Robert Bigelow
PersonRobert Bigelow
PersonRobert Bigelow — American billionaire entrepreneur. Founder of Bigelow Aerospace & NIDS. Skinwalker Ranch owner.
Robert Bigelow — American billionaire entrepreneur. Founder of Bigelow Aerospace & NIDS. Skinwalker Ranch owner.
Robert Bigelow is a U.S. entrepreneur known for his dual-track interests in both commercial space infrastructure and anomalous phenomena. He founded Bigelow Aerospace, creator of expandable space modules, and established the National Institute for Discovery Science (NIDS) to probe UFOs, cattle mutilations, and alleged paranormal events. He once acquired Skinwalker Ranch in Utah as a field site for his institute, intending to treat alleged anomalous phenomena as a scientific problem rather than folklore. He has publicly stated he is “absolutely convinced” extraterrestrial life exists, and that such entities have visited Earth.
These pronouncements, combined with his financial and organizational investments, make him a pivotal figure in the overlap between private aerospace and UFO disclosure.
Bigelow played a central role in securing the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP, originally AAWSAP) contract from the Defense Intelligence Agency, of about $22 million beginning in 2007. Through Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS), his company was tasked with collecting, evaluating, and housing reports of UAP and related anomalies, including videos, testimonies from military personnel, and physical samples allegedly recovered from UFO events. Under his oversight, facilities were modified in Las Vegas to process unidentified materials. While much of the data remains unverified or anecdotal, his funding and institutional infrastructure enabled greater visibility and credibility for UFO-related research.
A recent signal involving Bigelow arises in connection with President Trump’s directive in February 2026 ordering the release of government files on UFOs, alien life, and extraterrestrial phenomena. The signal—slow, phased disclosure—is attributed in online commentary to a December 2025 message Bigelow reportedly sent to author B.A. Crisp, outlining plans to influence the Trump administration toward ensuring such material becomes public. This claim, while circulating in digital fora, remains contested: no known official document confirms Bigelow sent the message, and agency disclosures tied to Trump’s directive have yet to attribute specific declassification actions to Bigelow.
Open questions include:
What specific documents currently held by the Pentagon or intelligence agencies may have been generated or collected via Bigelow-funded programs like AAWSAP or BAASS.
Whether any of those documents are among those now being reviewed for release under Trump’s order.
What role, if any bureaucratically or legally, Bigelow has in the process of identifying and declassifying relevant files.
Bigelow’s influence in shaping the institutional landscape around UAP research remains substantial; how much of that legacy plays out in ongoing disclosure efforts is yet to be confirmed.
Again, I have ZERO doubt that the messages from Bigelow to @BACrispWrites are legit and Mr. B. told her he planned to speak with Trump about a "Soft Disclosure." But as far as the claims by Mark (@The_King_Of_UFO) that a July 8th Disclosure speech was planned by Trump, preceded https://t.co/wEA0T8cGnx [Quoted] Late to the party I know but dude's source was Bobby Bigelow? He was too "fucking scared" to say Robert Bigelow told him Trump was gonna give a UFO speech? Riiight. 🙄 https://t.co/bycb...
James Lacatski Pax River Glenn Gaffney Robert Bigelow Lockheed Martin The potential chain of custody on that non-human craft that everybody wants must be… out of this world 😏 Pretty interesting connection made by the Jesus of the UFO aka @PostDisclosure. https://t.co/WpNOxB0SoZ
🚨 Robert Bigelow has contributed at least $20–$25 million to President Trump’s political campaigns. He is allegedly advising the President on a “soft UFO disclosure” in 2026. 🛸👽👀 https://t.co/pgRuZ4ZYIR [Quoted] Robert Bigelow has contributed at least $20–$25 million to President Trump’s political campaigns. He is allegedly advising the President on a “soft disclosure” in 2026. All we need is one undeniable fact spoken out loud by the President. If the White House confirms the https://t.c...
If Bigelow is pissed and won’t be doing the May speech after all, oh well. It’s all about July 2026. https://t.co/bGiP00hE0l
No, Bigelow never said, "I'm the source." @pavelibarrameda, why the hell would you go on with this Vetted clown? You were doing fine on your own. Geezus, does anybody have standards any more? https://t.co/c2UAjmXKuV
Below is B.A. commenting on Bigelow and the alleged July 8th Trump speech. "No speech was ever mentioned to me." https://t.co/xIaRI3f2EN [Quoted] @MusicAndTruth @JasonWilde108 @TheUfoJoe No speech was ever mentioned to me. Haven’t met Mark but wish him well. People are starving for truth but some powerful factions hold the gate and yell: “You can’t handle the truth!” https://t.co/pijPinmXMq
Mark Christopher Lee's Twitter account seems to be deactivated. I checked around with some folks before I posted the other day, and that's why I said I was confident ("no reason to doubt") @BACrispWrites's DM from Robert Bigelow was legit and Mark (@The_King_Of_UFO) also seems https://t.co/jqcFZixHNC [Quoted] @The_King_Of_UFO So Pavel says he may have confirmed that communication between Mark and Bigelow. If I forced that confession Mark I apologise. You know I’d never try and get you in trou...
🚨 Billionaire Robert Bigelow dropped a BOMBSHELL to UFO filmmaker James Fox: Aliens are WALKING AMONG US right now! 🛸👽 🛸 In a private 2009 meeting, Bigelow revealed: "They're walking among us... What do you mean? They're right here under your nose. I mean exactly that. https://t.co/hjeMsIwVVw
RT @UfosAroundWorld: @The_King_Of_UFO So Pavel says he may have confirmed that communication between Mark and Bigelow. If I forced that con…
Vetting Bigelow... https://t.co/RNK8zxpMLx [Quoted] For people that have not had time to watch the interview or prefer to comment first then watch a year later this is the part where Mark speaks about the Vetting comment and explains it. https://t.co/tO5RIHLNKY
