Archive
An index of strange machines, classified programs, forgotten facilities and the paperwork they produced. Every record is drawn from material that has been declassified or otherwise released.
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- Open files
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- Pending review
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- Last filed
- 04 OCT 2026 — Project Oxcart
Featured file — Program 004 — BSB-1962-016
Project Oxcart
Before the Blackbird.
Before the SR-71 there was the A-12: a single-seat CIA aircraft that reached Mach 3.29, flew 29 operational missions, and was retired in favor of the Air Force’s two-seat version of itself.
Read the file| Acc. no. | Record | Category | Year | Location | Agency | Status | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSB-1959-001 | CoronaProgram — Vandenberg AFB / Pacific recovery zone | Program | 1960 | Vandenberg AFB / Pacific recovery zone | CIA / USAF / NRO | Open file | |
| BSB-1971-002 | Ivy BellsOperation — Sea of Okhotsk | Operation | 1971 | Sea of Okhotsk | USN / NSA / CIA | Open file | |
| BSB-1974-003 | Project AzorianOperation — North Pacific Ocean | Operation | 1974 | North Pacific Ocean | CIA | Open file | |
| BSB-1975-004 | The Glomar ResponseDocument — Langley | Document | 1975 | Langley | CIA | Open file | |
| BSB-1977-005 | Have BlueProgram — Groom Lake | Program | 1977 | Groom Lake | DARPA / USAF | Open file | |
| BSB-1978-006 | StargateProgram — Fort Meade | Program | 1978 | Fort Meade | Army / DIA / CIA | Open file | |
| BSB-1982-007 | Tacit BlueAsset — Groom Lake | Asset | 1982 | Groom Lake | DARPA / USAF | Open file | |
| BSB-1958-008 | Project Greek IslandFacility — The Greenbrier | Facility | 1958 | The Greenbrier | USG | Open file | |
| BSB-1955-009 | AquatoneProgram — Groom Lake, Nevada | Program | 1955 | Groom Lake, Nevada | — | Pending review | |
| BSB-1954-010 | Operation GoldOperation — Berlin | Operation | 1954 | Berlin | — | Pending review | |
| BSB-1957-011 | Project PlutoProgram — Jackass Flats, Nevada | Program | 1957 | Jackass Flats, Nevada | — | In preparation | |
| BSB-1958-012 | Project A119Document — Chicago, Illinois | Document | 1958 | Chicago, Illinois | — | Pending review | |
| BSB-1959-013 | Camp CenturyFacility — Greenland ice sheet | Facility | 1959 | Greenland ice sheet | — | In preparation | |
| BSB-1959-014 | Project HorizonDocument — The Moon (proposed) | Document | 1959 | The Moon (proposed) | — | Pending review | |
| BSB-1961-015 | Acoustic KittyProgram — Washington, D.C. | Program | 1961 | Washington, D.C. | — | Pending review | |
| BSB-1962-016 | Project OxcartProgram — Groom Lake, Nevada / Kadena, Okinawa | Program | 1962 | Groom Lake, Nevada / Kadena, Okinawa | CIA / U.S. Air Force (support) | Open file | |
| BSB-1953-017 | Raven RockFacility — Adams County, Pennsylvania | Facility | 1953 | Adams County, Pennsylvania | — | Withheld | |
| BSB-1972-018 | HMB-1Asset — Redwood City, California | Asset | 1972 | Redwood City, California | — | In preparation | |
| BSB-1973-019 | The Family JewelsDocument — Langley, Virginia | Document | 1973 | Langley, Virginia | — | Pending review | |
| BSB-1985-020 | Sea ShadowAsset — Pacific coast, California | Asset | 1985 | Pacific coast, California | — | Pending review | |
| BSB-1996-021 | Bird of PreyAsset — Groom Lake, Nevada | Asset | 1996 | Groom Lake, Nevada | — | Pending review |