Black budget
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| Type | Term |
|---|---|
| Also known as | black-budget |
| On the Timeline | 2 events, 2000–2002 |
A black budget is government spending on classified or secret operations, such as covert intelligence work and military research. In the United States it funds secret "black projects", and its size and secrecy have made it a frequent element in claims that UFO programs are funded out of public view.[1]
United States
The U.S. black budget pays for classified intelligence activities and secret military research on technologies such as aircraft, weapons and satellites, with details shared only with certain members of Congress. Its exact size is secret, but estimates have put it at about $30 billion in 2008 and about $50 billion in 2009. Documents leaked by Edward Snowden and published by The Washington Post in 2013 showed a $52.8 billion budget for U.S. intelligence agencies in 2012, and in 2018 the administration reportedly requested $81.1 billion for 2019 for national and military intelligence programs.[1][2][3]
Other countries
Other governments also keep secret budgets: the Philippines' confidential and intelligence funds, Russia's unitemised spending, which rose sharply during its military build-up in the 2010s, Spain's "reserved funds" and Turkey's discretionary funds. Critics argue that such secrecy can enable misuse.[1]
UFO claims
Advocates of UFO disclosure often argue that secret programs to study or reverse-engineer UFOs could be hidden in classified budgets. No such spending has been documented, and the Pentagon's 2024 AARO historical review found no evidence of UAP reverse-engineering programs.[4]
On the UAP Timeline
- Pentagon audit discovery story (2000) (9 May 2000) — Puthoff tells Vallée a story about a secret program uncovered in a Pentagon audit.
- Puthoff on black-budget physics (2002) (2002) — Puthoff tells author Nick Cook there is solid evidence of secret aerospace programs.
References
- Black budget — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Barton Gellman and Greg Miller, "'Black budget' summary details U.S. spy network's successes, failures and objectives", The Washington Post (29 Aug 2013) · washingtonpost.com · archived copy
- Noah Shachtman, "Pentagon's Black Budget Grows to More Than $50 Billion", Wired (7 May 2009) · web.archive.org · archived copy
- Brad Dress, "Pentagon report throws cold water on UFOs, alien visits", The Hill (8 Mar 2024) · thehill.com · archived copy
This page was last edited on 29 October 2026. Articles are written in our own words from the sources listed under References; disputed claims are attributed to the people who made them.
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