Author: John Greenewald

The follow document was obtained by The Black Vault while at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. It was obtained circa 2005, while I was producing UFOs and the White House for The History Channel. The records were obtained in person at the library. The first page of the .pdf file below, is the constituent that first wrote Senator Robert F. Kennedy regarding his concerns about UFOs. In response, a Colonel from the USAF responding, and outlined two notable incidents, one of which, was the Thomas Mantell case where the pilot chasing a UFO was killed. It was blamed on…

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On January 7, 1948, 25-year-old Captain Thomas F. Mantell, a Kentucky Air National Guard pilot, died in the crash of his P-51 Mustang fighter plane near Franklin, Kentucky, United States, after being sent in pursuit of an unidentified flying object (UFO). The event was among the most publicized early UFO incidents. The case was documented heavily within the Project Blue Book files. That case file is below, along with the extensive array of photographs at the crash site. Document Archive Project Blue Book: The Thomas Mantell Case — 7 January 1948 [92 Pages, 15MB]

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https://youtu.be/j9jM3_ZoZqU ** FLASH ** The below is a FLASH story, wherein the documents have JUST been released. In lieu of crafting a lengthier story, The Black Vault has decided to unveil the entire Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) release, wherein a case was filed to ask for: 1) All Deck Logs from the USS Russell, for the entire month of July 2019. 2) All reports/memos/letters/emails/photos/videos pertaining to the USS Russell encountering unknown drones while operating off the coast of San Diego in July of 2019. This ties in to the UAP encounters revealed by Jeremy Corbell. FOIA requests were…

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Do you want to see all or part of the classified UAP report sent to Congress last June? As most of you know, so do I! So, in my ongoing effort to keep you all updated on this process, I can safely say now that I am struggling to get updates from ODNI, and numerous follow ups over the course of MONTHS have gone unanswered. To remedy this, last night, I filed an appeal with ISCAP in regards to my 32 CFR § 1704 MDR case that aims to get the classified UAP report reviewed for either a partial,…

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