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Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017)

ASSESSMENT General ASSESSMENT // IMMACULATE CONSTELLATION USAP Also: Immaculate Constellation, IC USAP, parent UAP USAP, 2017 UAP USAP

01 Executive_Summary

ASSESSMENT: 'Immaculate Constellation' is a confirmed DOD Unacknowledged Special Access Program (USAP) revealed by whistleblower testimony (Michael Shellenberger, November 13, 2024 House hearing). Created in 2017 after NYT AATIP article. Shellenberger: 'The Executive Branch has been managing UAP/NHI issues without Congressional knowledge, oversight, or authorization for some time, quite possibly decades.' 'The USAP is a strategic intelligence program that is part of the US military's family of long-standing, highly-sensitive programs dealing with various aspects of the UAP problem.' 'IMMACULATE CONSTELLATION serves as a central or parent USAP that consolidates observations of UAPs by both tasked and untasked collectors.' Database includes IR, FLIR, FMV, Still Photography. F-22 encounter: 'broke trajectory and attempted to evade but was intercepted and boxed in by approximately 3-6 UAPs.' Rep. Luna: 'if I say Immaculate Constellation, I'll be on some list, maybe get a FISA warrant.' THREE-PROGRAM ARCHITECTURE: (1) Platform ($1.6B aeronautics) = CFR successor aircraft; (2) Weapons ($1.4B MFC) = plasma weapon/MARAUDER successor; (3) Intelligence (Immaculate Constellation) = UAP observation collection. Immaculate Constellation collects observations of the Weapons Program's outputs (UAP orbs = plasma structures).

03 Deep_Dive_Intelligence

Overview

ASSESSMENT: 'Immaculate Constellation' is a confirmed DOD Unacknowledged Special Access Program (USAP) revealed by whistleblower testimony (Michael Shellenberger, November 13, 2024 House hearing). Created in 2017 after NYT AATIP article. Shellenberger: 'The Executive Branch has been managing UAP/NHI issues without Congressional knowledge, oversight, or authorization for some time, quite possibly decades.' 'The USAP is a strategic intelligence program that is part of the US military's family of long-standing, highly-sensitive programs dealing with various aspects of the UAP problem.' 'IMMACULATE CONSTELLATION serves as a central or parent USAP that consolidates observations of UAPs by both tasked and untasked collectors.' Database includes IR, FLIR, FMV, Still Photography. F-22 encounter: 'broke trajectory and attempted to evade but was intercepted and boxed in by approximately 3-6 UAPs.' Rep. Luna: 'if I say Immaculate Constellation, I'll be on some list, maybe get a FISA warrant.' THREE-PROGRAM ARCHITECTURE: (1) Platform ($1.6B aeronautics) = CFR successor aircraft; (2) Weapons ($1.4B MFC) = plasma weapon/MARAUDER successor; (3) Intelligence (Immaculate Constellation) = UAP observation collection. Immaculate Constellation collects observations of the Weapons Program's outputs (UAP orbs = plasma structures).

Entity Type: Assessment — Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017) is an analytical assessment synthesizing multiple data points.

Research Findings

Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017) appears in 5 research analysis documents:

AFRL Air Delivered Effects 2025:

Findings: AFRL Air Delivered Effects 2025

Source PDF: [AFRL Air Delivered Effects 2025](/archive/AFRL_Air_Delivered_Effects_2025) Date range: 1972-2025 Source org: AFRL

Summary

The Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate (AFRL/RW) issued this Broad Agency Announcement to solicit research in 'Air Delivered...

AFRL Air Delivered Effects BAA 2024:

Findings: AFRL Air Delivered Effects BAA 2024

Source PDF: [AFRL Air Delivered Effects BAA 2024](/archive/AFRL_Air_Delivered_Effects_BAA_2024) Date range: 1972-2024 Source org: AFRL

Summary

The Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate (AFRL/RW) issued this Broad Agency Announcement in 2024 to solicit research a...

BAE Systems RadHard Microelectronics CFR 2025:

Findings: BAE Systems RadHard Microelectronics CFR 2025

Source PDF: [BAE Systems RadHard Microelectronics CFR 2025](/archive/BAE_Systems_RadHard_Microelectronics_CFR_2025) Date range: 1970-2025 Source org: SNL

Summary

This Technology Watch Report analyzes BAE Systems' Manassas facility as a critical provider of radiation-hardened ...

Boeing SkunkWorks CFR Test Ops 2025:

Findings: Boeing SkunkWorks CFR Test Ops 2025

Source PDF: [Boeing SkunkWorks CFR Test Ops 2025](/archive/Boeing_SkunkWorks_CFR_Test_Ops_2025) Date range: 2005-2025 Source org: DoD

Summary

This 2025 report analyzes the collaboration between Boeing and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works for the clandestine flight testing of the C...

DoD DefenseAcquisitionGuidebook 2013:

Findings: Dod Defenseacquisitionguidebook 2013

Source PDF: [DoD DefenseAcquisitionGuidebook 2013](/archive/DoD_DefenseAcquisitionGuidebook_2013) Date range: 1973-2018 Source org: NASA

Summary

Published by the Department of Defense in 2013, the Defense Acquisition Guidebook provides the acquisition workforce with discretio...

Source Documents

Intelligence derived from 4 source documents:

  • House Oversight Committee — Shellenberger testimony (November 13, 2024)
  • Congress.gov — HHRG-118-GO12-20241113-SD003 (Immaculate Constellation report)
  • NPR — UAP hearing coverage (November 13, 2024)
  • docs.house.gov — Hearing documents

05b Related_Topics (3)

Compact Fusion Reactor
usa → china → israel →
Directed Energy
usa → russia → china → israel → uk → germany → france → japan →
UAP Investigation
usa →

06 Research_Findings (5)

organisation

# Findings: AFRL Air Delivered Effects 2025 **Source PDF:** `AFRL_Air_Delivered_Effects_2025.pdf` **Date range:** 1972-2025 **Source org:** AFRL ## Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate (AFRL/RW) issued this Broad Agency Announcement to solicit research in 'Air Delivered Effects,' focusing on advanced airframe systems, bioprincipic sensing, and autonomous munitions technology. Updated in 2025, the document outlines a five-year solicitation for basic and applied rese

View Source PDF → AFRL Air Delivered Effects 2025
organisation

# Findings: AFRL Air Delivered Effects BAA 2024 **Source PDF:** `AFRL_Air_Delivered_Effects_BAA_2024.pdf` **Date range:** 1972-2024 **Source org:** AFRL ## Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate (AFRL/RW) issued this Broad Agency Announcement in 2024 to solicit research and development proposals for conventional munitions technology under the 'Air Delivered Effects' program. The initiative covers basic and applied research in areas such as agile weapon airframes, aut

View Source PDF → AFRL Air Delivered Effects BAA 2024
organisation

# Findings: BAE Systems RadHard Microelectronics CFR 2025 **Source PDF:** `BAE_Systems_RadHard_Microelectronics_CFR_2025.pdf` **Date range:** 1970-2025 **Source org:** SNL ## Summary This Technology Watch Report analyzes BAE Systems' Manassas facility as a critical provider of radiation-hardened microelectronics and its assessed role in developing a next-generation control system for a clandestine Compact Fusion Reactor program. The document details strategic technical shifts and personnel a

View Source PDF → BAE Systems RadHard Microelectronics CFR 2025
organisation

# Findings: Boeing SkunkWorks CFR Test Ops 2025 **Source PDF:** `Boeing_SkunkWorks_CFR_Test_Ops_2025.pdf` **Date range:** 2005-2025 **Source org:** DoD ## Summary This 2025 report analyzes the collaboration between Boeing and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works for the clandestine flight testing of the CFR orb at Edwards Air Force Base. It details how the Boeing Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program office serves as a strategic cover and financial vehicle for this revolutionary technology wit

View Source PDF → Boeing SkunkWorks CFR Test Ops 2025
organisation

# Findings: Dod Defenseacquisitionguidebook 2013 **Source PDF:** `DoD_DefenseAcquisitionGuidebook_2013.pdf` **Date range:** 1973-2018 **Source org:** NASA ## Summary Published by the Department of Defense in 2013, the Defense Acquisition Guidebook provides the acquisition workforce with discretionary best practices and guidance for managing national investments in military technologies and programs. The document details the integration of three primary decision support systems: the Planning,

View Source PDF → DoD DefenseAcquisitionGuidebook 2013

07 Key_Findings

  • ▸ Entity Type: Assessment — Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017) is an analytical assessment synthesizing multiple data points.
  • ▸ AFRL Air Delivered Effects 2025:
  • ▸ Source PDF: `AFRL_Air_Delivered_Effects_2025.pdf`
  • ▸ AFRL Air Delivered Effects BAA 2024:
  • ▸ Source PDF: `AFRL_Air_Delivered_Effects_BAA_2024.pdf`

09 Timeline_Mentions (10)

2009

Jay Stratton — co-founded AAWSAP/AATIP/UAPTF, 32+ years IC, Chief of Air & Space Warfare DIA, continuity figure

32+ years IC. AAWSAP co-founder. UAPTF first Director. Nimitz investigator. Grusch's boss. DIA Air & Space Warfare. At NSF meeting. Memoir deal.

uap-research
2019

Travis Taylor (directed energy expert) serves as UAP Task Force Chief Scientist (2019-2022)

Directed energy weapons expert investigates UAP. Redstone Arsenal, SDI, lasers, beamed energy. At NSF meeting with Chase/Puthoff/Nolan. Directed energy = plasma = UAP orbs.

defense-programs
2023

Grusch whistleblower testimony (July 2023): 'multi-decade crash retrieval and reverse engineering program,' non-human biologics

Under oath: multi-decade crash retrieval, reverse engineering, non-human biologics, exact locations, denied access despite clearance. Stratton tasked him 2019.

uap-research
2023

UAP Disclosure Act trajectory (2023-2026): filed 3x, gutted 3x by HPSCI — eminent domain, review board stripped, House blocks floor vote

Most ambitious UAP records reform since JFK Act. Schumer+Rounds. Eminent domain over private UAP material. Review board. Gutted by HPSCI (Turner) 3x. House blocks floor vote FY2027.

uap-research
2023

Grusch full testimony (July 26, 2023): 'cleared to all compartments,' 'multi-decade crash retrieval,' 'non-human biologics,' '40+ witnesses'

14-year intelligence officer. NRO reservist UAPTF. Cleared to all compartments. Informed of multi-decade crash retrieval. Denied access. 40+ witnesses. Non-human biologics. Exact locations. PPD-19.

uap-research
2024

'Immaculate Constellation' USAP revealed (Nov 2024) — DOD parent UAP program, F-22 intercepted by 3-6 UAPs

USAP created 2017. 'Parent' UAP consolidation program. IR/FLIR/FMV database. F-22 boxed in by 3-6 UAPs. Three-program architecture: platform + weapons + intelligence.

uap-research
2024

Elizondo under oath (Nov 2024): 'U.S. has UAP technologies,' crash retrieval programs, reverse-engineering 'alien craft'

Under-oath testimony: UAP real, U.S. has UAP tech, crash retrieval YES, reverse-engineering YES, multi-decade arms race, hidden from Congress.

uap-research
2024

Shellenberger reveals 'Immaculate Constellation' USAP (Nov 2024): ARV/RV, NHI technologies, no congressional oversight for decades

Whistleblower report names DOD Unacknowledged SAP 'Immaculate Constellation.' ARV/RV (Alien Reproduction Vehicles). NHI technologies. Created 2017. No congressional oversight. Decades.

uap-research
2024

AARO Volume 1 (March 2024): 'No verifiable evidence' — criticized for errors, limited access, IC CAP contradiction, no DNI sign-off

AARO claims no crash retrieval evidence but confirms IC CAP expanded 2021 for reverse engineering. 30 interviews for 80 years. Limited access. Factual errors. No DNI sign-off. Limited hangout.

uap-research
2025

Mellon testifies (Sept 2025): AARO report 'most error-ridden,' 'omitted entire agencies,' 'omitted efforts to hide classified info'

Mellon (DASD Intelligence, TTSA, Disclosure Foundation): AARO report error-ridden, omitted agencies, omitted classified info, no DNI sign-off. Supports classified program hypothesis.

uap-research
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10 FAQ

What is Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017)? ▾
'Immaculate Constellation' is a confirmed DOD Unacknowledged Special Access Program (USAP) revealed by whistleblower testimony (Michael Shellenberger, November 13, 2024 House hearing). Created in 2017 after NYT AATIP article. Shellenberger: 'The Executive Branch has been managing UAP/NHI issues without Congressional knowledge, oversight, or authorization for some time, quite possibly decades.'...
What role does Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017) play in the research network? ▾
Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017) is classified under the "General" category, belonging to the ASSESSMENT // IMMACULATE CONSTELLATION USAP vertical group. ASSESSMENT: 'Immaculate Constellation' is a confirmed DOD Unacknowledged Special Access Program (USAP) revealed by whistleblower testimony (Michael Shellenberger, November 13, 2024 House hearing)....
What evidence supports the Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017) assessment? ▾
The intelligence assessment for Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017) is supported by 3 primary sources, 2 PDF documents, and 5 research findings. Key sources include "Shellenberger Written Testimony — Immaculate Constellation USAP (November 13, 2024 House Hearing)", "Immaculate Constellation Report — Submitted to House Oversight Committee (November 13, 2024)", and "House panel hears of hidden UAP trove, 'secretive arms race' — The Hill". These documents provide the evidentiary basis for the analysis.
What does the Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017) assessment conclude? ▾
'Immaculate Constellation' is a confirmed DOD Unacknowledged Special Access Program (USAP) revealed by whistleblower testimony (Michael Shellenberger, November 13, 2024 House hearing). Created in 2017 after NYT AATIP article. Shellenberger: 'The Executive Branch has been managing UAP/NHI issues without Congressional knowledge, oversight, or...
What evidence is the Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017) assessment based on? ▾
The assessment is based on 3 primary sources and 5 research findings. Overview ASSESSMENT: 'Immaculate Constellation' is a confirmed DOD Unacknowledged Special Access Program (USAP) revealed by whistleblower testimony (Michael Shellenberger, November 13, 2024 House...
What research findings mention Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017)? ▾
Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017) appears in 5 research analysis documents, including "AFRL Air Delivered Effects 2025", "AFRL Air Delivered Effects BAA 2024", and "BAE Systems RadHard Microelectronics CFR 2025". Findings: AFRL Air Delivered Effects 2025 Source PDF: AFRL_Air_Delivered_Effects_2025.pdf Date range: 1972-2025 Source org: AFRL Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate...
What primary source PDFs are available for Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017)? ▾
2 PDF documents are available: "The United States Department Of Defense And The Intelligence Community Are Withholding Information About Anomalous Phenomena From Congress" and "Unacknowledged Special Access Program – IMMACULATE CONSTELLATION: UAP Whistleblower Report". Congressional testimony delivered by journalist Michael Shellenberger on November 13, 2024, alleging that the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community are actively withholding information...
What are the alternative names or aliases for Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017)? ▾
Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017) is also known as: Immaculate Constellation, IC USAP, and parent UAP USAP. These alternative names appear across different source documents and may reflect codenames, abbreviations, or historical references.
What external sources document Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017)? ▾
Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017) is documented by 3 external sources, including 2 government document and 1 news article. Notable references include "Shellenberger Written Testimony — Immaculate Constellation USAP (November 13, 2024 House Hearing)", "Immaculate Constellation Report — Submitted to House Oversight Committee (November 13, 2024)", and "House panel hears of hidden UAP trove, 'secretive arms race' — The Hill".
Why is Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017) considered classified or significant? ▾
'Immaculate Constellation' is a confirmed DOD Unacknowledged Special Access Program (USAP) revealed by whistleblower testimony (Michael Shellenberger, November 13, 2024 House hearing). Created in 2017 after NYT AATIP article. Shellenberger: 'The Executive Branch has been managing UAP/NHI issues without Congressional knowledge, oversight, or authorization for some time, quite possibly decades.' 'The USAP is a strategic intelligence program that is part of the US military's family of long-standing, highly-sensitive programs dealing with various aspects of the UAP problem.' 'IMMACULATE CONSTELLATION serves as a central or parent USAP that consolidates observations of UAPs by both tasked and untasked collectors.' Database includes IR, FLIR, FMV, Still Photography. F-22 encounter: 'broke trajectory and attempted to evade but was intercepted and boxed in by approximately 3-6 UAPs.' Rep. Luna: 'if I say Immaculate Constellation, I'll be on some list, maybe get a FISA warrant.' THREE-PROGRAM ARCHITECTURE: (1) Platform ($1.6B aeronautics) = CFR successor aircraft; (2) Weapons ($1.4B MFC) = plasma weapon/MARAUDER successor; (3) Intelligence (Immaculate Constellation) = UAP observation collection. Immaculate Constellation collects observations of the Weapons Program's outputs (UAP orbs = plasma structures).
What is the historical timeline for Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017)? ▾
Immaculate Constellation (DOD USAP, Created 2017) is referenced across documents spanning 1970–2025, with activity noted in 1970, 1972, and 1973. This temporal range is derived from the primary source documents in the research archive.

Source_Documents 6 FILES

The United States Department Of Defense And The Intelligence Community Are Withholding Information About Anomalous Phenomena From Congress
Congressional testimony delivered by journalist Michael Shellenberger on November 13, 2024, alleging that the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community are actively withholding information on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) from Congress. The testimony highlights an alleged unacknowledged Special Access Program (USAP) named 'Immaculate Constellation', outlines systemic classification loopholes, and presents an extensive historical chronology spanning from 1947 to 2023 detailing government investigations, whistleblowers, crash retrieval claims, and advanced aerospace research.
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Unacknowledged Special Access Program – IMMACULATE CONSTELLATION: UAP Whistleblower Report
This document details a multi-year internal whistleblower investigation submitted to the U.S. Congress regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Technologies of Unknown Origin (TUO), and Non-Human Intelligence (NHI). It alleges the existence of an unlawful, Unacknowledged Special Access Program (USAP) titled 'IMMACULATE CONSTELLATION' designed to collect, quarantine, and analyze multi-sensor intelligence on UAP across multiple combatant commands. The report also compiles comprehensive imagery intelligence, defense HUMINT datasets, observable characteristics, and evidence of bureaucratic obfuscation by the Department of Defense.
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House Oversight Committee — Shellenberger testimony (November 13, 2024)
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Congress.gov — HHRG-118-GO12-20241113-SD003 (Immaculate Constellation report)
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NPR — UAP hearing coverage (November 13, 2024)
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docs.house.gov — Hearing documents
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External_References 4 REFS

House Oversight Committee — Shellenberger testimony (November 13, 2024) ref
Congress.gov — HHRG-118-GO12-20241113-SD003.pdf (Immaculate Constellation report) url ↗
NPR — UAP hearing coverage (November 13, 2024) ref
docs.house.gov — Hearing documents ref

Citations 2

  1. [1] (2024) — Subcommittee On Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation & Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee
  2. [2] (2024) — Department of Defense Whistleblower / U.S. Congress Submission

Verified_Primary_Sources 3 SOURCES

primary congress.gov government_document
Shellenberger Written Testimony — Immaculate Constellation USAP (November 13, 2024 House Hearing)
Verifies: Immaculate Constellation identified as DOD Unacknowledged Special Access Program (USAP); Created in 2017 after NYT AATIP article; Serves as central or 'parent' USAP consolidating UAP observations; DOD spokesperson denied program exists by name
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primary congress.gov government_document
Immaculate Constellation Report — Submitted to House Oversight Committee (November 13, 2024)
Verifies: Immaculate Constellation classified as Unacknowledged Special Access Program; Program collects, analyzes, and disseminates anomalous UAP data; Includes ARV/RV (Reproduction Vehicles) and non-human intelligence technologies
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secondary thehill.com news_article
House panel hears of hidden UAP trove, 'secretive arms race' — The Hill
Verifies: Shellenberger revealed Immaculate Constellation USAP at November 13, 2024 hearing; 12-page report claims executive branch managing UAPs without congressional knowledge; Rep. Mace held up report and declared program 'your government says does not exist'
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