Background The following document was first released in 2005. In February of 2019, The Black Vault filed a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for the record to be further declassified. Although some information was, there was not a lot newly revealed. The 2019 released version is shown below. Document Archive Trip to NSA at Ft. Meade, 29 November 1958 [4 Pages, 1.5MB]
Author: John Greenewald
Background In the event of the death, resignation, or inability of the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to perform the functions and duties of the office, the DIA officials, in the order listed below, shall act for and exercise the powers of the Director. Document Archive Order of Succession for the Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), June 30, 2017 [3 Pages, 4MB]
Background The following documents were taken from a longer oral history transcript from General John William Vogt Jr. conduct in 1978. At the time it was received by The Black Vault, it had never been released to the public before. Inside, General Vogt recalled his time in intelligence, and how he was assigned to investigate UFOs. He called himself the “first UFO officer in the Air Force.” During the course of his interview, he recalled a UFO sighting while flying a C-45 Beechcraft. It was a purple light which flew with his aircraft, and was visible for about an hour.…
Background The following document was obtained by The Black Vault through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and was part of the “Stargate Collection” release. It is a 1983 assessment of what LTC Wayne McDonnell thought about what was called the “Gateway Process.” This dealt with hypnosis, holograms, and out-of-body experiences, just to name a few things. According to his introduction memo, as submitted to the U.S. Army: “You tasked me to provide an assessment of the Gateway Experience in terms of its mechanics and ultimate practicality. AS I set out to fulfill that tasking it soon became clear that…
Background On January 21, 2021, State Rep. Justin Humphrey Bill filed a bill that would open a “Bigfoot Hunting Season.” On the same day, Rep. Humphrey issued the following press release: OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, this week filed legislation that would establish a Bigfoot hunting season. House Bill 1648 would direct the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Division to promulgate rules establishing the annual dates of the season and creating any necessary specific hunting licenses and fees. “Tourism is one of the biggest attractions we have in my House district,” Humphrey said. “Establishing an actual hunting season and…