Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Collection

The CIA’s Kryptos Statue

Background Kryptos is an encrypted sculpture by American artist Jim Sanborn located on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency…

November 5, 2018

FBI Files on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Background Here is FBI File 62-HQ-80750, entitled: Central Intelligence Agency. There were a number of sections missing in my initial FOIA…

August 8, 2018

The Jonathan Jay Pollard Espionage Case: A Damage Assessment – 30 October 1987

Background According to this document: "This study, undertaken by the Foreign Denial and Deception Analysis Committee (DDAC) at the direction…

June 19, 2018

Project Azorian / Project Jennifer

Background "AZORIAN" (erroneously called JENNIFER after its Top Secret Security Compartment by the press) was the code name for a…

May 4, 2018

John McCone as Director of Central Intelligence, 1961-1965

Background John A. McCone was the sixth Director of Central Intelligence, serving from 1961 to 1965 during some of the…

December 4, 2016

The CIA Records Search Tool (CREST) Manuals and Procedures

CREST Background The following is the background information on CREST, as supplied by the CIA. The automatic declassification provisions of…

June 15, 2016

Tor Web Browser

According to the website for the popular Tor web browser, "Tor is free software and an open network that helps…

November 1, 2015

CIA’s Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947-90

Published by the Central Intelligence Agency, 04/14/2007 A Die-Hard Issue Gerald K. Haines An extraordinary 95 percent of all Americans have…

March 16, 2015

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) UFO Collection

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has released nearly 1,000 pages on UFO material. These documents were one of the very…

March 15, 2015

Original Wizards of Langley

Background This overview and collection of documents and other material related to the Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI) offer a…

March 2, 2015