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God gives Noah detailed instructions for building the ark: it is to be of gopher wood, smeared inside and out with pitch, with three decks and internal compartments; it will be 300 cubits long (137.16 m, 450 ft), 50 wide (22.86 m, 75 ft), and 30 high (13.716 m, 45 ft); it will have a roof &#8220;finished to a cubit upward&#8221;; and an entrance on the side.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Government even has files about the search for Noah&#8217;s Ark, which I obtained below.<\/p>\n<h3>Document Archive<\/h3>\n<h4>Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/cia\/noahsark-CIA.pdf\">Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Noah&#8217;s Ark File<\/a> [ 46 Pages, 7.21MB ] &#8211; According to the CIA, this is the entire file they have on Noah&#8217;s Ark.<\/p>\n<h4>Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/dia\/mt_ararat.pdf\">Defense Intelligence Agency Photos of Mt. 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My FOIA for other material is still being processed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/dia\/noahsark-dia-norecords.pdf\">Defense Intelligence Agency\u00a0Records Specifically on Noah&#8217;s Ark<\/a>\u00a0[ 1 Page, 0.2MB ] &#8211; The DIA claims to have no other records on Noah&#8217;s Ark, other than the photos released above.<\/p>\n<h4>National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA)<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/nasa\/13-HQ-F-00518CloseoutLetter.pdf\">National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) Response<\/a>\u00a0[ 2\u00a0Pages, 0.7MB ]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/nasa\/STS064-80-87.JPG\">Photo of Mt. 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