For the past two years, The Black Vault has chased an internal Navy document which referenced an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) briefing of some kind, but there were little details to go on. However, after multiple FOIA requests, and after fighting an initial false “no records” denial to get it, the record has finally been released. (Story continues below video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc39hoQYas8 The document revealed a previously unknown briefing for staff members of the Senate Armed Services Committee by an F/A-18 pilot who encountered a UFO while operating in the airspace off the U.S. east coast. That briefing, along with the…
Author: John Greenewald
The following document was released by the CIA to The Black Vault and resides within the Project Star Gate Collection. The date of creation is unknown, but appears to be an overview presentation about Project Star Gate, which includes information about the Mission, Definitions, Management, Personnel Participation, Benefits, Primary Methodologies, Secondary Methodologies, and Categories of Taskings. Per the presentation itself, with a DIA seal, it appears it was created while Star Gate was operating within the DIA, which would make it pre 1995 (prior to the transfer to the CIA). Document Archive Once SECRET Project Star Gate Presentation, Date Unknown…
According to the author: The Central Intelligence Agency has investigated the controversial phenomenon called parapsychology as it relates to intelligence collection. The author was involved with many aspects of the last such investigations. This paper summarizes selected highlights of the experiences of the author and others. The intent is not historical completeness. Files are available for those interested in details. Instead the intent is to record some certainly interesting and possibly useful data and opinions. This record is likely to be of future benefit to those who will be required to evaluate intelligence related aspects of parapsychology. Document Archive Parapsychology…
The following are FBI files obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Acts. They were obtained by The Black Vault, and archived here for easy downloading. Note: There are other files coming and numerous other requests open. Ailes, Roger – [114 Pages, 22.5MB] – Roger Eugene Ailes (May 15, 1940 – May 18, 2017) was an American television executive and media consultant. He was the Chairman and CEO of Fox News and the Fox Television Stations Group, from which he resigned in July 2016. Ailes was a media consultant for Republican presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W.…
The Congressional Authorization Conference in November 1993 sent a message that was clearly received by the Department of Defense (DoD). The report said that, in this new, post-Cold War era, “tactical reconnaissance is relatively more important to national security than at any other time in our history.” At the same time, a new approach was requested that would “bring management attention, order, and efficiency” to tactical airborne reconnaissance development and acquisition. On 6 November 1993, in response to Congressional concerns, the Deputy Secretary of Defense (DepSecDef) created the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office (DARO), under the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition…