Scientology vaults
The Church of Spiritual Technology (CST), part of the Church of Scientology's corporate structure, owns and operates several mysterious vaults, said to hold copies of L. Ron Hubbard's writings and lectures. These are some of the most secretive of Scientology's properties, and so far, there have been few tours to outsiders and few vault staff who have left CST and told their version of what goes on inside these locations.[1] The vault locations frequently have an aerial marker of CST's double circles and diamonds logo.
The titles to at least some of the vault properties are held by Mile High, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CST.
Vault contents
- Original paper writings, chemically treated to prevent deterioration, in plastic envelopes.[2]
- Special audio records. Sample versions are nickel-plated,[3] but production copies are said to be pure gold compact discs encased in glass.
- Writings copied to approximately 1,800,000 etched stainless steel plates.
- Titanium storage boxes, filled with inert argon gas.[4]
Locations
Some of these locations are referred to in Scientology's and critics' documents under various names. When it's clear that the same location is being discussed, the names have been combined. The expenses, where given, are not the total spent on the project, just the largest individual outlay.
Creston, California / Creston Ranch / Whispering Winds Ranch
 The Creston Ranch with the CST logo. | |
| Coordinates | 35°27′10″N 120°29′58″W / 35.452822°N 120.49957°W |
|---|---|
While not a vault location, the Creston Ranch, where L. Ron Hubbard died, is marked with the CST logo.[5]
Drone flyover[6]
Petrolia, California / Sunset View / Eureka
| Coordinates | 40°23′18″N 124°18′08″W / 40.388446°N 124.30231°W |
|---|---|
Vault |
Two levels, each 372 feet long. |
In 1988: The planned usage for the property is to build an archival document storage repository there which will store religious documents preserved by CST.[7][8]
- Expense: $2,106,725.03 to International Ground Support Systems (IGSS).[9]
Drone flyover[10]
Rock Springs, Wyoming / Sweeney Ranch
| Coordinates | 41°27′06″N 109°03′08″W / 41.451749°N 109.052353°W |
|---|
On land purchased by International Ground Support Systems,[11][9] work was begun in this location in 2008,[12] but apparently stopped in early 2009 and later abandoned when neighbors and local authorities objected to the lack of permits.[13][14] The current status of the site is unknown, but no news of continued work has surfaced.
Drone flyover[15]
Trementina, New Mexico / San Miguel Ranch / Trementina Base
 CST logo markings from above at Trementina. | |
| Coordinates | 35°31′28.56″N 104°34′20.20″W / 35.5246°N 104.572278°W |
|---|---|
Vault |
700 foot rock tunnel. |
The site is about a 2 1/2-hour drive east of Santa Fe, near the small town of Trementina. Access is through a gated road and a private concrete airstrip, the San Miguel Ranch Airport (NM53).[16] The Trementina location is supposedly a store for material written by L.R. Hubbard, as shown in 1998 on ABC News's "20/20.":
"Buried deep in these New Mexico hills in steel-lined tunnels, said to be able to survive a nuclear blast, is what Scientology considers the future of mankind," ABC's Tom Jarriel said in his report. "Seen here for the first time, thousands of metal records, stored in heat-resistant titanium boxes and playable on a solar-powered turntable, all containing the beliefs of Scientology's founder, L. Ron Hubbard."[17]
The site is marked from the air with Church of Spiritual Technology double diamonds.[18] A runway for smaller airplanes is located on CST owned land in connection to the site. The original short strip was expanded in the early 1990s on land acquired by a land swap deal between CST and neighboring land owners in 1992.[19]
- Expense: $2,509,692.57 to Denman & Assoc., Inc.[9]
- FCC radio licenses within 4 Miles of N 35.51672 W -104.55886.
Drone flyover[20]
Tuolumne, California / Lady Washington Mine
| Coordinates | 37°57′46″N 120°13′33″W / 37.962763°N 120.225953°W |
|---|---|
Vault |
250 foot tunnel, 15 feet wide.[21] |
The Lady Washington Mine and two houses on 26.23 acres[22] were purchased in 1988 by William and Donna Daniels. In 1988, the Daniels gave the property to Norman Starkey, trustee of "Author's Family Trust". Starkey gave the property to the Church of Spiritual Technology in 1993. Digging began in 1997. According to the Los Angeles Times, the CST "is using state-of-the-art technology to protect Hubbard's writings, tape-recorded lectures and filmed treatises from natural and man-made calamities, including nuclear holocaust."[23]
Drone flyover[24]
Twin Peaks, California / Crestline / Lake Arrowhead / Mile High / Rimforest / Rim of the World / Running Springs
| Coordinates | 34°13′44″N 117°14′53″W / 34.2287508°N 117.2479491°W |
|---|---|
Vault |
Two 100 foot long heavy gauge steel underground structures. |
Staff |
16-19 |
As of 1988, this property has 15 buildings totaling approximately 22,000 square ft, including a three-story administration office, dormitories, dining halls, residences and other buildings and offices.[7][8] The originals are kept here, with copies made for other vault locations.[2]
- Encrypted microwave communications link to LA and Int Base.[25]
- Expense: $2,592,750.31 to William Kanayan Construction.[9]
Controversy
Shelly Miscavige, wife of leader David Miscavige, who hasn't been seen in public since 2007, is said to be held at this location.[26][27][28][29]
Drone flyover[30][31]
See also
- Vault
Trementina Base article from Wikipedia (The article badly needs a clean up. See the Talk page on the disputed land transfer claim.)
References
- Inside the Church of Scientology December 2, 2005, Anderson Cooper, Anderson Cooper 360, CNN
- Scientology and a mysterious vault deep under the desert in New Mexico November 30, 2005, Anderson Cooper, Anderson Cooper 360, CNN
- Vault to get Hubbard's writings July 25, 1991, Bob Henderson, Editor's Note, St. Petersburg Times
- My search for the 'secret' Scientology vault July 19, 2004, James Tressler, Eureka Times-Standard
- John Sweeney and Marc Headley Visit Scientology’s Odd New Mexico Vault December 31, 2012, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
- BBC reporter John Sweeney visits cult's alien cathedral December 31, 2012, John Sweeney, The Sun
- Have Scientologists constructed a 'space alien cathedral'? Not really January 7, 2013, Alan Boyle, NBC News
- Pictured up close for the first time, Scientology's 'alien space cathedral and spaceship landing pad' built in the New Mexico desert for the 'return of followers after Armageddon on Earth' August 16, 2013, Chris White, Daily Mail
- The History of Scientology’s Weird Vaults — The Bizarre Battlefield Earth Connection! August 31, 2013, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
- Exclusive pictures of secret Californian Scientology base 'where Shelly Miscavage lives' November 7, 2013, Chris White, Daily Mail
- Scientology compound Twin Peaks, Shelly Miscavige’s reputed hideout, exposed November 8, 2013, Lee Moran, New York Daily News
- Here Are Photos of Scientology's Super Secret Armageddon Compound in Lake Arrowhead November 7, 2013, Adrian Glick Kudler, Curbed LA
- Where Are the Church of Scientology Obelisks? June 3, 2014, The Scientology Money Project
- DRONE FLYOVER: Scientology's secret base where David Miscavige keeps wife out of sight September 14, 2016, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
Notes
- ↑ Scientology's Secret Vaults: A Rare Interview With a Former Member of Hush-Hush "CST" February 6, 2012, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Church Scriptures Get High-Tech Protection June 24, 1990, Robert W. Welkos, Joel Sappell, Los Angeles Times
- ↑ Images of sample archival nickel-plated record.[1][2]
- ↑ A new look inside Scientology's bomb-proof vaults, and a visit to Hubbard's final rodeo July 27, 2015, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
- ↑ Scientology's Secret Ranch: Where LRH Will Reincarnate? February 16, 2012, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
- ↑ DRONE FLYOVER: Scientology's secret ranch where L. Ron Hubbard departed this Earth September 21, 2016, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 RTC to IRS description of some Scientology properties (1988) (pdf)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Petrolia's New Neighbors -- L. Ron Hubbard's followers, the Church of Spiritual Technology June 1991, Joe Cempa, North Coast Journal
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Vault Expenses, Arnie Lerma. Information provided to the IRS by RTC in 1992.
- ↑ DRONE FLYOVER: Scientology's secret saucer-looking underground vault in Northern California October 5, 2016, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
- ↑ Space for Scientology? December 6, 2008, Casper Star-Tribune
- ↑ Mysterious Scientology Project Raises Questions in Wyoming February 11, 2009, AP, Fox News
- ↑ Scientology project raises questions, ire in Wyo. February 12, 2009, Mead Gruver, Associated Press
- ↑ Work in Sweeney canyon stopped February 18, 2009, Jami Ford, Green River Star
- ↑ DRONE FLYOVER: Scientology's failed underground vault project in Wyoming September 1, 2017, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
- ↑ NM53 San Miguel Ranch Airport, SkyVector, AirNav
- ↑ A Place in the Desert for New Mexico's Most Exclusive Circles November 27, 2005, Richard Leiby, Washington Post
- ↑ Scientology church's mark inscribed in N.M. desert scrub November 29, 2005, Richard Leiby, Washington Post, Santa Fe New Mexican
- ↑ Scientology's CST - Church of Spiritual Technology, Arnie Lerma.
- ↑ DRONE FLYOVER FINALE: Getting a close look at Scientology's secret New Mexico compound October 12, 2016, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
- ↑ Church of Scientology asks for rezone to care for history July 18, 2008, Walk Cook, The Union Democrat
- ↑ Property map of Lady Washington Mine location, 2000
- ↑ Church reopens old Tuolumne mine December 11, 1997, Lenore Rutherford, The Union Democrat
- ↑ DRONE FLYOVER: First images of Scientology's Gold Rush mine in California September 28, 2016, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
- ↑ Google Maps
- ↑ Scientology Leader David Miscavige's Disappeared Wife Shelly: What We Know July 5, 2012, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
- ↑ "Tom Cruise Worships David Miscavige Like a God": The John Brousseau Story, Part Two July 29, 2012, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
- ↑ Love in the Time of Miscavige April 17, 2013, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
- ↑ Shelly Speaks: Scientology Leader’s Banished Wife Says She’ll Get Out "Only One Way" July 17, 2013, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
- ↑ DRONE FLYOVER: Scientology's secret base where David Miscavige keeps wife out of sight September 14, 2016, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
- ↑ DRONE FLYOVER: An even closer look at where Scientology is keeping Shelly Miscavige May 15, 2017, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
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External links
- Tour Scientology Sites! Jeff Jacobsen
- Geotechnical Engineering - Western States Mining Consultants, P.C. Company that did construction work on Trementina and Rock Springs locations.
- Twin Peaks - Scientology "Secret" Base, AngryGayPope
- WQBC819 (Mile High Inc.), RadioReference.com.
- Industrial/Business Pool, Conventional - 0005640851 - MILE HIGH INC, FCC.
Videos
- AGP/AO Raid Twin Peaks Secret Base Again in Full HD, AngryGayPope, YouTube
- Scientologists Frantically Rush to Hide Secret Vault Base Twin Peaks Behind Emergency Bushes, AngryGayPope, YouTube
- New Scientology vault site near Rock Springs, WY?, by cultxpt, Vimeo
- Scientology's secret vault in New Mexico, by cultxpt, Vimeo
- Scientology secret vault Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, KRQE News, YouTube
- Hidden Scientology Compound Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, KRQE News, YouTube
- Church of Scientology Airport - Look, the signpost up ahead..., YouTube
- Scientology Circles, Anderson Cooper, CNN, YouTube
- Church Of Fear trailer John Sweeney, YouTube
WWP threads
- Vault under construction in Wyoming 02-11-2009
- Video: Scn Sekrit Base at Twin Peaks, CST 05-20-2010
- CST Twin Peaks Goes Batshit Crazy! 05-22-2010
- "Scientology's Secret Vaults" -- Tony O Interviews Ex-CSTer 2-6-2012
- Secret Scientology "Trementina Base" Fly Over 12-20-2012
- Hiding in plain sight... 05-23-2013