James Robert Clapper Jr. (born March 14, 1941) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and is the former Director of National Intelligence. Clapper has held several key positions within the United States Intelligence Community. He served as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) from 1992 until 1995. He was the first director of defense intelligence within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and simultaneously the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. He served as the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) from September 2001 until June 2006. On June 5, 2010,…
Author: John Greenewald
The Office of Special Investigations has been the Department of the Air Force’s major investigative service since Aug.1, 1948. The agency reports to the Inspector General, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. OSI provides professional investigative service to commanders of all Department of the Air Force activities. Its primary responsibilities are criminal investigations and counterintelligence services. Below, you will find a list of closed investigations by AFOSI. Each case / final report can be requested via FOIA. Document Archive Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) Closed Investigation List, 2017-2020 [191 Pages, 27.4MB]
The below paper was declassified, in part, in 2012 to the National Security Archive. In November of 2021, The Black Vault filed a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request to have the redacted information further reviewed. The below, was the result, and additional information was released. One particular section now declassified, talks about how NASA was hiding “Unclassified” information from the general public and they wanted to thwart future FOIA requests/questions. Document Archive Data and Information Release Committee of the Program Review Board Meeting Summary – August 10, 1977 [7 Pages, 4MB]
Background For a quick synopsis, I’d like to reference the Wikipedia article on Sue the Dinosaur, which breaks down some background: “Sue” is the nickname given to FMNH PR 2081, which is the largest, most extensive and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex specimen ever found at over 90% recovered by bulk. It was discovered in August of 1990, by Sue Hendrickson, a paleontologist, and was named after her. After ownership disputes were settled, the fossil was auctioned in October 1997, for US $7.6 million, the highest amount ever paid for a dinosaur fossil, and is now a permanent feature at the Field Museum…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39aJdmDVTHA This is the Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) Security Classification Guide, ID#04-030, Naval Intelligence Activity, released via FOIA Case DON-NAVY-2022-000883 to The Black Vault. “This classification guide is issued for the purpose of identifying specific topics of information associated with the Office of Naval Intelligence, Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) Task Force that meet the standards and criteria for classification and protection in accordance with Executive Order (E.O.) 13526, “Classified National Security Information,” as amended, and its implementing directives.” Document Archive Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) Security Classification Guide, ID#04-030, Naval Intelligence Activity [13 Pages, 2MB] Update 12/3/2024 🚨 As of today,…