A 386-page dossier reportedly compiled by the Russian government detailing its findings on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy has been delivered to the United States and made public for the first time. The documents, written primarily in Russian, were hand-delivered by the Russian Ambassador to the United States to Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), who announced the release and public posting of the material this week. According to Luna, her office received the physical dossier directly from the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. “This is of massive historical significance,” she wrote on X. She noted that Congress had…
Author: John Greenewald
(Note: Photo graphic above is for illustrative purposes, and not a representation of actual holdings of the State of New York) Released records from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) reveal detailed inventories of the state’s vast collection of historical and archaeological artifacts. Released under the New York Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), the files catalog thousands of items curated and stored across the state’s museum, park, and research facilities. The release includes structured database files listing artifact categories, site origins, materials, estimated time periods, and associated state collections. Items span centuries of New…
The FBI’s file on late-night radio host Art Bell has expanded with the release of a previously unheard audio recording, offering a rare, albeit brief and segmented glimpse into the Bureau’s investigation of his harassment complaints and the evidence he once submitted himself. According to the FBI’s written records, Bell had provided an audio tape to agents as part of his report, a piece of evidence now partially released. The recording is difficult to listen to: fragmented, punctuated by long silences, and seemingly edited or redacted, leaving major gaps in conversation and context. The Black Vault first obtained and published…
On December 17, 2022, a Cessna 172 pilot approaching Tucson, Arizona, reported an unusual airborne object to air traffic controllers. Now, following a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by The Black Vault, the FAA has released official documents and audio transcripts detailing the encounter. The FOIA case, filed January 19, 2023, was prompted by a comment on Reddit in response to a Black Vault posting about pilot sightings. A user referenced a recording of air traffic control communications and mentioned a pilot describing a strange red and silver object. That tip led directly to the FOIA request, which…
The FBI has released a detailed set of investigative files on the so-called “Jetpack Man” sightings near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The release on October 1, 2025, followed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by The Black Vault first filed August 3, 2021 and resubmitted November 27, 2021 after an initial denial. The Bureau originally withheld all the records under FOIA exemption (b)(7)(A) for ongoing investigations but reversed its position with the second request after nearly four years. When the sightings first made headlines in 2020 and 2021, they were widely portrayed as encounters with a person flying…