The following documents were released by the FBI in FOIA case 1355208-000. The original request was for: “…a copy of records, electronic or otherwise, of all e-mails sent to or from, Director of the FBI James Comey, which contain the word “WIKILEAKS”. I ask that you conduct a search for records dating from 1/1/15 to the date of the processing of this request.” The case took more than 7 years to process, and the released results were admittedly not too interesting. What was more interesting was that they found 160 pages, but only released 17. You can find what was…
Author: John Greenewald
The following documents are communications between the office of Senator Dianne Feinstein and the CIA. Document Archive Senator Dianne Feinstein Communications with the CIA [38 Pages, 9.5MB] – In this Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) release, documents were disclosed that shed light on the communications between the office of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The FOIA request, filed on March 14, 2014, sought to uncover communications from January 1, 2014, through circa March 2013. The CIA, after a comprehensive search, found seven documents, of which two were released in full and five with redactions…
The Center for Military History maintains a huge inventory of Department of the Army historical artifacts. Some of the artifacts are maintained at the National Museum of the United States Army; some are on display and others in storage. Other artifacts are at Army storage locations. The US Army Training and Doctrine Command released a copy of its inventory in a set of five large Excel files. One file has not yet been released. The image above is a fictional representation of the Army’s holdings. Below, you can download the Excel Spreadsheet files of about 500,000 items in the Army’s…
This book is intended to be a general overview of U.S. government cryptology since the end of World War II. It is projected to be a four-book study carrying the story to the end of the Cold War, symbolized by the fall of the Berlin Wall. Document Archive Book I: The Struggle for Centralization 1945-1960 American Cryptology During the Cold War 1945-1989, Book I [299 Pages, 14.87MB] Book II: Centralization Wins, 1960-1972 American Cryptology During the Cold War 1945-1989, Book II [371 Pages, 73MB] – This version was after an MDR case filed in November 2021 and released in January 2023.…
In November of 2018, The Black Vault began pursuing records relating to the company United Nuclear, owned by Bob Lazar of “flying saucers at Area 51” fame. Whether his story behind seeing alien craft within Area 51 is true or not, his company United Nuclear does have an FBI file. According to United Nuclear’s website: “The purpose of United Nuclear Scientific (United Nuclear Scientific Supplies, LLC) is to once again make scientific equipment & supplies available to everyone. Currently, both private and public schools (as well as other learning institutions) have removed chemicals & glassware from their chemistry labs and…