Discreet Oculus is an R&D effort to create a ground-based diagnostics system capable of providing accurate technical nuclear forensics conclusions following a nuclear detonation. A more thorough description was sent out in a 2015 Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) press release: “Discreet Oculus is a research and development effort to design and field a fully integrated, ground-based, geographically-dispersed, centrally-managed, operational prompt diagnostics system, and is designed to identify, and characterize a limited nuclear attack. Its sensors and computer networks record seismic, acoustic, air pressure, radiation, light, and radio frequency signals to help determine the size, location, altitude, and other characteristics…
Author: John Greenewald
The following is a list of documents requested and received after a FOIA appeal. Document Archive Foreign Technology and Analysis Reports on Parachutes and Aerodynamic Decelerators, NASIC [28 Pages, 11MB]
These records were provided by the family of anthologist and transparency activist Russ Kick, from his papers, facilitated by the generous assistance of Dr. Susan Maret. This is not a complete collection set of his papers, but rather, a selection of items sent to The Black Vault for digital preservation.
The below is the Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol – Released December 22, 2022. It is available here on The Black Vault with no added editorial. Document Archive Report_FinalReport_Jan6SelectCommittee [845 Pages, 10MB]
The Black Vault received word of this incident by someone who wishes to remain anonymous, but had access to the FAA database that listed the report. It was sent to The Black Vault in mid November of 2022. The text related to the incident, as sent via email to The Black Vault, stated the following: La Crosse Tower (LSE) reported they had a target 5 miles South of La Crosse. Object was described as large and at a low level, with alternating red, blue and green lights. ATC reported that they could not tell if it was a UAS but…