Monday, 28 July 2025

Disruption of the FBI's FOIA Portal

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     Between a Saturday evening and Monday morning in July 2025, the FBI’s online Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request portal—a critical transparency tool for the public and researchers—experienced an unexpected disruption. Visitors attempting to use
By
The UFO Chronicles
7-28-2015
the service encountered an error message and were unable to submit requests during this period. Reports from Expanding Frontiers Research (EFR) indicate that multiple independent researchers also observed and discussed the outage on social media platforms, highlighting community concern and the potential impact on public access to government information.

When EFR reached out to the FBI’s National Press Office to inquire about the cause and scope of the service gap, the agency initially responded that it was unaware of the issue and requested a link to the affected portal. By the time EFR had replied, the portal was back online. In a follow-up message, the FBI simply declined to comment on the circumstances surrounding the disruption, offering no details about the root cause, whether the incident was part of routine maintenance, a technical failure, or potentially something more serious.

This episode exemplifies recurring concerns around the FBI’s approach to FOIA accessibility. Over the past decade, the Bureau has moved away from more flexible channels like email submissions in favor of its online portal, despite criticism that these changes make it harder for the public to obtain government records. Past modifications to the portal have added restrictions such as daily submission caps, limited the types of requests accepted, and imposed character limits—although some of these limitations have been lifted following public outcry. Nevertheless, incidents like the recent outage reinforce criticisms that the FBI’s FOIA infrastructure is both fragile and resistant to meaningful transparency.

The Bureau’s refusal to clarify what happened—and its pattern of declining comment on technical or procedural problems—raises ongoing questions about accountability and openness at one of the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agencies. For transparency advocates, researchers, and journalists, the silence surrounding unexpected FOIA system outages punctuates a broader frustration: while access to public records is a legal right, practical barriers and lack of meaningful agency communication too often leave the public in the dark.



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Tuesday, 22 July 2025

UFOs and Nukes Veteran Researcher, Robert Hastings — A Candid Interview

UFOs and Nukes Veteran Researcher, Robert Hastings — A Candid Interview - www.theufochronicles.com


     In a thought-provoking exchange on the New Thinking Allowed YouTube channel, host Jeffrey Mishlove PhD, interviews Robert Hastings, the foremost researcher on the connection between UFOs and nuclear weapons. Hastings, the author of UFOs and
By The UFO Chronicles
7-21-2025
Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites, shares highlights from decades of investigative work during which he interviewed more than 160 military veterans who either personally witnessed or were ancillary witnesses to unexplained aerial phenomena (UFOs/UAP) at ICBM sites, weapons storage facilities, and other nukes-related locations.

Hastings details multiple cases; in one terrifying incident, involving a “flight” of ten Minuteman ICBMs outside of Minot AFB, North Dakota, a UFO was reported in the sky by US Air Force security guards, as it moved from missile to missile. Meanwhile, down in the subterranean launch capsule, the two launch officers were shocked to see that their missile-status console suddenly displayed a “LAUNCH IN PROGRESS” indicator associated with each of those ICBMs! One of them, Captain David Schuur, was forced to repeatedly flip an Inhibit Switch each time the UFO moved toward and hovered over another missile, to stop the progression-to-countdown sequence.

Hastings adds that an equally frightening and inexplicable unauthorized launch activation also occurred in the then-Soviet Union, as evidenced by documents smuggled out of the country by journalist George Knapp. In that October 1982 incident, a large disc-shaped craft briefly hovered over an intermediate-range nuclear missile base, just as the missiles suddenly went into launch-countdown mode, before unaccountably returning to normal stand-by status.

Hastings speculates on an explanation: The Non-Human Intelligences associated with the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon seem intent on signaling to humanity the risks and disastrous consequences of nuclear conflict. Hastings emphasizes the consistent efforts by governments to suppress or downplay these reports, and suggests that the implications of these cases go far beyond national security, touching on larger existential and consciousness-related questions.

Beyond the technical and historical, Hastings discusses his own personal experiences with non-human entities since childhood, a secret he kept from the public for decades.



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Thursday, 17 July 2025

Washington’s Secretive “Project Preserve Destiny”: A New Frontier in UFO Disclosure or Political Strategy?

Washington’s Secretive “Project Preserve Destiny”: A New Frontier in UFO Disclosure or Political Strategy? - www.theufochronicles.com


     The recent revelations surrounding a classified initiative known as "Project Preserve Destiny" have once again thrust the enigmatic topic of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) into the spotlight of U.S. political and military discourse. According to
By The UFO Chronicles
7-17-2025
insider reports covered by L’Espresso, this project represents a profound shift in how ultra-sensitive UFO-related data, previously managed by the Department of Defense (DoD), is now being funneled directly under the control of the White House.

This reorganization entails a multi-tiered security framework with six distinct classification levels , designed to tightly control access and dissemination of information pertaining not only to observed aerial phenomena but also to associated technologies that may have far-reaching implications—technologies that raise questions about their terrestrial or possibly non-terrestrial origin.

The strategic transfer of authority to the Oval Office signals a deliberate attempt by the current administration, led by Donald Trump, to monopolize the narrative surrounding UFO disclosures. Amid an increasingly curious and restless public, alongside mounting Congressional interest, this effort appears partly aimed at positioning Trump as the bold leader willing to confront decades of secrecy and bring “truth” to light.

However, such centralization of classified information also triggers tension within military ranks, where concerns over potential leaks and the politicization of intelligence have been voiced. The project’s classification ranges from supposedly “public” briefings that some insiders dismiss as mere storytelling, to highly compartmentalized layers accessible only to a select few—including some so restricted even the president might be excluded.

The overarching question remains whether "Project Preserve Destiny" will ultimately serve as a genuine step toward transparency or as a vehicle for political maneuvering amid an American landscape where reality, legend, and strategic communication continually intertwine.

In essence, the project underscores the continuing enigma of UAP phenomena in the U.S., reminding observers that for now, the line between disclosure and mystery remains as blurred as ever.



from THE UFO CHRONICLES https://bit.ly/4m5yCy9

Friday, 11 July 2025

UFO Revelations by Former Senior CIA Officer Jim Semivan

UFO Revelations by Former Senior CIA Officer Jim Semivan - www.theufochronicles.com


     In a remarkable July 2025 interview with Chris Lehto on "Lehto Files," former CIA Operations Officer Jim Semivan delivered what may be the most candid assessment of the UAP phenomenon ever provided by a senior intelligence official. After 34 years in the CIA,
By The UFO Chronicles
2025
including 25 years as an operations officer in the National Clandestine Service, Semivan's central message is both sobering and profound: "We don't know what the phenomenon is."

This isn't a statement born of ignorance, but rather the honest admission of someone who has seen classified evidence, has interacted with people in the legacy programs studying UAPs for eight decades, and personally experienced the phenomenon that has baffled the world's most sophisticated intelligence apparatus.

The Life-Changing Encounter

Semivan's journey from UAP skeptic to insider began with a personal experience in the early 1990s that fundamentally altered his worldview. What he describes as a "typical encounter" involved classic abduction scenario elements: awakening immobilized in bed to find three entities at the foot of his bed, described as resembling "Bibendum" (the Michelin tire man) but in black armor rather than white. The experience included fragmented memories of being outside his house with his wife, observing three orbs in the sky that merged into one before shooting away.

More significantly, both Semivan and his wife experienced unexplained physical effects. His wife suffered from unexplained bleeding for 17 days, while Semivan discovered a perfectly round hole "the size of a pencil eraser" on the back of his neck. When he shared this experience with a deep-cover CIA officer, the colleague immediately asked about bleeding and neck marks, revealing an internal awareness within the intelligence community about such phenomena.

This encounter connected Semivan to what he describes as "the invisible college" - a network of intelligence professionals, military personnel, and scientists who have been quietly studying UAPs within the government for decades.

The Intelligence Community's Eight-Decade Struggle

Perhaps the most revelatory aspect of Semivan's testimony concerns the intelligence community's long-standing engagement with UAPs. According to Semivan, the phenomenon has been studied by government programs since the 1940s, with the CIA and Air Force taking the lead after President Truman's National Defense Act of 1947. The Roswell incident, occurring near a nuclear facility, marked the beginning of what would become an eight-decade investigation.

The startling revelation: despite all this time, resources, and access to classified evidence, the intelligence community remains fundamentally baffled. Semivan emphasizes that even those with "cosmic clearances" - the highest levels of security access - admit they don't understand the phenomenon. They may possess "downed craft" and "startling" photographic evidence, but the essential nature of what they're dealing with remains a mystery.

The Phenomenon as a "Wicked Problem"

Semivan characterizes UAPs as the ultimate "wicked problem" - a term from systems theory describing issues with so many interconnected elements that they become essentially unsolvable1. Unlike poverty or climate change, which are complex but theoretically addressable, the UAP phenomenon presents challenges that transcend our current scientific, philosophical, and sociological frameworks.

The phenomenon appears to be multidisciplinary, involving not just aerospace technology but consciousness, quantum mechanics, biology, sociology, and spirituality. It demonstrates what Semivan describes as "25th-century physics" to our 21st-century understanding. The entities involved appear to possess capabilities that suggest reality itself might be malleable, including the ability to:

• Control human consciousness and plant memories
• Operate with apparent omniscience
• Manipulate physical reality in ways that defy known physics
• Remain "classically indifferent" to human concerns while demonstrating godlike capabilities
The Catastrophic Disclosure Dilemma

One of the most thought-provoking aspects of Semivan's testimony concerns the dangers of disclosure. He distinguishes between "limited disclosure" and "catastrophic disclosure," with the latter involving a presidential announcement revealing the full extent of government knowledge about non-human intelligences.

The potential consequences of such disclosure are staggering. Semivan cites studies suggesting that if 25% of the population becomes sick, ill, or simply disassociates from reality, civilization could collapse - food production would cease, essential services would fail, and social order would break down. The psychological impact of learning that humanity is not at the top of the food chain, that we may be viewed as "property" by superior intelligences, could be devastating.

Furthermore, catastrophic disclosure would create an information vacuum that would be filled by unreliable sources. Without complete answers from the government, public figures, experiencers, and various media personalities would shape the narrative, potentially creating "new religions" based on incomplete or inaccurate information.

The Phenomenon's Control Over Disclosure

Perhaps most unsettling is Semivan's suggestion that the phenomenon itself may be controlling the disclosure process. He describes the entities as "classically indifferent" to humanity while possessing capabilities that appear godlike. This indifference, combined with their apparent control over when and how they reveal themselves, suggests that any disclosure timeline may not be entirely in human hands.

The phenomenon's relationship with nuclear technology is particularly concerning. Semivan notes its "affinity for nuclear material," pointing to incidents at nuclear facilities worldwide. This pattern suggests either a monitoring function or a more active intervention in human affairs related to our most destructive capabilities.

The Deeper Reality Question

Semivan's most philosophical observations concern the nature of reality itself. Drawing parallels to quantum mechanics, he suggests that our understanding of physical reality may be fundamentally flawed. If quantum physicists tell us that space is mostly empty and reality is based on probabilities rather than mechanistic certainties, what does this say about the nature of consciousness and existence?

The phenomenon appears to exist at the intersection of the physical and consciousness, suggesting that our materialistic, mechanistic worldview may be incomplete. Some individuals, through mystical experiences or psychedelic substances like DMT, seem to access similar non-ordinary states of consciousness where contact with non-human intelligence occurs.

The Positive Potential of Disclosure

Despite his concerns about catastrophic disclosure, Semivan acknowledges significant potential benefits. Full disclosure could:

• Generate entirely new academic disciplines • Revolutionize our understanding of physics, consciousness, and reality
• Provide humanity with its "real history" and birthright to truth
• Unite humanity against an external challenge (echoing Ronald Reagan's famous speculation)
• Validate the experiences of countless individuals who have encountered the phenomenon
The challenge lies in achieving these benefits while minimizing the risks of social collapse and psychological trauma.

The Intelligence Professional's Perspective

Throughout the interview, Semivan provides insights into the culture and operations of the CIA that illuminate why the UAP issue has been handled as it has. The intelligence community operates on a strict need-to-know basis, with information compartmentalized to prevent unauthorized disclosure. Presidents typically receive general briefings but may not access the most classified "second part" of briefings without extensive waivers and commitments.

The CIA's mission to "prevent another Pearl Harbor" means that phenomena demonstrating superior capabilities must be studied, regardless of how little they're understood. However, the agency's inability to develop effective responses or countermeasures after eight decades of study speaks to the phenomenon's truly anomalous nature.

A Call for Cautious Courage

Semivan's ultimate position is one of cautious support for disclosure. He doesn't oppose revealing the truth but emphasizes the need for responsible management of the process. He quotes T.S. Eliot: "Humankind cannot bear very much reality", suggesting that the timing and method of disclosure are crucial considerations.

His advice to researchers and podcasters like Lehto is to continue their work, as open dialogue is essential for preparing humanity for whatever revelations may come. He advocates for exploring "corollary areas" - mysticism, consciousness studies, near-death experiences, and other phenomena that might provide context for understanding our place in a larger, more complex reality.

The Meaning of Being Human

In concluding his remarkable testimony, Semivan reflects on what it means to be human in the face of such overwhelming mysteries. Drawing from Aldous Huxley's deathbed words, he emphasizes the importance of kindness and compassion. Perhaps in acknowledging our limitations and embracing our humanity, we can better prepare for whatever truths about the phenomenon may eventually emerge.

Conclusion: The Honest Unknown

Jim Semivan's interview represents a watershed moment in UAP disclosure - not because it provides definitive answers, but because it offers something perhaps more valuable: an honest assessment of the limits of human knowledge when confronted with the truly unknown. After 34 years in the CIA and decades of studying the phenomenon, his central message remains: "We don't know what the phenomenon is."

This admission, coming from someone with access to the most classified information available, should humble us all. It suggests that the path forward requires not just scientific rigor and government transparency, but also philosophical humility and psychological preparation for realities that may challenge our most fundamental assumptions about existence itself.

The phenomenon, whatever it is, appears to be both ancient and ongoing, both physical and consciousness-related, both indifferent to humanity and deeply involved in our affairs. Understanding it may require not just new science, but new ways of thinking about reality, consciousness, and our place in the cosmos.

As Semivan suggests, we may be living in what he calls a "consensus reality" rather than the true reality. The question is whether humanity is ready to discover what lies beyond the veil of our current understanding - and whether we can handle the truth when it finally emerges.



from THE UFO CHRONICLES https://bit.ly/40gXQRz

Tuesday, 8 July 2025

USAF Security Policeman Sights Orbs Near ICBM Launch Site

USAF Security Policeman Sights Orbs Near ICBM Launch Site - www.theufochronicles.com



     Between 1973 and 2010, I interviewed 167 former/retired US military personnel regarding their nuclear weapons-related UFO encounters. More than a hundred of those accounts were presented in the second edition of my book, UFOs and Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites. [ad]

Since 2010, I’ve more or less ceased investigating the topic, primarily due to advancing age. Recently, however, another military veteran contacted me after reading a post by Joe Murgia on X (@TheUfoJoe) regarding my work. I was of course interested in what he had to say.

Robert Hastings - www.theufochronicles.com
By Robert Hastings
The UFO Chronicles
7-8-2025*
Former US Air Force Security Policeman Devin C. Lingo emailed me and briefly summarized an incident he witnessed while stationed at Malmstrom AFB, Montana, in 1995, involving two orbs maneuvering near a Minuteman-III nuclear missile launch facility (LF).

I asked Lingo to provide me with his DD214 document, which is a Department of Defense record of his military service. It confirmed that he had been stationed at Malmstrom beginning in February 1995, and had been a Security Police/Security Forces member assigned to the 12th Missile Squadron.

Once his bona fides had been established, I called Lingo. He told me,

At the time, I was an Airman, a trainee, preparing to become a full-fledged member of an Alert Response Team (ART). The person supervising my training was an Airman 1st Class named Brent Mullings. Our particular group of ARTs would rapidly respond to alarms at any of the Fox Flight missile sites, to determine whether or not there was a real security threat.

On the day of my sighting, we had six alarms at one LF! That was a record, at least for me, during the years that I worked there. The site was Launch Facility Fox-2, located on Pishkun Road, just west of the town of Choteau, Montana.

The first Outer Zone alarm came in around 6:00 p.m. We quickly proceeded out there to investigate. Our alarms were triggered by the sensors on the IMPSS pole at each site. That’s the Improved Minuteman Physical Security System, which is basically a motion-detection system. Almost all of the time, an alarm was set-off by a wild animal or something like that.

That evening, we discovered a rabbit inside the fence. I tried to scare it away by throwing rocks at it, but it kept hiding inside a culvert. Eventually we left but, over the next several hours, we had to return five more times to reset the alarms.

I asked Lingo why they didn’t just shoot the rabbit. He responded, “The only way we had to kill it was with our duty weapons—M-16 A2 rifles—and that wasn't an option. Had we returned to base after our [shift] and turned-in our weapons to the armory with missing rounds, it would have been a big deal. Also, I personally wouldn't have felt good about killing a rabbit over an alarm.”

He continued,

My orb sighting took place during our last visit, at roughly 4:00 a.m. I had gotten out of the truck and was standing on the site access road. As I was facing west towards the Rockies, in my peripheral vision I saw a small reddish glow in the sky. For a moment, I thought that it might be the Northern Lights.

I turned my head to the right and immediately saw that it was actually a small, glowing object, just hovering there. I couldn’t tell how far away it was. As I was trying to figure out what I was looking at, another object just like it, but blue in color, suddenly appeared. It was to the left of the red one. They were very close together, from my perspective, and at the same altitude. Both seemed to shimmer as if they were energized somehow.

I was stunned! I had no idea what I was looking at. After a few seconds, the red object blinked-out. Gone, just like that. A second or two later, the blue object shot straight up into the sky and instantly disappeared. There was no noise.

During this final alarm of the night, Brent felt sorry for me because I had already conducted the five previous searches, so he decided to run the final one himself. So I just stood there on the LF access road, covering him and giving status-updates to our Flight Security Controller on the two-way radio.

During the time-frame when I noticed the orbs, Brent was doing his detailed search on the LF. His focus would have been on searching the ground within the fence with his flashlight. I’m sure that he didn’t see them.

I was the new guy, the trainee, so I quickly decided that I wouldn’t mention what I saw to Brent, or anyone else. I was afraid that they would think I was crazy. I was worried about losing my PRP.

(RH: Anyone assigned to work with or around nuclear weapons is subject to a Department of Defense directive known as the Personnel Reliability Program, or PRP. An individual whose conduct, on or off-the-job, is judged by his or her superiors to be suspect and, therefore, a potential threat to the weapons, may be ordered to undergo psychological evaluation and risks being relieved of duty. In short, if one wishes to continue working with nuclear weapons while serving in the U.S. Air Force, reporting a UAP is definitely not a good career move. Unfortunately, this situation has undoubtedly resulted in a great many sightings at ICBM sites going unrecorded over the years, something arguably detrimental to US national security.)

Lingo continued,

So, that’s where I left things. I never talked about the incident, but I sure wondered about what I had seen! I don't believe that any other members of my squadron ever mentioned seeing anything strange in the sky. Even if someone had seen something out of the ordinary, there's a high probability that they would never have reported it out of fear of ridicule.

The only other sighting that I'd heard rumors about happened on the east side of Malmstrom, which would have been the 10th Missile Squadron or the 490th Missile Squadron. I was told that sometime during the years prior to 1995, a couple of Security Policemen were at a launch facility when some sort of triangular craft started hovering above them. I don't have any information on how long the encounter lasted or what the fallout was.

Lingo may have been referring to an incident at Alpha Flight, as described to me in 2003 by former Security Policeman Joseph M. Brown. One spring night in 1992, his two-man team, and a second team located a few miles away, observed a bright object erratically racing around the sky for several minutes. At some point, the men became unnerved by what they were seeing and began anxiously discussing the sighting with each other over the radio, whereupon the Alpha Flight Security Controller, who had been listening-in on the tense exchange, broke into the conversation and asked about the situation.

Finally, the aerial object instantly stopped in mid-air and remained stationary. As the sun rose, the craft’s triangular shape could be seen through binoculars. Then it disappeared. When the two teams returned to base, they were debriefed by their commander and pointedly told that any further mention of the UFO would jeopardize their PRP status. This incident is covered at length in my book. [ad]

Lingo said that after leaving the Air Force he had consulted the state-by-state UAP-sighting database at The National UFO Reporting Center website, to learn whether any sighting report in Montana in 1995 might have matched his own.

He told me, “On 9/25/1995 there were two sightings in the towns of Ronan and Polson. One of them states that there were red and blue strobing lights observed. The other just says that the witness saw lights. Both reports stated that the objects were in the eastern sky. Both towns are many miles west of Choteau, at roughly the same latitude, just on the opposite side of the Rocky Mountains. I had been just west of Choteau myself, so what those witnesses reported could have been what I saw. I’ve often wondered whether those sightings related to my incident.”



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