Background A number of years ago the Soviet Union toured several countries with an exhibition of its industrial and economic achievements. There were the standard displays of industrial machinery, soft goods, and models of power stations and nuclear equipment. Of greater interest were apparent models of the Sputnik and Lunik space vehicles. U.S. intelligence twice gained extended access to the Lunik, the second time by borrowing it overnight and returning it before the Soviets missed it. This is the story of the borrowing, which required the efforts of many people and close cooperation between covert and overt intelligence components. This…
Author: John Greenewald
In the realm of national security and intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States maintains a reputation for secrecy and confidentiality. However, in 2016, the agency surprised many when it published an article entitled “How to Investigate a Flying Saucer” on its official website. The article, seemingly a departure from its usual public communications, provided an unexpected look into the procedures and recommendations of the CIA regarding the investigation of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). The fascination with UFOs and the potential existence of extraterrestrial life has been a persistent cultural and scientific curiosity. The modern UFO era…
NASA has awarded Astrobotic of Pittsburgh $199.5 million to deliver NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the Moon’s South Pole in late 2023. The water-seeking mobile VIPER robot will help pave the way for astronaut missions to the lunar surface beginning in 2024 and will bring NASA a step closer to developing a sustainable, long-term presence on the Moon as part of the agency’s Artemis program. “The VIPER rover and the commercial partnership that will deliver it to the Moon are a prime example of how the scientific community and U.S. industry are making NASA’s lunar exploration vision…
Last Update: April 9, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFXbJ_RPqzE Note: This article is part of a much larger breakdown of AATIP related research and developments. It is split off here to allow easier reading. On April 29, 2019, Mr. George Knapp of KLAS-TV in Las Vegas published a story about the DD Form 1910, and released a leaked copy of it attached to the headline, “EXCLUSIVE: I-Team confirms Pentagon did release UFO videos.” Obviously intrigued and excited, I watched the news segment and downloaded the DD Form 1910 as released by KLAS-TV. Here it is, in its entirety, as published. Side by side,…
Background This file is from the Project Blue Book collection within the National Archives. It is a case that was never solved by the Project Blue Book team, and is considered an unknown. The case was evaluated by Dr. J. Allen Hynek, and he was unable to solve the case. Document Archive Project Blue Book: Newton, Georgia — November 23, 1968 [45 Pages, 6.4MB]