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Refers to the legal/administrative process of removing classified status from government records, NOT declassification boards or individual declassification decisions.
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Concept
The authorized administrative process of removing classified national security status from government records to allow public disclosure.
O processo administrativo autorizado de remover a classificação de sigilo de segurança nacional dos registros governamentais para permitir a divulgação pública.
Enrichment
- United States UAP filesWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- PURSUE program launched February 2026 to declassify UFO/UAP records
- First tranche released May 8, 2026 with 162 declassified files
- Declassification involves multi-agency review before public release
- How the Presidential Declassification Process WorksLegalClarity▎ high· 2026-05-14
- President has unilateral authority to declassify without procedural constraints
- Automatic declassification occurs 25 years from document origin
- Mandatory review available upon request
- NARA Rule on Declassification of National Security InformationFederation of American Scientists (FAS)▎ high· 2026-05-14
- NARA administers declassification for transferred records
- Originating agencies retain declassification authority
- Automatic declassification tied to 25-year rule
Declassification
Description (EN)
Stub generated by entity dedup. Will be enriched in Phase 6.
Descrição (PT-BR)
Stub gerado pela deduplicação de entidades. Será enriquecido na Fase 6.
<!-- enrichment:start -->Enrichment (EN)
Disambiguation: Refers to the legal/administrative process of removing classified status from government records, NOT declassification boards or individual declassification decisions.
Declassification is the authorized administrative process by which the United States government converts classified national security information into unclassified, publicly releasable records. Governed primarily by Executive Order 13526 (signed 2009), it operates through three mechanisms: automatic declassification (25 years from document origin), mandatory declassification review (upon request), and presidential declassification (immediate authority vested solely in the President). The process is administered by originating agencies and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). In 2026, declassification became central to UFO/UAP disclosure when President Trump directed the PURSUE (Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters) program to systematically declassify and release decades of government records on unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Enriquecimento (PT-BR)
Desambiguação: Refers to the legal/administrative process of removing classified status from government records, NOT declassification boards or individual declassification decisions.
Declassificação é o processo administrativo autorizado pelo qual o governo dos Estados Unidos converte informações de segurança nacional classificadas em registros públicos não classificados e divulgáveis. Governada principalmente pela Ordem Executiva 13526 (assinada em 2009), opera através de três mecanismos: declassificação automática (25 anos da origem do documento), revisão de declassificação obrigatória (mediante solicitação) e declassificação presidencial (autoridade imediata investida unicamente no Presidente). O processo é administrado pelas agências originadoras e pelos Arquivos Nacionais e Administração de Registros (NARA). Em 2026, a declassificação tornou-se central para a divulgação de UFO/UAP quando o Presidente Trump dirigiu o programa PURSUE (Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters) para sistematicamente declassificar e divulgar décadas de registros governamentais sobre fenômenos anômalos não identificados.
External Sources
- United States UAP files · Wikipedia · reliability:
high— PURSUE program launched February 2026 to declassify UFO/UAP records; First tranche released May 8, 2026 with 162 declassified files; Declassification involves multi-agency review before public release - How the Presidential Declassification Process Works · LegalClarity · reliability:
high— President has unilateral authority to declassify without procedural constraints; Automatic declassification occurs 25 years from document origin; Mandatory review available upon request - NARA Rule on Declassification of National Security Information · Federation of American Scientists (FAS) · reliability:
high— NARA administers declassification for transferred records; Originating agencies retain declassification authority; Automatic declassification tied to 25-year rule