https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vQF4QzUX9M From February 5, 1993, until January 10, 1995, Amb. R. James Woolsey headed the nation’s most secretive spy agency. As Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Amb. Woolsey would oversee some of the nation’s most closely guarded secrets, and while doing so, likely had his finger on the pulse of all things classified. And now, two and a half decades after serving in that post, he sits down with The Black Vault for a candid discussion about the JFK Assassination and UFOs. My interview with former CIA Director James Woolsey was fun, informative, and took some unexpected turns!#UFOs was…
Author: John Greenewald
Background On 21 January 1968, an aircraft accident involving a United States Air Force (USAF) B-52 bomber occurred near Thule Air Base in the Danish territory of Greenland. The aircraft was carrying four hydrogen bombs on a Cold War”Chrome Dome” alert mission over Baffin Bay when a cabin fire forced the crew to abandon the aircraft before they could carry out an emergency landing at Thule Air Base. Six crew members ejected safely, but one who did not have an ejection seat was killed while trying to bail out. The bomber crashed onto sea ice in North Star Bay, Greenland, causing…
Background The United States military has numerous types of watercraft, operated by the Navy, including Naval Special Warfare Command and Military Sealift Command, as well as the Coast Guard, Army and Air Force. Below, you will find some records relating the watercraft operated by the USAF. Document Archive Watercraft Inventory Records, USAF 2010 Release [63 Pages, 21.5MB] – This request was filed in 2009 for a listing of the “watercraft inventory.” What was released surrounded some supporting documents for having the watercraft, along with purchase records from Macdill AFB.
Background Here are the notes, as listed on the microfilm for this record, as written by the Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA): “Recognized requirement for night fighter aircraft prior to attack on Pearl Harbor HI. Northrop P-61 Black Widow made first flight on 26 May 1942. F-82 aircraft offered temporary solution after World War II. Northrop created F-89 in 1947; production halted on F-87. Problems with F-89 prompted transfer of F-94B aircraft from Air Training Command (ATC) to Air Defense Command (ADC). Decision to use Falcon (GAR-1) air to air missile on interceptor required modifying aircraft. F-86 aircraft converted…
Background The GAM-63 RASCAL is a supersonic Air-to-surface missile that was developed by the Bell Aircraft Company. The RASCAL was the United States Air Force’s first nuclear armed standoff missile. The RASCAL was initially designated the ASM-A-2, then re-designated the B-63 in 1951 and finally re-designated the GAM-63 in 1955. The name RASCAL was the acronym for RAdar SCAnning Link, the missile’s guidance system. The RASCAL project was cancelled in September 1958. Document Archive Historical Study on Aircraft and Weapon Systems Tested at the Air Force Missile Development Center [359 Pages, 84.2MB] GAM-63 Missile Development Program [39 Pages, 11.22MB] HQ USAF…