The Black Vault Podcast - Archive

Hey everybody! Welcome to the Week in Review show—live, unfiltered, and, as always, open for your questions. Tonight, I’m breaking down the biggest stories, latest headlines, and some of the weird, wild, and secret stuff that’s gone down this week. I’ll run through some Black Vault news, spotlight a few things you might’ve missed, and, [...] The post Ep. #144 – The Black Vault’s Week in Review (August 1, 2025) first appeared on The Black Vault.

Join me LIVE as I break down new FOIA releases posted this week on The Black Vault. The post Ep. #143 – The Black Vault’s Week in Review first appeared on The Black Vault.

After months away, I’m back — and diving headfirst into the Wall Street Journal’s recent UFO coverage. I was interviewed for their articles, spent hours giving them documented evidence… and they used none of it. The post Ep. #142 – The Wall Street Journal Covers UAP – My Take first appeared on The Black Vault.

Join me, John Greenewald, Jr., for a LIVE update as we break down what’s been going on in the world of UAP, drones, documents, FOIA and whatever else comes up! The post Ep. #141 – The Black Vault Updates for December 13, 2024 first appeared on The Black Vault.

Join me, John Greenewald, Jr., for a LIVE update as we break down what’s confirmed – and still unknown – about next week's UAP hearing on set for November 13th. The post Ep. #140 – UAP Hearing on November 13th: What We Know first appeared on The Black Vault.

In this week’s recap, I’m diving into some of the latest UFO revelations and controversies that stirred up the community this week. The post Ep. #139 – UFO Updates and Controversies This Week: Elizondo’s Photo, USAF Claims and NRO Files first appeared on The Black Vault.

A recent release of documents obtained through two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests filed by The Black Vault in 2021 and 2022, has shed light on a briefing about Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (now referred to as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena [UAP]) by the UAP Task Force (UAPTF) for NASA. The post Ep. #138 – Heavily Redacted UAP Briefing Between UAP Task Force and NASA Released first appeared on The Black Vault.

After years of bureaucratic obstacles and inconsistent responses, The Black Vault has obtained a highly sought after document through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that directly references the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), reported since 2017 as “The Pentagon’s Secret Search for UFOs“. The post Ep. #137 – AATIP Memo Unveiled After FOIA Battle: DoD Inconsistencies Exposed first appeared on The Black Vault.

This was originally recorded on August 13, 2024. This was a live, "Ask Me Anything". It is raw, and uncut. The post Ep. #136 – Inside The Black Vault: LIVE Updates and AMA (Recorded August 13, 2024) first appeared on The Black Vault.

Through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) originally filed in June 2021, The Black Vault has just obtained the official release of an email chain involving Luis Elizondo, the alleged former head of the Pentagon’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), and Neill Tipton, a defense official who previously worked as the Director of Defense Intelligence, Collection and Special Programs. The post Ep. #135 – New FOIA Release Highlights Redactions in Key AATIP Correspondence: What is the Pentagon Hiding? first appeared on The Black Vault.

In this day and age, why in the world would the U.S. government destroy documents and emails? Storage is cheap, and history is valuable! But, the U.S. government feels they should -- and they do. But is it always by the book? The post Ep. #134 – Emails of Dr. James Lacatski Are Destroyed – Why? first appeared on The Black Vault.

A deep dive breakdown of new records released, showing the attempts by the Pentagon's UFO research office AARO to contact and engage with "UFO Whistleblower" David Grusch. The post Ep. #133 – FOIA Documents Reveal AARO’s Authorized and Repeated Attempts to Engage with David Grusch first appeared on The Black Vault.

Shortly after the March 8, 2024, release of AARO’s Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) – Volume 1 report, I created this video. However, before a proper export was done, The Black Vault’s main computer crashed due to a catastrophic hardware failure. After weeks of hell, it’s finally back online [...] The post Ep. #132 – Breaking Down the IG’s Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions Regarding UAP/UFOs first appeared on The Black Vault.

The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG), led by Inspector General Robert P. Storch, has released an unclassified summary of a previously classified report titled “Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions Regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP).” This disclosure follows a full version of the classified report issued on August 15, 2023. This video is a deep dive and history of that report. The post Ep. #131 – Breaking Down the IG’s Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions Regarding UAP/UFOs first appeared on The Black Vault.

Recently released documents to The Black Vault via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) offer a rare glimpse into the Department of Defense Inspector General’s evaluation of the DoD’s response to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). The post Ep. #130 – DoD Inspector General Releases Details of Interview With UFO Whistleblower David Grusch first appeared on The Black Vault.

The Department of Defense (DoD) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) just released a detailed report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) as mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022. The post Ep. #129 – Breaking Down the October 2023 UAP Report first appeared on The Black Vault.

Some things have happened since the historic UAP hearing on Wednesday. Here's an update for those who aren't aware on what has happened since. The post Ep. #128 – The UAP Hearing – What Has Happened Since first appeared on The Black Vault.

Did you watch the hearing? Here are just a few afterthoughts and happy to take your questions. Will do a more structured breakdown at a later date. The post Ep. #127 – UAP Hearing After Thoughts… Q&A Session from July 26, 2023 first appeared on The Black Vault.

Matt Laslo, veteran congressional reporter for WIRED, Raw Story, fmr. VICE, Rolling Stone, Playboy, and Professor at Johns Hopkins University, steps into the Vault! Matt has been breaking story after story regarding tomorrow's UAP hearing, so on the eve of the event, he joins me to speak about what he's found out; what he's hearing rumblings on; and how he thinks it may all go down. The post Ep. #126 – Matt Laslo on Talking to Congress about, and Reporting on, UAP/UFOs first appeared on The Black Vault.

So what's new with the UFO Whistleblower, David Grusch? In this update video dropped June 30, 2023, (date noted as things change fast in this UFO world!), I go over an interesting development, as broken by Matt Laslo. Then, I address the biggest root of at least my skepticism to the claims of David Grusch. The post Ep. #125 – The UFO Whistleblower Update – And, Why the Skepticism? first appeared on The Black Vault.

Newly released documents from the Department of Defense (DoD) shed new light on the story of Luis Elizondo, the man who has publicly claimed leadership of the Pentagon's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) while studying UFOs. The post Ep. #124 – Ex-DoD Intelligence Officer’s UFO Claims Spark Security Concerns & Confusion, Pentagon Memos Reveal first appeared on The Black Vault.

In my view, the DoD just made a major shift towards blocking the release of UAP related information, and details about the work of All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office or AARO. Here is a breakdown of what's going on, and what it may mean. The post Ep. #123 – DoD Makes Major Play To Block Release of UAP Information first appeared on The Black Vault.

A similar story has circulated for decades. Rumors of crashed non-human spacecraft, alien bodies, and tales of deep dark conspiracies and cover ups concealing it all. But this week, David Charles Grusch, or the UFO Whistleblower as the media has labeled him, speaks out and essentially confirms it all. The post Ep. #122 – Exploring the “UFO Whistleblower” Story first appeared on The Black Vault.

The United States Navy has denied the release of a classified video depicting a briefing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) led by the former head of the UAP Task Force, Jay Stratton. The Black Vault discovered the existence of the video in an email released through a FOIA case with NASA last year. The post Ep. #121 – Navy Denies Release of Classified UAP Briefing Video Unearthed by The Black Vault first appeared on The Black Vault.

Dan Warren, who runs the 5th Pillar of Emphasis TikTok channel updating and educating more than a quarter of a million of his subscribers on the UFO issue, steps in to the Vault to talk to us about what he learned by being at the recent UAP hearing; what he took away from his one on one interaction with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand; and where does he feel we may be going next. The post Ep. #120 – Dan Warren on being at the UAP Hearing; Interviewing Senator Kirsten Gillibrand; and More