Obama's UFO files opened through public records requests, while who kept them secret remains unknown.

The Obama Library opened 3,440 pages, but the paper trail still hides who kept the UFO files closed.

In 2022, the Obama Presidential Library approved access to about 3,440 pages and 26,271 electronic files. That was a FOIA process after Obama left office, not a presidential disclosure order. The record shows access widening while the reasons for secrecy remain out of reach. A bigger archive is not the same as an answer.

• What it could changeA fuller record could show whether UFO secrecy was a presidential choice or an agency decision.
• How it touches todayFOIA can open boxes of records without revealing what was withheld or who made the call.
• Our futureThe public could inherit ever larger archives and still be denied the truth inside them.

• The Obama Library’s FOIA response identified approximately 3,440 pages and 26,271 electronic files, creating a substantial records trail without demonstrating presidential authorization.salon
• Podesta’s reported regret over failing to secure disclosure shows that access to UFO files was contested inside or around the Obama White House, rather than completed by it.exopolitics
• A 2009 campaign by UFO advocates asked Obama to release classified documents, showing that the demand for disclosure preceded the later FOIA process.colinandrews