Background Special thanks to PBS for offering this descriptive note on Operation Alert. I use it here, with full credit to them, in order to

Background / Excerpt The American electoral process retains many vestiges reflecting its eighteenth century origins. In the age of supersonic transport and email, U.S. citizens select their national

The Background This fictitious plan was created by junior military officers undergoing training related to the Department of Defense’s Joint Operational Planning and Execution System

The follow was submitted by researcher Stan Gordon, and is used here, with permission. Discuss this article on The Black Vault Message Forums by Stan

Location of Sighting: Everett, WashingtonDate of Sighting: October 15, 2015Time of Sighting: 10:30 PM PDT Description: I came home from work and was walking toward

The following case is from UFOs NorthWest, and is used with permission. Location of Sighting: Near Nephi, UtahDate of Sighting: January 14, 2016Time of Sighting:

Background The following is a case that “went viral” across the internet in the beginning week of February of 2016. Although many British tabloid style

Autonomous robots are robots that can perform desired tasks in unstructured environments without continuous human guidance. Many kinds of robots have some degree of autonomy.

Explained? See Below for Possible Explanation This case began circulating on February 1, 2016. The following was published by the U.K.’s The Daily Mail, which

The following is part of the Henry McKay Archives. It is used here on The Black Vault, with permission: The following is a transcript from

Background This document was discovered as a reference in another government records. I then filed a FOIA request for the report, and it took more

This section deals with reports and records pertaining to Air Force History. The time periods of the documents range from the creation of the USAF

Project Blue Book was one of a series of systematic studies of Unidentified flying objects (UFOs) conducted by the United States Air Force (U.S.A.F.). Started

Background The following document is an interesting find, written in 1981. It was about ethics and values of being a professional soldier, and in one

Wikipedia defines “artificial intelligence” as: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the intelligence exhibited by machines or software. It is also the name of the academic field

Note from The Black Vault Chapter 13 of the FIRE OFFICER’S GUIDE TO DISASTER CONTROL by WILLIAM M. KRAMER, Ph.D & CHARLES W. BAHME, J.D. deals with an

Note from The Black Vault: Playing off the popularity of the return of The X-Files, the CIA has created a few pages online showcasing their

The following case is used on The Black Vault with permission from the author/investigator. It can not be reproduced in any way without contacting Mr.