NOAA releases FOIA response on Timothy Gallaudet's UAP-related emails
NOAA completed a FOIA request for Timothy Gallaudet’s UAP-related emails and reported 51 responsive records totaling 245 pages, with 167 pages released in full and 78 released with privacy redactions.
Background
The May 6, 2026 FOIA response concerns emails from Gallaudet’s NOAA tenure between October 2017 and January 2021 that were searched for UAP/UFO-related terms. According to The Black Vault, NOAA located 51 responsive records totaling 245 pages; 167 pages were released in full and 78 pages with FOIA exemption (b)(6) privacy redactions. The records show that Gallaudet received or forwarded material about the UAP Task Force, Luis Elizondo, and publicly discussed military UAP cases. They do not establish direct UAPTF membership. A parallel Navy FOIA request remained open according to the source.
Significance
The event is relevant because it makes contemporaneous government records available about the UAP information environment around a former senior NOAA and Navy official, while avoiding an unsupported inference of direct UAPTF membership.