Military secrets
War plans, staged incidents, ghost ships and the scientists brought in after WWII.
On the record1962 · Military secretsOperation Northwoods: the fake-attack plan
A real Pentagon memo proposed staged attacks to justify war with Cuba. It was rejected, and it stayed secret for 35 years.
On the record1964 · Military secretsThe Gulf of Tonkin attack that wasn't
A naval clash in the dark helped launch a war. Decades later, an NSA history concluded the second attack didn't happen.
On the record1945–1959 · Military secretsOperation Paperclip: Nazi scientists in America
The rocket team that took America to the Moon included men who had built weapons for Hitler. That part is history.
Partly documented1955–today · UFOs & the unexplainedArea 51: what's really at Groom Lake
A secret base in the Nevada desert, decades of denial and a lot of strange lights. The CIA finally explained part of it in 2013.
Partly documented2017–today · UFOs & the unexplainedThe Pentagon's UFO (UAP) files
Navy videos, a whistleblower under oath and a government UFO archive. Lots of 'unresolved.' Zero confirmed aliens, so far.
Partly documented1947–today · UFOs & the unexplainedRoswell: the crash of 1947
A real Army press release, a hasty correction, and a secret balloon project nobody was allowed to talk about.
Unproven1943–today · Military secretsThe Philadelphia Experiment
A destroyer that vanished, teleported and fused sailors into steel. Or a few strange letters, and a misunderstood technique.