FOIA case 24-F-0895 — obtained by The Black Vault — reveals the internal mechanics of how the Pentagon controlled press access to its first-ever AARO Historical Record Report Volume 1 briefing on March 6, 2024. The responsive document is the email invitation sent by Pentagon spokesperson Susan Gough to a hand-selected list of media outlets. The FOIA release identifies by name those specifically invited: representatives from The New York Times, CNN, Politico, Task & Purpose, and The Washington Post, including Kayla Guo, Jeff Schogol, David Martin, Oren Liebermann, Lara Seligman, and Dan Lamothe. Key conditions of access: (1) The invitation was “not transferable” without prior Pentagon approval; (2) Participation was conditional on advance agreement to an embargo; (3) Even passive listening access was limited to those specifically chosen; (4) Unlike standard Pentagon press briefings where dozens of outlets can listen remotely, this event “restricted even passive access.” The Black Vault, which had been the most persistent and productive FOIA requester on UAP records for years — the same organization that forced the release of the three UAP videos — was not on the invited list. This documents the Pentagon’s deliberate curation of which journalists receive direct access to AARO leadership on the congressionally mandated historical record — while simultaneously being legally required by Congress to provide transparency on the same subject.