Author: John Greenewald

Background The Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (IC IG) Investigations Division (INV) completed an investigation into possible improprieties in the hiring of an employee. Document Archive The investigation archived here was in a FOIA request asking for two “Conflict of Interest” cases. Both are available in the pdf below: Director of National Intelligence, Inspector General, Investigation 18-0011-IN, “Possible Improprieties with the Hiring Process of an Employee”  [20 Pages, 6.4MB]

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Background On January 29, 2018, the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community ( IC IG), Investigations Division ( INV), received a referral from the Office of General Counsel (OGC ), Office of the Director for National Intelligence (ODNI) regarding a possible violation of a criminal conflict of interest provision… Document Archive The investigation archived here was in a FOIA request asking for two “Conflict of Interest” cases. Both are available in the pdf below: Director of National Intelligence, Inspector General, Investigation 18-0010-IN, “Conflict of Interest” [20 Pages, 6.4MB]

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Background This is a video, and press release, published by the Department of Defense. It is about a demonstration of a Perdix micro-UAV swarm demonstration held at China Lake, California, on Oct. 26, 2016. The original DoD Press Release, published on January 9, 2017, read as the following: Department of Defense Announces Successful Micro-Drone Demonstration In one of the most significant tests of autonomous systems under development by the Department of Defense, the Strategic Capabilities Office, partnering with Naval Air Systems Command, successfully demonstrated one of the world’s largest micro-drone swarms at China Lake, California. The test, conducted in October…

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On May 27, 2021, filmmaker Jeremy Corbell released another UAP related video. This connects to his previous release of the UAP taken from the USS Omaha on July 15th, 2019, and appears to be the radar screen around the time of the event. The video is shared, with permission, here on The Black Vault and The Black Vault’s YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/TFLL78rTleA According to Corbell, this is what he released: “This footage was filmed in the CIC (Combat Information Center) of the USS Omaha on July 15th 2019 in a warning area off San Diego by Visual Intelligence Personnel (VIPER team).…

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https://youtu.be/du6UpEeK8yY Since October of 2017, intrigue and mystery has surrounded Luis Elizondo. He is a former Department of Defense (DoD) employee who says that during his time working inside the Pentagon, he headed a secret UFO study known as the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP). His story quickly spread throughout the mainstream media garnering international attention, and people became enthralled by the idea that behind the scenes, the U.S. government was actively investigating UFOs and most likely hiding everything it knew. But despite the praise and adoration by many, Elizondo’s journey of stepping into a global spotlight would not…

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