(The following is NASA press release 21-111. It is archived here for reference.) NASA began flight testing Monday with Joby Aviation’s all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as part of the agency’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign. This testing runs through Friday, Sept.10, at Joby’s Electric Flight Base located near Big Sur, California. This is the first time NASA will test an eVTOL aircraft as part of the campaign. In the future, eVTOL aircraft could serve as air taxis for those in cities and surrounding areas around the country, adding another mode of transportation for moving people and…
Author: John Greenewald
FLASH: This is a document dump, with an article and video companion piece to be featured later. The below documents were obtained via the Freedom of Information Act, by The Black Vault, in FOIA Cases DODOIG-2021-000805 and DODOIG-2021-000811 with the Department of Defense Inspector General (DoD/IG). The request was a search of nine DoD/IG officials, which included Randolph R. Stone, Assistant Inspector General for Evaluations of Space, Intelligence, Engineering and Oversight. Stone wrote the original memo sent out announcing the DoD/IG’s “Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions Regarding the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (Project No. D2021-DEV0SN-0116.000).” You will find that memo at…
Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, boards a C-17 cargo plane at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Maj. Gen. Donahue is the final American service member to depart Afghanistan; his departure closes the U.S. mission to evacuate American citizens, Afghan Special Immigrant Visa applicants, and vulnerable Afghans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZZTPhhAiBo The following document was released via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and obtained by The Black Vault. It is an internal unclassified document, known as a “Briefing Card.” These are used to assist public affairs officers, spokespeople, and those from other agencies dealing with questions on various topics. This particular card, outlines all that was approved to say about UAPs / UFOs. Although most of the “answers” provided on the card stem from numerous statements that have been released throughout the past few years; it does represent a document that as of May 17, 2021, was a culmination…
Here is a summary of the investigation: The Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (IC IG) Investigations Division investigated the alleged disclosure of classified talking points for the Presidential candidate briefings ahead of the 2016 Presidential elections to NBC News and TIME Magazine by an unknown individual. Based on our analysis of available information, interviews of individuals tasked with preparation, briefing, and knowledge of the classified talking points, we did not identify any individual who was responsible for the alleged unauthorized disclosures. Therefore, this matter is unsubstantiated. Document Archive Alleged Unauthorized Disclosures of Classified Information – Office…