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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.[…]