The attack killed a Bulgarian crew member and injured several others. The explosion also created an environmental disaster due to the large oil spill, which affected the surrounding waters.

Initially, there was confusion about the cause of the explosion. However, investigations revealed that the attack was orchestrated by Al-Qaeda as part of a coordinated campaign against Western economic interests, particularly targeting oil and maritime operations. This assault was similar in nature to the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole in the Yemeni port of Aden. The strike on the Limburg was intended to disrupt global oil markets and underline the vulnerability of maritime oil transport.

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NCIS Investigation [163 Pages, 33.7MB]

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by John Greenewald, Jr. — Originally Published 5/16/2016

While investigating the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and their records on UFOs and the paranormal, I came across one report which referenced “Paranormal” activity around flights of the Blue Angels.

What I could deduce from the report, is that the eyewitness to the anomalies, confronted a Blue Angel Lieutenant regarding what she saw at a fast food restaurant.

After the officer excused himself and the rest of the crew, the same pilot was confronted the next day at the air show – this time on the tarmac after a flight demonstration.

The witness explained again, that there was activity seen around the Blue Angels.

Weeks later, the Lieutenant was sent information by this person, in the form of a letter, with multiple newspaper articles attached. In her letter, she referenced the bombing of the USS Cole and the Twin Towers, which was additional cause for alarm.

The documents are below. It appears that after this report was filed, there was no follow up, and it was used for informational purposes only.

Declassified Documents

 NCIS Counterintelligence Report [39 Pages, 1.8MB]

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Hypnosis is a state of human consciousness involving focused attention and reduced peripheral awareness and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion.

In some cases, hypnosis has been used by law enforcement to help witnesses recall previous events, memories etc.

I thought it would be interesting to see if hypnosis was utilized by the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), so in June of 2017, I filed a FOIA request that asked for the following:

I respectfully request a copy of records, electronic or otherwise, of any and all policy documents, or records describing the use of HYPNOSIS by your agency.

The response gave me a bit more. There are references to a NCIS-3, which I have requested under FOIA which appears to maybe serve as more of the guidelines, but I also received a few cases from their files mentioning “hypnosis”.

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 Hypnosis and the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), Released August 2, 2017 [11 Pages, 0.6MB]

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Excerpt:

The origins of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) date from a Navy “General Plan” prepared in 1915, which assigned to Naval Intelligence the task of securing information on the navies of probable enemies. The plan contemplated obtaining information by both overt and covert means, and, in the fall of 1916, the first branch office (a small undercover unit) was established in New York City under the supervision of the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI). Heavy reliance was placed on reserve, active duty, and civilian operatives, many of the latter serving voluntarily and without pay. The office served as a model for others developed during World War I and accounted for some impressive successes in the field of counterespionage.

This early entry into internal security extended to criminal investigations. Responsibility for investigative activities was placed under Naval Aides for Information, who were locally assigned to the staffs of each of the 15 Naval District Commandants. Later, all investigative activities were placed under the District Aide.

Rapid demobilization and the desire for a return to normalcy after World War I saw investigative activity reduced to a virtual standstill. The District Aide evolved into the District Intelligence Officer, usually a one-person office. This intelligence officer, through the use of paid confidential informants, handled investigative requirements that arose. In early 1926, initiatives were undertaken to organize special groups of volunteer reserve intelligence officers who were envisioned as a means of obtaining information on persons and activities that might constitute a threat to the naval establishment, as well as providing a cadre of trained personnel in the event of national emergency. By March 1927, these units had been organized, and their operations were refined in succeeding years through the early 1930s.

During the early and mid-1930’s the development of an independent professional investigative capability within the Navy was being nurtured. Efforts to enroll more reserve officers in the inactive Intelligence Reserve were making progress. In Washington, D.C., the first civilian agent was employed in 1936 on a verbal basis and paid by personal check of the Director of Naval Intelligence. He was followed by a small handful of civilian special agents who were seeded throughout the districts beginning in 1936, although by September of 1937 they numbered only 14 nationwide. Operating independently and with little guidance, these
individuals proved remarkably resourceful and effective, and formed the genesis of our modern professional agent corps.

In June 1939, President Roosevelt directed that ONI handle the investigation of Navy cases relating to sabotage, espionage and subversive activities, and an agreement delineating these responsibilities among interested Federal agencies was entered into the following year. By the fall of 1940, selective call-up of intelligence reservists for investigative and counterintelligence duties was undertaken on a broad scale, and following entry into World War II, the Navy’s investigative arm was manned almost exclusively by reserve officers. Their primary tasks related to personnel security inquiries, sabotage and espionage cases, investigation of Japanese activities in the United States, and war fraud matters. A peak was reached in 1943 when over 97,000 separate investigations were conducted by what was known as the “Naval Intelligence Service.”

At the conclusion of World War II, there was again a general demobilization, resulting in only a small corps of civilian special agents being retained. Although the Secretary of the Navy extended investigative jurisdiction in 1945, no meaningful expansion of personnel occurred until the Korean conflict, when a major buildup of civilian agents took place.

Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Manual 1

https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/NCIS/NCISManual1.pdf

Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Manual 2

https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/NCIS/NCISManual2.pdf

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Overview of the MIC Plan within the Organization:

Control Environment

Mission

The NCIS mission is to conduct criminal, counterintelligence, terrorism related investigations and operations, and to provide security services as delineated in SECNAVINST 5430.107. In short, the NCIS mission is to “Prevent Terrorism, Protect Secrets and Reduce Crime.”

Strategic Plan

The current NCIS Strategic Plan provides the overarching strategy for the organization.

Director’s guidance and program direction documents provide annual goals and objectives. An updated long term strategic plan is in development.

Organizational Structure

NCIS senior leadership is organized into a headquarters element, consisting of the Director, Deputy Director, Principal Executive Assistant Director for Management and Administration (PEAD), 6 Executive Assistant Directors, programmatic Deputy Assistant Directors, Special Agents In Charge and 13 field offices. Areas of responsibility for field elements are delineated in the NCIS-2 Office Directory.

The internal controls (IC) reporting chain follows established organizational lines of authority from assessable units to the Executive Assistant Director (EAD)/ Assistant Director (AD) level and then to the MIC coordinator. Addendum 1 provides an inventory of assessable units and assessable unit managers.

Funding within NCIS flows from the comptroller to EADs/ADs and Deputy Assistant Directors (DAD) at NCIS headquarters and geographic EADs to Special Agents In Charge (SACs) at field offices who are provided annual budgets to execute their assigned functions .

Risk Assessment

NCIS leaders and the MIC coordinator conduct risk assessments throughout the year to identify assess and prioritize control risks associated with accomplishing the NCIS mission. Results of self-inspections, management visits, audits, inspections, monitoring of programs, inquiries and investigations, are reviewed to identify risk.

Control Activities

NCIS program managers are responsible for identifying and developing appropriate control activities to ensure the accomplishment of assigned missions. Control activities are documented in NCIS manuals, policy documents, instructions, field office performance plans, and in this MIC Plan. In some instances there are two levels of control activities in a specific risk area, one in the field and one in NCIS headquarters. NCIS program managers are responsible for monitoring their programs in conjunction with field office leadership and with the NCIS IG to ensure control activities are not just appropriate for the activity, but are being exercised as intended. The MIC senior management official may also order spot checks/control assessments for specific activities that affect the NCIS organization and mission.

Declassified Document

 Naval Criminal Investigative Service Managers’ Internal Control (MIC) Plan, September 2015 [11 Pages, 1.5MB]

https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/NCIS/NCIS-MICPLAN.pdf

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Sometimes, you never know what you are going to get with a FOIA Request.

As many of you know, The Black Vault has looked for UFO documents throughout nearly every government agency that exists. Recently, I filed a FOIA Request to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) looking for UFO records.

I was surprised to learn, that responsive documents came up. NCIS informed me there were three closed investigations that dealt with UFOs, and were responsive to my request.

After a short wait, I received the three investigations, and their corresponding records, which are below.

Though this isn’t the usual cache of UFO information. Instead, I discovered these records which prove the following:

1. There are some severe psychological issues for our men and women in uniform after years of fighting wars like in Afghanistan and Iraq.  I think the first part of these records should serve as a grim reminder of the sacrifice (both mental, physical and psychological) that our men and women in uniform are making for our freedoms.
2. If you run a blog, or website, or post on social networks — be careful what you say!  Someone, is always watching.
3. Although “drones” have become the go-to explanation in the 21st century (just like Swamp Gas was the 20th century go-to), it appears that label may actually be true in some cases. But moreso, if you decide to fly a drone in or around a military installation — get ready for one wild invasion into your private life. In short – it just isn’t a good idea, so don’t do it.

Like I said — it’s not the usual!

Declassified Documents

 NCIS Closed Investigations – UFOs [60 Pages, 9.7MB]

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