declassified

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He said that businessman and financier Laurance Rockefeller spearheaded an effort to get government files about UFOs declassified under Bill Clinton's presidency.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Williams didn’t speak about the details of the encounter — even with family members — until records about the dogfight were declassified in 2002.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Drawing on recently declassified information, DiNanno hardened those allegations and offered some new details.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The changes are made starkly clear in comparisons by conservation start-up The TreeMap's Nusantara Atlas project, which paired declassified Cold War-era US spy images of the island with recent satellite photos.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

As more documents become declassified over the coming years, I will be freer to speak openly about my role during that dark period in our history.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling