{"id":357,"date":"2015-02-23T23:50:06","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T23:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/?p=357"},"modified":"2020-06-17T16:30:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T16:30:06","slug":"the-search-for-noahs-ark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/the-search-for-noahs-ark\/","title":{"rendered":"The Search for Noah’s Ark"},"content":{"rendered":"

Background<\/h3>\n

Noah’s Ark is the vessel in the Genesis flood narrative (Genesis chapters 6\u20139) by which God saves Noah, his family, and a remnant of all the world’s animals from the flood. 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 “finished to a cubit upward”; and an entrance on the side.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Government even has files about the search for Noah’s Ark, which I obtained below.<\/p>\n

Document Archive<\/h3>\n

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)<\/h4>\n

\"\"\u00a0Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Noah’s Ark File<\/a> [ 46 Pages, 7.21MB ] – According to the CIA, this is the entire file they have on Noah’s Ark.<\/p>\n

Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)<\/h4>\n

\"\"\u00a0Defense Intelligence Agency Photos of Mt. Ararat, taken in 1949<\/a>\u00a0[ 6 Pages, 0.8MB ] – These are photos released by the DIA of Mt. Ararat. My FOIA for other material is still being processed.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0Defense Intelligence Agency\u00a0Records Specifically on Noah’s Ark<\/a>\u00a0[ 1 Page, 0.2MB ] – The DIA claims to have no other records on Noah’s Ark, other than the photos released above.<\/p>\n

National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA)<\/h4>\n

\"\"\u00a0National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) Response<\/a>\u00a0[ 2\u00a0Pages, 0.7MB ]<\/p>\n

Photo of Mt. Ararat #1<\/a>\u00a0– Taken on STS-064 – 7.78MB<\/p>\n

Photo of Mt. Ararat #2<\/a>\u00a0– Taken on STS-102 – 0.3MB<\/p>\n

National Security Agency (NSA)<\/h4>\n

\"\"\u00a0National Security Agency (NSA) “No records” Determination, September 23, 2014<\/a>\u00a0[ 2\u00a0Pages, 0.2MB ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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