Closed-Door 2024 Uap Briefing: Foia Discloses Select Media Invitees
A confidential Pentagon media roundtable was held on March 6, 2024, to discuss the Department of Defense’s first volume of the congressionally mandated Historical Record Report on U.S. government UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena) programs. This event, conducted two days before the unclassified report’s public release, was invite-only and embargoed, requiring attendees to agree to strict conditions including confidentiality until March 8. The invitation, obtained via FOIA, was limited to select journalists from outlets such as The New York Times, CNN, Politico, Task & Purpose, and The Washington Post, with participation capped at one representative per outlet and no transferability allowed without Pentagon approval. The released FOIA document included the invitation email and a partial list of invitees, but some names were redacted citing privacy concerns, leaving uncertainty about the full scope of media and possibly non-media participants. Unlike typical Pentagon briefings that allow broader media access, this roundtable was tightly controlled with restricted listening and participation privileges, emphasizing selective dissemination of information. This controlled access occurred against a backdrop of bipartisan congressional interest and public scrutiny regarding transparency in UAP-related disclosures, mandated under the 2023 NDAA to review government involvement over decades. The selective embargoed briefing has raised questions about information control and media access openness, even as it represents a step toward transparency by releasing the historical review. The FOIA documents provide a rare glimpse into how the Pentagon curated press engagement on this sensitive topic, illustrating a cautious approach to managing information about UAP programs despite Congressional directives to clarify them for the public.
Source: theblackvault.com
