For years, we’ve watched the U.S. Congress and the Pentagon play cat and mouse over the declassification of UAPs. We cheer every hearing, analyze every leaked document, and wait patiently for Washington to tell us the truth about our own skies. But while we look to the United States, our own governments hide in the shadows, counting on our apathy. They think we’re passive. They believe we’re “conspiracy theorists” who will eventually lose interest, or worse yet, they think we’re not ready for the truth; they’re paternalistic and take us for cowards. Today I have decided to move from observation to action. I have formally submitted a request for information to the Spanish Ministry of Defense under Law 19/2013 on Transparency, Access to Public Information, and Good Governance. I am willing to take on the government through legal channels in pursuit of the truth. What about YOU? This is the formal request I have submitted to the Spanish Ministry of Defense: '' Pursuant to the provisions of Law 19/2013 of December 9 on transparency, access to public information, and good governance, I am writing to this Ministry as a citizen exercising my sovereign rights to request formal clarification regarding the Spanish government’s current policy of opacity concerning Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP / historically “UFO”). Given the historic and growing institutional advances in declassification and transparency currently taking place on the international stage—with official commissions, public legislative hearings, and mass declassifications in allied democracies such as the United States—the prolonged silence and lack of an updated public statement from the Spanish Armed Forces is unjustifiable. It is well known that the Spanish government possesses and has safeguarded records of this nature; the file regarding the incident at the Talavera la Real Air Base (Badajoz) in November 1976 serves as a mere historical example. However, citizen action cannot be limited to studying archives from the last century while the current handling of the phenomenon remains completely hidden from public scrutiny. For all these reasons, and in order to ensure proper public oversight and accountability regarding the management of information that belongs to the people, I formally request that the following information be provided to me: Audit of current records: Whether this Ministry, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (EMAD), the Armed Forces Intelligence Center (CIFAS), or the Air and Space Force currently maintain records, uncorrelated radar tracks, pilot reports (military or civilian), or files classified under the Official Secrets Act relating to UAPs collected after the last general declassification process completed in the last century. Legal justification for secrecy: In the event that such current reports exist and access to them is denied, please specify, with supporting rationale, under which exact criteria of the Official Secrets Act of 1968 or Article 14 of Law 19/2013 it is justified that the sighting of an unidentified phenomenon in airspace constitutes a real and direct threat to National Security, and not merely institutional secrecy. Request for Transparency: Is there currently any plan, working group, or future initiative within the Ministry of Defense to update the protocols for reporting unidentified aerospace phenomena and align them with the transparency standards now demanded internationally by citizens and democratic parliaments? Sovereignty over data collected by public institutions resides with the public. I look forward to a formal response signed by the competent authority within the timeframe strictly established by law. '' Why did I decide to make this request? Because this leaves the government with no way out. The Incompetence Trap: If they respond that they “have nothing,” they are admitting to the public that the Spanish Armed Forces are operationally blind. As NATO members, how is it possible that while the U.S. constantly detects anomalies, Spain detects absolutely nothing? Admitting “zero records” is a confession of total institutional negligence. The “National Security” Trap: If they deny me access citing “National Security,” they are implicitly admitting that UAPs exist and are real. You cannot invoke “National Security” regarding something that supposedly does not exist. By invoking secrecy, they are forced to acknowledge the reality of the phenomenon. The legal trap: The law requires them to provide a specific, reasoned justification. They can no longer hide behind vague answers. If they give me a generic “copy-and-paste” response, I have the legal grounds to appeal directly to the Transparency Council and take this battle to court. This concerns all of us, even the skeptics. Do we really want the truth, or just the comfort of denial? It’s time to start taking action. It’s time for governments to drop their paternalistic attitude and start treating citizens like adults capable of facing reality. Whatever is happening in our skies, we deserve to know what the hell it is. I invite everyone to join my community and face this issue together as warriors. Strength comes in numbers. The more we stand united, the greater the pressure we place on governments worldwide—and the sooner the truth will surface. This is no longer about us alone, but about future generations who deserve answers r/GlobalDisclosure submitted by /u/AcceptablePanic6518 [link] [comments]