The Ararat Anomaly and the CIA Search for Noah’s Ark

As often happens with many odd stories, the case of the Mount Ararat anomaly is one that has drawn in the CIA for decades.

The Ararat anomaly is the alleged discovery of a strange rock formation of what many believe to be Noah’s ark, covered over by glacial ice and snow for centuries. One of the best detailed analysis of many claims regarding the Ararat anomaly actually comes from the CIA itself, in a document released to the public only in 2002.

According to this document, the CIA first encountered claims about this anomaly when DCI Colby sent a letter to the science and technology division of the CIA in 1974, asking whether there was any evidence in the Top Secret classified satellite surveillance photography showing the existence of Noah’s Ark on Mt. Ararat.

The formation is located on the Western Plateau of the mountain at approximately 15,500 feet. According to most accounts, the U.S. Air Force first captured images of the strange object in 1949 during military surveillance operations.

Numerous agencies have captured images of the object, such as Landsat in the 70s, the Read more…