Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP)
OrgProgramAdvanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP)
OrgProgramAAWSAP was a 2008–2012 Defense Intelligence Agency program contracted to BAASS for advanced aerospace studies and investigation of anomalous phenomena.
AAWSAP was a 2008–2012 Defense Intelligence Agency program contracted to BAASS for advanced aerospace studies and investigation of anomalous phenomena.
Hal Puthoff
The Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program was a Defense Intelligence Agency effort established through a 2008 solicitation and contract. DIA awarded the work to Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies, or BAASS, with approximately $22 million ultimately associated with the program. Senator Harry Reid and colleagues supported the funding after discussions involving Robert Bigelow and defense officials.
AAWSAP commissioned technical studies on advanced aerospace concepts, assembled case databases, and investigated reports involving unusual aerial and related phenomena. BAASS personnel also worked with Skinwalker Ranch material and broader anomalous claims. Contract deliverables and program records confirm a formal funded activity even though public accounts differ over how centrally UFO investigation appeared in its stated purpose. The solicitation and contract structure matter because the formal requirement extended beyond collecting sightings. It asked for forecasts of aerospace developments and produced a series of Defense Intelligence Reference Documents on subjects such as propulsion, materials, energy, and human performance. Those commissioned studies can be evaluated separately from the ranch investigations and extraordinary interpretations later associated with participants.
AAWSAP is often conflated with AATIP. Official historical reporting treats AAWSAP as the formal DIA contract and AATIP as a later or informal UAP effort, while participants use the names differently. That distinction matters for dates, personnel, authority, and claims about what continued after funding ended.
The program’s significance is that a defense agency funded sustained anomalous-phenomena work through a private contractor. Its existence does not validate every case, theory, or alleged result associated with it. Evaluation depends on original requirements, deliverables, data quality, and what the government accepted or concluded from the work.
Release 7 came out Oct 23 and most coverage I saw stopped at the triangle story. I read all 28 files, short version below. The recent stuff (only 2 files) - AARO memo on the June 2026 sighting by federal agents at a site in the western US. Matte black triangle, went straight up, hovered about 20 seconds, then banked and dropped into a canyon fast and silent. No wreckage, no EM or physiological effects noted. - FBI FD-302 for what looks like the same event. Two agents co-signed it, roughly a 3...
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tl;dr: AAWSAP, and the story connected to it, is an absolute mess thanks to the U.S. government, the contractor connected to it, and everyone who has said they worked within it.
[Retweeted] Two officially released AAWSAP reports vs. "AAWSAP reports" that appeared in the PURSUE 7 release. See the difference? It is clear to me there is a stark difference (classification markings, formatting, contract number references etc) between the two. Why is this important? It shows a clear difference between what AAWSAP was officially (with the exception of 1, no DIRD talks about UFOs) and what it was for BAASS... then later framed erroneously by those spreading stories and outla...
Two officially released AAWSAP reports vs. "AAWSAP reports" that appeared in the PURSUE 7 release. See the difference? It is clear to me there is a stark difference (classification markings, formatting, contract number references etc) between the two. Why is this important? It shows a clear difference between what AAWSAP was officially (with the exception of 1, no DIRD talks about UFOs) and what it was for BAASS... then later framed erroneously by those spreading stories and outlandish UNPROV...
The obsession within the peanut gallery never dies. I stand by what I've said. Recent document releases only support what I've said that AAWSAP veered off from its intended purpose. I will let the public judge whether taxpayer funds were appropriated properly when it came from the original AAWSAP mission statement vs. what the DIA got in return. I find it very telling that many of the BAASS reports have no government markings, proper formatting, classification markings, etc., while the DIRDS...
[Retweeted] And Greenewald made the argument that AAWSAP wasn't a UFO program to start with, but folks like Lacatski went rogue and turned it into one. BS, and just piss-poor analysis from Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dum. AAWSAP was always going to study UFOs, with a focus on the technology involved. And it was allowed to follow the evidence wherever it led, which exposed the folks involved to some very strange places, encounters, and claims. @g_knapp told us all of this starting back in 2018. An...
If Lockheed had a NHI craft or pieces/ornaments from one, why did they need AAWSAP? The CIA had cancelled the crash-retrieval contract so no funding for Lockheed (or others) to continue reverse-engineering efforts. AAWSAP had $22 million and various scientists/experts already on the payroll and ready to go. Sources: @jaystratton and Dr. Eric Davis have talked about this in interviews.
This bothers me... @g_knapp: Lockheed was going to give AAWSAP UAP MATERIALS. Dr. Eric Davis: Lockheed was going to give AAWSAP UAP MATERIALS, or "ornaments." They had kept 20% of said ornaments and didn't return them to the CIA when the contract was cancelled. @jaystratton: Lockheed was going to give AAWSAP a craft. Materials from a crash? Or a craft? HUGE difference. Who's right? Did anybody ever see these ornaments or craft? Maybe. I can't see how Lockheed would have been able to keep 20%...
Example a: https://vimeo.com/222366976/0c171ef640 Example b: It's just weird. As far as I understand Lucis Trust is an occult nonprofit. If you have a more nuanced explanation that encompasses further, please share. Jim Ryder, Lockheed's Ex VP, proposed transferring a flying saucer to Stratton’s AAWSAP team for research according to Stratton's recent book. In short, he was a real in the know fella according to Out Of The Shadows.