Little known and scarcely mentioned outside the FBI, the Executives’ Conference materials span decades, from 1936 to the 1990s, and probably later. These papers provide a unique window into the history and culture of the FBI, and shed light on many interesting events. According to historian Athan Theoharis, who made a career out of studying the FBI and its impact on society, the Executive Conference originally consisted of all the FBI assistant directors at the Washington DC Headquarters of the FBI[1]. The Conference met regularly to review and recommend changes in current programs and procedures.[2] A description from the 1950s…
Author: John Greenewald
This report was part of Appendix B of the Mapping, Charting and Reconnaissance Research Laboratory, Final Report, from April of 1949. It is reproduced here, in its entirety, as obtained from the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). Document Archive Report on Unidentified Aerial and Celestial Objects, Project 364, April 30, 1949 by Dr. J Allen Hynek [278 Pages, 12.5MB]
According to the document: A series of Photographic Interpretation Briefs will be published by NPIC, as a supplement to the Golden Tree IPlRs, on all active COMOR and other targets of significant Intelligence nature In Cuba. The Briefs are designed as a series of Installations sheets and may be collated in Handbook form. Locator maps of each major COMOR target category as well 8f;umapoutHnlngthe provinces and the military di8tri.ctS occupied by the three Cuban Armies (West, Central and East) are also provided. COMOR target category separator sheers are provided, as appropriate. Each Brief provides a basic description of the target…
Background The following memorandum was first released by the FBI in the 1970s, but did not gain notoriety until much later. It was written by a Special Agent of the FBI by the name of Guy Hottel, who addressed the memo to the Director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover. Within, Hottel describes information from an Air Force investigator, in which three “flying saucers” had been recovered in New Mexico. In addition, each saucer was occupied by three bodies of human shape but only three feet tall, dressed in a metallic cloth. According to the informant (see update below for…
According to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA): “There are many misconceptions about nuclear weapons effects and a potential post nuclear detonation battlefield environment. In this video, LTC James Gifford, Ph.D. removes the myths associated with nuclear detonations, to help prepare military forces to fight in and through a post nuclear detonation environment if the need arises.” Video Player https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68-ha_Esw5o