THE CORPUS: NSA Argued This File Would Damage National Security. Page 236 Reads “Thirteen MIGs Chased One UFO.”
334 pages. Forty-six years sealed. The ball of fire Yeates cited to seal the file is on page 333.
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The Sentinel Network reports that NSA told a federal court that releasing certain COMINT-related UAP records would seriously damage U.S. intelligence collection capabilities.
NSA had located 239 documents responsive to the FOIA request... Yeates told the court that releasing the COMINT records would 'seriously damage the ability of the United States to gather this vital intelligence information.'
- Source reportedObserved
The Sentinel Network reports that page 236 of the NSA FOIA release states 'Thirteen MIGs chased one UFO.'
Open the production to page 236... the readable text reads: F. MIG REACTION TO UFO’s: 13 MIG’S CHASED ONE UFO.
- Source reportedObserved
The Sentinel Network reports that the Disclosure Foundation won a FOIA appeal resulting in the release of 334 pages of NSA UAP-related records.
On May 17, 2026, the Disclosure Foundation announced that NSA had produced 334 pages of historical UAP-related records following a FOIA appeal.
- InterpretationAsserted
The Sentinel Network reports that the NSA's redaction methods are technically competent and well-executed.
We will say this clearly. The redactions are technically well-executed.
- InterpretationObserved
The Sentinel Network reports that the scanned pages contain a Canon Inc. JPEG metadata marker, which the article interprets as evidence that Canon-branded hardware or software was involved in digitization.
Every one of the 333 scanned pages bears the same six-byte comment marker buried in the JPEG header. The string reads 'Canon Inc' followed by four null bytes.
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Disclosure Foundation FOIA Appeal Outcome
The Disclosure Foundation announced the release of 334 pages of NSA UAP-related records.
Yeates Affidavit Submission
Eugene F. Yeates submitted a classified affidavit to a federal judge.
Source Material
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2Deep probes
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