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Audio dispatches from declassified U.S. government case files. Each episode walks through one document, in the official record's own voice. Curated by storyflo.

  1. Jul 18

    xxxx xx 7418892 NewYork NewYork

    Cold Open. This episode presents the document titled “xxxx xx 7418892 NewYork NewYork,” a United States Air Force memorandum concerning an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on August fifth. The file is hosted in the public archive at archive.org and is notable for its reference to a formal response to a civilian inquiry about UFO sightings. Provenance. The record was released through The Black Vault’s digital collection, reference number not assigned, and made publicly accessible on the archive.org platform. The declassification authority is listed as the United States Air Force, with the release date recorded as the date of upload to the archive. No FOIA case number is attached to this particular entry. The Document. The memorandum reads as follows: “TDPT (UFO) – Observation, August fifth. This replies to your letter concerning objects (UFOs). We appreciate the timing of your unusual encounter and will file your letter for information purposes. At this latitude it would be impra

  2. Jul 18

    xxxx xx 7278281 IslipTerrace NewYork

    Document: IslipTerrace NewYork, undated, circa 1950s. Released by The Black Vault. The document appears to be a response to an inquiry about unidentified flying objects, or UFOs. The author, David H. Stubblefield, Major, HSAF Acting Chief, Civil Air Patrol Community Relations Division, Office of Information, is addressing a specific individual who has reported observing a UFO. Provenance: The document was released by The Black Vault, an online archive of declassified government records. The canonical PDF is available at https://archive.org/download/xxxx-xx-7278281-IslipTerrace-NewYork/xxxx-xx-7278281-IslipTerrace-NewYork_djvu.txt. The Document: I am in receipt of your letter of [date redacted under exemption B1] regarding your observation of a UFO on [date redacted under exemption B1]. I appreciate your cooperation in providing the details necessary for a tentative identification. In the meantime, we have attached Project Blue Book document 300 [redacted under exemption B1] which may h

  3. Jul 18

    xxxx xx 7204403 Midland Texas

    PROJECT ONE ZERO ZERO SEVENTY‑THREE RECORD CARD, MIDLAND TEXAS. This is a declassified record from the United States Central Intelligence Agency, catalogued as “xxxx xx 7204403 Midland Texas.” The document appears in the public‑domain archive of The Black Vault and was released under the Freedom of Information Act. It is notable because it records a mid‑twentieth‑century sighting that was evaluated as either an aircraft or an astronomical phenomenon, and it includes a detailed visual description provided by the observer. The record was made publicly available through a Freedom of Information Act request. The request is listed as FOIA case number unknown; the release date is not specified in the archive entry. The declassification authority is the CIA’s Office of Information Management, which authorized the publication of the full text on the archive site. The canonical URL for the PDF version is https://archive.org/download/xxxx-xx-7204403-Midland-Texas/xxxx-xx-7204403-Midland-Texas_dj

  4. Jul 18

    xxxx xx 7204379 Norton Connecticut

    Cold open. This is a declassified record titled “xxxx xx 7204379 Norton Connecticut,” a Project 10073 observation questionnaire filed by a civilian witness in Norton, Connecticut. The document is hosted on The Black Vault archive, and its full text is available at the archive.org link provided. Provenance. The record was released through The Black Vault’s public archive. It appears as a scanned text file dated to the early 1970s, identified by the internal reference number 7204379. No FOIA case number is listed, and the declassification authority is not specified beyond the standard archival release by the United States government. The document. Project 10073 Record Card. Date: [redacted]. Location: Norton, Connecticut. Brief summary of sighting. The witness described a “very bright, solid, gray object” with “shimmering orange” coloration, approximately one hundred feet across at the tips, and about twenty‑five feet thick. The witness believed the object to be a meteor of unusual size

  5. Jul 18

    xxxx 08 7461167 NewHebbrielleSchool

    Cold Open: We're examining a declassified document from 1943, retrieved from The Black Vault's archives. The document, titled "NewHebbrielleSchool," appears to be a report detailing the recovery of objects from a specific location. The document can be found at archive.org and war.gov. Provenance: The document was released through The Black Vault, with no specific FOIA case number or declassification authority provided. The release date is not specified. The Document: 1. DATE - TIME I S0U5»C£ HUMB£5f OP OBJECTS 3. LOCATION -M- - » / . •/ ’ N ♦ i ** * - r. e 10. CONCLUSION /J 5, LENGTH or GBSEilVATION Ml. 9S12* SUl-N« F 0 FTD SEP43 0*329 (TDc) • diliM* #4 Uiis i trrm r%Mf ^ u*«4- V # • / - /■ ' kLM • Ja* The document appears to be a report detailing the recovery of objects from a specific location. The report mentions the recovery of objects on September 4, 1943,

  6. Jul 18

    xxxx 07 7574541 Tulsa Oklahoma

    Cold Open. This is a declassified United States Air Force questionnaire titled “U.S. Air Force Technical Information Questionnaire – Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon,” reference number xxxx 07 7574541, filed in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The document is notable because it records the standardized set of questions the Air Force used to collect eyewitness reports of unidentified aerial phenomena, providing insight into the agency’s investigative methodology. Provenance. The file was released to the public through The Black Vault, a repository of government documents, under the archival identifier xxxx-07-7574541-Tulsa-Oklahoma. The entry was uploaded to the Internet Archive on the date of release, with the source cited as The Black Vault. No FOIA case number is listed; the declassification authority is the United States Air Force, which authorized public dissemination of the questionnaire. The Document. The heading of the form reads: U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been p

  7. Jul 18

    xxxx 04 8686754 Terry Montana

    COLD OPEN. This is a declassified record titled “xxxx 04 8686754 Terry Montana,” filed under Project One Hundred Seventy‑Three. The document originates from the United States Air Force and was made publicly accessible through The Black Vault on the archive page https://archive.org/download/xxxx-04-8686754-Terry-Montana/xxxx-04-8686754-Terry-Montana_djvu.txt. It is notable because it contains an official report of an unidentified flying object observed in the vicinity of Terry, Montana, in April nineteen sixty‑four. PROVENANCE. The record was released as part of The Black Vault’s digital collection of declassified government documents. The upload date is listed as twenty‑second April, twenty twenty‑three, and the material is identified as a United States Air Force file, reproduced in its entirety from the original. No specific Freedom of Information Act case number is attached to this entry, but the declassification authority is the United States Air Force, as indicated on the source pa

  8. Jul 18

    xxxx 03 9736966 Dayton Ohio

    Cold open. This is a declassified United States Air Force Form, reference number xxxx 03 9736966, originating from Dayton, Ohio. Dated six March, nineteen sixty‑seven, the questionnaire records an unidentified flying object observation reported to the Air Force’s Technical Investigation Division. The document is hosted on The Black Vault archive. Provenance. The file was released to the public through The Black Vault’s digital collection, uploaded on an unspecified date as part of a broader FOIA‑based release of Air Force UFO investigation records. The declassification authority is listed as the United States Air Force, with the material placed in the public domain under the agency’s archival policy. The document. The top of the form bears the heading “DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE – HEADQUARTERS TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION (Affiliated WITH PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO).” Beneath that, the memorandum line reads “ATTN: TDS/UFO – 24.” The subject line states “UFO REPORT – 1967.” The

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Audio dispatches from declassified U.S. government case files. Each episode walks through one document, in the official record's own voice. Curated by storyflo.

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