Author: John Greenewald

This FBI file relates to bacteriological warfare. It contains investigative information gathered over several decades. Significant portions of the file have been redacted or entirely withheld due to security or privacy concerns, using exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Reports detail the use of bacteriological weapons in the Korean War, allegedly by U.S. forces, as claimed by various organizations in China and North Korea. Chinese trade unions and women’s organizations made appeals to international bodies to denounce and act against these actions . Some sections include accounts of individuals suspected of being involved in subversive activities or espionage.…

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The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) published two reports detailing the analysis of a magnesium alloy specimen that has been the subject of much speculation. The specimen, purportedly recovered from a crashed extraterrestrial vehicle in 1947, has been alleged to exhibit extraordinary properties, including functioning as a terahertz waveguide and generating antigravity capabilities. In 2022, AARO contracted Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to conduct a thorough investigation into the specimen’s origins and properties. According to AARO’s summary on their website, “In 2022, The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) contracted with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to conduct materials testing on…

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Here are the FBI files on the book by Don Whitehead entitled, The FBI Story A Report to the People. Here is a synopsis of the book: “What is the FBI? How did it come into being? What has it accomplished? What are its powers? Above all, what does the mere fact of its existence mean to Every Citizen of the United States? This book, written with the cooperation of J. Edgar Hoover and FBI Personnel will answer these questions once and for all. THE FBI STORY, written by one of America’s top reporters, Don Whitehead, and with a Foreword…

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The Black Vault has uncovered information about the Air Force’s Marauder system through a recent FOIA release. This system, referenced in the “Unclassified Summary of Report No. DODIG-2023-109” regarding the DoD’s actions on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), plays a vital role in documenting and reporting UAP incidents for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army. According to the DoD/IG report, the Air Force has designated UAP as a “Special Interest Item,” requiring aircrews to document and report UAP observations within 24 hours of mission completion using the Marauder system. The Army also utilizes Marauder for similar purposes, due to the…

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The below documents began being published here on The Black Vault in 2018, as the FBI released them. The final response for this FOIA case came in August of 2024, with multiple updates through that timeframe. In October of 2024, The Black Vault added the August release for download, and since this is final release for the case, this page will likely not be updated again. All documents are available below this article. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the FBI’s Carnivore system drew considerable attention and debate. Unveiled during this period, Carnivore was a sophisticated email wiretapping system…

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