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CIA Releases New 'Noah's Ark' Documents
Insight Mag ^ | Nov. 13, 2002 | Timothy W. Maier

Posted on 11/21/2002 11:50:10 AM PST by Ready2go

CIA Releases New 'Noah's Ark' Documents Posted Nov. 13, 2002 By Timothy W. Maier

Is it the Ark, or just a piece of rock?

Two years after Insight filed an appeal charging that the CIA withheld documents and imagery concerning the Mount Ararat anomaly in Turkey, the CIA has released two new documents to Insight that indicate the search for "Noah's Ark" reached the level of the White House under former president George H.W. Bush.

The appeal, filed one month after Insight's exclusive story (see "Anomaly or Noah's Ark?"; Nov. 20, 2000), comes on the heels of the CIA's releasing thousands of satellite images, which soon will be available at National Imagery and Mapping Agency Website. It is unclear whether images of Mount Ararat will be included. Insight's exclusive story marked the first time the public was able to see high-resolution photographs of the anomaly, located at 39 degrees 42 minutes north latitude and 44 degrees 16 minutes east longitude. Insight contracted with Space Imaging to maneuver its IKONOS satellite to zoom in on the anomaly. Afterwards, Insight hired a team of scientists and engineers to examine the pictures and to deterimine whether the object in question was man-made or rock. Four of the experts claim it's man-made, two believe it's rock and one says the evidence is inconclusive.

Unfortunately, the release of the additional records does not offer any more proof of what the object might be, but only raises more questions as to why the CIA continues to hold such records as classified.

One of the records released is a 1995 memo from an agent who had a coversation with John Hanford, then a member of Sen. Richard Lugar's (R-Ind.) staff. Hanford apparently recalled a White House meeting under the George H.W. Bush administration in which Robert Gates, then National Security director, showed one of the old images of the Mount Ararat area to various people at the meeting. "Mr. Hanford said that imagery showed something sticking out from the ice and snow — but that it could have been almost anything."

The memo was triggered by a newspaper article that suggested Mount Ararat imagery might be made public under former president Bill Clinton's decision to release historical documents. The CIA agent says in the memo that such imagery "might or might not be included in the declassified materials."

The other record concerned a review the George H.W. Bush administration conducted between 1990 and 1992 concerning Mount Ararat. The record was in response to former CIA director James Woolsey's requesting what it might cost to undertake a more exhaustive review of all the material. At the time, the price was considered too high to do such a search. Woolsey was told it would take an analyst six months to complete such a study. It appears that study never was completed.

Insight still may receive additional records. The CIA has asked other agencies to review specific records for possible release in the near future. In the meantime, Insight is reviewing its options on whether to pursue in federal court images taken by the CIA with its KH-9 remote-sensing satellite in 1973 and its KH-11 satellite in 1976, 1990 and 1992.

Timothy Maier is a writer for Insight. email the author

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To: Investment Biker

A more interesting feature of the flood, is the longevity of man before and after the flood. Antediluvian human life spans were measured in centuries, whereas after the flood the lifespans were closer to 72 years. This implies the first generation after the flood had grandparents who outlived their grandchildren. This also would nicely explain the different accounts of the same events in different cultures.


141 posted on 05/31/2015 5:33:32 PM PDT by Cvengr ( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
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To: Dog Gone
I'm still wondering where the Flood waters went when they subsided.

We call them oceans. The Genesis account indicates they sprang up from the deep forming large fountains. There probably was some substantial tectonic activity at work as well. Atmospheric weather patterns also greatly changed as rain wasn't recorded prior to the flood, but afterwards the Rainbow was a new observation. Rain drops must reach a particular size for precipitation to occur.

142 posted on 05/31/2015 5:45:01 PM PDT by Cvengr ( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
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To: Investment Biker
The ark according to the NIV was 450 feet long by 75 feet wide by 45 feet high having three decks of 15 feet. The square feet area of a deck, 33,750 sq ft. is smaller than a modern football field with the field dimensons being 120 by 360, 43,200sq ft. Now on this ark was not only all the animals of the earth in pair but also Noah and family and provisions to last the more than 250 days until the door is opened. Now the total deck surface of the ark is 33,750 x 3 equals 101,250 square feet. And the total volume is 101,250 times 15 or 1,518,750 cubic feet (56,250 cubic yards). Is it possible to store all the animals and provisions for the time period in this space?

Yes, but you have a few misconceptions. It wasn't two of every animal. It was animal "kinds". A kind might be thought of as a species. For example a wolf might be a canine "kind". These "kinds" then diversified into the forms we have today. Also some animals could survive without being on the ark...amphibians, many types of insects, etc etc could survive a flood.

There's many other suppositions that you've got wrong but this is just for starters...

143 posted on 05/31/2015 5:53:31 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: Dog Gone

These same people do not believe in Evolution.


Define evolution. It has many meanings.


144 posted on 06/01/2015 4:47:04 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: far sider

In other words the changes produced by selective breeding are not permanent, ie, not evolution.


Well said, as I learned it was “gene expression” There was no new genetic information.


145 posted on 06/01/2015 4:49:43 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: DouglasKC
Also some animals could survive without being on the ark...amphibians, many types of insects, etc etc could survive a flood.

Creationist theories about creation of the fossil record during the flood posit floodwater conditions that would kill anything in the water.

146 posted on 06/01/2015 5:00:37 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: Investment Biker

It is if you are collecting DNA.


147 posted on 06/01/2015 5:22:09 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

Life is full of things that we want, but cannot have. Climbing a mountain in Turkey is really not that important.


148 posted on 06/01/2015 5:27:10 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Dave S

more importantly, why do people believe the Ark still exists in any shape or form?


149 posted on 06/01/2015 5:30:46 AM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... No peace? then no peace!)
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150 posted on 06/01/2015 5:51:59 AM PDT by Mrs_Puddleglum (First God. Then family. Then country.)
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To: Johnny Shear
People who claim the earth is only 6 or 7000 years old are idiots, no where in the bible is that number used in fact it says to not concern yourself with ENDLESS genealogies.
151 posted on 06/02/2015 8:50:27 AM PDT by stockpirate (A corrupt government is the real enemy of the people.)
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With modern power tools it took over 300 man-years of labor to build each of the Ark 'replicas'.

152 posted on 10/28/2018 11:11:26 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/bible-christian-noah-ark-location-16804133


153 posted on 09/29/2021 10:17:13 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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