The following documents were obtained from the CIA through a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request filed by The Black Vault. Although released previously, this MDR case got some of the redactions removed. Document Archive Congressional Inquiry Concerning Possible KGB Involvement in Attempted Assassination of Pope John Paul, 1983-1984 [17 Pages, 7MB]
Author: John Greenewald
On 16 January 1952, two members of a balloon project from General Mills Aeronautical Research Laboratory and four other civilians observed two unidentified aerial objects in the vicinity of the balloon they were observing. The balloon was at an altitude of 112,000 ft. and was 110ft in diameter at the time of the observation. Document Archive Project Blue Book: Artesia, New Mexico — 16 January 1952 [15 Pages, 2.3MB]
The DoD Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer memorandum dated May 1, 2017, requested a component improvement plan that corresponds to specific root causes of DIA’s FOIA requests, and consultations backlog by 10 July 2017. Document Archive Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) FOIA Reduction Improvement Plan, July 2017 [4 Pages, 0.5MB]
This is a 1974 memorandum about the CIA History Program, which makes reference to the museum and the items within. Although previously released, The Black Vault filed a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) in May of 2019. In May of 2022, the record was re-released with less redactions than previous versions. Document Archive CIA History Program, 30 April 1974 [18 Pages, 5MB]
In 2016, Dr. Deborah Frincke, Director, NSA/CSS Research Directorate, created this Top Secret PowerPoint presentation about “research initiates” within the NSA. Although released in early 2018, there were many redactions. However, in August of 2021, The Black Vault filed a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) case to have the record reviewed again. It was a success, having some (not all) of the redactions lifted. The result was the release of initiative details that include machine learning, stealth science, projected research outcomes, and more. Below, you will find the release, but also a highlighted release showing what information was declassified for this…