'Havana Syndrome' stumps investigators as U.S. officials report injuries on White House grounds

U.S. officials say they were stricken with vertigo, confusion and memory loss both at home and work in Washington, D.C. Scott Pelley reports. 

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[stevenflanagan]

Just the fact that the CIA is acting like they've never heard of such a thing is a little worrisome

[prestonmartin]

This has been happening to targeted individuals for years

[yourunclesmailman]

I wonder why he didn’t follow up and ask if any of the 10, 000 cameras in DC got the white vans license plate.

[jacoba.gattenby]

Served in the Army and have had this happen to me during my time in service. Was in the shower and suddenly an extremely piercing pain was like ringing in my skull. It happened so fast and out of the blue I nearly fell from the shower. Instead, I was crouched with my hands to my head not even able to scream or process what was happening to me. My wife was scared out of her wits. It lasted for about a minute, and I immediately went to the emergency room. They performed all their tests and scans, and nothing came back, seemed everything was normal. It has only happened to me once but was a very confusing moment that I'll never be able to forget...

Glad to see I'm not the only one.

[standinginthegap]

Absolutely horrible. Just horrible. It's bad enough to be stricken with a horrible illness, but then for everyone around you to say it's not happening. That's the worst.

[TheClownfight]

just thrilled to see the govt acknolwedging this. for the last 5 or 6 years they have fully denied it. Not just to us, but to the victims. govt workers who lost their jobs, pensions, and health care because they were attacked... and then told "it was all in their head"

[bellas.]

They have been talking about this for years now. I can't believe how long is this going on.

[horus]

Now imagine you are going through this and dont have the resource to get help! 😢

[truckloadoftruth]

The problem with their investigation is that they only focus on the high caliber individuals and don’t care about the cases of an average person who may suffered from similar attacks.

[klh]

We can alter electrical currents in our homes to irritate the nervous systems of rodents. Wonder if something similar is happening

[zardozmania]

They are not 'stumped' they know exactly what it is, it's about still hiding truth from the public.

[ريمحسينه]

The sad thing is that we can't recover.

[ponzo]

My brother use to collect sensitive documents for storage or destruction so he's been in several high security buildings. He had this "vertigo" so bad an ambulance had to pick him up on site one time. His ears ring to this day.

[helenedavis]

Thank you, 60 minutes, for this horrific information!

[SarahKDB]

I heard about this when it happened in Cuba. I cannot believe I haven't heard it's been happening since! This is so sad. As a disabled person, disability can completely change your life and I really feel for those who became disabled from an attack in an instant. Just awful. Hope they stop this ASAP.

[jamieday]

Prayers go out to all of these people who have been affected by this terrorism abroad! Their children and families an friends! Government disrespect for their own employees is just despicable, trying to silence them ! A real shame!

[wtmayhew]

I first heard of this years ago and my immediate thought was directed microwave energy. It would be irresponsible not to install monitoring equipment in the residences or other affected areas where credible high level officials are being targeted in order to characterize the threat. I presume there is a lot more investigation going on than is being disclosed.

[lifeandhomewithmeredith]

I can’t imagine how frustrating it was at the beginning of all of this. The people it was happening to not being taken seriously! Much Love

[lisanassar]

I just can’t get over this. My 31 year old daughter has been absolutely debilitated with these same symptoms for the past three years. I’m very well read and this is the first time I have heard of this. I can’t imagine how many people are suffering from these same symptoms and having them dismissed by the medical community. This has literally taken my daughters ability to function on a daily basis and we are now hiring a care giver to help in the house daily.

[paddyodriscoll]

I’m just a teacher and I had this happen to me. Felt off all of a sudden, then got better. Went to work, and suddenly couldn’t figure out where the ground was, and fell over. I was wheeled out and was driven home, and then proceeded to started to vomit. Could not walk, and was hospitalized for 2-3 days. I then went home from the hospital to try and recover. I can’t ride a bike anymore, and have ridiculous memory loss. I can’t look over my shoulder when walking without stumbling. I told a friend that worked for the DOD and he said then same happened to him a year or so before. I personally believe it was a virus, (the hospital was clueless) but I just don’t know.