@HackTheSim@why_here_again Sounds like something the Orb Working Group would have tackled. Given the ranch was CONUS and had the # of orb sightings, makes it a great lab. Bonus for members already having a long relationsip with Bigelow.
It's sad to see where some people are at. To have @libertybirb block me for pointing out that I disagree with him is pretty on brand. Pretty think skin'd for such a free thinker.
I simply cannot stress enough how important it is @RepEricBurlison specifically mentions the @MITREcorp here in regards to private contractors holding the proverbial keys of UFO retrieval and exploitation programs.
Founded in 1958/1959 as a spinoff from MIT Lincoln Labs, MITRE was initially formed as a military think tank that pushes the boundaries of "innovation from sea to space."
Today, MITRE is a non-profit that operates several FFRDCs (Federally Funded Research and Development Centers) for US Government sponsors, specializing in defense & intelligence, aerospace & transportation, homeland security, etc. Important to note, MITRE receives around 99% of its funding from the US Government.
Outside of MITRE's prized Independent Research and Development (IRAD) efforts to "respond to urgent challenges and anticipate the future for our government sponsors and the nation" and MITRE Labs that "inspires breakthroughs in applied science and advanced technology to transform the future of U.S. scientific and economic leadership", one of MITRE's FFRDCs of particular interest in regards to UFO legacy programs is the National Security Engineering Center (NSEC) sponsored by the Department of Defense.
As a direct spinoff of @MITLL's Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air-defense radar system, for decades, NSEC has operated to deliver "research, engineering, and analytical solutions to the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community."
I understand that NSEC, MITRE Labs, and other elements of MITRE are considered an "R&D ace" and an elite science and technology institution with unrivaled expertise operating across a swath of activities housed under several agencies/services within the US Intelligence Community and Armed Forces tasked with retrieval and exploitation of non-human intelligence technical vehicles.
Specifically, MITRE works closely with the US Navy for tracking, monitoring, retrieval, and exploitation of UFO/USO within maritime environments.
With how crucial MITRE is to USG-sponsored covert UFO recovery and exploitation efforts, it's always elft a bad taste in my mouth that beginning in 2025, disgraced ex @DoW_AARO director Sean Kirkpatrick and his company "Nonlinear Solutions LLC" were awarded contracts to subcontract under MITRE for USSPACECOM (IDC W56KGU18D0004).
If this were a one-off, it wouldn't be a big deal, but remember following AARO, Dr. Kirkpatrick also fled to @ORNL, a DOE/NNSA FFRDC National Lab, as cTO for Defense and Intelligence Programs!
@MiddleOfMayhem Might need to go back and get confirmation. I had researched that group and the launch was recent to the event, so while they might have launched 8x's in the past this balloon was not up there that long. Wayback machine is your friend.
@TheUfoJoe Have you asked @lesliekean or Dr. Davis to clarify that? Davis has said much in recent interviews which lines up with what was reported in 2020, specific background on where his research lead. Is that information classified? I'm confused given what happened to @TheDylanBorland
While I've had my issues in the past I will say chapeau for publishing this. Listening I appreciate the tone, and seeing the pattern. John's taken the time to speak to the people who were there and hear multiple sides of the stories. Looking forward to more.
First episode is out. I started this podcast as an attempt to educate people interested in the UAP topic but don’t have time to sift through the noise. Think of it as a Ufology 101. Each week will explore different core themes and topics.
https://t.co/U3y8A1kupe
Many people have slept on the origins of AAWSAP and why they ended up at the ranch. Why leave CONUS if you had a site with a friendly owner who was willing to partner with the sponsor?
@Ryan_UFOs@tobjectpascal@Jane_Doe82 Lacatski is a missile guy, so yeah he did need an aero. that's how this started - Lacatski went to Stratton for help identifying something