Documents Released to Former Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for his book Known and Unknown

March 3, 2015

While writing his book Known and Unknown, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld got the Department of Defense to declassify…

Declassified 9/11 Reports & Records

March 3, 2015

The following documents were declassified by various agencies, pertaining to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.  1998 Terrorist Warning on Men Training…

9/11 Commission Reports

March 3, 2015

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, was set up on…

The NRO – Its Mission, History, and People

March 3, 2015

To download the .zip file, click on the image of the CD-ROM, or CLICK HERE.   As a result of a…

History of Satellite Reconnaissance

March 3, 2015

In the 1970s, Robert Perry of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) wrote five volumes on the history of satellite reconnaissance.…

Recovering a Secret Spy Satellite Capsule from Underwater Ice Station Zebra – 16,400 Feet below

March 3, 2015

Introduction The Trieste II (DSV-1), the Navy’s most advanced deep sea submersible at the time, surfaced about 350 miles north…

Miscellaneous Records on Spy Satellites

March 3, 2015

The following documents are not categorized in their proper sub-category. Until then, they will remain indexed here. The Central Intelligence…

The Defense Support Program (DSP)

March 2, 2015

The Defense Support Program (DSP) is a program of the U.S. Air Force that operates the reconnaissance satellites which form…

SAMOS – Satellite and Missile Observation System

March 2, 2015

The Samos E or SAMOS (Satellite and Missile Observation System) program was a relatively short-lived series of reconnaissance satellites for…

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Directives

March 2, 2015

The NRO designs, builds and operates the nation's reconnaissance satellites. NRO products, provided to an expanding list of customers like…