In another case of truth being stranger than fiction, earlier this year the FBI established a website containing thousands of files, formerly papers tucked away in file cabinets for decades. The ominous-sounding FBI Vault allows anyone to go online and sift through documents detailing everything from unexplained phenomena (UFOs) to investigations that seem ridiculous now (hundreds of pages dedicated to the immorality of a rock ‘n’ roll song or artist). You can check out the FBI Vault yourself — don’t worry, this won’t bring the Men In Black to your front door — or you can check out some of our favorite excerpts below. Please note that this is not meant to disparage the fine men and women who have worked at the FBI, or currently work for the agency, but these files, most from 40 or 50 years ago, reflect a very different era.
