Background According to the CIA: Throughout history, trained animals have been used in security roles to fulfill mission requirements, notably by the armed forces, whether for transport, communication, or threat detection. From carrier pigeons in World War I to today’s explosives-detecting dogs, government agencies have turned to animals to do the important jobs human couldn’t do. CIA is no exception, and it once worked on developing ways animals could help with intelligence collection. This collection of declassified documents highlights the diverse programs involving the feasibility of using marine and avian animal capabilities in support of intelligence operations. For a variety…
Author: John Greenewald
By John Greenewald, Jr. – The Black Vault – Originally Published September 11, 2019 Today, the U.S. Navy released the dates of three officially acknowledged encounters with what they call “phenomena.” In multiple statements received exclusively by The Black Vault, the Navy excited those interested in UFOs by officially admitting that the videos referred to as the ”FLIR1,” “Gimbal” and “GoFast” were, in fact, “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” or UAPs. Now, the Navy has offered up brief, but additional details about the cases, some of which, were previously unknown. The three videos referenced were originally released by the New York Times…
By John Greenewald, Jr., The Black Vault — Originally Published September 10th, 2019 In a series of statements obtained exclusively by The Black Vault, the U.S. Navy confirms three UFO related videos represent what they call “unidentified aerial phenomena” or UAPs. Originally released by the New York Times and To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science (TTSA) beginning in December of 2017, the three videos are commonly referred to as the “FLIR1,” “Gimbal” and “GoFast” (the third being released in March 2018). According to TTSA’s website, the clips represent, “… the first official evidence released by the US government…
Table of Contents – What is MKULTRA? – The Black Vault and the 2004 FOIA Document Release – The Missing Pages – MKULTRA Documents Released October 2018 – “Behavioral Modification” Documents Released November 2018 – Additional Documents Declassified About MKULTRA What is MKULTRA? In the depths of the Cold War’s paranoia and anxiety, there resided a government program enveloped in a cloak of secrecy — Project MKULTRA. A covert operation aiming to explore the darkest possibilities of mind control and human manipulation, MKULTRA has become emblematic of government experiments spiraling far away from ethical and moral boundaries. Origins: Crafting Minds for Control Initiated in 1953…
Background The following document has long been released, at this point. However, in an odd FOIA case, specifically F-2014-00281, I requested from the CIA an Office of the Inspector General Report on CIA experimentation on the brain. This was done in the late 1990s, and not connected to MKULTRA. I originally filed on November 13, 2013, and it took until April 10, 2019 to get a response. However, the response was a new copy of the Report of Inspection of MKULTRA, dated 26 July 1963, which was not what I asked for. I have since appealed this case, and awaiting…