Government2022

DIA releases AAWSAP research documents under FOIA

When: Apr 2022
Where: Washington, D.C.
Sources: 2 public sources

Defense Intelligence Agency headquarters; DIA released the AAWSAP documents in 2022 MSGT KEN HAMMOND, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The Defense Intelligence Agency released nearly 1,600 pages on AAWSAP, the program it funded through Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies, including contractor studies on topics like wormholes and antigravity. The release followed FOIA requests from Vice and The Black Vault.

Sources

OfficialThe Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP) Documentation (opens in a new tab)Defense Intelligence Agency (copy hosted by The Black Vault) / 2022-04
PressNewly-Released Documents Shed Light on Government-Funded Research Into Worm Holes, Anti-Gravity and Invisibility Cloaks (opens in a new tab)Vice (Motherboard) / 2022-04-19

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How the story came out

This reports on DIA awards the AAWSAP contract (Sep 2008).

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Where it fits

Earlier in GovernmentFY2022 NDAA writes a permanent UAP office and annual reports into law27 Dec 2021 Later in GovernmentFirst public UAP hearing in decades17 May 2022

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