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declassification

American  
[dee-klas-uh-fi-kay-shuhn] / diˌklæs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act of declassifying.


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"It shows the stupidity of the declassification process without historical knowledge," Zala believes.

From BBC May 15, 2026

"There are thousands of classified UAP records across government agencies that would be subject to declassification by executive order."

From Salon Jan. 25, 2025

That declassification process had been underway when Turner released the statement, according to the White House.

From Seattle Times Feb. 16, 2024

Those included the declassification of some Pentagon UFO documents, beefing up disruption of fentanyl trafficking across the U.S.-Mexico border, and a proposal to prevent disruption of care for veterans.

From Washington Times Jul. 12, 2023

It is anticipated that many of the documents marked unavailable may become available during the declassification review process.

From Project Trinity 1945-1946 by Carl R. Maag

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