DOW-UAP-D171: BAASS June 2009 investigations and MUFON contract
BAASS’s June 2009 report documents staffing and facilities plans, a reduced MUFON payment schedule, and extensive preliminary field investigations. Its Brazil collection report notes uncertain evidence custody and incomplete analysis, while Northern Tier work records the difficulty of locating historical witnesses. Witness estimates and investigator interpretations appear alongside negative checks, unresolved alternatives and planned follow-up.
- File
- Document · Release 07
- Date
- Jul 9, 2009
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Extent
- 134 pages
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Probed Assessment
A detailed operational report with preliminary cases and explicit evidence gaps, including custody, corroboration and historical recollection limits.
Key takeaways
- The planned secure vault is an acquisition plan, not proof of exotic materials in custody.
- MUFON accepted reduced payments after BAASS questioned case volume and unspent funds.
- The field reports include ordinary explanations, negative checks and missing physical evidence.
- Brazil collection volume does not establish the reliability of each report or sample.
Why it matters
The packet links contract management to investigative practice and documents where claims exceeded the available corroboration.
Corroboration
Reproduced witness statements, investigator opinions, correspondence and administrative counts carry different evidentiary weight. Sample collection and requested FOIA records are not completed laboratory or records findings.
Open questions
- • What did the requested laboratory tests and FOIA responses establish?
- • Were Brazil materials authenticated and their chains of custody resolved?
- • Which reported cases received final classifications?
Probed separates this editorial assessment from the source claims below. It summarizes what the released artifact supports; it is not independent verification.
Official Description from War.gov
This document is an administrative, programmatic, or contractor-produced record related to the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP), a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)-administered program active from 2008 to 2012. AAWSAP’s official scope of work identified 12 technical research areas relating to potential aerospace threats over a time horizon of more than 40 years. As part of the broader program record, the file documents how AAWSAP was scoped, organized, tasked, funded, executed, or described at a particular point in time. This June 2009 Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS) progress report summarizes contractor activities for the period June 1–30, 2009. The report addresses staffing growth, expansion into new facilities, progress on contracted technical papers, investigative activity based on information received via the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), a BAASS deployment to Brazil, an update on “Project Northern Tier,” and continued review of UAP-related materials released by foreign governments. It also documents BAASS’s continued investment in field investigation capacity, foreign liaison-building, and UAP case acquisition, while recording BAASS’s proposal to reduce MUFON’s monthly stipend pending further performance review. Overall, the file reflects program activity, particularly in UAP reporting intake, foreign case investigation, and organizational expansion in support of those functions.
Preserved verbatim as source metadata. This wording is separate from Probed’s file-specific description and assessment.
File Context
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Tracker findings
Proposed secure vault did not establish possession of material
The proposed underground vault was designed for materials BAASS hoped to acquire; the construction description does not establish possession of recovered exotic hardware or tissue.
Scammon disagreement remained unresolved
The Scammon account preserves a disputed Chinese-lantern explanation and unsuccessful requests for the relevant names and police report; the investigator leaves the object unknown.
Dardanelle follow-up favored ordinary explanations
The Dardanelle investigation reports a similar compass response on another Hyundai, weed-killer effects and low radiation, weakening several proposed physical anomalies.
Buffalo readings were normal against controls
At Buffalo, investigators found no abnormal radiation; the report considers ordinary causes for horse-hair changes and documents collection of soil, plant and hair controls rather than completed test results.
Fallon records did not match the reported incident time
The Fallon inquiry records a reported unspecified aircraft incident at midnight to 1 a.m., later than the approximately 9:30 p.m. sighting, with normal radiation and a proposed FOIA request.
Poynette light geometry and FAA checks remained limited
The Poynette case records normal radiation checks and a witness estimate of a large structure inferred from three lights; investigators sent an FAA information request.
Brazilian witness account was disputed
CPU contacts questioned a story about three boys and beings, describing inconsistent statements and possible abuse or a fishing accident instead.
Material lacked verified custody and analysis permission
The Brazil review says CPU evidence had unknown chains of custody and no permission for BAASS analysis; collected material still required translation and evaluation.
Minot report likely confused the year
The Minot researcher flags a supposed 1956 report as probably misdated from October 24, 1968; large potential-witness counts are estimates from staffing and communications assumptions.
Release provenance
- Release
- Release 07
- Official ID
- release-07-file-023-dow-uap-d171-baass-monthly-report-june-2009
- Cleared
- Oct 23, 2026
Referenced Timeline
Marathon-area event reported
Two witnesses place their bright-light account on April 22.
Fallon encounter reported
The report distinguishes the evening witness event from a later reported base incident.
Brazil north-team trip begins
The detailed itinerary describes departure May 25 despite an inconsistent introductory June wording.
BAASS June reporting period
The packet covers June 1–30, with earlier cases and Brazil travel included.
LinkedBAASSBrazil north team returns
The detailed itinerary records the return trip June 2.
Grants Pass encounter reported
The case is dated June 16 at approximately 10:30 p.m.
MUFON funding reduction proposed
BAASS proposes a $25,500 monthly level for July–October.
MUFON accepts temporary reduction
MUFON’s letter agrees to reduced payments and use of earlier allocations.
June report cover date
The cover dates the assembled report July 9.
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Source Claims
Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.
The proposed underground vault was designed for materials BAASS hoped to acquire; the construction description does not establish possession of recovered exotic hardware or tissue.
exotic material or tissue that the organization could obtain.
The Scammon account preserves a disputed Chinese-lantern explanation and unsuccessful requests for the relevant names and police report; the investigator leaves the object unknown.
Conclusion: UAV
The Dardanelle investigation reports a similar compass response on another Hyundai, weed-killer effects and low radiation, weakening several proposed physical anomalies.
we felt this brought our findings on the experiencer
The Marathon-area report records two accounts of bright light inside a moving vehicle, but the exact site could not be located and no physical evidence was obtained.
although no physical evidence was obtainable at this time.
At Buffalo, investigators found no abnormal radiation; the report considers ordinary causes for horse-hair changes and documents collection of soil, plant and hair controls rather than completed test results.
no evidence of
The Trego report identifies a composite of several sightings, a discrepancy about pilot qualifications and incomplete photo review; the narrative contains the witness’s interpretations of lights and communication.
represented a composite of sightings
The Fallon inquiry records a reported unspecified aircraft incident at midnight to 1 a.m., later than the approximately 9:30 p.m. sighting, with normal radiation and a proposed FOIA request.
occurred between 12 Midnight and 1AM.
The Pasadena narrative describes a witness-estimated 300-foot dark craft and loud humming, while follow-up records a public-works denial of street sweeping and two negative shop inquiries.
We definitely would not sweep/clean
The Grants Pass report distinguishes one witness’s claimed humanoid observation from the couple’s light reports; the sheriff’s office reported no logged unusual event that night.
no reports were
The Arizona cases record differing distance estimates and separate reports of amber lights and changing light formations, with uncertainty about whether the lights formed one object.
he did not see any vehicles.
The Poynette case records normal radiation checks and a witness estimate of a large structure inferred from three lights; investigators sent an FAA information request.
Sent FOIA to FAA.
The Brazil north team reports gathering more than 70 GB of video, photographs and reports after planned witness meetings failed.
70+GB of
CPU contacts questioned a story about three boys and beings, describing inconsistent statements and possible abuse or a fishing accident instead.
the statements given by the three boys were inconsistent
The Brazil review says CPU evidence had unknown chains of custody and no permission for BAASS analysis; collected material still required translation and evaluation.
it is unknown if there is a
The Minot researcher flags a supposed 1956 report as probably misdated from October 24, 1968; large potential-witness counts are estimates from staffing and communications assumptions.
just the date is in
Northern Tier work reports difficult witness searches, weak recollection and unanswered record requests; one Wurtsmith witness recalled frequent small-plane incursions rather than treating the old incident as exceptional.
small planes would often
BAASS says it is organizing British, Canadian and French releases; the Danish paragraph repeats an already-past March 13 translation deadline in this June report.
The translation will be complete by March 13,
Source Material & Evidence
Research Map
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