Unlocking the Gateway: The U.S. Army’s Exploration of Altered States
A secret military document once confined to the dusty vaults of Fort Meade has emerged in full view, thanks to declassification pressure and intense public curiosity. Known as the “Analysis and Assessment of the Gateway Process,” the 1983 report authored...
Project Have Doughnut: Inside America’s Covert Evaluation of the MiG-21
In the shadowy world of Cold War espionage and military technology, few programs were as tightly held-or as tactically revealing-as Project Have Doughnut. This highly classified 1969 initiative, recently declassified and published in area51_50.PDF, unveils a...
Menendez Brothers Fight for Freedom After 30 Years Behind Bars
Three decades after shocking America with the shotgun murders of their wealthy parents, Lyle and Erik Menendez may finally get a second chance at freedom. A long-delayed resentencing hearing began this week in Los Angeles, with emotional testimony, national media...
U.S. Intelligence Is Buying Your Data And It’s Legal
A declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) reveals the extent to which U.S. intelligence agencies routinely purchase vast amounts of "commercially available information" (CAI) - including sensitive data on American citizens -...
