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ASSESSMENT dossier

Harry Reid (Senate Majority Leader, $22M AAWSAP, SAP Requests, Lockheed Confirmation)

ASSESSMENT General ASSESSMENT // REID 22M AAWSAP Also: Harry Reid, Reid $22M AAWSAP, Reid SAP request, Reid Kona Blue, Reid Lockheed confirmation, Reid Inouye Stevens

01 Executive_Summary

ASSESSMENT: Senator Harry Reid (Senate Majority Leader) was the POLITICAL CHAMPION of UAP research. Secured $22M for AAWSAP through congressional earmarks. Recruited Senators Daniel Inouye (HI) and Ted Stevens (AK). July 2008 supplemental appropriation. $10M initial -> $22M total. SAP REQUESTS (both blocked): (1) November 2009 — Reid wrote to DIA requesting SAP for AAWSAP/AATIP. DIA rejected: 'cannot find adequate justification.' (2) 2009-2011 — Reid + Lieberman requested PSAP for Kona Blue. 'Opposition mounted, budget disappeared.' Killed after 6 months. REID CONFIRMS LOCKHEED: Congressional document HHRG-118-GO12-20241113-SD004.pdf states 'Reid confirms Lockheed Martin.' $22M ORIGINALLY FOR SCIF: 'The $22M allocated for DIA AAWSAP was originally intended to SCIF-out Bigelow Aerospace Facilities in Las Vegas.' CRITICAL: $22M was for building a SCIF at Bigelow's facility to receive classified UAP materials — potentially from Lockheed. The Lockheed-BAASS materials negotiation (Knapp testimony) fits: Lockheed had UAP materials, Bigelow/BAASS needed SCIF to receive them, Reid secured funding to build it. Transfer 'did not ultimately proceed.' Reid's vision: formal classified UAP program with congressional oversight. Blocked by existing programs (Lockheed crash retrieval since ~2004) that didn't want oversight.

03 Deep_Dive_Intelligence

Overview

ASSESSMENT: Senator Harry Reid (Senate Majority Leader) was the POLITICAL CHAMPION of UAP research. Secured $22M for AAWSAP through congressional earmarks. Recruited Senators Daniel Inouye (HI) and Ted Stevens (AK). July 2008 supplemental appropriation. $10M initial -> $22M total. SAP REQUESTS (both blocked): (1) November 2009 — Reid wrote to DIA requesting SAP for AAWSAP/AATIP. DIA rejected: 'cannot find adequate justification.' (2) 2009-2011 — Reid + Lieberman requested PSAP for Kona Blue. 'Opposition mounted, budget disappeared.' Killed after 6 months. REID CONFIRMS LOCKHEED: Congressional document Historical Declassified Government and Intelligence Documents on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (1947–2023) states 'Reid confirms Lockheed Martin.' $22M ORIGINALLY FOR SCIF: 'The $22M allocated for DIA AAWSAP was originally intended to SCIF-out Bigelow Aerospace Facilities in Las Vegas.' CRITICAL: $22M was for building a SCIF at Bigelow's facility to receive classified UAP materials — potentially from Lockheed. The Lockheed-BAASS materials negotiation (Knapp testimony) fits: Lockheed had UAP materials, Bigelow/BAASS needed SCIF to receive them, Reid secured funding to build it. Transfer 'did not ultimately proceed.' Reid's vision: formal classified UAP program with congressional oversight. Blocked by existing programs (Lockheed crash retrieval since ~2004) that didn't want oversight.

Entity Type: Assessment — Harry Reid (Senate Majority Leader, $22M AAWSAP, SAP Requests, Lockheed Confirmation) is an analytical assessment synthesizing multiple data points.

Source Documents

Intelligence derived from 5 source documents:

Stranger than Fiction — AAWSAP Skinwalker Ranch: What the 2024 Records Show
8newsnow — What is Kona Blue?
The Black Vault — Kona Blue documents
The Black Vault — DIA SAP Review (November 2009)
Congress.gov — HHRG-118-GO12-20241113-SD004 (Reid confirms Lockheed Martin)

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07 Key_Findings

▸ Entity Type: Assessment — Harry Reid (Senate Majority Leader, $22M AAWSAP, SAP Requests, Lockheed Confirmation) is an analytical assessment synthesizing multiple data points.
▸ Stranger than Fiction — AAWSAP Skinwalker Ranch: What the 2024 Records Show
▸ The Black Vault — Kona Blue documents
▸ The Black Vault — DIA SAP Review (November 2009)
▸ Congress.gov — HHRG-118-GO12-20241113-SD004 (Reid confirms Lockheed Martin)

09 Timeline_Mentions (10)

2008

Reid secures $22M for AAWSAP (July 2008): originally to SCIF-out Bigelow for classified materials, confirms Lockheed Martin

Senate Majority Leader + Inouye + Stevens. $22M for SCIF at Bigelow to receive classified UAP materials. Reid confirms Lockheed. SAP requests blocked twice. Opposition from existing programs.

uap-research

2008

AAWSAP/BAASS (2008-2010): $22M DIA program, 50 scientists, Skinwalker 'living lab,' 100+ reports — largest US UFO investigation

$22M DIA program. BAASS contractor. 50 scientists. 100+ reports. Skinwalker Ranch living lab. All 5 DIA personnel experienced anomalies. Harry Reid funded. Lacatski + Stratton + Kelleher architects.

uap-research

2008

Reid 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-research

2009

AAWSAP (2009-2012) commissions 38 DIA studies including 'IEC fusion as compact energy source' — overlaps with CFR

$22M DIA program. 38 DIRDs. IEC fusion, positron propulsion, warp drive, metamaterials. Puthoff commissioned. Overlaps with CFR timeline (2010-2020).

defense-programs

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

2009-01-01

AAWSAP Established (DIA/Bigelow)

DIA establishes AAWSAP with $22M funding. Contract awarded to BAASS (Bigelow). 38 DIRDs commissioned covering 12 technical areas including armament and temporal translation. Eric Davis is science advi

Government

2009-06

Senator Reid Requests Restricted SAP Status for AAWSAP

Senator Reid's June 2009 letter explicitly requesting Restricted SAP treatment with a Bigoted Access List is primary-source evidence that the program's sponsors intended at least portions of the effor

program

2017

NYT '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-research

2024

Skafish Sol White Paper (Nov 2024): executive branch secrecy, 'nonanthropogenic vehicles,' Clinton Cabinet knowledge, Senate inquiry proposal

Berkeley anthropologist. AARO errors. Nonanthropogenic vehicles. Clinton Cabinet + Reid knew. CIA/DoD corroboration. Senate inquiry proposal. 'Whole of society' approach.

uap-research

2025

Lacatski goes public (2025): 'exploitation program for at least one craft' + Kona Blue declassified — 'study and exploit UFO technology'

AAWSAP creator admits US has exploitation program for UFO craft. Kona Blue (reverse engineering) declassified. AARO = 'disclosure facade.' Opposition = existing classified programs.

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10 FAQ

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1 PDF document is available: "09117 Final Packet Presented to DepSecDef". UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 5000 DEfENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301-5000 INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SUBJECT: Senator Harry Reid~s Request to Put the Advanced...

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Harry Reid (Senate Majority Leader, $22M AAWSAP, SAP Requests, Lockheed Confirmation) is also known as: Harry Reid, Reid $22M AAWSAP, and Reid SAP request. These alternative names appear across different source documents and may reflect codenames, abbreviations, or historical references.

What external sources document Harry Reid (Senate Majority Leader, $22M AAWSAP, SAP Requests, Lockheed Confirmation)? ▾

Harry Reid (Senate Majority Leader, $22M AAWSAP, SAP Requests, Lockheed Confirmation) is documented by 2 external sources, including 1 Government declassified document (PDF) and 1 News article. Notable references include "Final Packet Presented to Deputy Secretary of Defense — Senator Harry Reid's SAP Request for AATIP/AAWSAP (The Black Vault)" and "The Pentagon's secret search for UFOs — Politico (December 17, 2017)".

Why is Harry Reid (Senate Majority Leader, $22M AAWSAP, SAP Requests, Lockheed Confirmation) considered classified or significant? ▾

Senator Harry Reid (Senate Majority Leader) was the POLITICAL CHAMPION of UAP research. Secured $22M for AAWSAP through congressional earmarks. Recruited Senators Daniel Inouye (HI) and Ted Stevens (AK). July 2008 supplemental appropriation. $10M initial -> $22M total. SAP REQUESTS (both blocked): (1) November 2009 — Reid wrote to DIA requesting SAP for AAWSAP/AATIP. DIA rejected: 'cannot find adequate justification.' (2) 2009-2011 — Reid + Lieberman requested PSAP for Kona Blue. 'Opposition mounted, budget disappeared.' Killed after 6 months. REID CONFIRMS LOCKHEED: Congressional document HHRG-118-GO12-20241113-SD004.pdf states 'Reid confirms Lockheed Martin.' $22M ORIGINALLY FOR SCIF: 'The $22M allocated for DIA AAWSAP was originally intended to SCIF-out Bigelow Aerospace Facilities in Las Vegas.' CRITICAL: $22M was for building a SCIF at Bigelow's facility to receive classified UAP materials — potentially from Lockheed. The Lockheed-BAASS materials negotiation (Knapp testimony) fits: Lockheed had UAP materials, Bigelow/BAASS needed SCIF to receive them, Reid secured funding to build it. Transfer 'did not ultimately proceed.' Reid's vision: formal classified UAP program with congressional oversight. Blocked by existing programs (Lockheed crash retrieval since ~2004) that didn't want oversight.

What is the historical timeline for Harry Reid (Senate Majority Leader, $22M AAWSAP, SAP Requests, Lockheed Confirmation)? ▾

Harry Reid (Senate Majority Leader, $22M AAWSAP, SAP Requests, Lockheed Confirmation) is referenced across documents spanning 2004–2024, with activity noted in 2004, 2008, and 2009. This temporal range is derived from the primary source documents in the research archive.