James Lacatski (DIA AAWSAP Creator, Kona Blue Designer, 2007 Skinwalker Experience, 'At Least One Craft')
01 Executive_Summary
ASSESSMENT: Dr. James T. Lacatski (D.Eng.) is the DIA SCIENTIST who created AAWSAP after a 2007 Skinwalker experience, designed Kona Blue (proposed SAP for UFO tech exploitation), and publicly admitted the US has 'at least one craft.' DIA senior analyst, missile expert. 'Spent most of career with DIA analyzing technology of adversaries, weapons that could wipe out the world.' 'Keeper of secrets, regarded oath and security clearance as gospel.' 2007 SKINWALKER: 'Became interested in UFO activity at hotspots including Skinwalker.' Visited ranch with Bigelow. 'Had his own bizarre experience.' Convinced DIA leadership. Met Senators Reid, Inouye, Stevens. 'Three lawmakers agreed to sponsor, secured $22M.' 'Believed potential threat and opportunity.' AAWSAP: 'Designed and championed.' 'Acronym purposefully omits terms regarding UFOs.' 'Primary creator.' 'Overall project manager.' 'Produced 115 thick documents + world's largest UFO data warehouse.' 'Completed almost everything in 27-month existence. Funding suddenly paused.' KONA BLUE (proposed ~2011, terminated Feb 10, 2012): Prospective SAP proposed to DHS. 'Direct continuation of AAWSAP/AATIP.' Designed by Lacatski, Kelleher, colleagues. 'Ambitious plan to study and exploit UFO technology.' 'Study aerospace technology of unknown origin, interview witnesses, physical/psychological effects.' 'Included consciousness and remote viewing.' 'CONTEMPLATED HOLDING AND ANALYZING RECOVERED MATERIALS.' Briefed DHS Deputy Under Secretary Dr. Tara O'Toole. 'Never approved as SAP, never received funding or material. Terminated Feb 10, 2012.' Declassified by DHS 2023. PUBLIC STATEMENTS (Corbell/Knapp): 'Absolutely in a race for the tech.' 'Goal: figure out UFO technology, build our own.' 'Adversaries have own programs.' 'AUTHORIZED bombshell: we have exploitation program to study AT LEAST ONE CRAFT.' 'US teams BREACHED THE HULL to uncover propulsion mysteries that defy earthly physics.' 'AARO deliberate disinformation campaigns.' 'Kona Blue cancellation — spoiler: alive in ways you won't believe.' 'Counterintelligence ops targeting whistleblowers.' '1,200 pages declassified docs.' CRITICAL: 2007 experience = origin of AAWSAP. Kona Blue = crash retrieval SAP (terminated but 'alive'). 'At least one craft' = public admission. 'Breached hull' = extraordinary detail. Three most senior senators (Reid, Inouye, Stevens) funded.
03 Deep_Dive_Intelligence
Overview
ASSESSMENT: Dr. James T. Lacatski (D.Eng.) is the DIA SCIENTIST who created AAWSAP after a 2007 Skinwalker experience, designed Kona Blue (proposed SAP for UFO tech exploitation), and publicly admitted the US has 'at least one craft.' DIA senior analyst, missile expert. 'Spent most of career with DIA analyzing technology of adversaries, weapons that could wipe out the world.' 'Keeper of secrets, regarded oath and security clearance as gospel.' 2007 SKINWALKER: 'Became interested in UFO activity at hotspots including Skinwalker.' Visited ranch with Bigelow. 'Had his own bizarre experience.' Convinced DIA leadership. Met Senators Reid, Inouye, Stevens. 'Three lawmakers agreed to sponsor, secured $22M.' 'Believed potential threat and opportunity.' AAWSAP: 'Designed and championed.' 'Acronym purposefully omits terms regarding UFOs.' 'Primary creator.' 'Overall project manager.' 'Produced 115 thick documents + world's largest UFO data warehouse.' 'Completed almost everything in 27-month existence. Funding suddenly paused.' KONA BLUE (proposed ~2011, terminated Feb 10, 2012): Prospective SAP proposed to DHS. 'Direct continuation of AAWSAP/AATIP.' Designed by Lacatski, Kelleher, colleagues. 'Ambitious plan to study and exploit UFO technology.' 'Study aerospace technology of unknown origin, interview witnesses, physical/psychological effects.' 'Included consciousness and remote viewing.' 'CONTEMPLATED HOLDING AND ANALYZING RECOVERED MATERIALS.' Briefed DHS Deputy Under Secretary Dr. Tara O'Toole. 'Never approved as SAP, never received funding or material. Terminated Feb 10, 2012.' Declassified by DHS 2023. PUBLIC STATEMENTS (Corbell/Knapp): 'Absolutely in a race for the tech.' 'Goal: figure out UFO technology, build our own.' 'Adversaries have own programs.' 'AUTHORIZED bombshell: we have exploitation program to study AT LEAST ONE CRAFT.' 'US teams BREACHED THE HULL to uncover propulsion mysteries that defy earthly physics.' 'AARO deliberate disinformation campaigns.' 'Kona Blue cancellation — spoiler: alive in ways you won't believe.' 'Counterintelligence ops targeting whistleblowers.' '1,200 pages declassified docs.' CRITICAL: 2007 experience = origin of AAWSAP. Kona Blue = crash retrieval SAP (terminated but 'alive'). 'At least one craft' = public admission. 'Breached hull' = extraordinary detail. Three most senior senators (Reid, Inouye, Stevens) funded.
Entity Type: Assessment — James Lacatski (DIA AAWSAP Creator, Kona Blue Designer, 2007 Skinwalker Experience, 'At Least One Craft') is an analytical assessment synthesizing multiple data points.
Source Documents
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07 Key_Findings
- ▸ Entity Type: Assessment — James Lacatski (DIA AAWSAP Creator, Kona Blue Designer, 2007 Skinwalker Experience, 'At Least One Craft') is an analytical assessment synthesizing multiple data points.
- ▸ 8newsnow.com — What is Kona Blue
- ▸ 8newsnow.com — Scientist reveals details of top-secret UFO research
- ▸ uapcodex.org — Kona Blue DHS prospective SAP
- ▸ youtube.com — He Ran The Pentagon's Secret UFO Program (Corbell/Knapp)
09 Timeline_Mentions (10)
Puthoff at SRI (1972-1995): CIA/DIA remote viewing (Stargate) — 50-year UAP physics career from SRI to AAWSAP to TTSA
Stanford PhD. SRI 1972. Remote viewing with Targ. 1974 Nature paper. Stargate program. 38 DIRDs for AAWSAP. Vacuum/metric engineering. BAASS Science Director. TTSA co-founder. 50-year career.
uap-researchThread-3 Documents Smuggled to DIA
Thread-3 documents were smuggled out of Russia in 1993 and reached the DIA, providing the foundation for the American AAWSAP program that would be established 14 years later.
programBigelow founds NIDS + buys Skinwalker (1995-96): hotel billionaire creates private UAP research foundation, seeds AAWSAP
Budget Suites billionaire. NIDS (1995). Skinwalker Ranch $200K (1996). Bigelow Aerospace (1999). Genesis I/II. BEAM on ISS. 'Real estate to fund space.' NIDS → BAASS → AAWSAP pipeline.
uap-researchCorso 'The Day After Roswell' (1997): Eisenhower NSC officer claims he seeded Roswell tech — lasers, fiber optics, ICs, Kevlar — to industry
Army Lt. Col. Eisenhower NSC 1953-1957. Foreign Technology desk 1961. 19 medals. 'Seeded' Roswell tech: lasers, fiber optics, ICs, Kevlar. Fort Riley ET body. Hillenkoetter covert group. Thurmond fore
uap-researchReid Senate AAWSAP funding (2008-2010): $22M earmark with Inouye + Stevens, SAP request, Bigelow connection, John Glenn suggestion
Senate Majority Leader. $10M + $12M = $22M. Inouye (President pro tempore, Medal of Honor). Stevens (President pro tempore). Both WWII veterans. SAP request June 2009. Bigelow $10K+ contributions. Joh
uap-researchKona Blue (2011-2012): proposed SAP for UFO tech exploitation + crash retrieval — terminated but 'alive,' Lacatski admits 'at least one craft'
Proposed SAP. DHS. Crash retrieval exploitation. 'Hold and analyze recovered materials.' Consciousness + remote viewing. Terminated Feb 10, 2012. 'Alive in ways you won't believe.' 'At least one craft
uap-researchNYT 'Glowing Auras and Black Money' (Dec 16, 2017): Kean/Blumenthal/Cooper reveal AATIP — the inflection point of modern disclosure
Front-page NYT. Kean (tip from Elizondo, 15+ years, 2010 bestseller). Blumenthal (45-year veteran, pitched to Baquet, MSNBC materials reveal). Cooper (Pentagon correspondent, Pulitzer). AATIP revealed
uap-researchCorbell/Knapp Lacatski interview (2024): 'at least one craft,' 'breached hull,' 'AARO disinformation,' 'Kona Blue alive,' 'hitchhikers'
Weaponized podcast. Lacatski Parts 1+2. 'At least one craft' (authorized). 'Breached hull.' 'AARO disinformation.' 'Kona Blue alive.' 'Counterintelligence ops.' 'Hitchhikers.' 'Tic Tac one of ours?' C
uap-researchKirkpatrick/AARO Volume 1 (Feb 2024): 'no empirical evidence' — 'seriously flawed,' failed mandate, criticized by Elizondo/Mellon/Sheehan
AARO director. Volume 1. 'No empirical evidence.' 'Seriously flawed.' Failed congressional mandate. Failed IC abuses. 'Religious belief' insult. 'No firsthand evidence' = false. Kona Blue contradictio
uap-researchKona Blue Documented in AARO Report
The AARO Historical Record Report Volume 1 (February 2024) documents Kona Blue as a proposed UAP recovery and reverse-engineering Special Access Program. Designed by James Lacatski (AAWSAP creator). I
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