Research Vault
Central source library — every claim traceable, every source reliability-tagged. Fictional sample sources.
14 of 14 sources
| Source | Type | Topic | Guest | Year | Reliability | Claim status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atmospheric plasma luminosity survey, 2019–2024 (peer-reviewed) Baseline for what conventional plasma phenomena look like on sensors. Use to frame anomaly discussion. | Paper | Atmospheric plasmas | Dr. Elena Vasquez | 2024 | Strongly Supported | Supported |
DoD program records release, tranche 14 (redacted) Authenticated release. Pages 41–58 cover program funding lines discussed in episode. | FOIA release | Government programs | Marcus Hale | 2023 | Confirmed | Supported |
Whistleblower interview transcript (secondhand account) Single uncorroborated source. Do not present as established; needs at least one independent corroboration. | Interview | Government programs | — | 2025 | Speculative | Open |
Isotope-ratio analysis of alleged anomalous sample (preprint) Methodology disputed by two labs. Present both positions; route framing to decision inbox. | Paper | Materials analysis | Dr. Ken Watanabe | 2025 | Contested | Mixed |
Cold War aerospace program management, declassified history Official internal history. Strong spine for the hidden-history episode. | Government doc | Hidden history | Tom Okafor | 2018 | Confirmed | Supported |
Stargate program evaluation reports (declassified) Real documents, mixed conclusions. The honest read is 'statistically odd, operationally useless' — keep that nuance. | Government doc | Remote viewing | — | 1995 | Confirmed | Mixed |
Popular book chapter on archive suppression (no primary citations) Claims traced back to a misread secondary source. Keep in vault as a known bad citation to avoid. | Book | Closed archives | — | 2021 | Do Not Use | Contradicted |
Measurement problem review article (peer-reviewed) Survey of interpretations. Use for the 10-minute brief; guest co-authored a response to it. | Paper | Consciousness | Dr. Priya Raghavan | 2023 | Strongly Supported | Supported |
Energy device replication attempt, lab notes Failed replication with careful notes. Useful for 'what good auditing looks like' segment. | Archive | Energy claims | Dr. Anders Brekke | 2024 | Plausible | Open |
Drone-flap sighting dataset, cleaned + geocoded Guest's own dataset, methodology published. Charts cleared for on-screen use. | Archive | Sighting data | Rachel Imani | 2025 | Strongly Supported | Supported |
Historic ecclesiastical inquiry records, digitized set Primary sources on how anomalous events were investigated historically. Rich, untapped material. | Archive | Closed archives | Fr. Jean Delacroix | 2020 | Confirmed | Supported |
Viral thread alleging suppressed physics result High audience interest, unverified core claim. Queue for expert review before any episode use. | Article | Energy claims | — | 2026 | Needs Expert | Open |
Sensor-calibration failure case study (peer-reviewed) Canonical example of instrument artifact mistaken for anomaly. Use as the steelman. | Paper | UAP sensor data | Dr. Elena Vasquez | 2022 | Strongly Supported | Supported |
Memory reliability under high-strangeness conditions (study) Small n, interesting design. Frame as early-stage research, not settled science. | Paper | Perception | Dr. Mariana Soto | 2024 | Plausible | Open |