Background Skyhook balloons were high-altitude balloons developed by Otto C. Winzen and General Mills, Inc. They were used by the United States Navy Office of Naval Research (ONR) in the late 1940s and 1950s for atmospheric research, especially for constant-level meteorological observations at very high altitudes. Instruments like the Cherenkov detector were first used on Skyhook balloons. Document Archive Project Skyhook, 31 August 1962 [41 Pages, 11MB]
Author: John Greenewald
Background The purpose of this bibliography is to provide a guide to Soviet publications on optical phenomena in the atmosphere. It is based mainly on publications available in the Library of Congress . Special consideration has been given to publications of the last five years [from 1960], but several earlier works have also been included. Document Archive Phenomena in the Atmosphere – Optical Phenomena, September 1960 [58 Pages, 23MB]
Background Excerpt from the document: WHILE MANY DIFFERENT SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE IN RUSSIA TO INSURE THE SECURITY OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS AGAINST THEFT OR DIVERSION , FEW IF ANY OF THE SE SYSTEMS WOULD MEET U.S. – STYLE STANDARDS FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY . SOVIET NUCLEAR SECURITY SYSTEMS WERE BASED ON CONCEPTS OF ISLOATION OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS AND SPECIALISTS AND ON PROTECTION AGAINST EXTERNAL THREATS ( FREQUENTLY SEEN AS U.S. SPYING OR SABOTAGE ). The document was requested by The Black Vault through a “Mandatory Declassification Review” or MDR in February of 2018. The document was released in May of 2019…
Background The following are the instructions given to each agency, for submitting the SF-311 forms: This reporting requirement applies to each department, independent agency or establishment in the executive branch that creates, handles, and/or stores classified national security information. The reporting period is on a fiscal year basis. Submissions must be unclassified and typewritten, and reach the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) no later than November 15 following the reporting period. Consolidate the submissions of component activities into a single report. Agencies, however, shall retain the input from component activities for possible ISOO review. Under the Freedom of Information Act…
Background The following letter was sent from the ranking member of the U.S. Congress, Subcommittee on Government Operations of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, to the Administrator of the General Services Administration Emily W. Murphy. It states that, “…according to Congressional intent and past precedent set by President Clinton, as of today, there is no apparent President-Elect.” The letter, as obtained directly from the Congressional Committee on Oversight and Reform, is published below — in full. Official Press Release by the Committee on Oversight and Reform WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) today wrote Emily Murphy,…