U.S. Navy Denies Request To Release Key UFO Documents By John Greenewald, Jr. – The Black Vault – Originally Published January 29, 2020 The United States Navy has just denied access to multiple UFO related documents requested via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). After months of processing, the Navy responded to three requests submitted by The Black Vault and stated that an untold number of records dealing with Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) were classified and could not be released to the general public. One of the records denied is a little-known “background paper” which could very well be the…
Author: John Greenewald
Background The USS Stark incident occurred during the Iran–Iraq War on 17 May 1987, when an Iraqi jet aircraft fired missiles at the American frigate USS Stark. 37 United States Navy personnel were killed and 21 were injured. Document Archive Department of the Navy, Office of the Judge Advocate General Documents [57 Pages, 2.8MB]
Background The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship, USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War. The combined air and sea attack killed 34 crew members (naval officers, seamen, two Marines, and one civilian), wounded 171 crew members, and severely damaged the ship. At the time, the ship was in international waters north of the Sinai Peninsula, about 25.5 nmi (29.3 mi; 47.2 km) northwest from the Egyptian city of Arish. Israel apologized for the attack, saying…
Background The imagery here was published by the Department of Defense on CD-ROM back in 2004 by the Defense Visual Information, now called Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS). I archived the contents of their collection below. There was no captions available, so it is a completely random set. All photographs are public domain, as they are works of the U.S. government as produced by the U.S. military. Photograph Collection 10000001.JPG 558K 10000002.JPG 835K 10000003.JPG 1.9M 10000004.JPG 1.4M 10000005.JPG 1.4M 10000006.JPG 1.0M 10000007.JPG 1.6M 10000008.JPG 183K 10000009.jpg 1.7M 10000010.jpg 606K 10000011.jpg 1.7M 10000012.JPG 1.0M 10000013.jpg 1.1M 10000014.JPG 1.5M 10000015.JPG 3.0M…
Background This audit was internally generated and endorsed by the Deputy Commanding General for Support, U.S. Forces–Afghanistan. The audit focused on processes and procedures for accountability, security, and disposition of sensitive property during retrograde operations in Afghanistan. Specifically the audit reviewed controlled cryptographic items designated with Controlled Inventory Item Code 9 (CIIC-9). We performed the audit in Army units, retrograde sort yards (RSYs), and redistribution property assistance team (RPAT) yards. Document Archive Retrograde of Sensitive Equipment and Materiel, Afghanistan, Army Audit Report, A-2015-0007-IEX, 6 November 2014 [27 Pages, 2MB]