Author: John Greenewald

Case File Status: Unidentified Background The following case was submitted to The Black Vault / TBV Investigations on August 1, 2018. It was shot by an amateur astronomer / photographer taking a video of the moon. The video was submitted for analysis, and due to the nature of the video, it was assigned to multiple investigators for multiple perspectives. Lead Case Investigator: Monica Salazar Additional Analysis done by: Jim Kerr, Michael Glenn, Paul Wright and Joey Miller Witness Testimony The following was the original testimony, as submitted by the witness. It was sent to John Greenewald, Jr. of The Black…

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Background On August 29-30, 2014 two men were on a fishing/camping trip at an Ohio state park (Salt Fork, Cambridge, Ohio). The older man (43) was accompanied by a young man (19) who was a friend of his daughter. The older man is a construction worker who owns his own business. They were camped by the lake shore with chairs about two feet from the water, and would routinely stoke the fire every hour. There was no one else in the vicinity. Late in the evening the two men saw a light low in the sky. It moved back and…

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Case File Status: Likely Explainable Background The following case was submitted to The Black Vault / TBV Investigations on June 16, 2018, just a few days after the sighting. It was assigned to TBV Investigations’ researcher Tiffany Hahn for investigation and analysis. Witness Testimony The witness submitted the following testimony. Only minor corrections were made for clarification: “While flying back from [Las Vegas], heading due east toward Indianapolis I was taking a video of [lightning] below. When I watched the video, I noticed a rectangular object flying by, turning from a bright white to a mild green color and made…

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Case File Status: Solved Background The following case was submitted to The Black Vault / TBV Investigations on 06/11/2018 at 9:32 pm. It was assigned to TBV Investigations’ researcher Jim Kerr for investigation and analysis. Witness Testimony The witness submitted the following testimony, which is unedited and appears how it was submitted: “I became interested in orbs after one showed up in a picture I took of my daughter on her 5th birthday. I began taking video at night (after kids in bed 😉 ) in our woods & saw a lot of activity. One night I was drawn to…

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Case File Status: Likely Explainable but Inconclusive Due to Lack of Evidence Background The following case was submitted to The Black Vault / TBV Investigations on May 8, 2018, the day of the sighting. It was assigned to TBV Investigations’ researcher Jim Kerr for investigation and analysis. Witness Testimony “3 flying objects flying closely in a row from the southeast to the northwest at approximately 10:20pm. They all were a dull orange colored light making no noise at all and flying slowly. There were no flashing lights such as on a jet. They went directly over our home. About 30 to 40 seconds after passing overhead the first…

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