spanning a 17-year period.

According to ODNI, most of the new reporting originates from U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force aviators and operators who witnessed UAP during the course of their operational duties.

The observed increase in the UAP reporting rate was partially due to a better understanding of the possible threats that UAP may represent either as safety of flight hazards or as potential adversary collection platforms and partially due to reduced stigma surrounding UAP reporting.

This increased reporting allows more opportunities to apply rigorous analysis and resolve events.

According to the report, more than half of the observed UAP appear to exhibit unremarkable characteristics, with half a dozen attributable to aerial clutter, 26 believed to represent unmanned aerial systems, UAS-like entities, and 163 determined as being representative of balloon or balloon-like entities.

New to the DoD's assessment of concerns related to UFOs is potential health implications related to the UFO UAP phenomenon.

Although the report noted that there are no encounters with UAP confirmed to contribute directly to adverse health-related effects to the observers, of course, this ignores encounters like those of Jim Penniston and John Burroughs, who both suffered negative health effects after their encounter in Rendlesham Forest in December of 1980.

Acknowledging that health-related effects may appear at any time after an event occurs, Arrow will track any reported health implications related to UAP should they emerge.

A classified version of that report was delivered to Congress.

President Biden recently signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023.

Included within the annual defense bill are provisions aimed at improving government transparency on the UAP issue by providing protections for whistleblowers, in addition to expanding the scope of current investigations by the DoD's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, or ARO.

You'll find a link to the DoD UAP report in the description below.

The Department of the Navy recently denied FOIA requests from John Greenwald's Black Vault for all videos designated unidentified aerial phenomena like the FLIR 1, Gimbal, and Go Fast videos previously released and labeled as UAP.

According to the author of the response letter, Gary Kaysen, Deputy Director, ODNI FOIA PA Program Office, the requested videos contain sensitive information pertaining to Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, UAP, and are classified and therefore exempt from disclosure in their entirety under Exemption 5 U.S.C.

Section 552.B.1, in accordance with Executive Order 13526 and the UAP Security Classification Guide.

The release of this information will harm national security, as it may provide adversaries valuable information regarding Department of Defense Navy operations, vulnerabilities, and or capabilities.

No portions of the videos can be segregated for release.

Here is John Greenwald from inside the Black Vault commenting on the reasons given by the DOD for the denial.