The Black Vault

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The NSA and a 1978 MUFON Conference: More Lost UFO Material

The NSA and a 1978 MUFON Conference: More Lost UFO Material

For decades, an NSA document has circulated recounting an NSA employee’s experience...

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FAA Releases Timeline of April 20, 2022, Golden Knights Flyover Triggering U.S. Capitol Evacuation

FAA Releases Timeline of April 20, 2022, Golden Knights...

On April 20, 2022, the Army’s Golden Knights parachute team put on a demonstration...

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FBI Files on Cryptography – FBI File #80-HQ-612

FBI Files on Cryptography – FBI File #80-HQ-612

Background Before the modern era, cryptography was concerned solely with message...

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Nuclear Weapons Effects 101 Presentation by LTC James Gifford, Ph.D. – August 2022

Nuclear Weapons Effects 101 Presentation by LTC James Gifford,...

According to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA): “There are many misconceptions...

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Private/Unlisted YouTube Videos of U.S. Government Agencies

Private/Unlisted YouTube Videos of U.S. Government Agencies

Background Many U.S. government agencies and military branches have public YouTube...

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FBI Files: American Politicians, Aides, and Appointees

FBI Files: American Politicians, Aides, and Appointees

It comes as no surprise, as celebrities and gangsters were being watched — so were...

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The “Guy Hottel” Memo and the Crashed Flying Saucers of New Mexico, March 22, 1950

The “Guy Hottel” Memo and the Crashed Flying Saucers of...

Background The following memorandum was first released by the FBI in the 1970s,...

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FBI Files: Historical Figures & Groups

FBI Files: Historical Figures & Groups

Background The following are FBI files of important people, organizations and even...

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Photographic Interpretation Briefs – Cuba – September 1964

Photographic Interpretation Briefs – Cuba – September 1964

According to the document: A series of Photographic Interpretation Briefs will be...

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Report on Unidentified Aerial and Celestial Objects, Project 364, April 30, 1949 by Dr. J Allen Hynek

Report on Unidentified Aerial and Celestial Objects, Project...

This report was part of Appendix B of the Mapping, Charting and Reconnaissance Research...