Background Background: In the early 1950s, a surge of UFO reports flooded into the U.S. Air Force’s Project Blue Book, which was responsible for investigating these sightings. These reports garnered significant public and media attention, leading to concerns within the U.S. government. Some officials were worried that potential enemies could exploit the UFO phenomenon, either by using the public’s fascination with UFOs as a psychological weapon or by saturating communication channels with false reports during a real attack. This led the CIA to convene a panel of experts to examine the UFO issue. The Robertson Panel: Convened in January 1953,…
Author: John Greenewald
Background On November 15, 2015, Jamar Clark was shot by Minneapolis police officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze during a confrontation. The officers were responding to an alleged assault and claimed that Clark interfered with paramedics at the scene. Eyewitness accounts varied, with some asserting that Clark was handcuffed when shot, while the police insisted he wasn’t and had attempted to seize an officer’s firearm. Clark succumbed to his injuries a day later, sparking widespread protests, particularly from the Black Lives Matter movement, demanding justice and the release of video footage of the incident. The controversy around the shooting escalated…
The following document was first released in 2008 by ISCAP, though it was about 98% redacted. The document itself lists “plausible future events illustrating the types of circumstances in which the application of US military power might be required.” In 2017, The Black Vault filed a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request to get the document reviewed again. It took until July of 2023, but the document ended up being released in full. Summary The document outlines a shift from a single global scenario to an array of regional scenarios, given the uncertainty of the international security environment. The scenarios presented…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ7Dw-739VY Background This page is setup on The Black Vault to archive details about the July 26, 2023, subcommittee hearing about Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, or UAP. It was held by the National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs subcommittee of the United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. Archived here will be all information released, including additional information added by The Black Vault. This page will be updated through the day on July 26, then later archived to maintain the information. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOwrjbs4kp8 Original Press Release of July 20, 2023 WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs…
On 21 May 1951, the United States Air Force established the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) as a field activity of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, HQ USAF. Charged with the intelligence assessment of Soviet military aerospace systems during an era of rapid arms buildup and technological change, ATIC played a significant role in the formulation of defense strategy and national security policy. From 1951 to 1961, the Center more than doubled its manpower; meanwhile, the Air Force grew by slightly more than 4 percent. This trend reflected the growing mission of ATIC and the importance attached to…