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Research Vault

Central source library — every claim traceable, every source reliability-tagged. Fictional sample sources.

14 of 14 sources

SourceTypeTopicGuestYearReliabilityClaim status

Atmospheric plasma luminosity survey, 2019–2024 (peer-reviewed)

Baseline for what conventional plasma phenomena look like on sensors. Use to frame anomaly discussion.

PaperAtmospheric plasmasDr. Elena Vasquez2024Strongly SupportedSupported

DoD program records release, tranche 14 (redacted)

Authenticated release. Pages 41–58 cover program funding lines discussed in episode.

FOIA releaseGovernment programsMarcus Hale2023ConfirmedSupported

Whistleblower interview transcript (secondhand account)

Single uncorroborated source. Do not present as established; needs at least one independent corroboration.

InterviewGovernment programs2025SpeculativeOpen

Isotope-ratio analysis of alleged anomalous sample (preprint)

Methodology disputed by two labs. Present both positions; route framing to decision inbox.

PaperMaterials analysisDr. Ken Watanabe2025ContestedMixed

Cold War aerospace program management, declassified history

Official internal history. Strong spine for the hidden-history episode.

Government docHidden historyTom Okafor2018ConfirmedSupported

Stargate program evaluation reports (declassified)

Real documents, mixed conclusions. The honest read is 'statistically odd, operationally useless' — keep that nuance.

Government docRemote viewing1995ConfirmedMixed

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.

BookClosed archives2021Do Not UseContradicted

Measurement problem review article (peer-reviewed)

Survey of interpretations. Use for the 10-minute brief; guest co-authored a response to it.

PaperConsciousnessDr. Priya Raghavan2023Strongly SupportedSupported

Energy device replication attempt, lab notes

Failed replication with careful notes. Useful for 'what good auditing looks like' segment.

ArchiveEnergy claimsDr. Anders Brekke2024PlausibleOpen

Drone-flap sighting dataset, cleaned + geocoded

Guest's own dataset, methodology published. Charts cleared for on-screen use.

ArchiveSighting dataRachel Imani2025Strongly SupportedSupported

Historic ecclesiastical inquiry records, digitized set

Primary sources on how anomalous events were investigated historically. Rich, untapped material.

ArchiveClosed archivesFr. Jean Delacroix2020ConfirmedSupported

Viral thread alleging suppressed physics result

High audience interest, unverified core claim. Queue for expert review before any episode use.

ArticleEnergy claims2026Needs ExpertOpen

Sensor-calibration failure case study (peer-reviewed)

Canonical example of instrument artifact mistaken for anomaly. Use as the steelman.

PaperUAP sensor dataDr. Elena Vasquez2022Strongly SupportedSupported

Memory reliability under high-strangeness conditions (study)

Small n, interesting design. Frame as early-stage research, not settled science.

PaperPerceptionDr. Mariana Soto2024PlausibleOpen