M A SS 0/ffl0M fJI£W SfM £ M M uretf M ie* sm m * A pril 2009 M onthly R eport A pril 2009 R eport B igelow A erospace A dvanced Space Studies (B A A SS) This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. PREFACE This P rogress report sum m a rizes B A A S S a ctivities a nd progress for the period A pril 1-A pril 30, 2 009. TABLE OF C ONTENTS Topics covered in this report a re the follow ing: P rogress on R ecruiting S ta ff.....................................................................................P a ge 2 P rogress on O b ta ining C lea ra nces for Existing S ta ff.............................................P a ge 4 P rogress on Ea rthtech C ontra ct to D eliver 2 4-30 pa pers....................................P a ge 5 B A A S S ha s C ontra cted to P urcha se Inform a tion on UA P s from M UFO N ......P a ge 8 B A A S S progress on P roject N orthern Tier..........................................................P a ge 32 B A A S S C ontinues S tudy of the Inform a tion on UA P A ctivity R elea sed b y the B ritish, C a na dia n French a nd D a nish Governm ents.............................P a ge 46 C onclusion...............................................................................................................P a ge 48 1 [his information is proprietary and confidential arid carrnot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS**. P rogress on S ta ff R ecruitm ent B etw een A pril 1-30, 2 009 in response to job a dvertisem ents in m ultiple on­ line loca tions, B A A S S received a tota l of 2 81 resum es. The first level of screening (rem ova l of a pplica tions on the b a sis of too frequent job cha nges, those ob viously inexperienced to w ork a t B A A S S , non-US citizens etc) w a s conducted on a ll resum es. M ore tha n three dozen phone a nd fa ce-to-fa ce interview s w ere conducted during the m onth of Feb rua ry. A s a result of intensive interview ing a nd the tra nsfer of som e engineers from B igelow A erospa ce to B A A S S , a s of A pril 30, 2 009 B A A S S ha s thirty five full tim e em ployees a nd six pa rt tim e em ployees in a ddition to the a dm inistra tor (see ta b le on pa ge 4 b elow ). Fulltim e B A A S S em ployees now include senior investiga tive personnel (b a ckgrounds in la w enforcem ent a nd A FO S I), engineers (specia lizing in electrica l, softw a re a nd a strona utics), scientists (w ith expertise in physics a nd b iology) a s w ell a s support personnel a nd security gua rds. This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. BAASS Employees AAP Person 4 Administrator AAP Person 7 Deputy Administrator Fulltime BAASS Employees Significant Part-time BAASS Employees AAP Person 8 Senior Analyst level V AAP Person 98 Principal E ngineer AAP Person 9 Lead Program Manager AAP Person 5 2 Senior E ngineer level III AAP Person 10 Lead Program Manager AAP Person 5 3 E xecutive Assistant R TB AAP Person 11 Senior Project Manager AAP Person 5 4 Corporate Attorney AAP Person 12 Senior Project Manager AAP Person 5 5 Accountant AAP Person 13 Senior Project Manager AAP Person 5 6 Subject Matter E xpert IV AAP Person 14 Mission Analyst AAP Person 95 Mission Analyst AAP Person 16 Mission Analyst AAP Person 17 Mission Analyst AAP Person 18 Lead Scientist level V AAP Person 19 Lead Scientist level V AAP Person 20 E ngineer Specialist AAP Person 21 Lead E ngineer AAP Person 22 E ngineer Specialist AAP Person 23 Lead E ngineer AAP Person 24 Lead Scientist level IV AAP Person 25 Subject Matter E xpert 1 AAP Person 26 Subject Matter E xpert 1 AAP Person 27 ■ Subject Matter E xpert 1 AAP Person 30 Mission Analyst AAP Person 31 Mission Analyst AAP Person 32 Mission Analyst AAP Person 39 Mission Analyst AAP Person 40 Mission Analyst AAP Person 41 Mission Analyst AAP Person 42 E xecutive Secretary AAP Person 97 R eceptionist AAP Person 44 AAP Person 46 Security Officer AAP Person 47 Security Officer AAP Person 48 Security Officer AAP Person 49 Security Officer [ Utah R anch | Security Officers This information is proprietary and corifidenlidl and cannot be disseminated ar used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. W e a re optim istic tha t in the next 2 -3 m onths w e ca n hire the first yea r's full com plem ent of sta ff (a pproxim a tely 50-6 0 personnel to b egin the 2 nd yea r) tha t w ill m a ke B A A S 5 the m ost m a xim a lly productive orga niza tion in this field. H ow ever, this w ill give B A A S S a b a se tha t w ill only pa rtia lly cover the investiga tive a nd a na lytica l needs w ithin the United S ta tes. It is essentia l to increa se our funding for next yea r if w e hope to expa nd to fully cover the United S ta tes, not to m ention b eyond the b orders of the United S ta tes. This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. P rogress on O b ta ining C lea ra nce for Existing S ta ff AAP Person 44 AAP Person 5 8 "...^ ' com plete the security clea ra nce process. Tw o other B A A S S em ployees a re sub m itting their deta ils a nd a re in the first sta ges of investiga tion. 5 This inrm mation is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. P rogress b y Ea rthtech on P roduction of 2 4-30 P osition P a pers on P hysics of A dva nced A erospa ce Vehicles O n D ecem b er 31, 2 008 B A A S S a w a rded a contra ct to Ea rthtech Interna tiona l ^ P erson 57 to deliver 2 4-30 position pa pers tha t w ill b e b a sed on expa nding a nd focusing on stra tegica lly im porta nt sub -projects from the 12 position pa pers previously delivered b y the sub contra ctor on tw elve (12 ) technica l a rea s: 1.) lift, 2 .) P ropulsion, 3.) C ontrol, 4.) P ow er Genera tion, 5.) S pa tia l/Tem pora l Tra nsla tion, 6 .) M a teria ls, 7 .) C onfigura tion/S tructure, 8.) S igna ture R eduction (optica l, infra red, ra diofrequency, a coustic), 9.) H um a n Interfa ce, 10.) H um a n Effects, 11.) A rm a m ent (R F a nd D EW ), 12 .) O ther periphera l a rea s in support of (1-11). A ccording to a n upda te from M P person 57 excellent progress is b eing m a de. D elivery of a l! 2 4-30 pa pers is scheduled tor July 2 009. S evera l dra fts a nd even fina l pa pers ha ve b een a lrea dy received b y a nd a re in va rious^ P erson sta ges of b eing scrutinized. The follow ing is a n upda te from ..... on the ^p person individua l contrib utors a nd the titles of their reports a s of the end of A pril 2 009. 57 6 This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. Contributor Organization Topic Due Date AAP Person 5 8 E arthTech Intern'l Antigravity Studies 5 /1/20 0 9 AAP PersonAAP Person 75 Consulting SC-mediated gravity experimentation 5 /1/20 0 975 AAP Person 69 Positronics R esearch Matter-antimatter energy source 5 /15 /20 0 9 AAP PersonAAP Person 74 Cons. Warp drives 5 /15 /20 0 9 74 AAP Person 73 Wayne State Univ. Brain-machine interfaces 5 /15 /20 0 9 AAP Person 65 Univ, of Arizona N ovel ME MS-basedaiosensors 5 /1/20 0 9 AAP Person 70 Univ, of Illinois IE C fusion as a compact energy source 6/15 /20 0 9 AAP Person 5 8 E arthTech Intern'l Vacuum energy applications 5 /1/20 0 9 AAP Person 5 7 E arthTech Intern'l Spacetime modification 5 /30 /20 0 9 AAP Person 5 8 E arthTech Intern'l Wormholes in spacetime 5 /1/20 0 9 AAP Person 66 Ohio State Univ. Advanced metallic alloys 5 /30 /20 0 9 AAP Person 63 Johns Hopkins Univ. Metallic glass materials 6/10 /20 0 9 AAP Person 90 Programmable Matter Corp. Programmable matter 6/10 /20 0 9 AAP Person 65 Univ, of Arizona N ovel biomaterials 5 /1/20 0 9 AAP Person 71 Univ, of Texas/Austin Metallic spintronics 6/10 /20 0 9 This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. AAP Person 78 Univ.of Texas/Austin Metamaterials/signature reduction 6/10 /20 0 9 AAP Person 8 0 Intem'l Acad. Astronautics Statistical Drake equation 5 /1/20 0 9 AAP Person 8 1 Wayne State Univ. Field effects/biological tissues 5 /15 /20 0 9 AAP Person 79 DoD consultant Laser weapons 5 /31/20 0 9 AAP Person 64 N orthrop Grumman (ret.) Pulse-power-based weaponry 5 /1/20 0 9 AAP Person 77 GravWave, LLC Gravity wave communication 5 /1/20 0 9 AAP Person 76 Univ, of Washington FTL/quant entanglement communicatio5 /31/20 0 9 AAP Person 72 University of N evada R eno Advanced N uclear Space Propulsion 6/30 /20 0 9 AAP Person 75 AAP Person 75 Consulting Maverick vs. corporate inventor culture 5 /1/20 0 9 8 or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAA5 5 ®. B A A S S ha s C ontra cted to P urcha se Inform a tion on UA P s from M UFO N In order for B A A S S to b est serve the governm ent it needs to b ecom e the centra l inform a tion source on UA P s in the United S ta tes a nd a round the w orld. It is essentia l to receive inform a tion on current UA P s tha t a re occurring in rea l tim e in the United S ta tes until B A A S S ha s sufficient sta ff (possib ly 2 50 people ) a nd other interna l ca pa b ilities. O ne w a y for B A A S S to a chieve this goa l is to contra ct w ith a n orga niza tion tha t ha s hundreds of investiga tors a lrea dy in pla ce a round the United S ta tes. The M utua l UFO N etw ork (M UFO N ) is such a n orga niza tion. M UFO N ha s b een in existence for four deca des a nd currently ha s a pproxim a tely 1000 volunteers w ho ca n investiga te reports of UA P sightings in a ll 50 sta tes. In Feb rua ry 2 009, B A A S S executed a P urcha se order w ith M UFO N tha t entitles B A A S S to: (a ) receive notifica tion of significa nt reports on UA P sightings from a nyw here in the United S ta tes w ithin hours, (b ) receive tim ely reports from M UFO N Investiga tors rega rding investiga tions of these incidents (c) receive physica l evidence (including photogra phs, digita l recordings, sa m ples of soil, insects, pla nts, a nd a nim a ls) for scientific a na lysis. B A A S S ha s m ultiple la b ora tories tha t a re rea dy to conduct forensic, photogra phic, m eta llurgic, chem ica l, isotope, b iologica l, chem ica l a na lysis of a ny specim ens tha t B A A S S receives from M UFO N . B A A S S ha s a lrea dy hired a sm a ll tea m of ten high qua lity top investiga tors w ith extensive intelligence a nd la w enforcem ent investiga tive experience. These investiga tors a re currently loca ted in L a s Vega s a nd a re tra ined to deploy a s " specia l forces" ra pid rea ction investiga tive tea m s tha t a re deploya b le a nyw here in the United S ta tes if B A A S S determ ines tha t high va lue UA P ca ses w a rra nt a dditiona l investiga tions. H ow ever this investiga tive group is still fa r too sm a ll to even cover the geogra phic a rea needed in the United S ta tes, m uch less outside this country. 9 This information is proprietary and confidential anil cannot be-dtsseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. The following two documents comprise MUFON activity summaries for March and April 2009. Note: BAASS currently has concerns about the current level of productivity from MUFON, especially what appears to be a significant decrease in cases during the month of April. MUFON SIP Report for February - March 2009 A pril 16, 2009 Executive Summary M UFO N 's efforts for Feb rua ry a nd M a rch 2 009 w ere focused on putting in pla ce the necessa ry logistica l controls a nd personnel in support of the S IP P roject a nd to m eet M UFO N 's goa l of initia ting D ispa tch opera tions a nd field deploym ents b y A pril 1, 2 009. The key positions of P roject C oordina tion M a na ger a nd P roject O pera tions M a na ger w ere filled first. M UFO N then spent a considera b le a m ount of tim e recruiting D ispa tch O pera tors, S ta te C oordina tors a nd Field Investiga tors a nd tra ining them on their respective project duties. M UFO N 's C a se M a na gem ent S ystem w a s upgra ded to support project opera tions a nd considera b le effort w a s m a de a t the M UFO N a rchives to ca ta log a rchive holdings. To a llow D ispa tch O pera tors to w ork virtua lly from their hom es, M UFO N resea rched a nd then purcha sed Internet b a sed services on S hiftb oa rd.com a nd S kype.com tha t m a ke M UFO N D ispa tch a ppea r to b e a centra lized opera tion w hile a t the sa m e tim e providing m a na gem ent of a ll dispersed project personnel. M UFO N a lso set up a sepa ra te b a nk a ccount a nd b ooks for project funds. M UFO N pa rticipa ted in a single m edia interview on the project on M a rch 15 on C oa st to C oa st w ith 1843(a )(2 ) A ll set goa ls w ere m et in Feb rua ry a nd M a rch a nd M UFO N w a s a b le to successfully initia te D ispa tch a nd Field D eploym ent opera tions on A pril 1, 2 009. io This Information Is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. Detailed Report for February-March, 2009 A fter fina lizing the M UFO N -B A A S S project contra ct on Feb rua ry 2 0, 2 009, M L IFO N initia ted efforts to put in pla ce the necessa ry logistica l a nd personnel resources in support of the project: Project Kickoff O n Feb rua ry 2 4, 2 009 a n em a il w a s sent to a ll M UFO N S ta te a nd A ssista nt S ta te D irectors a nnouncing the S IP project. M UFO N conducted three teleconferences on Feb rua ry 2 7 , 2 8 a nd 2 9 w ith these directors to expla in the project in deta il a nd to ga ther feedb a ck. The overw helm ing response from M UFO N sta te cha pters w a s positive a nd in support of the project. O n M a rch 2 , 2 009 a n em a il w a s sent to the entire M UFO N investiga tive netw ork opening up the project for position recruitm ent a nd directing interested M UFO N m em b ers to review the project deta ils a nd dow nloa d the position a pplica tion form a t w w w .m ufon.com /M UFO N S IP .htm . O n M a rch 7 , 2 009, M UFO N ^p^ P erson 102 crea ted a series of ta lking points tha t w a s em a iled to the M UFO N investiga tive netw ork w ith instructions to a dhere to only these points if interview ed b y the m edia concerning the project. From M a rch 11 - 14, 2 009, M UFO N H Q in Fort C ollins, C olora do hosted a project orga niza tiona l m eeting to review resum es a nd a pplica tions sub m itted a nd to discuss logistica l issues. P a rticipa ting in the m eeting w erq AAP Person 10 4 AAP Person 5 9 a nd AAP Person 10 5 AAP Person 10 6 AAP Person 10 6 .... pa rticipa ted on the la st da y to provide feedb a ck on issues tha t S ta te C oordina tors could fa ce on a deploym ent. Personnel D ecisions H iring decisions for the initia l D ispa tch O pera tors, S ta te C oordina tors a nd Field Investiga tors w ere m a de on M a rch 14, 2 009. H iring notices w ere sent a nd recruited personnel w ere required to sign a project confidentia lity a greem ent. ii Thre information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated __or used withni it prior written consent from the Operating Manager nf R AASS* AAP Person 5 9 M UFO N crea ted a n a ccount for ea ch project hire on S hiftb oa rd.com a nd ea ch hire w a s a dded to the a ppropria te S hiftb oa rd tea m . P roject recruitm ent is ongoing. w a s hired on a s the S IP P roject C oordina tion M a na ger w ith a n da te of M a rch 9, 2 009.M P P erson 101 w a s hired on a s the S IPeffective hire P roject O pera tions M a na ger w ith a n effective hire da te of M a rch 2 3, 2 009. CM S Changes AAP Person 10 7 a dded a n a dditiona l field to M UFO N ca ses ca lled " C a tegory" so tha t D ispa tch O pera tors could ca tegorize ea ch ca se. In a ddition a sepa ra te notes field w a s set up ca lled " D ispa tch N otes" for D ispa tch O pera tors to input their ow n notes on a ca se. D ispatch O perations M UFO N D ispa tch O pera tors (D O s) w ork 4 hour shifts a nd there a re 4 w orkshifts in a da y sta rting a t 6 A M P a cific Tim e a nd ending a t 10P M P a cific Tim e. To a utom a te dispa tch opera tions, M UFO N is m a xim izing the use of technology. D ispa tch O pera tors only need a n Internet connected com puter w ith a udio ca pa b ility to do their job s. D O s schedule them selves for shifts through shiftb oa rd.com w hich a llow s project m a na gers to verify tha t a ll shifts ha ve covera ge a nd tha t there a re no overla ps in schedules. W hen a shift sta rts, D ispa tch O pera tors log on to the follow ing w eb sites: 1. - to m onitor a ll incom ing ca ses. W hen a new ca seM UFO N C M S .C O M a rrives in C M S , the D O conta cts the w itness to verify identity a nd the deta ils of the ca se. They then im m edia tely ca tegorize the ca se. If a ca se is C a t 2 /3 a nd is recent, AAP Person 5 9 exists for potentia l deploym ent. is im m edia tely notified tha t a ca se 3then conta cts the S ta te....... ^P P erson C oordina tor a nd they jointly discuss logistics a nd a va ila b le personnel. O nce a decision ha s b een m a de to deploy, B A A S S is notified via the B A A S S duty cell phone num b er or if during the w ord da y b y ca lling the B A A S S office. 12 T+ tis tnf ormtrtton is proprietary ftntf cenfidential afid-carfflot-be-disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. 2 . - to verify shift duty a nd to find out w ho the upcom ing D O is. S H IFTB O A R D .C O M 3. - a ll outgoing a nd incom ing phone ca lls b etw een the w itnesses a nd D O s or b etw een the D O s a nd M UFO N project personnel is ha ndled through a S KYP E phone num b er. This num b er " rings" on the com puter of the D O w ho is currently on shift thereb y a cting a s a virtua l phone num b er. D O s ca n m a ke outgoing ca lls to a nyw here in the United S ta tes w ithout ha ving to use their persona l phones. H ea dsets w ere purcha sed a nd m a iled to D O s. S KYP E.C O M 4. - w itnesses ca n com m unica te through em a il w ith a D O via a GM A IL a ccount. GM A IL .C O M Training D ispa tch O pera tors w ere tra ined on the sta nda rd opera ting procedures of D ispa tch through a teleconference ca ll tha t w a s held on M a rch 2 6 , 2 009. R ecruited S ta te C oordina tors a nd Field Investiga tors w ere tra ined on the sta nda rd deploym ent protocol through a teleconference tha t w a s held on M a rch 2 7 , 2 009. Field Investigation Field Investiga tors a lso ha ve a ccounts a t S hiftb oa rd.com w hich they use to report their a va ila b ility for deploym ent. There a re m ultiple tea m s defined in shiftb oa rd: - S ta te Tea m s - R egiona l Tea m s - N a tionw ide Tea m Ea ch investiga tor is a m em b er of their respective sta te tea m , b ut m a y a lso b e m em b ers of w ider regiona l a nd a na tionw ide tea m depending on their w illingness to tra vel outside their sta tes. To m inim ize project tra vel costs, loca l sta te investiga tors w ill b e deployed on ca ses in tha t sta te, b ut if loca l sta te investiga tors 13 or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS®. a re not a va ila b le then M UFO N w ill deploy regiona l investiga tors or na tionw ide investiga tors. R ecruited field investiga tors tha t did not ha ve a current version of the M UFO N Field Investiga tor m a nua l 5.0 w ere sent a copy. M UFO N ha s a ssem b led a ra pid deploym ent kit consisting of Group 2 a nd 3 equipm ent (a s outlined in the Field Investiga tor m a nua l) tha t w ould b e shipped to the loca tion of a deploym ent. Ea ch investiga tor w ill b e equipped w ith Group 1 equipm ent tha t they w ould persona lly ca rry to the field. To fa cilita te deploym ents M UFO N is issuing reloa da b le Visa ca rds to ea ch field investiga tor. W hen a field investiga tor is deployed, M UFO N H Q is a b le to loa d their Visa ca rd w ith the per diem funds for their deploym ent, thereb y m inim izing the a m ount of out of pocket expenses a field investiga tor incurs. In a ddition centra l reserva tion of pla ne tickets, hotel a nd renta l ca rs is m a de from M UFO N H Q . M U FO N A rchives The M UFO N pa per a rchive a nd lib ra ry w a s reorga nized a nd indexed to fa cilita te sea rching for ca se da ta a nd periodica ls. Project A ccounting M UFO N set up a sepa ra te b a nk a ccount a nd is using a sepa ra te set of b ooks for a ccounting for project funds. Q uickb ooks is used for a ccounting a nd for a ssisted pa yroll. P roject personnel a re pa id tw ice a m onth for w ork done in tha t m onth. This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAA5 S*. MUFON SIP Report for April, 2009 M ay 6, 2009 Executive Summary M UFO N D ispa tch b ega n opera tions on A pril 1st w ith 16 hours a da y, 7 da ys a w eek covera ge from 6 A M P S T to 10P M P S T w ith no la pse in covera ge for the entire m onth. M UFO N D ispa tchers did a n outsta nding job vetting a ll incom ing C M S ca ses. O f the 319 United S ta tes C M S ca ses in A pril, nine of them w ere ca tegory tw o ca ses. Three of these ca ses w ere historica l. O f the rem a ining six, M UFO N S IP investiga tors deployed on four, three of them in A pril, a nd the fourth one in M a y a s it occurred a t the end of the m onth (w ill b e included in the M a y report). The rem a ining tw o w ere not deem ed w orthy of deploym ent. There w ere no ca tegory three ca ses in A pril, 2 009 a nd the rem a ining 310 ca ses w ere ca tegory ones. B a sed on sta tistics kept from 2 007 - 2 009 (see a tta ched report), A pril show s a decrea se of a lm ost 150-2 00 ca se reports a s com pa red to the first three m onths of 2 009. M UFO N ca nnot determ ine a t the tim e a sea sona l trend tha t w ould a ccount for this dra m a tic drop. The lim ited num b er of investiga tion deploym ents in A pril ca n b e directly a ttrib uted to b oth this drop in reports in com b ina tion w ith D ispa tch properly vetting incom ing ca ses. Detailed Report for April, 2009 CM S B A A S S a uthorized M UFO N to spend project funds on C M S progra m m ing support a nd M UFO N is currently recruiting for a com puter progra m m er. Future cha nges to C M S w ill include keyw ord sea rch ca pa b ility a nd other cha nges in support of the project. D ispatch O perations The m onth of A pril w a s on the job tra ining for M UFO N D ispa tch O pera tors a nd shift ha ndling a nd incident response ha s b een fine tuned. M UFO N now ha s a dedica ted a nd efficient group of dispa tch opera tors w ho a re doing a n excellent 15 or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS8 . job a t front ending a ll incom ing reports. W e experienced som e issues w ith the S kype C a ll-In num b er, b ut those issues ha ve b een w orked out a nd M UFO N w ill now b egin forw a rding incom ing telephone reports to M UFO N 's 1-800 hotline to M UFO N D ispa tch. In a ddition M UFO N D ispa tch O pera tors w ill sta rt inputting M UFO N historica l a rchives in C M S . Field Investigation M UFO N S IP Investiga tors deployed on three ca ses in the m onth of A pril {deta iled reports a tta ched). C ase #16644 C a t 2 D eploym ent Investiga tor:^ P erson GP S C oordina tes: |1843< a K3) 18 43(a)(3) C O O R D IN A TES A C C UR A C Y: L oca tion of w itness vehicle on highw a y w here sighting occured L oca tion: Dardanelle Arkansas D a te of Event: A pril 2 0, 2 009 TIM E O F EVEN T: 5:2 0 A M ES T {) Exa ct ( x ) A pproxim a te C ase # 16539 C A T 2 Deployment Investiga tor: AAP Person 10 8 GP S C O O R D IN A TES : 1843(a ;(2 ) C O O R D IN A TES A C C UR A C Y: L oca tion of w itness R esidence w here sighting occurred 16 This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS^. L O C A TIO N : Pasadena, MD D a te of event: A pril 16 , 2 009 TIM E of EVEN T: 3:15 A M ES T { ) Exa ct ( x ) A pproxim a te C a se 16 42 1 C A T 2 D eploym ent Investiga tor AAR Person 10 9 GP S C oordina tes:1M 3|a )(3) C O O R D IN A TES A C C UR A C Y: L oca tion of w itness vehicle on highw a y w here sighting occurred L oca tion: Scammon, Kansas D a te of Event: A pril 4, 2 009 Tim e of event: 1:2 3 a m C S T ( ) Exa ct ( x) A pproxim a te M U FO N A rchives M UFO N w a s a uthorized to spend project funds on resea rch a nd M UFO N is currently recruiting for a resea rch a ssista nt to process queries from B A A S S for M UFO N a rchive m a teria l. M U FO N A dvertising B A A S S a uthorized M UFO N to spend funds on a dvertising M UFO N services in a n a ttem pt to increa se M UFO N 's pub lic im a ge a nd sub sequently the num b er of ca ses reported to C M S . M UFO N ha s proposed to M P P erson 12 3 of the N a tiona l UFO R eporting C enter a stra tegic pa rtnership to a llow reports com ing into N UFO R C .O R G to b e serviced b y M UFO N 's C M S reporting engine. N UFO R C a ppea rs a t the top of the Internet sea rch ra nkings a nd this stra tegic pa rtnership w ill a llow 17 This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. M UFO N to a ccom plish the sa m e goa l a s pa ying for Internet sea rch engine a dvertising. W e a re w a iting for a response from M P P erson 12 3 w ho is considering the offer. In a ddition M UFO N w a s a uthorized b y B A A S S to pa rticipa te in a ny TV m edia a ppea ra nces tha t w ould increa se M UFO N 's pub lic visib ility, b ut ca nnot sign on for a ny a ppea ra nce until M UFO N 's contra ct w ith C rea tive D ifferences, producers of the M UFO N centric show U FO s O ver Earth, expires a t the end of M a y 2 009. Project A ccounting P roject expense report for the m onth of A pril w a s sub m itted to B A A S S on M a y 6 , 2 009 (report a tta ched). The follow ing constitute prelim ina ry sum m a ries of three ca ses for w hich M UFO N ha ve deployed personnel during the m onth of A pril. N O TE: These a re N O T fina l ca se reports. The la titude a nd longitude coordina tes, a s determ ined b y GP S b y onsite investiga tors, a s w ell a s the exa ct tim es of these events a re given a t the b eginning of ea ch na rra tive. The descriptions b elow a re included a s a n exa m ple of the level of deta il on selected ca ses tha t B A A S S receives. C ase #16421 AAP Person 10 9 MUFON C ase #1: GPS Coordinates: 18 43(a)(2) Location : Scammon, Kansas C AT 2 Deployment Date of Event: 4-04-2009, 01.23 local time. O n A pril 7 , 2 009 a S TA R tea m C A T 2 D eploym ent w a s a ctiva ted on this ca se. S TA R tea m Investiga tor AAP Person 10 9 w a s a ssigned a s lea d investiga tor. AAP Person 5 9 MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) S TA R Tea m C oordina tor / M a na ger This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Managei uf BAASS*. 18 AAP Person 5 9 INVESTIGATOR REPORT: 04/07 /09 ********* ca se #16 42 1 10:00 a m I visited the w itness ********* a nd her 17 yea r old son, *****. W e m et a t 18 43(a)(2). .■■■ pia C e of em ploym ent in P ittsb urg KS , w hich is a da y ca re service for the elderly called|l8 43(a)(2) A fter b rief introductions, I a sked ****a nd her son to describ e w ha t they sa w . They drew sketches describ ing the size a nd sha pe of the cra ft. ****a nd ***** chose to dra w their description using the sa m e sheet of pa per. ****a lso show ed m e the picture she ha d ta ken of the cra ft w ith her " R a zzor" cell phone. 10:30 a m I follow ed ****a nd ***** out to the sight of the encounter. W e drove from P ittsb urg, Ka nsa s to S ca m m on w here they live, a nd the sighting occurred. S ca m m on is a b out 10 m iles dow n H w y 16 0. W e decided tha t the b est w a y to re-ena ct the night of the sighting w a s for m e to enter their vehicle sitting in the front sea t a nd ha ve ***** drive, ta king the sa m e route a s tha t night. ****sa t in the b a ck sea t. W hile I video ta ped, ***** drove a s they b oth describ ed the cra ft, w here they sa w it, a nd it's pla cem ent in the sky a nd over the trees. They describ ed the cra ft a s b eing a s la rge a s a sm a ll house hovering over the tree tops a b out 2 00 feet in the a ir. I a sked them to describ e the size b y their a rm a t length show ing m y fist a s a size com pa rison, a nd they sa id b igger. I sprea d m y fingers, a nd they sa id b igger, m ore the size of b oth of m y ha nds side b y side. The color w a s a n ora nge light undefined. ***** sa id it looked like the center w a s da rk, a nd the light w a s com ing from a tub e light surrounding the cra ft. ****didn't see tha t from her a ngle, b ut sa w one la rge round/ova l odd sha pe indescrib a b le light w ith w ha t looked like a n a rm y net a tta ched a b ove it. It m a de no sound, ha d no sm ell, they follow ed the cra ft w ith their ca r a nd there w a s no electrom a gnetic effects. There w ere dogs b a rking, b ut they cla im ed tha t there a re a lot of dogs in the a rea a nd tha t they b a rk a ll the tim e. I a sked them w ha t m a de them notice the ob ject? They w ere out a t 1:2 3 in the m orning looking for| pissing 14 yea r old son. H e..... 18 43(a)(2) ended up b eing a t the ******s residence w ho is a neighb or dow n the street a couple of b locks a w a y. The b oys w ere in the b a sem ent w orking on a ca r. B oth b oys w ere thought to b e m issing. W ha t m a de ****look in the direction they did w a s the tra in, A B urlington N orthern freight tra in pa sses through the edge of tow n quite frequently. There a re 3 intersections so a s it pa sses them , the tra in b low s its w histle in 3 sepa ra te b ursts. Tha t night there w a s one long w histle b urst. They though the kids m ight b e in troub le on the tra cks so w ith hea rts b ea ting fa st they hea ded tha t w a y. Tha t is w hen they spotted the la rge cra ft hovering a t the end of the street. A s they drove tow a rds it, the cra ft m oved a b out 1 m ile a n hour to the left, a nd a s they a pproa ched closer, it shot off / b a ckw a rds out of sight. They describ ed the cra ft a s b eing 19 This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS®. a s b ig a s a sm a ll house, hovering 2 00 feet over the tree tops, a nd only a b out 4 to 5 b locks a w a y, ****w a s a fra id tha t her m issing son m a y b e a b oa rd the cra ft b eca use he w a sn't a nsw ering his phone. They decided to drive hom e a nd retrieve *****’s phone to see if the younger son w ould a nsw er a ca ll from his older b rother. W hen ***** ca m e out ofthe house, he noticed tha t the cra ft w a s b a ck. This tim e he sa id " m om lets cha se it!" They ra ced tow a rds it a nd found it a t the end of the street. They w ere a l^^Ja nd it w a s 5 b locks dow n dea d center a t the end of| | A s they slow ly m oved forw a rd, it 1843(a )(2 ) m oved slow ly to the left b ehind som e trees. They drove fa ster to get a b etter look a nd it w a s gone. 18 43(a)(2) ****a nd ***** pointed out the houses w here the possib le other w itnesses lived. The first w a s[ *****, the fa ther of the other m issing b oy. They didn't think he sa w a nything b ut show ed m e his house w hich ha d a green va n pa rked in front. The other w itness w a s 18 43(a)(2) [gra ndfa ther of the other m issing b oy, 18 43(a)(2)_______ha d cla im ed to ha ve seen a C hinese la ntern in the dista nce, floa t b y his w indow w hile he w a s in b ed. The elder *****s live 11:00-11:30 a m I re-entered m y jeep a nd follow ed the w itnesses to a sm a ll neighb orhood pa rk w here w e did a n on-ca m era interview , 12 :00 pm ****ha d to get b a ck to w ork, so she left her son w ith m e. I prom ised to deliver him sa fely b a ck to her a t her w ork pla ce w hen w e w ere done. This w a s tota lly her idea , a nd m a de m e a little nervous. ***** w a s to ta ke m e to the field w here they thought the cra ft ha d hovered over. This w a s the sa m e field w here a cra ft ha d b een seen on the ground b y ***** 3 m onths b efore. The teen a nd I tried severa l entry a ccess points b ut w ere b locked first b y a no trespa ssing sign, a nd further dow n b y a creek. There w a s a ccess from the roa d b etw een cut trees, b ut not w ithout perm ission w hich I w ould get tom orrow . 12 :30 pm I decided it w a s tim e to ta ke the teen b a ck to his m other's pla ce of em ploym ent. 1:30 pm A s I w a lked ***** in, I w a s m et b y**" 2 2 \a w itness of prior a rea 18 43(a)(2) a n(j Joplin M issouri sightings. I video ta ped| | description of pa st events a nd expenences. 184^a ^)...2 :2 5 pm I tha nkedl I, *****, a nd ***‘****a nd then I left. 2 :30 pm I decided to visit the C ra w ford C ounty S heriffs depa rtm ent w here I w a s told the dispa tched officer on scene w a s from . 3:30 pm I left the sheriffs depa rtm ent to hea d for the a ctua l S heriffs D epa rtm ent w here the dispa tch ca m e from , C herokee county. There w a s som e confusion b y the loca ls a s to w ha t S heriff D epa rtm ent ha d jurisdiction over the tow n of S ca m m on. 4:30 pm I a rrived a t the C herokee C o. sheriffs depa rtm ent. I ha d to ring in for a ccess, expla ining to the dispa tcher tha t I w a s there to check on inform a tion concerning a dispa tched officer to S ca m m on on A pril 4th or 5th a t 1:00 - 2 :00 a m . I w a s given entry a nd a sked to w a it a t the w indow in pla in view of the dispa tcher. 5:00 pm I m et w ith a nd spoke to a retired county sheriff ******‘w ho lived in This irrformatron is proprietary "and confrdentiat and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. 20 S ca m m on. H e didn't hea r or see a nything either night. I received the follow ing info from him : > N o nea rb y m ilita ry b a ses > A n a rm y a m m o pla nt is loca ted in P a rsons 10-15 m iles a w a y. > H M P la nt form a lly S lurry, is in the a rea . D uring 9/11, there w ere m ilita ry soldiers a nd police surrounding its perim eter gua rding it. There w a s 11 m illion lb s of high gra de explosives stored there; w hich w a s rocket fuel. It ha s since b een rena m ed H M P la nt a nd dow n gra ded in size of inventory. > C herokee C ounty pa ys no oil or ga s ta xes. > The a rea ha s the la rgest coa l shovel in existence sta nding 7 6 0 ft high. > The tra in tra veling through S ca m m on w a s a B uriington/N orthernlS a nta > H ea rt of the H ea rtla nd R a ilroa d M useum is nea rb y. > This a rea is the hom e of D eep S ha ft W hiskey. 5:50 PM: I w a s fina lly a b le to spea k to the P olice dispa tcher **********. S he w a sn’t clea r a b out w hether or not a police office w a s dispa tched to S ca m m on tha t night I next spoke to S heriff ********w ho first told m e tha t it w a s fire w orks seen tha t night, a nd w hen I sa id " fire w orks" , he sa id w ell a ctua lly it w a s a guy w ho set off 3 C hinese la nterns. I a sked the sheriff the na m e of the individua l w ho told him it w a s C hinese la nterns a nd the na m e of the person tha t ha d set them off. S heriff *******told m e he w ould get those na m es for m e la ter. I a lso a sked the sheriff the na m e of the officer tha t w a s dispa tched tha t night a nd he sa id it w a s D eputy ********. Then, the S heriff left. April 8, 2009 9:00 AM: I a rrived b a ck in S ca m m on to ta ke som e still shots, interview a rea w itnesses, a nd get a GP S rea ding of the suspected la nding/hovering site. 9:45 AM: I visited the hom e of *‘*****a nd *******loca ted a t *******D rive, a cross the street from | 1843(a )(2 ) |a nd a dja cent to the field describ ed b y ***** a s w here the cra ft ha d la nded. I w a s hoping for a ccess to the field for soil sa m ples, a quick sw eep w ith m y m eta l detector a nd a w a lk through w ith m y Geiger counter. The b rother of ****, ***** *******, greeted m e a t the door. ******* a nd his w ife| [w ere b oth a t w ork a nd the 18 43(a)(2) b rother ******* w a s from out of tow n. ******* ha d a rrived S unda y night A pril 5th a nd not seen a nything unusua l. I a sked for his b rother’s phone num b er b ut ******* cla im ed tha t he didn't know it. I knew I could find it la ter so I tha nked him a nd left. 10:00 AM: I drove through tow n trying to find other w itnesses on m y list w ho m ight b e hom e, b ut ha d no luck. 10:30 AM: I decided tha t it w a s tim e to lea ve S ca m m on. I ha d a b out a 32 5 m ile trip a nd I could finish m y resea rch on-line or b y phone. 04/2 3/09: To da te, no new inform a tion ha s b een ob ta ined. I ca lled B urlington/N orthern a nd m a de inquiries a b out A pril 5th from 1:00 to 1:30 a m a nd the engineers pa ttern of w histle b la sts, b ut w a s told tha t w histle b la sts va ry. A fter severa l requests for the police report on A pril 5th, I still ha ve not received a n a nsw er. N or, ha s the S heriff provided m e 21 This information is proprietary-and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS®. w ith the na m e of the person w ho set off C hinese L a nterns or the na m e of the person reporting this a ction. I ha ve a lso m a de severa l a ttem pts to ca ll the *******s a nd|18 43(a)(2)' p8 43(a)(2 [b ut ha ve ha d no a nsw er. I don't b elieve tha t the *****s sa w C hinese L a nterns. W ha t they sa w they describ ed a s b eing a s la rge a s a sm a ll house. They view ed this from 4 to 5 street b locks a w a y hovering a t tim es a b out 2 00 ft a b ove the tree tops. They w a tched this ob ject lea ve a t a high ra te of speed, a nd then return, finia lly disa ppea ring b ehind trees a nd out of sight. C onclusion; UA V unknow n I w ill a dd a ny new inform a tion a s it b ecom es a va ila b le. AAP Person 10 9 C O N TA C TS : 1. O fficer ******* 2 . Tra in engineer of B urlington/N orthern 3. S heriff********* 4,|18 43(a)(2) 5 ******* a nc| 18 43(a)(2) | 6 . S heriffs w itness w ho reported C hinese L a nterns 7 . P erson S heriff cla im ed S et off 3 C hinese la nterns tha t night W ind direction 01 :2 3 a m : 58.1 degrees/42 .4 degrees D ew pointl2 9.6 0in pressure/ W ind ca lm /gust 0.8m ph/hum idity 56 % /ra infa ll 0.00 W ind out ofN E /w ind gusts out of S E IS S N ot visib le tha t night a t tha t tim e. W here a re the m a jor P la nets/S ta rs M oon: w est 9.17 da ys old A ltitude 2 9* A zim uth 2 7 1 * Vega : N orth Ea st 59* 2 6 , A zim uth 2 5* 35, A ltitude N orth A m erica n N eb ula : (N GC 7 000 D iffuse N eb ula : A zim uth 38* 10, A ltitude 7 * 42 , C ase #2 AAP Person 10 3 C a se #16 6 44 GPS C oordinates: 18 43(a)(3) Location: D a rda nelle A rka nsa s - C at 2 Deployment This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS®. Date of Event: April 20, 2009, 05.20 local time. WITNESS NARRITIVE: (W itness: ***** " *****" *****) i left m y house in ola a rka nsa s, a t a pprox. 52 0 a m to pa y a b ill a t D a nville a t the drop off b ox, internet b ill, i took i b elieve it is hw y 2 7 , you ca n look on the m a p , it m a y b e hw y 2 8, b ut a s i got on the long quiet hw y tha t seem s to ta ke forever to get to D a rda nelle, long b oring roa d, i noticed a sta r in the sky tha t ha d a ta il a tta ched, it seem ed to b e w a y out in the universe, a few m inutes la ter, i sa w the sa m e sta r a lot closer up to the upper left of m y drivers side w indow , a nd it a ppea red to b e a lot closer,... a s in hovering over the N eb o m ounta in, i thought oh its the ra dio tow er b ut still felt on edge a nd w a tched a s it m oved w ith in a 100 feet of m e a nd i could see florecent lights 3 , on ea ch side of a tria gula r figure, i kept thinking i a m close to neb o m ounta in tha t ha s to b e their lights, b ut the lights m oved closer, i b eca m e rea lly sca red... rolled up m y w indow s, ra n off the roa d tw ice trying to get a good look a nd I sa w the sa m e rota ting lights 3 on ea ch side of a tria ngle, m y ca r sta rted a consta nt vib ra ting sound(soundelike a fla t tire)i sta rted to ca ll 911 a nd m y phone w a s dea d, it w a s fully cha rged . then a l! of a sudden there w a s a fla sh, like a light b ulb ha d tota lly illum ina ted the roa d a nd m y vehicle, a nd then the drive hom e w a s non-eventful, m y ca r w a s driving sound a nd secure a nd a s i drove futher i w a s no w here nea r m t, neb o.a lthough I w a tched m y vehicles clock the entire tim e , there w a s no m issing tim e in the event./ w ha t a lso i w ould like to a dd is tha t this is the second encounter of ufo a ctivity i hve encountered, a nd 3 othter people in 3 different pla ces ca n b a ck m e up, b eca use in or a round 2 003 or som etim e in tha t a rea , 3 different people ha ve seen w ha t i ha ve seen in three different pla ces a t the sa m e tim e, a lso w e ha ve a nuclea r pla nt in london a rka nsa s, it is not fa r from us, w e a re in the eva cua tion route a rea if this helps a ny.a lso w hen i got to w ork i checked m y tires a nd a ll w ere fully infla ted, no signs of a fla t, m y phone did not w ork the rest of the da y , i ha d to fully recha rge w hen I got hom e, i didnt think it w a s gonna w ork for a w hile, took a lot of cha rging. Discussion with Dispatcher: la te this a fternoon uncovered the follow ing: A t 5:2 0 a m w itness w a s on w a y to w ork A pr. 2 0-09 . The w itness is a N urse. W itness w a s driving on highw a y encountered la rge Tria ngula r S ha ped cra ft - proxim ity w ithin 100 feet a t closest point. W itness sa id tria ngula r vehicle w a s size of a B -1 b om b er (her husb a nd w a s in US A ir force a nd she ha s b een to m a ny a ir show s) H ea rd loud rum b ling sound, describ es a s like w hen you get a fla t tire, (w ere no fla t tires on vehicle a fter event) 23 This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Managei of BAASS11. A s vehicle w a s directly over her ca r, there w a s a B right fla sh of light tha t illum ina ted roa d surrounding her vehicle a nd lit up inside of ca r, the ra n ca r off the roa d tw ice. Event B lew out her cell phone - b a ttery dea d (w a s fully cha rged b efore incident) w ould not hold cha rge a fter for a long tim e. S he tried to ca ll for help w ith out success W itness experienced physica l effects upon a rriving a t w ork. C o-w orkers indica ted she looked very ill; she tried to spea k a nd could not ta lk (no voice - hoa rseness) for a w hile a nd the co-w orkers voices w ere very loud (so loud sound reverb era ted in her hea d) ca used pa in. Interim Report - Arkansas, C ase No. 16644 - ^ Person 103 S ince it w a s due to ra in on M onda y, w e felt it b est to go im m edia tely to the site. ***** ha d driven the roa d a ga in in the m orning to determ ine just w here she w a s w hen this ha ppened a nd she w a s a b le to go right to the spot w here she sa w the fla sh. A A P P 103 m a rked the fence w ith duct ta pe a t the site so w e could go right b a ck to it. A s w e drove out, w e noticed pow er lines w hich som etim es crossed over the roa d. ***** ha d not even noticed them . There is a lso a pow er pla nt nea rb y, A rka nsa s N uclea r O ne M P P erson 59 ha s instructed us to conta ct the security depa rtm ent there.) ***H a iked to '" ' a b out signing the m edia relea se. ***** does not w a nt her na m e used or her im a ge. W e m a y use her voice a nd refer to her a s ***** b eca use no one here ca lls her tha t. The first thing ***** sa w looked like a dista nt sta r b ut w ha t drew her a ttention to it w a s tha t there w a s a stra ight line in b a ck of it. It got la rger a s she w a tched it. S he a lso sta rted thinking tha t her right rea r tire w a s getting a fla t b eca use she hea rd a noise b ut she didn’t rea lly feel a nything different. The ca r w a sn’t sw a ying. It seem ed to her like da shb oa rd w a sn't lit up a s it should ha ve b een. H er hea dlights w eren't illum ina ting like they should ha ve either. S he got concerned for her sa fety a nd rolled up her w indow s. S he tried to ca ll 911 b ut her phone w ouldn't w ork. S he ha d used it the night b efore a nd tha t m orning a nd b elieved it to b e fully cha rged. A s the cra ft got even closer, a ll of a sudden she could see three silverish, m eta llic b lue rota ting lights on ea ch side of tw o sides. S he sta rted running off onto the side of the roa d trying to w a tch it. S he w a tched the lights for a pproxim a tely 2 0 m inutes. A t first she thought the light w a s from com ing from M t. N eb o. In the ea rly m orning light, she could see the line of the hill b ut the ob ject This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated OM»sed-wttheut-pHefwrittefi-eofl$entTronTthe-Operating-ftfanagero^ O ur pla ne on the w a y out w a s ca ncelled due to a n a uto pilot fa ilure. W e w ere a b le to get a la ter flight out through A tla nta . O ur flight from A tla nta w a s a lso dela yed so tha t w e a rrived in L ittle R ock la te a nd b y the tim e w e drove to D a rda nelle it w a s 6 :00 p.m .. w e m et w ith: S ta te C oordina tor, 18 43(a)(2) 24 w a s low er tha n tha t. The b ody of the cra ft w a s b la ck, da rk. There w ere 3 lights on ea ch side of tw o sides on the b ottom of the cra ft. S he couldn’t see a nything on the b a ck side b ut there is no doub t in her m ind tha t the cra ft w a s tria ngula r. W hen she held her ha nd out in front of her, the size of the ob ject w a s la rger tha n a b a seb a ll. The cra ft a ppea red to b e tilted. S he w a s then a b solutely stunned b y a fla sh...it rem inded her of a ca m era fla sh a nd illum ina ted everything b elow it ...going severa l feet in front of her ca r. S he w ondered to herself if she w a s ha ving her picture ta ken a nd if they could rea d her thoughts. The cra ft w a s hovering b ut m a de no noise. A fter the fla sh, she looked b a ck a nd the cra ft w a s gone. H er tires a re just a s they w ere w ith no a ppa rent da m a ge. A t the tim e, ***** w a s fea rful of b eing stra nded a nd a lone on a deserted roa d tha t she's not fa m ilia r w ith. L a ter, she felt she w a s in shock. S he w a lked into w ork a nd one of the girls ca m e up to her a nd sa id w ha t's w rong w ith you? The night nurse's voice w a s killing her ea rs. S he w ent to sa y good m orning a nd couldn't; her throa t felt like it w a s choked up from the experience (ra ther tha n som ething tha t w a s done to her.). S he w ent out a nd ha d a ciga rette. S he felt very irrita b le....w ith ra w nerves. S he m a na ged to get through the da y a nd forgot a b out it until noon. W hen she got hom e from w ork, she sta rted resea rching on the internet. S he didn't tell her son until a couple of da ys la ter. It w a s **** w ho encoura ged her to file a report. W e video ta ped ***** ta lking a b out the event a t the site. W e then a ll returned to R ussellville to go to dinner. A fter dinner, w e w ent out to look a t *****'s 2 004 S a nta Fe com pa ct S UV. ***** ha d felt tha t the prob lem tha t she w a s experiencing w a s on the right ha nd side b ut a com pa ss show ed a b out a n 80 degree cha nge in direction w hen the com pa ss w a s b rought close to the b a ck left pa nel. S he a lso ga ve us her phone to look a t. ***** initia lly told us tha t she w a s off of w ork on M onda y. A t the end of S unda y night, how ever, she told us tha t she ha d to w ork on M onda y a nd w ould b e off on Tuesda y. S he a greed to ca ll us a fter w ork. *****‘**a lso ha d to w ork on M onda y b ut ******* w a s a va ila b le a nd w a nted to join us. O n M onda y w e w ent ha ck out to the site a nd a pproa ched the fa rm house a t the site 18 43(a)(2) | n q one a nS w ered the door b ut there w a s a sign sa ying tha t if no one a nsw ered to look forthem in the b a rn. W e w ent into the b a ckya rd w here w e m et|1843(a X2 ) la nd her elderly fa ther, 118 43(a)(2) I. ******* w a s extrem ely friendly a nd seem ed quite interested in hea ring a b out the event. S he ha d left hom e on A pril 19th, the da y b efore the event a nd ha dn’t seen a nything. S he a dded, how ever, tha t the pa sture in b a ck of her hom e (close to w here w e b elieve the fla sh w ent off) w a s a C herokee India n ca m pground m a ny, m a ny yea rs a go a nd tha t som e stra nge things ha ve ha ppened there. H er da ughter ha s ta ken pictures on the property w hich, w hen developed, show orb s. ******* b elieves tha t her da ughter a lso sa w orb s w ith her ow n eyes. S he w ill ta lk to her a nd see w ha t inform a tion she ca n get for us. ******* herself is pa rt C herokee. S he a lso a dded tha t 25 This information is proprietary and confidential-and cannotbe disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. there w a s a m edicine m a n yea rs a go in C hicka la h (pronounced chick key la )- w hich is not fa r a w a y. 18 43(a) ******* ta[ked wjth *******>s fgther (2) H e sa id tha t they ha ve quite a few deer every da y in the pa sture. O nce or tw ice a w eek they w ill a ll of a sudden b olt for cover in the trees a nd then w ill quickly return to w here they w ere a nd continue gra zing. This a ppea rs to b e quite a b norm a l b eha vior for deer. The w eeds in the pa sture w ere curled b ut this w a s expla ined b y the fa ct tha t they ha d a a p Person used w eed killer. | |took a num b er of pictures, pa rticula rly of the pow er lines. They 103 a re 180,000 KV pow er lines - a direct feed from A rka nsa s N uclea r O ne. In one of the pictures, he zoom ed in a nd b elieves he ca ptured the num b er on the tow er. H e checked the ground ra dia tion level here a nd found it to b e low er tha n norm a l W e a lso drove a long the roa d, b efore a nd a fter the m a rk on the fence, ta king video a s w e w ent. AAP Person Arkansas Nuclear One: W e ha d b een una b le to get a telephone num b er for A rka nsa s 103 N uclea r O ne so w e drove there. W e w ere m et b y a gua rd w ho conta cted the security department by telephqne|i8 43(a)(2) ta lked w ith ’*****), the S ecurity 18 43(a)(2) 18 43 i 21 O ^W *on P W * Jsa id he w a s in the middle of som ething a nd couldn’t m a ke a ny ia >( > inquiries a t the tim e. H e sa id he w ould find out if a nything such a s tha t could b e m onitored b y the control room . If it w a s not b eing m onitored b y the control room then It w ould b e m onitored in the delivery section, a nother pa rt of the fa cility. H e w ould try to AAP Person net b a ck to 10 3 ......... w tom orrow . W e ha d lunch a nd then returned to our room w here |____ Jdow nloa ded video a nd pictures to his com puter, including *******’s. ******* a nq ******* w ent off t0 a |oca | AAP Person 10 3 H yunda i dea ler. They used a com pa ss on the 2 009 S a nta Fee a nd found tha t there w a s a significa nt m ovem ent of the com pa ss needle on the b a ck left pa nel of this vehicle a nd som e other a rea s of the ca r. The sa lesm a n sa id tha t the b ody ha s cha nged quite a b it since 2 004, b ut w e felt this b rought our findings on the experiencer’s vehicle into question. ***** a nd p431^ m et us b a ck a t the B est W estern a fter w ork. W e did a nother video w ith ***** in tne room. A t the end she a lso ta lked just a b it a b out a nother sighting in 2 003. A t tha t tim e she sa w three tria ngula r sha ped cra fts (w hich flew in a tria ngula r form a tion) a b out 1:00 a .m . in the m orning. S he ta lked to tw o other people w ho w eren't w ith her a t the tim e b ut w hom she b elieves m a y ha ve seen the sa m e cra ft a t the sa m e tim e. W e’ve a sked her a t lea st three tim es if w e couldn’t m eet w ith one of her co-w orkers a nd she continues to b e resista nt to this idea . ***** drew a picture of the cra ft tha t she sa w . |a lso checked *****’s sinus ca vity.. Person a rea w ith a m a gnet to see if she m ight ha ve ha d a n im pla nt there b ut found nothing 103 a b norm a l. 26 This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS1”. AAP Person 10 3 ..... |did look a t the cell phone a nd it a ppea rs tha t the cell phone w a s functiona l how ever the b a ttery’s interna l fuse w a s b low n. This is not a com m on occurrence a nd is usua lly the result of a high volta ge insult. A lthough ******* w a s very friendly, she sa id it w ould b e b etter to ta lk m ore in the m orning. W e w ill return there w ith ***** a nd ******* tom orrow . W e a lso hope to ob ta in m ore Inform a tion from the S ecurity O fficer a nd perha ps ob ta in m ore docum enta tion on the India n presence in this a rea . O ur conclusion a t this point is tha t this w a s a rea l event. A t this poinj .~ ha s severa l a a p Person thoughts rega rding the ca use of the fla sh. It could b e tha t the cra ft got too c ose to the high volta ge w ires or it could ha ve b een extra cting energy from the w ires or unknow n (a w a iting report from A rka nsa s N uclea r O ne). The ob ject is definitely unknow n a nd does not a ppea r to b e a m ilita ry cra ft. There is a lso the thought tha t the noise tha t ***** thought w a s a b a d tire on her ca r could a ctua lly ha ve b een a n extrem ely low resona nt frequency em itted b y the cra ft, w hich w ent a w a y w hen the vehicle disa ppea red. 4/2 8/09 *****a rrived a t the designa ted tim e of 8:30 a .m . W e w a ited a t the m otel for ***** until a b out 8:40 a nd then ca lled her. ***** sa id tha t she w a sn't com ing,..her da ughter ha d ta ken her ca r a nd she w ouldn’t b e a b le to join us. It seem ed quite unusua l tha t she ha dn’t ca lled us to tell us this ea rlier. ******* ca lled her b a ck a nd sa id he w ould b e w illing to pick her up. ***** a greed to this so ******* w ent to get her a nd w e drove out to the site so tha t w e w ouldn't b e too la te. I ta lked to ******* a b out using her im a ge a nd na m e. S he did not w a nt her na m e or im a ge used b eca use of her job . S he did sign a relea se a llow ing us to use her voice a nd sa id tha t w e could refer to the property a s theF^^T”^^ ******* b ought the property in 1994 (b ringing it b a ck into the fa m ily). A t the tim e or shortly a fter she b ought the property, she w a s a sked if she rea lly b ought the property a s the previous ow ner sa id tha t nothing w ould grow there a nd tha t their a nim a ls w ere sterile. S he ha s not ha d a ny prob lem s w ith grow ing things or ra ising her horses a nd ca ttle. ******* 0^ ggy tha t there ha ve b een gom e other stra nge events though. M ost nota b ly for her a re the significa nt num b er of people w ho ha ve gone off the roa d a nd hit her fence. There ha ve a lso b een tw o occa sions w hen w hole sections of her fence ha ve b een pulled up a nd m oved. In 9/06 , a la rge section of a fence w a s just pulled out a nd la id dow n, Tha t fence included ra ilroa d ties a nd solid oa k b oa rds. There w ere no storm s or b a d w ea ther. Then tow a rds the end of M a rch of this yea r, she got up a t 5:00 a .m . to lea ve the house ea rly. There ha d b een a storm a nd there w a s no electricity. A s she left the house she sa w tha t 40-50 feet of fence ha d b een picked up a nd la id dow n. In this ca se, she noticed tha t the la ndsca pe tim b ers b roke off under the ground. H er horses could not do this. S he a lso m entioned tha t they do get sta tic on the ra dio in this a rea . S he does not get cell phone covera ge in her house except in one of the room s. S om etim es they w ill ha ve a huge storm out in b a ck a nd the front of the house w ill b e tota lly still. They ha ve experienced shocks undernea th the high volta ge lines even 27 This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS®. though the energy com pa ny cla im s tha t ca n’t ha ppen. **“*H 's e-m a il a ddress is 18 43(a)(2) N eighb ors a lso report stra nge things. O ne of the neighb ors reported (to *******) seeing a b ig b la ck pa nther - even though there a ren't supposed to b e a ny pa nthers in this a rea . ***«**.s b ro^er dropped ip b y cha nce w hile w e w ere there even though ******* ha dn't told him a nything a b out the incident. H e w orks a t A rka nsa s N uclea r O ne in ca lib ra tion a nd m a intena nce. H e w a s not a w a re of a ny recent line disturb a nces b ut he b elieves tha t he w ill b e a b le to ob ta in tha t inform a tion. W ha t he did sa y w a s tha t he sa w a da rk helicopter flying very close to the pla nt w ithin the la st tw o w eeks. H e ha s never seen this b efore a nd sa id tha t they m ust ha ve ha d a pprova l for them to b e flying tha t close. H e w ill get b a ck to us w ith w ha tever inform a tion he ca n ob ta in. The ta pe recorder w a s running w hen he ca m e in a nd w e didn't think to m ention it to him until w e w ere w ell into the conversa tion. H e did not feel he could sign a m edia relea se b eca use of his job . H e a lso ta lked a b out getting shocked nea r the high volta ge w ires sa ying tha t he ha d b een knocked dow n to his knees. W e sa id good-b ye to ******* a nd drove ***** hom e a nd checked out of our m otel. In the m ea ntim e, ******* w ent on to ta lk to the deputy sheriff pfp8 43(a)(2) [ The deputy AAP Person 10 3 sheriff w a s very interested in hea ring a b out the event; he ha d not hea rd of a ny sim ila r events in the a rea b ut took ‘******’s a nd(...... ~|ca rds to conta ct in the future in the event tha t a nything else a rises. W e a re going to a sk_____ to check out the H erita ge 18 43(a)(2) R oom of the D a rda nelle P ub lic L ib ra ry rega rding India n a ctivities in this a rea .. The GP S loca tion is 1343(a )(3) 18 43(a)(3) In order to com plete this report w e w ould like to send a FO IA to b oth the pow er pla nt a nd the FA A . W e w a nt to find out if w e ca n lea m a ny m ore a b out India n a ctivity in the a rea a nd a lso sea rch for inform a tion on ley lines in A rka nsa s. W e w ill enter the a dditiona l inform a tion onto C M S . LOCATION: Pasadena, MD C AT 2 Deployment 28 This information is proprietary and corrtidentiat and cannot be-dtssem+ nated- or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. Date of event: April 16, 2009 03.15 local time O n A pril 2 0, 2 009 a S TA R tea m C A T 2 D eploym ent w a s a ctiva ted on this ca se. S TA R tea m Investiga tor a a p Person 10 8 Iw a s a ssigned a s lea d investiga tor. AAP Person 5 9 MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) S TA R Tea m C oordina tor / M a na ger AAP Person 5 9 Witness ^43(a)(2)_ Date of C MS report: April 20, 2009_________________________ Place of sighting: 118 43(a)(2) C ase C ategory 2 Report by:|AAP Person 10 8 |STAR Field Investigator BAC KGROUND INFORMATION OF THE WITNESSES: ********** js a la b ora tory director a nd ha s b een living in his new ly renova ted 1,6 35 sqft. single-fa m ily hom e since S eptem b er of 2 008 a long w ith his fia ncee ***** *******, a ra diology technicia n, b oth ha ve degrees in chem istry. INTERVIEW - SEQUENSE OF EVENTS: A pril 16 th, 2 009, a pproxim a tely 03:15 A M in the m orning, ***** w a s a w a kened b y loud hum m ing a nd she tha n w oke up ***** to ha ve him check out w here this stra nge sound w a s com ing from . ***** w a lked from b edroom to b edroom to look through the w indow s to see w ha t w a s ca using this hum m ing, thinking to him self tha t it m a y b e a street clea ner sw eeping the a rea roa ds or som e sort of utility truck w orking on som ething. H e returned to the m a ster b edroom to look through the w indow tha t w a s next to ***** a nd he noticed a very la rge tria ngula r cra ft hovering a b ove. The cra ft w a s tota lly b la ck w ith no lights a nd from his point of view , ha d a b oom era ng sha pe resem b ling a very la rge 'stretched out" F117 N ightha w k a b out 300 feet w ingspa n. The UFO w a s hovering slow ly hea ding tow a rds S E a nd took a b out 17 m inutes to pa ss over their house a nd to fa de a t a dista nce. ***** sa id tha t the hum m ing w a s very loud, consta nt a nd sounded like a n electrica l tra nsform er. Tha t S a turda y, ***** m entioned to one of his neighb or | a b out 18^ a )(2 ) the stra nge incident tha t occurred ea rly Thursda y m orning a nd I I did sta te tha t he 18 43(a)(2) hea rd the hum m ing a nd w a s relucta nt to continue the conversa tion. Upon m y on-site investiga tion, I did notice a pa rked squa d ca r b elonging to A nn A rundel C ounty P D on the sa m e street i^3(a ) tha t b elonged to a n officer tha t resides there. (2) 29 This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAA5 S*. SOURC ES THAT WERE C ONTAC TED: •B W I (In process) 18 43(a)(2) •Em a il 4/18: ********C ounty D epa rtm ent of P ub lic W orks, northern district 18 43(aK2) T8 43(a)(2~) ~| C itizens Info. C enter [S treet S w eepers]: Q uestion: " W ere|.... |a rea streets clea nsed/sw ept on the night or ea rly m orning a round 03:00a m on A pril 16 th?" R eply from D P W 4/2 0: ‘ W e definitely w ould not sw eep/clea n during those hours." •C a lled 4/2 1: 7 -Eleven(2 4hrs|i 8 43(a)(2) ~ 18 43(a)(2)...S tore a ttenda nt[ [sta ted tha t nothing stra nge w a s hea rd or seen. /C a lled 4/2 1: Exxon/S hop (2 4hrs) 1843(a >< 2 ) 18 43(a)(2).. sta ted tha t nothing stra nge w a s hea rd or seen. •Em a il 4/17 : C a pitol Ga zette N ew spa per (no replies) •Em a il 4/18 a nd 4/2 3: ********C ounty P D N orthern D istrict (no replies). (N ote: I notice a n A A P D squa d ca r pa rked on[W a )(2 ] UpO n m y on-site investiga tion; a n officer resides on tha t sa m e street. S econd em a il w a s sent on the 2 3rd.)(no replies). •Em a il 4/19: B a ltim ore S un N ew spa per (no replies) •Em a il 4/19: C hesa pea ke B a y N ew spa per (no replies) A rea m ilita ry b a ses a nd a irports (from P a sa dena ): •B a ltim ore W a shington Interna tiona l A irport (B W I) 8 m iles N W •Fort M ea de - 9 m iles W /S W •P a tuxent N a va l A ir S ystem s C om m a nd- 50 m iles S outh •D over A ir Force B a se, D E - 95 m iles Ea st. AREA TEMPERATURE / NIGHT OF THE SIGHTING April 16th Tem pera ture: 39.0 °F D ew P oint: 36 .0 °F H um idity: 89% P ressure: 30.2 0 Visib ility: 9.0 m iles W ind D irection: W N W W ind S peed: 3.5 m ph 30 or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS”. C ONC LUSION: ***** w a s perplexed a nd a b it sha ken b y this incident a nd w ondered if this w a s a n US m ilita ry a ircra ft, w hy w ould they b uilt such a thing! H e a lso sta ted tha t m ost of the hom e occupa nts w ho reside on his street a re either w ith the m ilita ry, la w enforcem ent a gencies or w orking a s governm ent contra ctors. I found ********** to b e very credib le, logica l a nd he rea lly isn't into the w hole sci-fi scene or the UFO phenom ena . I did not notice a ny high pow er lines in the a rea . There's the C a lvert C liffs N uclea r P la nt fa cilities a b out 35 m iles south of P a sa dena : A sim ila r ca se involving a b la ck tria ngula r cra ft sa ns lights w a s w itnessed five yea rs a go 18 43(a)(2), 18 43(a)(3) A ll ca ses a re under investiga tion b y M UFO N a nd ca se reports w ill b e forw a rded to B A A S S w hen the investiga tions a re com plete. 31 This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS'8'. B A A S S P rogress on N orthern Tier S ightings INITIAL ANALYSIS Project Northern Tier In a n effort to orga nize the inform a tion a nd enha nce the progress of the B A A S S investiga tion of the N orthern Tier (N T) events the follow ing initia l a na lysis w a s prepa red. This w ill b e a living docum ent a nd sub ject to cha nge throughout the process of the project. Initial Analysis: A fter a na lyzing a considera b le a m ount of inform a tion rega rding the N T events the follow ing inform a tion is noted: This a na lysis concentra ted on incidents from 197 5 - 197 6 tim efra m e; how ever, the da ta from a ll N T events over the yea rs ha s ha d the initia l look. The 197 5 - 197 6 tim efra m e w a s chosen b a sed on som e very sim ple criteria : the a ge of the incidents; the volum e of inform a tion a nd the likelihood of b eing a b le to conta ct w itnesses for re-interview w ho w ill still ha ve a fa irly good recollection of the events. S pecifica lly a ddressed in som e deta il a re Unexpla ined A eria l P henom enon (UA P ) events during the period S ep - N ov 197 5. D uring tha t period severa l U.S . M ilita ry (m ostly US A F) fa cilities experienced very sim ila r incidents. These w ere often reported a s " helicopter sightings" a s the UA P w ere reported ha ving a ppea red to hover during the sightings. Three US A F fa cilities received the m a jority of these events during the tim efra m e; M a lm strom A ir Force B a se (M A FB ), M T; W urtsm ith A FB (W A FB ), M l; L oring A FB (L A FB ), M E; a s w ell a s a C a na dia n Forces B a se (C FB ), Fa lconb ridge, O N . These loca tions provide the la rgest num b er of potentia l w itnesses, not to 32 This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be dtsseminate-d or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS®. m ention w ha t w ould a ppea r to b e relia b le sources, A dditiona lly, a second run of the tim e fra m e of interest, this tim e including other m ilita ry insta lla tions w ith nuclea r w ea pons ca pa b ility a s w ell a s non-m ilita ry nuclea r fa cilities such a s pow er production (A tta chm ent 1) Malmstrom Air Force Base, Great Falls, Montana The first geogra phic a rea a ddressed w a s the a rea of M a lm strom A ir Force B a se (M A FB ), Grea t Fa lls, M onta na a nd the surrounding IC B M fields. A trem endous a m ount of da ta w a s a va ila b le from the 197 5-7 6 tim efra m e. M ost of this inform a tion is due specifica lly to the efforts of Keith W olverton, D eputy S heriff, C a sca de C ounty, M T. D uring the period A ugust 197 5 through D ecem b er 197 7 , W olverton docum ented over 2 50 events in a nd a round the geogra phic a rea . These events include w ha t he term ed " H elicopter" (a ny event w here the ta rget hovered); " UFO " (sim ply tha t Unexpla ined Flyers); a nd " A nim a l M utila tions". Incidents term ed " A nim a l M utila tions" w ere not considered in this report. M A FB w a s, a t the tim e, a significa nt S tra tegic A ir C om m a nd (S A C ) insta lla tion. D uring the period M A FB housed stra tegic b om b ers (B -52 s) a s w ell a s hundreds of Inter-C ontinenta l B a llistic M issiles (IC B M s). M A FB m a inta ined a lert a ircra ft resources; B -52 va ria nts m a inta ined a t nuclea r rea dy sta tus. A dditiona lly, the IC B M unit m a inta ined a va st num b er of L a unch C ontrol Fa cilities a nd M issile S ites. These w ere sprea d a cross a considera b le geogra phic a rea (a n a rea of 2 3,000 squa re m iles), m ore often tha n not in fa irly rem ote a nd not ea sily a ccessib le loca tions. W olverton docum ented 12 9 events titled " UFO " ; the ea rliest b eing in A ugust 197 5 through O ctob er 197 6 . A tta chm ent 2 is a m a p of the a rea w ith events occurring in 197 5 plotted. N ot a ll events W olverton docum ented in 197 5 a re depicted on the m a p. Events w ith va gue or unknow n loca tions w ere not 33 This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAAS58 . plotted. A dditiona lly, events docum ented outside of the a rea recognized a s US A F M issile fa cilities w ere not plotted. In 197 6 , W olverton docum ented a dditiona l 108 events. The sa m e criterion w a s a pplied to these incidents a s w a s used in plotting the 197 5 incidents. A tta chm ent 3 is a m a p of the 197 6 events. The Events in the M a lm strom a rea continued into 197 7 . W olverton docum ents 14 m ore events through D ecem b er of 7 7 . Events in tha t a rea then ta pered of grea tly. A considera b le num b er of the events a ppea r to ha ve b een in, or very nea r, the city lim its of Grea t Fa lls. The va st m a jority of the events plotted a re a lso w ithin or very nea r the b a llistic m issile fa cilities. Wurtsmith AFB, Oscoda, Ml D uring the la te evening hours of 30 O ct 7 5, severa l ground personnel reported seeing a n a irb orne unidentified (reported a s a helicopter) in the a rea of the perim eter of the b a se. Initia lly the sighting w a s nea r the b a se entry point in the C a pehea rt housing a rea . The personnel m a king the initia l sightings w ere S ecurity P olice personnel. B a sed on the reported tim e of the incident (2 2 00) these personnel w ould ha ve b een in the fina l hour of their shift. S ecurity P olice shifts norm a lly ra n during the follow ing periods: 07 00-1500; 1500-2 300; 2 300-07 00. S hift cha nge tim es, b a sed on the a b ove shifts, w ould ha ve b een 06 30; 1430; a nd 2 130. A t these tim es the on duty shift w ould b e prepa ring their posts for the oncom ing personnel. The oncom ing personnel w ould b e dra w ing their w ea pons, prepa ring their vehicles a nd conducting inspections. B a sed on the reporting, the unidentified b ega n its flight on the south-ea st side of the b a se a nd follow ed the perim eter, tra veling to the north pa ssing the m a in ga te, w here it w a s a ga in sighted b y the on duty ga te gua rd. A nother US A F enlisted m em b er w ho w a s in the a rea of the B a se M otor P ool a lso ob served the 34 This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated ■ or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS®. unidentified a s it tra veled a long the perim eter. The unidentified then purportedly tra veled on to the north a pproa ching the S tra tegic A ir C om m a nd (S A C ) A lert fa cility a nd the a rea of the W ea pons S tora ge A rea (W S A ). Through the reporting it w a s not clea r the a m ount of tim e this covered or how long the unidentified loitered in the a rea of the either the A lert Fa cility or the W S A . The unidentified then depa rted the W A FB a rea a nd proceeded to the Ea st over L a ke H uron. A KC -135 a ircra ft w a s returning from a routine flight a t the tim e of this incident. The 135 w a s ta sked w ith loca ting a nd identifying the unidentified b a sed on ground b a sed ra da r confirm a tion of the ground sightings. The a ircrew indica tes they w ere vectored to the genera l a rea of the unidentified over L a ke H uron b y a ir tra ffic control personnel. R eporting show s they m a de conta ct w ith the unknow n over the la ke a nd follow ed it to the genera l a rea of B a y C ity, M l w here they lost conta ct. S hortly a fter losing conta ct the 135 turned in a northerly direction a nd b ega n their return to W A FB . S hortly follow ing their turn the unidentified rea ppea red, a ppea ring to follow the 135. It follow ed for a short tim e (N FI) a nd then depa rted. The 135 crew returned to b a se a nd la nded. W hile the sighting w ould b e questiona b le ha d it only b een seen b y personnel on the ground, the fa ct three sepa ra te ground personnel m a de the sa m e b a sic ob serva tion w ould tend to enha nce the credib ility. Further enha ncing is the ground b a sed ra da r detection of a n unknow n ta rget in the a ir in the genera l a rea of the A lert Fa cility/W S A . The a ircrew ha ving visua l a nd electronic verifica tion of the unidentified m a kes this one w orthy of a dditiona l a ttention. The pictures m a rked a s A tta chm ent 4 a re provided to illustra te the pa th of the UA P , per the ground a nd a eria l ob serva tions. Loring AFB, ME The events on a nd a round L A FB a re eerily sim ila r to those a t W A FB . The tim ing w a s extrem ely close a s w ell a s the description of the incidents. The m a jor 35 This Infur irMiion is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. difference w a s the la ck of a eria l sighting of the UA P . D uring the tim ing of the events num erous ground personnel reported direct ob serva tion; how ever, despite num erous a ttem pts a n A ir N a tiona l Gua rd helicopter crew w a s una b le to ob serve the ob ject from the a ir. The fa ct the A N G w a s ta sked w ith a n a irb orne m ission b a sed on the events a t L A FB is significa nt; a s w ell a s the inclusion of C a na dia n officia ls on these a irb orne m issions. A n a eria l m a p of the L oring A FB a rea ca n b e found a s A tta chm ent 5. These incidents spa rked a series of high level com m unica tions, m a inly from the N orth A m erica n A ir D efense (N O R A D ) H ea dqua rters, C olora do S prings, C O a nd S tra tegic A ir C om m a nd (S A C ) a t O ffut A FB , N E. W hile this m essa ge tra ffic w ould ha ve b een routine b a sed on threa ts to S A C resources it is noted for S A C to m ove a ll their fa cilities to a higher a lert level is itself a n a ppa rent a cknow ledgem ent of the events. D uring this sa m e tim efra m e there a re reports of severa l incidents nea r C a na dia n Forces B a ses (C FB s) in the O nta rio a nd N ew B runsw ick provinces. There is oddly a significa nt la ck of m uch deta il rega rding these incidents. W hile the " N T" events a re significa nt b a sed on the va st m a jority of the sightings b eing a t or very nea r nuclea r w ea pons fa cilities; this w ould not b e a rela tionship tha t w ould hold true w ith the C FB s. I ha ve not b een a b le to tra ck dow n a ny inform a tion to indica te the U.S . w a s sha ring, storing or ha d given nuclea r w ea pons to the C a na dia ns. Tha t sa id how ever, there a re C a na dia n nuclea r pow er a nd nuclea r pow er resea rch fa cilities in the genera l vicinity of the events in C a na da . The m a p listed a s A tta chm ent 6 show s m ost of the m a jor US A F insta lla tions, w hich a t the tim e w ere either a ctive nuclea r a rm ed units; ha d a m a jor role in the C om m a nd a nd C ontrol of these a rm s; or w a s a " sa fe ha ven" for senior governm ent personnel in the event of nuclea r confronta tion. 36 Thirinfonnation is proprietary-arid confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent burn the Operating Manager of BAASS*. ATTACHME N T 1 37 This information Is proprietary and confidential diid cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAAS5 *. ATTACHME N T 2 38 This information ^'proprietary 7jnd lunfiilential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS^. n Banton BH ' 1^.ncha»£r-i(y6 A^uareeutte '00 3 2.7 6- ' ''■^4'>'» . _ Monarchies 6/76 or used without prior written consent from Lhe Operating M anager of BAASS®. SE Cascade V'6 ATTACHME N T 4 40 -This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated- or used without prior written consent from Ilie Operating Manager of BAASS*. ATTACHME N TS 41 or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of GAASS*. ATTACHME N T 6 42 I hrs information is proprietary and ronfidentiaI and cannot bp disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS-’. Investigative Plan Project Northern Tier (NT) Investigative Plan: This Investiga tive P la n is intended to focus the efforts of the B A A S S personnel involved in N T. It w ill b e b roken into geogra phic a rea s to sim plify the ga thering of inform a tion a s it perta ins to tha t a rea a nd events. This is not intended to b e a fina l a nd sta tic docum ent, b ut a living a nd evolving guide to the investiga tion. N O TE: These pla ns a re currently genera l a nd w ill b e focused b y the initia l feedb a ck from the first w a ve of eyew itness interview s. B eca use of the uncerta inty of tra cking dow n w itnesses 30 yea rs a fter the fa ct, there a re no definitive predictions tha t ca n b e m a de rega rding the outcom es of selected points of this stra tegy. Wurtsmith Air Force Base If these still exist there m a y b e a dditiona l info a va ila b le rega rding w itnesses. B a sed on tim e of da y there should (could ha ve b een) m a ny a dditiona l L E a nd S ecurity personnel w itness this incident. N o rea l m ention of C S C or A lert Fa cility or W S A C ontrol involvem ent. The A lert Fa cility ha s a n A lterna te C entra l S ecurity C ontrol Tow er w ith a m inim um of 1 S P S m em b er m a inta ining a desk b lotter of incidents inside or directly a ffecting the A lert Fa cility. There is a lso a Ga p Gua rd (gua rding the ga p in the fence a llow ing the a lert a ircra ft a ccess to the ta xi a nd runw a ys, a s w ell a s a n A lert Fire Tea m (A FT) fa cility (A FT consists of 5 m em b ers) a nd a m inim um of tw o interna l S ecurity R esponse Tea m s (S R T) (tw o m a n pa trols inside the a rea ). N o m ention of a ny of these personnel. The W S A is very sim ila r in m a nning to the A lert Fa cility. There a re a definitive num b er of tw o m a n S R T tea m s inside the a rea a nd m ob ile a t a ll tim es. A lso, the W S A ha s a n A FT shelter a s w ell w ith a t lea st one, if not tw o A FT. A ga in, there w a s no m ention of a ny of these personnel in the reporting. There should a lso b e roving S R T vehicles ta sked w ith sta ying in designa ted pa trol sectors of these tw o H IGH priority a rea s. 43 This Infornnatlori Is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS8 . Malmstrom Air Force Base Interview 18 43(a)(2) geogra phic a rea . D uett18 43(a)(2) rega rding his extensive know ledge of the extensive know ledge, a nd his loca tion loca lly (L a s Vega s), he should b e one of the first steps. This w ill help to refine investiga tive efforts. C om pile a com plete list of w itnesses/potentia l w itnesses for the M A FB events R efine this list b y: Those individua ls previously interview ed S ub set of prioritizing those to b e interview ed b y B A A S S N ew ly discovered potentia l w itnesses Those w itnesses independently developed b y B A A S S B egin conta cting W itnesses a s soon a s possib le Loring Air Force Base C om pile a com plete list of w itnesses/potentia l w itnesses for the L A FB events R efine this list b y: Those individua ls previously interview ed S ub set of prioritizing those to b e interview ed b y B A A S S N ew ly discovered potentia l w itnesses Those w itnesses independently developed b y B A A S S B egin conta cting W itnesses a s soon a s possib le 44 This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated ui used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. General C onsider FO IA requests to A FO S I rega rding: A ny H R reporting responsive to C R # H Q C R 44, P a ra 3D a nd H Q C R 45 P a ra 3B for the period A ug - N ov 197 5 S pecifica lly those origina ted b y D eta chm ents a t (N T B a ses) Identify a nd loca te other nuclea r fa cilities in the N T A O R {those opera ted b y US A , US N , D O E, etc.) C ontinue m a pping of a ll events in the N T A O R during the ta rgeted period Ultim a tely cross reference the N T events w ith those in the C a na dia n A rchive relea se FO IA on reporting from S A C ; H Q US A F; N O R A D ; M inot rega rding M inot sighting 10112 5ZN ov 7 5 A ny O P R EP 3 reporting genera ted during this tim e fra m e 45 This information is propfietafy and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. B A A S S C ontinues S tudy on Inform a tion on UA P s relea sed b y the B ritish, C a na dia n, French a nd D a nish Governm ents • O ver the pa st eighteen m onths, The M inistry of D efense (M oD ) in the United Kingdom ha s relea sed a pproxim a tely 7 2 97 pa ges of files perta ining to the perform a nce of a lleged UA P s in B ritish a ir spa ce. M ore recently the B ritish M oD relea sed a second group of files on M a rch 2 1, 2 009 com prising 12 00 sepa ra te UFO ca ses in a pproxim a tely 2 000 a dditiona l pa ges. B A A S S a na lysts ha ve initia ted the process of dow nloa ding, orga nizing a nd a na lyzing these files to determ ine the qua lity a nd qua ntity of reports tha t ha ve b een relea sed b y the UK governm ent, pa rticula rly those reports tha t m ight perta in to events w ith na tiona l security im plica tions. • In Feb rua ry 2 009, the C a na dia n governm ent a uthorized the relea se of 9500 pa ges of files perta ining to the b eha vior of a lleged a dva nced a erospa ce vehicles in C a na dia n a ir spa ce. The files cover the period 1947 -1980. M a ny of the ca ses w ere investiga ted b y the R oya l C a na dia n M ounted P olice. B A A S S a na lysts ha ve initia ted the process of dow nloa ding, printing, orga nizing a nd a na lyzing these files. The a im is to delinea te the extent of high qua lity evidence perta ining to the topic of a dva nced a eria l vehicle perform a nce in the 9500 pa ges of C a na dia n files. • O n Ja nua ry 2 9, 2 009 the D a nish A ir Force relea sed 32 9 pa ges of reports on unusua l a eria l phenom ena . A ll reports a re in D a nish; therefore B A A S S contra cted a D a nish-English tra nsla tor to produce English tra nsla tions of a ll 32 9 pa ges of relea sed files. The tra nsla tion ha s b een com pleted a nd B A A S S a na lysts a re in the la tter sta ges of exa m ining them to delinea te w hether there a re a ny ca ses tha t m erit further study. 46 This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated • or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. Throughout 2 005-2 008, GEIP A N , a depa rtm ent of C N ES (French civilia n spa ce a gency), relea sed a b out 100,000 pa ges com prising the investiga tive reports from a pproxim a tely 16 50 ca ses, including 6 000 eyew itness interview s involving UA P s, the m a jority of w hich ha ve b een investiga ted b y the Genda rm erie. B A A S S tra nsla tors/a na lysts a re currently sorting a nd codifying the ca ses so tha t only the highest va lue ca ses for B A A S S w ill b e tra nsla ted a nd entered into the B A A S S da ta b a se. This information ts proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*. C onclusion S ignifica nt progress ha s b een m a de in tra ining a nd initia lly deploying B A A S S field investiga tive tea m s during the m onth of A pril. Further, B A A S S ha s b egun to a cquire significa nt inform a tion on UA P a ctivity in B ra zil. The B A A S S M UFO N rela tionship is m a turing, b ut the ca se num b ers a re still considera b ly low er tha n expected. The rea sons for this drop in ca se num b er a re currently under investiga tion. The B A A S S da ta b a se of ca ses is now la rger tha n a ny other da ta b a se ow ned b y UA P orga niza tions in N orth A m erica . A s B A A S S m a kes progress in a nd a ccelera tes the hiring of em ployees in the com ing w eeks, it w ill b e crucia l tha t the orga niza tion ha s ra pid a ccess to the inform a tion tha t w ill keep the scientific sta ff enga ged. S econdly B A A S S is currently a ccelera ting the a cquisition of a ll inform a tion perta ining to this topic in the open litera ture, increa singly from other countries. This information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be disseminated or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS*.