KonaBlueAARO
PROGRAM dossier

Kona Blue (AARO)

Kona Blue — proposed AARO declassification program

PROGRAM UAP Research

01 Executive_Summary

Kona Blue — proposed AARO declassification program. AARO declassified Kona Blue but admitted IC CAP expanded 2021 for UAP reverse engineering. AARO Volume 2 delayed 2+ years — can't reconcile 'transparency' with classified CAP. AARO caught in contradiction. AARO declassified Kona Blue (Feb 2024). Lacatski created Kona Blue. 'Investigate, identify, analyze sensitive materials and technologies, to include advanced aerospace vehicles.' Killed after 6 months.

03 Deep_Dive_Intelligence

Kona Blue (AARO)

Purpose: Kona Blue — proposed AARO declassification program Category: Policy & Disclosure This node documents Kona Blue (AARO), a policy or disclosure milestone. It connects to 7 entities, tracing the political and institutional dimensions of UAP transparency efforts.

Key Relationships

  • → AARO Vol 2 Delay (assessment): AARO declassified Kona Blue but admitted IC CAP expanded 2021 for UAP reverse engineering. AARO Volume 2 delayed 2+ years — can't reconcile 'transparency' with classified CAP. AARO caught in contradiction.
  • → Lacatski (Kona Blue) (assessment): AARO declassified Kona Blue (Feb 2024). Lacatski created Kona Blue. 'Investigate, identify, analyze sensitive materials and technologies, to include advanced aerospace vehicles.' Killed after 6 months.
  • → LMT 2025 10-K (3 Programs) (assessment): AARO: 'one IC CAP unnecessarily expanded in 2021 to include UAP reverse-engineering mission.' 2021 = Building 648 opened. Kona Blue killed because Lockheed's existing program didn't want oversight.
  • → Eric Davis (assessment): Kona Blue advocates 'convinced USG was hiding UAP technologies.' Davis's Lockheed SCIF revelation confirms they were right. Kona Blue killed to protect Lockheed's existing crash retrieval program.
  • → Mellon (Disclosure Fdn) (assessment): Mellon: AARO 'omitted entire agencies.' Kona Blue declassification reveals AARO knew about IC CAP expanded for reverse engineering. Mellon's criticism confirmed by AARO's own documents.
  • ← Reid ($22M AAWSAP) (assessment): Reid + Lieberman requested PSAP for Kona Blue. AARO declassified it (Feb 2024). Reid's SAP requests were blocked by 'opposition' = existing programs didn't want oversight.

Plus 1 additional connections.

04 Network_Linkage

Connected to 7 entities (7 assessments). Primary links: AARO Vol 2 Delay, Lacatski (Kona Blue), LMT 2025 10-K (3 Programs), Eric Davis, Mellon (Disclosure Fdn).

05 Related_Entities (7)

Lacatski (Kona Blue)
person →
AARO declassified Kona Blue (Feb 2024). Lacatski created Kona Blue. 'Investigate, identify, analyze sensitive materials and technologies, to include advanced aerospace vehicles.' Killed after 6 months.
LMT 2025 10-K (3 Programs)
program →
AARO: 'one IC CAP unnecessarily expanded in 2021 to include UAP reverse-engineering mission.' 2021 = Building 648 opened. Kona Blue killed because Lockheed's existing program didn't want oversight.
AARO Vol 2 Delay
program →
AARO declassified Kona Blue but admitted IC CAP expanded 2021 for UAP reverse engineering. AARO Volume 2 delayed 2+ years — can't reconcile 'transparency' with classified CAP. AARO caught in contradiction.
Mellon (Disclosure Fdn)
person →
Mellon: AARO 'omitted entire agencies.' Kona Blue declassification reveals AARO knew about IC CAP expanded for reverse engineering. Mellon's criticism confirmed by AARO's own documents.
Eric Davis
person →
Kona Blue advocates 'convinced USG was hiding UAP technologies.' Davis's Lockheed SCIF revelation confirms they were right. Kona Blue killed to protect Lockheed's existing crash retrieval program.
AAWSAP 38 DIRDs
program →
Kona Blue traced to AAWSAP/AATIP (DIA 2009-2012). Puthoff + Davis authored DIRDs under AAWSAP. Kona Blue was follow-on to continue AAWSAP's work at DHS.
Reid ($22M AAWSAP)
person ←
Reid + Lieberman requested PSAP for Kona Blue. AARO declassified it (Feb 2024). Reid's SAP requests were blocked by 'opposition' = existing programs didn't want oversight.

05b Related_Topics (2)

UAP Investigation

07 Key_Findings

  • ▸ Purpose: Kona Blue — proposed AARO declassification program
  • ▸ → AARO Vol 2 Delay (assessment): AARO declassified Kona Blue but admitted IC CAP expanded 2021 for UAP reverse engineering. AARO Volume 2 delayed 2+ years — can't reconcile 'transparency' with classified CAP. AARO caught in contradiction.
  • ▸ → Lacatski (Kona Blue) (assessment): AARO declassified Kona Blue (Feb 2024). Lacatski created Kona Blue. 'Investigate, identify, analyze sensitive materials and technologies, to include advanced aerospace vehicles.' Killed after 6 months.
  • ▸ → LMT 2025 10-K (3 Programs) (assessment): AARO: 'one IC CAP unnecessarily expanded in 2021 to include UAP reverse-engineering mission.' 2021 = Building 648 opened. Kona Blue killed because Lockheed's existing program didn't want oversight.
  • ▸ → Eric Davis (assessment): Kona Blue advocates 'convinced USG was hiding UAP technologies.' Davis's Lockheed SCIF revelation confirms they were right. Kona Blue killed to protect Lockheed's existing crash retrieval program.

08 Intelligence_Analysis

Kona Blue (AARO)

Purpose: Kona Blue — proposed AARO declassification program Category: Policy & Disclosure This node documents Kona Blue (AARO), a policy or disclosure milestone. It connects to 7 entities, tracing the political and institutional dimensions of UAP transparency efforts.

Key Relationships

  • → AARO Vol 2 Delay (assessment): AARO declassified Kona Blue but admitted IC CAP expanded 2021 for UAP reverse engineering. AARO Volume 2 delayed 2+ years — can't reconcile 'transparency' with classified CAP. AARO caught in contradiction.
  • → Lacatski (Kona Blue) (assessment): AARO declassified Kona Blue (Feb 2024). Lacatski created Kona Blue. 'Investigate, identify, analyze sensitive materials and technologies, to include advanced aerospace vehicles.' Killed after 6 months.
  • → LMT 2025 10-K (3 Programs) (assessment): AARO: 'one IC CAP unnecessarily expanded in 2021 to include UAP reverse-engineering mission.' 2021 = Building 648 opened. Kona Blue killed because Lockheed's existing program didn't want oversight.
  • → Eric Davis (assessment): Kona Blue advocates 'convinced USG was hiding UAP technologies.' Davis's Lockheed SCIF revelation confirms they were right. Kona Blue killed to protect Lockheed's existing crash retrieval program.
  • → Mellon (Disclosure Fdn) (assessment): Mellon: AARO 'omitted entire agencies.' Kona Blue declassification reveals AARO knew about IC CAP expanded for reverse engineering. Mellon's criticism confirmed by AARO's own documents.
  • ← Reid ($22M AAWSAP) (assessment): Reid + Lieberman requested PSAP for Kona Blue. AARO declassified it (Feb 2024). Reid's SAP requests were blocked by 'opposition' = existing programs didn't want oversight.

Plus 1 additional connections.

10 FAQ

What is Kona Blue (AARO)? ▾
Kona Blue (AARO) Purpose: Kona Blue — proposed AARO declassification program Category: Policy & Disclosure This node documents Kona Blue (AARO), a policy or disclosure milestone. It connects to 7 entities, tracing the political and institutional dimensions of UAP transparency efforts.
What role does Kona Blue (AARO) play in the research network? ▾
Kona Blue (AARO) is classified under the "UAP Research" category, serving as Kona Blue — proposed AARO declassification program. Connected to 7 entities (7 assessments). Primary links: AARO Vol 2 Delay, Lacatski (Kona Blue), LMT 2025 10-K (3 Programs), Eric Davis, Mellon (Disclosure Fdn).
What evidence supports the Kona Blue (AARO) assessment? ▾
The intelligence assessment for Kona Blue (AARO) is supported by 4 primary sources, 1 PDF document, and 1 citation. Key sources include "AARO UAP Records - KONA BLUE Information Release - All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office", "History and Origin of KONA BLUE (AARO declassification release) - The Black Vault", and "Pentagon discloses proposed program to recover and reverse-engineer alien spacecraft - Politico". These documents provide the evidentiary basis for the analysis.
How does Kona Blue (AARO) connect to other entities in the network? ▾
Kona Blue (AARO) is connected to 7 entities in the intelligence network, including Lacatski (Kona Blue) (person), LMT 2025 10-K (3 Programs) (program), and AARO Vol 2 Delay (program). Key relationships: Lacatski (Kona Blue): AARO declassified Kona Blue (Feb 2024). Lacatski created Kona Blue. 'Investigate, identify, analyze sensitive materials and technologies, to include advanced aerospace vehicles.' Killed after 6 months., LMT 2025 10-K (3 Programs): AARO: 'one IC CAP unnecessarily expanded in 2021 to include UAP reverse-engineering mission.' 2021 = Building 648 opened. Kona Blue killed because Lockheed's existing program didn't want oversight., ; AARO Vol 2 Delay: AARO declassified Kona Blue but admitted IC CAP expanded 2021 for UAP reverse engineering. AARO Volume 2 delayed 2+ years — can't reconcile 'transparency' with classified CAP. AARO caught in contradiction.. Connected to 7 entities (7 assessments). Primary links: AARO Vol 2 Delay, Lacatski (Kona Blue), LMT 2025 10-K (3 Programs), Eric Davis, Mellon (Disclosure Fdn).
What is the Kona Blue (AARO) program? ▾
Kona Blue (AARO) Purpose: Kona Blue — proposed AARO declassification program Category: Policy & Disclosure This node documents Kona Blue (AARO), a policy or disclosure milestone. It connects to 7 entities, tracing the political and institutional dimensions of UAP transparency efforts.
What is the strategic context of Kona Blue (AARO)? ▾
Connected to 7 entities (7 assessments). Primary links: AARO Vol 2 Delay, Lacatski (Kona Blue), LMT 2025 10-K (3 Programs), Eric Davis, Mellon (Disclosure Fdn).
What primary source PDFs are available for Kona Blue (AARO)? ▾
1 PDF document is available: "konablue release1". • The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office History and Origin of KONA BLUE The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) first learned of the KONA BLUE program from interviews conducted as part...
How does Kona Blue (AARO) fit into the broader intelligence network? ▾
Connected to 7 entities (7 assessments). Primary links: AARO Vol 2 Delay, Lacatski (Kona Blue), LMT 2025 10-K (3 Programs), Eric Davis, Mellon (Disclosure Fdn).
What external sources document Kona Blue (AARO)? ▾
Kona Blue (AARO) is documented by 4 external sources, including 1 government record, 1 government document, and 1 news article. Notable references include "AARO UAP Records - KONA BLUE Information Release - All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office", "History and Origin of KONA BLUE (AARO declassification release) - The Black Vault", and "Pentagon discloses proposed program to recover and reverse-engineer alien spacecraft - Politico".
Why is Kona Blue (AARO) considered classified or significant? ▾
Kona Blue (AARO) Purpose: Kona Blue — proposed AARO declassification program Category: Policy & Disclosure This node documents Kona Blue (AARO), a policy or disclosure milestone. It connects to 7 entities, tracing the political and institutional dimensions of UAP transparency efforts.
What is the historical timeline for Kona Blue (AARO)? ▾
Kona Blue (AARO) is referenced across documents spanning 2021–2025, with activity noted in 2021, 2024, and 2025. This temporal range is derived from the primary source documents in the research archive.

Citations 1

  1. [1] — The Black Vault
ID: KonaBlueAARO
Type: program
Region: main
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