Welcome to The Black Vault Document Archive
You’ve stumbled upon the largest privately run online repository of declassified government documents anywhere in the world. With more than 3 MILLION pages of documents to read, on nearly every government secret imaginable, The Black Vault is known worldwide for getting down to the truth… and nothing but.
Every page, photo and video you see below in this "FOIA Document Archive" was obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or through other means of accessing U.S. government public information.
Begun in 1996, at the age of 15, John Greenewald, Jr., began hammering the U.S. Government with FOIA requests to obtain information. The Black Vault is the result of that more than two decade effort. Enjoy!
In June 2009, then–Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sent a letter to the Department of Defense requesting heightened protection for…
Amelia Earhart’s disappearance in 1937 remains one of the most enduring mysteries in aviation history, inspiring investigation, speculation, and government…
This FOIA release stems from a request seeking emails to or from the Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S.…
Background The Central Intelligence Agency was created in 1947 with the signing of the National Security Act by President Harry…
The Department of Defense (DoD) has released, through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by The Black Vault,…
In September 2024, a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was filed with NASA seeking records of congressional briefings on…
A released Department of Defense document, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, provides a rare and candid look inside…
