The Department of Defense has released a collection of internal emails in response to a FOIA request filed by The Black Vault. The request sought all communications to or from Pentagon spokesperson Susan Gough containing the keywords “GIMBAL,” “GIMBLE,” (commonly misspelled hence the variation) “FLIR1,” or “GO FAST.” The records span discussions involving government officials, journalists, researchers, and private citizens, offering insight into how the Pentagon coordinated responses and navigated public interest in these Navy UAP videos. The documents include media inquiries, internal talking points, and external commentary ranging from scientific debate to allegations of misinformation. The release is partially…
Author: John Greenewald
Background You can get quite a bit of material under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) even copies of cafeteria menus and complaints sent in regarding the food. Although I still have quite a few open FOIA requests regarding this, the below have come in thus far. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) CIA Cafeteria Complaints, Calendar Year 2013 [29 Pages, 2.7MB] Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) DIA Cafeteria Complaints, Calendar Year 2013 [33 Pages, 11MB] Department of Agriculture (USDA) USDA Cafeteria Complaints, Calendar Years 2014-2015 [4 Pages, 0.6MB] – USDA claims only 1 complain was filed, but was settled, so there was no official report.…
The Department of Defense (DoD) has released, through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by The Black Vault, a detailed briefing document outlining the classified scenario for “Exercise NIGHT TRAIN 84.” The document, which appears not to have been publicly released prior to this, provides an in-depth look at Cold War-era planning for nuclear conflict and the associated military and civil defense operations. According to the document, NIGHT TRAIN 84 was designed as a major biennial nuclear war exercise that included elements from previous exercises such as “GLOBAL SHIELD,” “AMALGAM CHIEF,” and FEMA’s “REX 84 ALPHA.” The exercise…
The two volumes of the TEMPS (Transportable Electromagnetic Pulse Simulator) Final Report, dated August 1973 and prepared for the Defense Nuclear Agency by Physics International Company, provide a detailed technical overview of the design, construction, testing, and performance evaluation of a mobile high-voltage EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) simulator. Volume I: System Overview and Technical Design Volume I outlines the complete system and its major components: Core Structure: The TEMPS system simulates a high-altitude nuclear EMP by using a horizontally mounted cylindrical wire cage antenna (30 feet in diameter, 1000 feet long) supported up to 20 meters above ground on a dielectric,…
This was originally published on November 7, 2023. The article has been left unchanged, but additional documents have been added to the document archive below. This page will continue to be updated with new releases until the case closes. In May of 2017, a FOIA request was filed by The Black Vault, seeking all emails sent to and from Andrew G. McCabe containing the keyword “Comey” (referring to James Comey) from May 1, 2017, until the date of the request’s processing. That date has not been confirmed, as of yet, but is likely the beginning of 2018. The timeframe of…