Department of Energy

DOE classified human subjects research records, from ‘Blue Dragon’ to ‘Woodstock’

Report · written 2018 · released 23 January 2026

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Department of Energy records listing classified human subjects research projects, released after a seven-year FOIA wait. HSR at DOE can include behavioral testing, biometrics and the analysis of large datasets derived from human activity. A rare inventory of research that normally never surfaces.

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Department of Energy. "DOE classified human subjects research records, from ‘Blue Dragon’ to ‘Woodstock’." 2018. Released 23 January 2026. https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/from-blue-dragon-to-woodstock-does-classified-human-subjects-research-revealed-after-7-year-wait/ (accessed via The Quiet Archive, QA-0138).

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