2018 FOIA Tranche: Behavioral Modification Documents

SUMMARY

This dossier investigates a claim concerning 'behavioral modification' pages allegedly revealed in a 2018 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) tranche, as mentioned by 'factually.co'. The initial query seeks to identify the specific content of these pages. While several sources discuss FOIA requests and document releases around 2018, none of the provided raw sources directly reference 'factually.co' or explicitly detail a 2018 FOIA release containing 'behavioral modification' pages. Reddit threads indicate various FOIA releases by agencies like the FBI and DIA around this period, involving hundreds to thousands of pages, but specific content regarding 'behavioral modification' from a 2018 tranche remains unconfirmed by the provided material.

CLAIMS

1. SINGLE-SOURCECONF 0.60

   A 2018 FOIA tranche revealed specific 'behavioral modification' pages.

   — attributed to: factually.co (as mentioned in the investigation lead)

2. SINGLE-SOURCECONF 0.80

   The FBI withheld 24 pages of responsive records in a FOIA request, citing exemptions b(6), b(7)(C), and b(7)(E) related to law enforcement purposes.

   — attributed to: A Reddit user on r/UAP

   • https://www.reddit.com/r/UAP/comments/190lphu/foia_request_obtained_fbi_records_showing_they/
3. SINGLE-SOURCECONF 0.70

   The DIA Reading Room released over 1500 pages of AATIP UFO-related documents via FOIA in August 2024 (as seen in a Reddit post, potentially referring to earlier releases or a future date).

   — attributed to: A Reddit user on r/UFOs

   • https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1ewlvql/the_dia_reading_room_just_dropped_over_1500_pages/

TIMELINE

• 2018-07-17Proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading were published in the Federal Register, indicating official actions and document releases in 2018. [src]
• 2018Oversight and Enforcement formally recorded by FIPA. [src]

ENTITIES

• ORG factually.co — Purported source of the claim
• ORG FBI — Government agency subject to FOIA requests
• ORG DIA Reading Room — Government agency releasing documents via FOIA
• ORG AATIP — Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program

OPEN QUESTIONS — PENDING LEADS

• What specific documents, if any, were released by 'factually.co' in 2018 related to 'behavioral modification' via FOIA?
• Are there any publicly available indices or summaries of the 2018 FOIA tranches that mention 'behavioral modification' documents?
• Which government agencies specifically released FOIA documents in 2018 that could be construed as 'behavioral modification' related?
• What are the precise details of the FBI's withheld 24 pages, and do their exemptions relate to any behavioral research?
• Was there a significant FOIA release in 2018 from any U.S. government agency containing documents about human experimentation or psychological operations?

EVIDENCE — CAPTURED SOURCES

1. [WEB] https://www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo1_wp11450.pdf [archived]

   Youth Risk Behaviour Survey data also suggests the potential for delinquency to move from generate learning losses, worsened earnings trajectories and ...

2. [WEB] https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist/posts/people-who-worked-for-or-with-epstein-account-for-nearly-60-of-the-messages-in-t/1400697155422134/

   12 Feb 2026 · The 1.4m emails reveal a world of flattery, vanity, cupidity, cruelty and lechery, as well as Jeffrey Epstein's reprehensible crimes. Our data ...

3. [WEB] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9080974/ [archived]

   This study traces how the 2018 subsidy for EPHS was disbursed from the central government to service providers, focusing on the roles played by intermediate ...

4. [WEB] https://www.thegoodlobby.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/The-Good-Lobby-Tracker-Report-2025-3.pdf [archived]

   The Good Lobby Tracker is the first initiative to comprehensively assess existing initiatives and methodologies for corporate reporting on political engagement ...

5. [WEB] https://www.eca.europa.eu/lists/ecadocuments/journal20_01/journal20_01.pdf [archived]

   9 Jan 2020 · The digital traces we leave as users of digital services - provided by tech giants reveal who we are, what our interests are 2018 Politico ...

6. [WEB] https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/07/17/2018-13502/proposed-revisions-to-prohibitions-and-restrictions-on-proprietary-trading-and-certain-interests-in [archived]

   17 Jul 2018 · The proposed amendments are intended to provide banking entities with clarity about what activities are prohibited and to improve supervision ...

7. [WEB] https://fipa.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020_FallenBehind.pdf [archived]

   Defeating blackouts and whiteouts: Oversight and Enforcement formally recorded in 2018

8. [WEB] https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2012/11/oecd-integrity-review-of-brazil_g1g14801/9789264119321-en.pdf [archived]

   This Public Integrity Review of Brazil assesses the implementation and Ethics in the Public Service, Guidelines for Managing Conflict of Interest in the Public ...

9. [REDDIT] https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1gtjew8/why_does_this_sub_think_the_immaculate/ [archived]

   17 Nov 2024 · The orginal document was 12 pages. 11 information pages and a cover letter written by the main journalists who brought it to the reps. That ...

10. [REDDIT] https://www.reddit.com/r/foia/comments/1ijof4z/whats_the_current_state_of_foia/
11. [REDDIT] https://www.reddit.com/r/UAP/comments/190lphu/foia_request_obtained_fbi_records_showing_they/

    The Bureau indicated an additional 24 pages of responsive records were withheld in full. The FBI cited FOIA Exemptions b (6), b (7) (C) and b (7) (E) for the withholding of material. Category b (7) pertains to records compiled for law enforcement purposes.

12. [REDDIT] https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1ewlvql/the_dia_reading_room_just_dropped_over_1500_pages/ [archived]

    20 Aug 2024 · The DIA Reading Room just dropped over 1500 pages AATIP UFO-related documents via FOIA. Document/Research.

13. [REDDIT] https://www.reddit.com/r/foia/comments/15ewvb4/foia_on_a_coworker/ [archived]
14. [REDDIT] https://www.reddit.com/r/foia/

    /r/FOIA is a place to post links to documents obtained using the Freedom of Information Act or other public records laws. Feel free to post news stories that relied heavily on FOIA as well if the story also provides the documents used in the reporting. If you have questions about…

15. [REDDIT] https://www.reddit.com/r/ufo/comments/ga0je1/if_you_match_what_lazar_says_at_1550_about_the/ [archived]

    29 Apr 2020 · 266 votes, 239 comments. pentagon released raw footage 2:20 Go to 2:20 you can clearly see delta configuration as bob lazar mentions.

16. [REDDIT] https://www.reddit.com/r/foia/comments/1mxm05q/foia_request_denied_because_they_lack_the/ [archived]

CROSS-REFERENCE

• → PARALLEL-PATTERN Project MKUltra: CIA Behavioral Modification Research Program (1950s–1970s) — The claim of 'behavioral modification' documents aligns with the historical precedent of government interest in such research, exemplified by Project MKUltra.
• → PARALLEL-PATTERN MKUltra Victims: Documented Psychological Harm, Legal Claims, and Settlements — Any new 'behavioral modification' documents would conceptually relate to potential harm and legal implications for individuals, similar to MKUltra victims.