Army FOIA Release Reveals Internal Coordination on TTSA CRAD

Army FOIA Release Reveals Internal Coordination on TTSA CRADA and UFO Task Force

Internal Army public affairs emails released under FOIA show that a media query about the Army's CRADA with To The Stars Academy was shifted to a Department of Defense task force 'set up to work the various UFO-related topics,' while the Army maintained its interest in TTSA materials was purely scientific.

Published

October 4, 2026

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Date not listed

Source agency

The Black Vault (FOIA archive)

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Army FOIA Release Exposes TTSA CRADA Coordination Records

The August Vault represents a rare documentary window into how the Army handled public scrutiny of its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science, Inc. The letter, signed by Jan S. McNutt as Initial Denial Authority for DEVCOM, answered FOIA request FA-21-0064 (formerly FA-21-), originally dated January 18, 2021, in which John Greenewald sought all reports, memos, letters, emails, videos, and photos generated under CRADA agreement 19-15.

According to the source document, a representative from DEVCOM GVSC located six records totaling 23 pages pertaining to the CRADA between To The Stars Academy and CCDC GVSC. C. § 552(b)(5), which protects privileged communications within or between agencies, including deliberative process privilege, and § 552(b)(6), which shields personnel from unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

The letter states that phone numbers and email addresses were removed for personnel who are not general officers, not division chiefs,…

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