The Pentagon Pizza Index (PizzINT) is a real-time dashboard that monitors pizza shop popularity around the Pentagon area in Arlington, Virginia. Based on the famous "Pentagon Pizza Theory," this project tracks potential correlations between late-night pizza orders and military activity.
Originally a Cold War-era observation that pizza deliveries to government buildings might indicate crisis activity, the theory gained internet fame during recent geopolitical events. Our dashboard brings this concept into the digital age using publicly available data.
The Pentagon Pizza Theory dates back to the 1980s and 1990s, when journalists and pizza delivery drivers noticed spikes in late-night orders before major military operations:
Our dashboard digitizes this folk intelligence into a modern OSINT tool.
Our system monitors pizza shops near the Pentagon using:
PizzINT is maintained by a team of developers, OSINT enthusiasts, and pizza lovers who believe in making intelligence accessible and entertaining.
To democratize open-source intelligence through innovative data visualization, while maintaining the humor and skepticism that makes OSINT both effective and enjoyable.
Questions, suggestions, or just want to chat about pizza intelligence? We'd love to hear from you!
Email: ads.pizzint@gmail.com
Website: pizzint.watch
We typically respond within 24-48 hours. Please note that we're a small team working on this project in our spare time.