Author: John Greenewald

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbVQKRzwOic In 2023, the U.S. Air Force is known to have shot down numerous unknown objects primarily described as “balloons.” February 4, 2023, off the coast of South Carolina; February 10, 2023, over Alaska; February 11, 2023, over Yukon; and February 12, 2023, over Lake Huron, were all events that took place and were heavily covered in the mainstream media. On February 18, 2023, The Black Vault filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for a copy of, “all visual imagery captured from the shootdown of balloons/Unidentified Aerial Objects…” and asked that all classified/unclassified “…photos, videos, cockpit footage, personal…

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As far back as the late 19th century, terrorism has been the tool used by many national, ethnic, political, or religious groups or movements to further their aims . Historical examples include the Irish Republican Army (known once as the Irish Republican Brotherhood), the Serbian Black Hand, and the Zionist Irgun Zvai Leumi, and a variety of anarchist groups. However, there is a problem of perception . No doubt that many movements have committed acts that can be interpreted as “terrorist. ” More often, though, criteria, such as politics , propaganda, and ethnic or religious sympathies , were more important…

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The following was a press release sent out by the Navy Research Labs (NRL) on March 14, 2023. It is archived here for reference purposes. NRL to Launch First In-Space Laser Power Beaming Experiment By Mary E. Hamisevicz WASHINGTON  –  The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is set to launch the Space Wireless Energy Laser Link (SWELL) to demonstrate laser power beaming in space as part of the scheduled U.S. Department of Defense Space Test Program (STP) H9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) March 15.   SWELL is one of several experiments that will launch aboard the SpaceX Dragon cargo…

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https://youtu.be/8-DMtqJoJ7I U.S. European Command has released footage of the MQ-9 Reaper Drone and Su-27 Russian aircraft collision. Their official press release outlining the footage was the following: STUTTGART, Germany – U.S. European Command released declassified footage of a Russian Su-27 aircraft conducting an unsafe/unprofessional intercept of a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 in international airspace over the Black Sea, March 14. In addition to the footage, a storyboard of the events with declassified stills from the MQ-9 footage is also released. The following is a summary of the video: 00:00: [Start of video] A Russian Su-27 approaches to the rear of…

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The FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) issues a “quarterly review” which “aims to educate employees about the Bureau’s standards of conduct and to aid employees in steering clear of ethical pitfalls and other violations.” Below, you will find the OPR Quarterly Reviews released to The Black Vault through FOIA. Document Archive The FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) Quarterly Review Documents, circa January 2017 – July 2018  [74 Pages, 1.91MB] The FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) Quarterly Review Documents, circa January 2017 – July 2018 – Release #2 [38 Pages, 1.5MB]

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