National Reconnaissance Office

Poppy Satellite

Background POPPY is the code name given to a series of U.S. intelligence satellites operated by the National Reconnaissance Office.…

February 13, 2019

Gambit: Eye of the Eagle — National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Video

Background This video was declassified and released to The Black Vault in NRO Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Case F-2017-00169…

February 7, 2019

Hexagon: Sentinel of Liberty — National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Video

Background This video was declassified and released to The Black Vault in NRO Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Case F-2017-00169…

February 7, 2019

Dr. Hans Mark Interviewed by Gerald Haines, 12 March 1997

Background This document transcript was originally released in 2012 with redactions. In December of 2018, I requested that the document…

January 18, 2019

Project HOMERUN

Background HOMERUN was a secret US aerial reconnaissance operation against the USSR conducted between March and May 1956. During that…

September 18, 2018