Project Grudge data and the artifact file
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Contents 4
| Date | 23 January 2009 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Crashes & retrievals (topic), Secrecy & cover-up (topic), Government programs (topic) |
| People | Jacques Vallée, Colm Kelleher, Harold Puthoff, Edward Burkhalter |
| Testimony | Shellenberger testimony, p. 169 |
| Year | 2009 in UFO history |
| Timeline | 2009 on the UAP Timeline |
| Sources | 13 |
Project Grudge data and the artifact file — A BAASS team member is said to be retrieving old Project Grudge data from Area 51.
According to Jacques Vallée's journals, in January 2009 Colm Kelleher, deputy administrator of BAASS, told him that a BAASS team member hoped to retrieve old data from the Project Grudge era (1949–51) and an "artifact" file supposedly kept separate from Project Blue Book. Hal Puthoff also mentioned retired Adm. Edward Burkhalter, a former director of the Intelligence Community Staff.
The idea that important records and physical material were kept apart from Blue Book has a long history, supported by the 1969 Bolender memo and by researchers who found gaps in Blue Book's files.
The results of these efforts were never made public. If the data was retrieved, it hasn't been released through AAWSAP's FOIA disclosures.
People and topics
- BAASS — The Bigelow Aerospace division that carried out the AAWSAP contract.
- Project Grudge — The Air Force's skeptical UFO project of 1949–51 that replaced Project Sign.
- Area 51 — The secret Nevada test site where spy planes and stealth aircraft were developed.
- Jacques Vallée — Computer scientist and astronomer, author of the Forbidden Science journals and a central figure in UFO research.
- Colm Kelleher — Biochemist who helped run NIDS and BAASS and co-wrote Skinwalkers at the Pentagon.
- Project Blue Book — The Air Force's public UFO investigation from 1952 until its closure in December 1969.
- Harold Puthoff — Physicist who co-founded the SRI remote-viewing research and later worked on AAWSAP and To The Stars Academy.
- Edward Burkhalter — Retired admiral named in AAWSAP-era discussions.
- Bolender memo — The 1969 Air Force memo saying important UFO reports would bypass Project Blue Book.
- AAWSAP — The Defense Intelligence Agency's UAP research program of 2008–2010, carried out by Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies.
- Freedom of Information Act — The 1966 U.S. law that lets the public request government records.
On the Timeline
- Obama White House meeting interest (2008) (24 December 2008) — Puthoff tells Vallée the White House is interested in a meeting about the phenomenon.
- CSETI energy briefing (2009) (13 February 2009) — CSETI allegedly briefs Obama officials and senators on breakthrough energy.
See every 2009 event on the UAP Timeline →
References
- Forbidden Science — the journals of Jacques Vallée (Anomaly Archives) · anomalyarchives.org · archived copy
- Forbidden Science series — Anomalist Books · anomalistbooks.com · archived copy
- Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP/AAWSAP) — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Glowing auras and 'black money': the Pentagon's mysterious UFO program — New York Times (2017) · nytimes.com · archived copy
- The origins of AAWSAP — Metabunk · metabunk.org · archived copy
- DIA FOIA reading room (AAWSAP technical reports) · dia.mil · archived copy
- Documents on the vetting of 'Skinwalkers at the Pentagon' — The Black Vault · theblackvault.com · archived copy
- Skinwalkers at the Pentagon: book review — Bad UFOs (Robert Sheaffer) · badufos.blogspot.com · archived copy
- AARO historical report finds no evidence of alien technology (2024) — Space.com · space.com · archived copy
- AARO Report on the Historical Record, Volume I — The Black Vault · theblackvault.com · archived copy
- Review of Forbidden Science 6 — SFCrowsnest · sfcrowsnest.info · archived copy
- Forbidden Science Dispatches — Tanner Boyle (journal summaries) · tannerfboyle.substack.com · archived copy
- amazon.com · amazon.com · archived copy
Further reading
- Project Blue Book — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Project Blue Book records — National Archives · archives.gov · archived copy
- Project Blue Book files — The Black Vault · theblackvault.com · archived copy
- Project Grudge — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Majestic 12 — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Majestic 12 file — FBI Vault · vault.fbi.gov · archived copy
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