Background Richard Bissell Jr. was a Central Intelligence Agency officer responsible for major projects such as the U-2 spy plane and the Bay of Pigs Invasion. In 1965, he created a report that looked into the NSA’s effort to crack high grade cipher systems. This was his report. In February of 2019, The Black Vault requested a mandatory declassification review (MDR) of the document, which was previously released but heavily redacted. Although redactions still remain, many were lifted, and the report offers a more in-depth review of the NSA’s efforts. Document Archive The Bissell Report of 18 February 1965 [86…
Author: John Greenewald
Background https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pddGruK11Mc The following case is thoroughly documented within the United States Government’s files. It was the first document I had ever received under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and will always remain special to me in that regard. But despite my personal connection, this case remains one of the most interesting cases you can find in official documents. The document, obtained under the FOIA from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) reads as follows (.pdf version): What was strange about this case, was the fact that the document was “UNCLASSIFIED.” However, that was not the case for a document…
Background An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. I have created this section to archive all of the astronauts and cosmonauts that have FBI Files. Apollo Program (Apollo I) – [106 Pages, 6.7MB] – Apollo 1, initially designated AS-204, was the first crewed mission of the United States Apollo program, the undertaking to land the first men on the Moon. Planned as the first low Earth orbital test of the Apollo command and service module, to launch on February 21, 1967, the…
Background NUMBER ONE IN A SERIES OF INFORMATION PAPERS ON TOPICS ASSOCIATED WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS, PRINCIPALLY DESIGNED FOR USE BY TRADOC SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS AND MAJOR COMMAND STAFF OFFICERS. Document Archive Nuclear Notes Number 1 – The Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), June 1974 [22 Pages, 6.0MB]
Background In the 1970s, a series of nine papers were created by the U.S. Army Nuclear and Chemical Agency. These papers were a set of information documents on topics associated with nuclear weapons. They were designed for use by the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) school instructors and major command staff officers. Document Archive Nuclear Notes Number 1 – The Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), June 1974 [22 Pages, 6.0MB] Nuclear Notes Number 2: The Army Nuclear Survivability Program, (revised) January 1980 [13 Pages, 1MB] Nuclear Notes Number 3: The New Nuclear Radiation Casualty Criteria. May 1975 [10 Pages, 1MB] Nuclear…