The following document chronicles the history of the “Special Project Branch, SIS ETOUSA”. It was originally requested from the National Archives in October of 2022, and released about a week and a half later under FOIA case 23-02451. Document Archive History of Special Project Branch, SIS ETOUSA, aka the “BEECHNUT Report” or “Rowlett Report,” written by Col. Frank B. Rowlett [9 Pages, 1.5MB]
Author: John Greenewald
The following document was referenced in Senate Reports Nos. 330-331. The excerpt is at: On January 20, 2020, The Black Vault filed a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request to have the record reviewed for release. The document, as of the writing of this article, does not appear to have ever been released before. On September 27, 2022, the CIA released the document, in part. You can find it below. Document Archive The CIA’s assessment of the threat from Iraqi UAVs – March 3, 2003 [5 Pages, 1MB]
Note: The below is a NASA Press Release issued October 21, 2022. It is archived here for reference and research purposes. NASA has selected 16 individuals to participate in its independent study team on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). Observations of events in the sky that cannot be identified as aircraft or as known natural phenomena are categorized as UAPs. The independent study will begin on Monday, Oct. 24. Over the course of nine months, the independent study team will lay the groundwork for future study on the nature of UAPs for NASA and other organizations. To do this, the team will identify…
The following National Archive and Records Administration (NARA) Index of Classified Records, November 1988, was first released heavily redacted in 2013. In June 2021, The Black Vault filed a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) case to get it reviewed and further released. It took until September 2022 for the case to be completed, and as a result, numerous redactions were lifted and new pages of information were revealed, though much still remains redacted. The document is available below. Document Archive National Archive and Records Administration (NARA) Index of Classified Records, November 1988 [14 Pages, 2.2MB]
The following CIA history of the Office of Logistics for 1 July 1952 – 31 December 1956 was first released heavily redacted in 2005. In May 2019, The Black Vault filed a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) case to get it reviewed and further released. It took until June of 2022 for the case to be completed, and as a result, numerous redactions were lifted and new information was revealed. The document is available below. Document Archive Office of Logistics History, 1 July 1952 – 31 December 1956 [66 Pages, 12MB]