Author: John Greenewald

Background Studies in Intelligence is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal on intelligence that is published by the Center for the Study of Intelligence, a group within the United States Central Intelligence Agency. It contains both classified and unclassified articles on the methodology and history of the field of intelligence gathering. Document Archive Studies in Intelligence, Volume 1, Number 2, January 1956 [47 Pages, 19MB]

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Background This is an odd example of how a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) case unfolded. In November of 2018, I filed an MDR request for the CIA to review the Effectively of the CIA Counterterrorist Interrogation Techniques memorandum. When I first was sent a response, I received a document similar, with the same title, but with slightly different verbiage, formatting and information. I appealed based on the fact it was the wrong document, and won the appeal. Then, on December 4, 2019, I was sent the correct document released. Below, you will find both releases of the. Document Archive Effectively…

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Background Below, you will find communications between the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO). These are e-mails sent between the two agencies, and offer details into what is going on on all sorts of topics. Document Archive National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), January 1, 2016 – March 21, 2017 [660 Pages, 150MB]

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By John Greenewald, Jr. – The Black Vault – Originally Published December 6, 2019 The Pentagon has recently opened up to The Black Vault about the rumored “secret UFO Program,” known as the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program or AATIP.  On December 16, 2017, news of this obscure program was first announced by the NY Times and Politico. Both media outlets reported that UFOs-  now being referred to as “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” or UAPs to reduce the stigma surrounding the topic – were the direct focus of this program. However, the Pentagon now seems to have changed their stance.   Claiming…

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