Where Are the UAP Task Force Records? Jay Stratton (@jaystratton), former Director of the Pentagon's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF), led the very organization whose records remain the subject of serious transparency questions. Stratton, in his recently released book "Out of the Shadows," does discuss some of the data that the UAPTF had collected over the years - but does not go into any substantial detail. The Disclosure Foundation calls for a comprehensive accounting of UAPTF records and the release of all material that can lawfully be declassified, including the imagery described in the quote from Policy Brief No. 5: Concrete Next Steps for UAP Disclosure.

UAP Disclosure Is a National Security Imperative Rep. Eric Burlison (@RepEricBurlison) is right. The United States cannot afford to surrender its technological advantage to foreign adversaries while critical information about unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) remains buried behind excessive secrecy. The Disclosure Foundation has repeatedly called for the creation of a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on UAP to establish a comprehensive assessment of the phenomenon, identify critical intelligence gaps, and evaluate potential national security threats. America cannot lead in technologies it refuses to fully investigate. The time for decisive action is now.

1/5 Missing UAP Program Records: Located, but Still Not Released? In this final post from a recently recorded interview with Dr. Phil (@DrPhil), Rep. Eric Burlison (@RepEricBurlison) raised serious concerns about missing records associated with the Pentagon's AATIP investigation, including work involving Jay Stratton (@jaystratton) and Lue Elizondo (@LueElizondo). Burlison questioned how records from an investigation conducted as recently as the 2010s could apparently be missing or deleted, calling for more aggressive efforts to locate them and ensure government accountability. Burlison stated: "Sadly, our government is still blocking the President from getting access to the information [on UAP], and the perfect evidence of that is that we can't find the missing AATIP documents." Since the interview was recorded, two important developments have emerged: 1. October 6: Investigative journalist George Knapp (@g_knapp) reported that the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) had apparently located the missing AAWSAP files. 2. October 13: Knapp clarified that the underlying DIA documents had not been publicly released. He explained that James Lacatski's books condensed approximately 70,000 pages of field notes into 1,250 pages of core information, with the most sensitive material redacted.

In Jay Stratton's (@jaystratton) recently released memoire titled "Out of the Shadows," Stratton states: "There is a lot of evidence of UAP in NASA’s archives that has never seen the light of day. And while I can’t provide the specific examples I am aware of, I can say this with certainty: The evidence NASA has matches what our military aircrew have been seeing and reporting for years. The data exists. Stratton goes on to mention that he worked with Mike Gold previously during Gold's tenure as Robert Bigelow's attorney during the AAWSAP days. As we have announced previously, former NASA administrator Mike Gold is also a Disclosure Foundation Advisory Board member and is currently leading the effort to conduct a Foundation-led detailed review of NASA archival material to identify Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) information/data within it.

“The President is the ultimate declassification authority.” Speaking with Dr. Phil (@DrPhil), Disclosure Foundation Executive Director Jordan Flowers (@jordanflowers) emphasized the president's broad authority to declassify information and outlined three actions to advance UAP transparency: 1. Expand NDA waivers across the intelligence community, defense contractors, and federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs). 2. Produce a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on UAPs, requiring interagency coordination and a formal intelligence assessment of the phenomenon. 3. Establish a whistleblower restitution fund to address retaliation, lost security clearances, loss of income, and threats to personal safety. As Flowers explained, whistleblowers may face severe professional and financial consequences even when they can make protected disclosures without criminal prosecution. Declassification authority exists. The question is how it will be exercised, and whether those who come forward will be adequately protected.