Pentagon Says It Has No Record of “Immaculate Constellation” — NSA Denies Appeal and Won’t Say Whether It Does

The National Security Agency (NSA) has refused to confirm or deny the existence of intelligence records related to the "Immaculate Constellation" program, rejecting a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) appeal by The Black Vault. The NSA maintains that answering the question of whether responsive records exist would itself disclose classified and protected information. The Department of Defense (DoD) has also denied having any record of a Special Access Program by that name, while the document providing the allegations remains an unverified whistleblower report. The NSA's response is known as a "Glomar response," where it refuses to confirm or deny the existence of records, citing FOIA exemptions.

The document alleging the "Immaculate Constellation" program claims it was established in 2017 following the disclosure of the AATIP/AAWSAP programs. It alleges the program collects imagery intelligence on unidentified aerial phenomena and reproduction vehicles using U.S. military-intelligence systems. The report describes over 400 UAP/UFO encounter reports from 1991 to 2022 and catalogues various shapes, sizes, behaviors, and signatures. However, these claims are not independently verified and are not authenticated. The report was included in a congressional hearing record but does not establish the program's existence or the authenticity of the described imagery and databases.

The NSA's response does not confirm or deny the existence of the program, and The Black Vault has appealed the decision. The DoD's denial is recorded in an internal ODNI document, highlighting the conflict between the whistleblower allegations and the DoD's position. The available public record shows a direct conflict between the whistleblower-origin allegations and the DoD's stated position. There is currently no publicly available documentary evidence to independently verify the program's existence. The NSA's response is standard for FOIA requests involving UFOs/UAP, and it does not provide any confirmation of the program's existence.

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