John Greenewald: Mojave UAPs, FOIA, and What the Government Won't Release

John Greenewald, who runs the world’s largest FOIA archive on UFOs, discusses government cover‑ups, the limits of current UAP investigations and the challenges of obtaining and preserving classified documents. The conversation also explores the history of the Black Vault, recent UFO incidents, and the broader cultural debate around ufology.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:04:51 - What UFOs are and are NOT- 00:11:41 - Consciousness and the phenomenon- 00:16:38 - The ant hill analogy doesn’t work- 00:24:14 - How much does the government know?- 00:29:30 - Synopsis so‑far- 00:36:21 - Untouchable areas of the government- 00:44:44 - Disputatious tenor in ufology- 00:51:10 - Lue Elizondo vs AAWSAP/AATIP- 01:07:05 - Chinese balloons and UAPs- 01:14:07 - Sean Kirkpatrick testimony (video)- 01:19:26 - Stanton Friedman and Majestic 12- 01:29:39 - Destroyed documents and FOIA best practices- 01:46:49 - The Big Phone Home- 01:55:00 - Tweets can be FOIA requested- 02:03:30 - Inimicality in ufology- 02:29:59 - Jeremy Corbell, Mick West, and the Triangle- 02:40:04 - John’s thoughts on Jacques Vallée- 02:43:53 - Announcement and behind‑the‑scenes development- 03:03:48 - Skinwalker, the show, and UFOs- 03:09:17 - Conspectus- 03:12:59 - Corbell’s Mojave Triangle- 03:32:04 - DoD contradictions and redactions (AOIMSG)- 03:43:15 - Travis Taylor and bizarre gov’t connectionsSPONSORS:- SincX: https://sincxpress.com- Curiosity Stream: use promo code THEORIES - https://curiositystream.com/THEORIES- Henson Shaving: use code EVERYTHING - https://hensonshaving.com/EVERYTHINGRESOURCES:- YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzXPsWQqoYw- John's The Black Vault: https://theblackvault.com- Daniel Van Zant's AI: https://cpod.ai- The Black TOE Vault (LLM with FOIA docs): https://theblacktoevault.com- John's "Inside The Black Vault" [audiobook]: https://amzn.to/43BVIDP- John's "Secrets from the Black Vault" [hard copy]: https://amzn.to/43nkkQj- Every Theories of Everything UFO podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMFdn_J-PlLOgsCwBcZPWof- TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch- Curt's "Learn All Undergraduate Theoretical Physics in Under 2h" Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8kyvdPP8os&t=0s- New TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices