{"id":1007,"date":"2015-03-02T22:57:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T22:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/?p=1007"},"modified":"2021-09-24T14:42:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T14:42:16","slug":"project-horizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/project-horizon\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Horizon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Background<\/h3>\n
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These records about a lunar outpost, along with MANY OTHERS, are profiled in “Secrets from the Black Vault<\/a>” book, authored by John Greenewald, Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Project Horizon was a 1959 study to determine the feasibility of constructing a scientific \/ military base on the Moon. During this time, the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force had responsibility for the U.S. space program.<\/p>\n

On 8 June, 1959, a group at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) produced for the U.S. Department of the Army a report entitled Project Horizon, A U.S. Army Study for the Establishment of a Lunar Military Outpost. Some reasons cited were military and scientific advantages over other nations. The program would also assure demand for the rockets ABMA was designing.<\/p>\n

According to the documents:<\/p>\n

“The lunar outpost is required to develop and protect potential United States interests on the moon; to develop techniques in moon-based surveillance of the earth and space, in communications relay, and in operations on the surface of the moon; to serve as a base for exploration of the moon, for further exploration into space and for military operations on the moon if required; and to support scientific investigations on the moon.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Below you will find the documents obtained about the plans.<\/p>\n

Document Archive<\/h3>\n

\"\"\u00a0Project Horizon – Volume 1 Summary and Supporting Considerations\u00a0[57 Pages]<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0Project Horizon – Volume\u00a02 Technical Considerations and plans [323 Pages]<\/a><\/p>\n

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