On July 17, 1984, Lieutenant General Lincoln D. Faurer, the Director of the National Security Agency, asked the National Cryptologic School to produce a ‘popular history’ of the Agency aimed principally at new employees who perhaps were unaware of the past accomplishments of NSA. As the project evolved, the National Cryptologic School envisioned an informal collection of significant experiences from the Agency’s past which stressed NSA accomplishments as the best way to make new employees aware of the unique history of NSA and United States SIGINT and COMSEC efforts. At the same time the History and Publications Division was asked…
Author: John Greenewald
What is the Pentagon’s Newest UFO Office AARO Up To? A current FOIA case has shed some light on what’s going on – and it contradicts some recent rumors out there. So, here’s the little I know, all backed up with sourced and official communications. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAKSU2earlg
The Big Picture is an American documentary television program which aired from 1951 to 1964. The series consisted of documentary films produced by the United States Army Signal Corps Army Pictorial Service. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_959UBYw-o Modernization of Army shown on TV series — “The Sharper Sword and Stronger Shield” (TV-449) is an informational film which emphasizes the importance for the continual modernization of the Army for effective national defense. The film portrays the Army’s efforts to forge “A Sharper Sword and Stronger Shield” to preserve the peace or win a future war. The presentation describes the pentagonal organization and structural flexibility of…
ATC: “Sorry, say again?” Pilot: “I didn’t know if you had any idea what all these white flashing lights are out here. There is a whole sea of them.” The following incident was reported to the FAA and captured on Air Traffic Control (ATC) recordings over the course of a half hour. Although the original pilot felt the lights may have been on the ground, the FAA reported the incident as “Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon” and was ultimately seen by numerous pilots / flights over the course of more than 35 mins. The Black Vault received word of this incident, along…
On November 22, 2022, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released their cost estimate for S. 4503, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, along with establishing, “a secure system to collect information about unidentified aerospace-undersea phenomena (UAP).” According to the CBO: The bill would • Authorize the appropriation of $650 million for fiscal year 2023 for the Intelligence Community Management Account (ICMA) • Establish an Office of Global Competition Analysis to analyze technology and innovation sectors critical to national security • Establish a secure system to collect information about unidentified aerospace-undersea phenomena (UAP) • Enhance whistleblower protections • Allow people…