In a recent FOIA release obtained by The Black Vault, details have emerged about the communication between Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, former head of the AARO office, and Dr. Avi Loeb, a renowned Harvard Scientist and head of the Galileo Project. The release, part of The Black Vault OSD/JS FOIA Case 23-F-0010, sheds light on their interactions and shared scientific pursuits. The released emails, dated from late 2022, focus on a range of topics including unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) in Ukraine and the discovery of interstellar meteors. Dr. Loeb, in his correspondence, discusses his analysis and papers on these subjects, offering…
Author: John Greenewald
Background Operation Alert was a series of civil defense exercises held in the United States during the 1950s. The context of these exercises was the Cold War, a period marked by heightened tensions and the threat of nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. The primary aim of Operation Alert was to test and improve the readiness of U.S. cities to respond to a nuclear attack. The exercises, which were conducted annually from 1954 to 1960, involved simulated scenarios in which major U.S. cities were targeted in a mock nuclear attack. These simulations included evacuations, the establishment…
https://youtu.be/7Q9872Xtq1E Recently released documents to The Black Vault via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) offer a rare glimpse into the Department of Defense Inspector General’s evaluation of the DoD’s response to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). The documents focus on a June 12, 2021, interview with “UFO Whistleblower” David Grusch. The interview summary, part of the “Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions Regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena” DODIG-2023-109, highlights Grusch’s critique of the existing UAP analysis methods and his proposal for a new approach. David Grusch, dubbed the “UFO Whistleblower” by the mainstream media since he came forward with bombshell allegations (if…
The following was written and published by NASA on January 12, 2024, and was labeled NASA Press Release 24-008. It is archived here on The Black Vault for research purposes. Earth’s average surface temperature in 2023 was the warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA. Global temperatures last year were around 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2 degrees Celsius) above the average for NASA’s baseline period (1951-1980), scientists from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York reported. “NASA and NOAA’s global temperature report confirms what billions of people around the world experienced last year; we are facing…
The Black Vault’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for records related to “UFO Whistleblower” David Charles Grusch has been denied by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). This case highlights the ongoing struggle for access to information in matters of public interest, particularly in the realm of unidentified aerial phenomena. The request, filed under case number DF-2023-00219 on June 9, 2023, sought to obtain a wide array of records concerning Grusch’s communications with the Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG). Specifically, it aimed to uncover correspondence, reports, memos, notes, transcripts, photos, videos, and other documents from around…