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September 14th, 2026
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The U.S. Department of War has issued a “legal waiver” for those wishing to disclose information regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, better known as UAP, a hybrid term also linked to Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs).
Military service members, civilian personnel, and contractors are now green-lighted to disclose protected information.
Targeted legal relief
“This targeted legal relief establishes an authorized pipeline for systematic review, security evaluation, and potential declassification of historical and ongoing UAP data in furtherance of national mission objectives,” the U.S. Department of War (DOW) announced today.
In the past, individuals with direct knowledge of UAP-related programs cited concerns regarding potential legal liability, loss of clearances, or administrative prosecution stemming from standard non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and Special Access Program Indoctrination Agreements (SAPIAs) terms.
Swearing in of witnesses at the September 9 congressional House of Representatives hearing, held by the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets.
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Comprehensive transparency
This legal waiver by the DOW is in alignment with U.S. President Trump’s mandate for comprehensive transparency on UAP under the PURSUE effort.
Advocated by UAP study groups, as well as some members of Congress, this waiver removes those barriers by explicitly authorizing covered disclosures to PURSUE representatives “without triggering breach-of-agreement penalties or standard NDA violations,” the DOW statement explains.
For the full text of the waiver, go to:
Also, go to my new Space.com story — “The US government is ‘sincere in its efforts to understand UAP’, new White House council chair says” — at:
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