In the 2021 UAP report published by ODNI, there were 11 “near misses” that were referenced. The Black Vault filed numerous cases to get these in 2021, as at that time, nothing was known about them. The case files of the 11 “near misses” were eventually released and listed as the Range Fouler reports
It’s not released for the same reason the Navy footage tracking a UAP off California didn’t get released for a long time. In that case, capabilities of a specific piece of Navy fighter jet equipment to track fast moving aerial targets was exposed. This FOIA denial sounds exactly the same: some pilots encountered UAP, and we’re able to gather pictures or tracked electromagnetic information about it, and the Navy doesn’t want adversaries to know what current tracking systems can do.
It’s not released for the same reason the Navy footage tracking a UAP off California didn’t get released for a long time. In that case, capabilities of a specific piece of Navy fighter jet equipment to track fast moving aerial targets was exposed. This FOIA denial sounds exactly the same: some pilots encountered UAP, and we’re able to gather pictures or tracked electromagnetic information about it, and the Navy doesn’t want adversaries to know what current tracking systems can do.