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UFO / UAP
Unidentified aerial phenomena documented in officially released government archives.
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In a 1978 information sheet, NASA stated it was not engaged in UFO research and no other government agency was, but stood ready to analyze any bona fide physical evidence from credible sources. The document also detailed the termination of Project Blue Book and President Carter's 1969 sighting over Georgia.
A FOIA response from the Naval Inspector General to The Black Vault reveals that a search for UFO/UAP records yielded one complaint, but the complaint was deemed not actionable due to lack of specific wrongdoing.
A newly released Defense Intelligence Reference Document from the DIA's Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications program provides a detailed technical overview of methods to detect and track vehicles traveling at hypersonic speeds, including potential classified aircraft like the alleged Aurora SR-91.
A declassified CIA cable to the FBI Criminal Division relays a caller identifying himself as Sunshine, the Psychic, who claimed Senator Edward Kennedy would be assassinated leaving Mass on Sunday, 6 April, by an attacker using a knife — information reportedly passed to the Secret Service in San Francisco on 2 April 1980.
A newly declassified DIA memo from November 2009 reveals that the agency evaluated Senator Harry Reid's request to place the Advanced Aerospace Threat & Identification Program (AATIP) under a Restricted Special Access Program and concluded that the program's deliverables did not meet DoD criteria for such protection. The memo notes that external expert reviews of the first-year technical reports were positive, some exceptionally so, but DIA could not identify which findings Senator Reid consider
A newly released Defense Department FOIA response includes an AARO briefing page outlining the office's mission to resolve UAP and its call for detailed observer reports, including indications of advanced capabilities and apparent intelligent control.
A newly disclosed paperwork filing reveals that the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is establishing a secure online contact form to collect reports from current and former U.S. government employees, service members, and contractors regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). The form supports AARO's mandate to produce a historical record of UAP activities from 1945 to the present.
A declassified DIA reference document provides an overview of pulsed high-power microwave source technology, describing HPM as a directed-energy weapon that can disable electronics without a nuclear detonation. The document notes that small-scale HPM devices could be attractive to terrorist groups due to their low cost and the vulnerability of U.S. electronic equipment.
A declassified Defense Intelligence Reference Document from 2010, produced under the Advanced Aerospace Weapons System Applications (AAWSA) Program, details the potential of ultracapacitors for military applications, including pulsed power for directed-energy weapons and electric propulsion.
A 2010 Defense Intelligence Agency reference document, released under FOIA, provides a detailed overview of high-energy laser weapons, noting that while no such weapons have been deployed, electrically powered lasers could enable practical military systems within decades, and space-based lasers are conceivable within 20 years.
A newly declassified Defense Intelligence Agency report from 2009 details the potential of metallic glasses—amorphous metals with exceptional strength—for aerospace applications, part of the agency's Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications program.
A newly released DIA reference document from the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications program provides a detailed look at materials for launch vehicles, space vehicles, and propulsion systems, including advanced aluminum alloys and composites.