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OrgScientific UFO research organization founded by J. Allen Hynek in 1973
Scientific UFO research organization founded by J. Allen Hynek in 1973
Probed ingest of: Pentagon seeks access to vast private UFO records collection
Brandi Vincent’s DefenseScoop report examines AARO’s proposed subscription to the National UFO Historical Records Center, led by David Marler. The linked federal notice specifies pre-1990 data, metadata and analysis, a one-year base with four options, and a sole-source justification built around unique archive holdings. The central distinction is access for AARO researchers versus public disclosure; the notice itself promises no public release.
Gene Sticco’s August 1 X post carries a Blackgrove Business News analysis of Washington Headquarters Services’ reported plan to sole-source AARO a multi-year subscription to the National UFO Historical Records Center’s pre-1990 archive. It examines the notice’s commercial-product language against the Center’s public statements about continuing digitization and cloud-access funding, separating reported procurement terms from Blackgrove’s interpretation and the records still needed to verify the award.
