The following memo was first released in 1978 by the CIA, but much of it was redacted. In January of 2019, The Black Vault filed a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request to get the document further declassified, and many of the redactions were lifted.
The final response was sent in November of 2021, and the document is available below.
Key points from the memo include:
The memo provides a glimpse into the Soviet Union’s efforts to ensure the safety and efficiency of its aircrew through medical research and technological advancements in the field of aerospace medicine.
Follow The Black Vault on Social Media:
This post was published on March 13, 2024 12:34 pm
This article was originally written in August 2024. However, additional document releases related to these…
The Department of Defense (DoD) has released 151 pages of internal records related to the…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a series of previously undisclosed documents confirming…
Newly released Air Force records confirm that Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Ohio experienced…
Newly released documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) reveal that the U.S.…
The CIA’s history of losing or mismanaging UFO-related records continues with yet another example, this…