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BAASS Monthly Report, April 2009

File

DOW-UAP-D170

Type

Document, 50 pages

Agency

Department of War

Date

4/1/09

Place

Las Vegas, Nevada

Released

Release 7, October 23, 2026

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The government's description

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 April 2009 Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS) progress report summarizes contractor activities for the period April 1–30, 2009. The report addresses staffing and clearance processing, progress on contracted technical papers, BAASS’s purchase of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) information from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), work on “Project Northern Tier,” and review of UAP-related materials released by several foreign governments. It also describes BAASS’s development of investigative and laboratory support capabilities, including a small deployable field investigation team and arrangements for potential future forensic and scientific analyses of materials obtained through MUFON reporting. Overall, the file documents ongoing program activity, particularly in UAP case acquisition, field investigation, and archival research.

April
2009 Report

Bigelow Aerospace Advanced
Space Studies
(BAASS)

This iofocmatioo is proprietary aod confidential and cannot be di55eminated
or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS".

PREFACE

This Progress report summarizes BAASS activities and progress for the
period April 1-April 30, 2009.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Topics covered in this report are the following:

Progress on Recruiting Staff.................................................................................Page 2
Progress on Obtaining Clearances for Existing Staff..........................................Page 4
Progress on Earthtech Contract to Deliver 24-30 papers .................................Page 5
BAASS has Contracted to Purchase Information on UAPs from MUFON .......Page 8
BAASS progress on Project Northern Tier..........................................................Page 32
BAASS Continues Study of the Information on UAP Activity Released
by the British, Canadian French and Danish Governments............ ................. Page 46
Conclusion ............ ..................... ........................................................................... ..Page 48

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or used without prior written consent from Hie Operating Manager of BAASS".

Progress on Staff Recruitment

•

Between April 1-30, 2009 in response to job advertisements in multiple on­
line locations, BAASS received a total of 281 resumes.

•

The first level of screening (removal of applications on the basis of too
frequent job changes, those obviously inexperienced to work at BAASS,
non-US citizens et c) was conducted on all resumes.

•

More than three dozen phone and face-to-face interviews were conducted
during the month of February.

•

As a result of intensive interviewing and the transfer of some engineers
from Bigelow Aerospace to BAASS, as of April 30, 2009 BAASS has thirty five
fu ll time employees and six part time employees in addition to the
administrator (see table on page 4 below). Fulltime BAASS employees now
include senior investigative personnel (backgrounds in law enforcement
and AFOSI}, engineers (specializing in electrical, software and astronautics),
scientists (with expertise in physics and biology) as well as support
personnel and security guards.

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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
MP Person 7
Deputy Administrator
Fulltime BAASS Employees
AAP Person 8
Significant Part-time BAASS Employees
Senior Analyst level V
AAP Person 98
Principal Engineer
AAP Person 9
AAP Person 10
AAP Person 11
Lead Program Manager
Lead Program ManaR:er
AAP Person 52
Senior Engineer level Ill
Corporate Attorney
AAP Person 12
AAP Person 13
AAP Person 14
Senior Project Manager
Senior Project Manager
AAP Person 53
AAP Person 54
AAP Person 55
AAP Person 95
AAP Person 16
Mission Analyst
AAP Person 17
Mission Analyst
Lead Scientist level V
AAP Person 18
Senior Project Manager
Mission Analyst
Lead Scientist level V
AAP Person 21
I Lead Engineer
AAP Person 22
Engineer Specialist
Lead Engineer
AAP Person 25
Accountant
Subject Matter Expert IV
Mission Analyst
AAP Person 19
AAP Person 20
AAP Person 23
AAP Person 24
AAP Person 56
Executive Assistant RTB
Engineer Specialist
Lead Scientist level IV
Subject Matter Expert I
AAP Person 26
AAP Person 27
Subject Matter Expert I
AAP Person 30
Mission Analyst
AAP Person 31
AAP Person 32
Mission Analyst
AAP Person 39
AAP Person 40
Mission Analyst
Mission Analyst
AAP Person 41
Mission Analyst
AAP Person 42
AAP Person 97
Executive Secretary
Subject Matter Expert I
Mission Analyst
Receptionist
AAP Person 44
AAP Person 46
AAP Person 47
Security Officer
AAP Person 48
AAP Person 49
Security Officer
Utah Ranch
Security Officers
Security Officer
Security Officer
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or us@d without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BMss• .

We are optimistic that in the next 2-3 months we can hire the first year's
nd

full complement of staff (approximately 50-60 personnel to begin the 2 year)
that will make BAASS the most maximally product ive organization in this field.
However, this will give BAASS a base that will only partially cover the investigative
and analytical needs within the United States. It is essential to increase our
funding for next year if we hope to expand to fully cover the United States, not t o
mention beyond the borders of the United States.

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Thl5 information is proprietary and confidential and cannot be di55eminated
01 used without prior written consent from ttle Operating Manager of BAASS•.

Progress on Obtaining
Clearance for Existing Staff
MP Person 4
. .
MP Person 7
the BAASS administrator,
BAASS deputy
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on~a::----,
MP p
53
BAASS senior analyst,
erson
executive
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.........______
~P Person secret ar to MP Person .4
BAASS Senior Program Manager Security,

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MP Person 9

BAASS lead program manager MP Person 56

person, MP Person 5

(a BAASS contractor) ~P Person

and

BAASS senior IT

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j(from

Earthtech and BAASS contractors) all have travelled to Washington DC to
complet e the security clearance process. Two other BAASS employees are
submitting their det ails and are in the first st ages of investigation.

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or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASS•.

~~_Person

Progress by Earthtech on Production
of 24-30 Position Papers on Physics of
Advanced Aerospace Vehicles
On December 31, 2008 BAASS awarded a contract to Earthtech
International IAAP Person 57
Ito deliver 24-30 position papers that will be based
on expanding and focusing on strategically important sub-projects from the 12
position papers previously delivered by the subcontractor on twelve (12) technical
areas: 1.) Lift, 2.) Propulsion, 3.) Control, 4.) Power Generation, 5.)
Spatial/Temporal Translation, 6.) Materials, 7.) Configuration/Structure, 8.)
Signature Reduction (optical, infrared, radiofrequency, acoustic), 9.) Human
Interface, 10.) Human Effects, 11.) Armament (RF and DEW), 12.) Other peripheral
areas in support of (1-11).
According to an update fro AAP Person 57
excellent progress is being
made. Delivery of all 24-30 papers Is sc e u e or uly 2009. Several drafts and
even final papers have been already received by
and are in various~~ ~erson
stages of being scrutinized. The following is an update from I
····· ...l.on the
individual contributors and the titles of their reports as of the end of April 2009. •••••• ~P P..~rson

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or 11sed without prior written cooseot from the Operating Manager of BAASS5 .

Contributor
Organization
Topic
!AAP Person 58
EarthTech lntern'I
Antigravity Studies
5/1/20C!:J
~P Pe_~~on jMP pe~sQn 75
.___ ___,!consulting
SC-mediated gravity experimentation
5/1/20C!:J
IAAP Person 69
Posltronlcs Research
Matter-antimatter energy source
5/15/20C!:J
.___..,!Cons.
Warp drives
5/15/20C!:J
IAAP Person 73
Wayne State Univ.
Brain-machine interfaces
S/15/20091
!AAP Person 65
Univ. of Arizona
Novel MEMS-based biosensors
5/1/20C!:J
IEC fusion as acompact energy source
6/15/20C!:J
~p Per_
~on jAAP Person 7_4
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Due Date
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IAAP Person 70
Univ. of Illinois
IAAP Person 58
EarthTech Intern'!
Vacuum energy applications
S/1/20C!:J
IAAP Person 57
EarthTech lntern'I
Spacetime modification
5/30/20C!:J
IAAP Person 58
EarthTech Intern'!
Wormholes Ins acetim e
!AAP Person 66
Ohio State Univ.
j= Advanced metallic alloys
IAAP Person 63
Johns Hopkins Univ.
Metallic glass materials
IAAP Person 90
Programmable Matter Corp.
Programmable matter
IAAP Person 65
Univ. of Arizona
IAAP Person 71
Univ. of Texas/Austin
5/30/20C!:JI--_ _
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5/1/20C!:J
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Novel biomaterlals
Metallic spintronics
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6/10/20C!:J
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6/10/20C!:J
S/1/20C!:Jf
6/10/20C!:Jj

IAAP Person 78
Univ.of Texas/Austin
Metamaterials/signature reduction
6/10/2009
IAAP Person 80
Intern'! Acad. Astronautics
Statistical Drake equation
5/1/2009
IAAP Person 81
Wayne State Univ.
Field effects/biological tissues
5/15/2009
IAAP Person 79
DoD consultant
Laser weapons
5/31/2009
IAAP Person 64
Northrop Grumman (ret.)
Pulse-power-based weaponry
5/1/2009
IAAP Person 77
jGravWave, LLC
Gravity wave communication,
5/1/2009
jUnlv. of Washington
FTL/quant entanglement communlcatl
5/31/2009
University of Nevada Reno
IAdvanceJ Nuclear 1pace ProJulslon
6/30/2009
1Maverick vs. corporate Inventor culture
5/1/2009
AAP Person 76
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AAP Person 72
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AAP Person AAP Person 75
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consultlng
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o, ased witlioat plio, wiitte11 co11se11t f, 0111 tlie Ope,ati11g Ma11age1 of BAASS~.

BAASS has Contracted to Purchase
Information on UAPs from MUFON
In order for BAASS to best serve the government it needs to become the
central information source on UAPs in the United States and around the world. It
is essential to receive information on current UAPs that are occurring in real time
in the United States until BAASS has sufficient staff (possibly 250 people ) and
other internal capabilities. One way for BAASS to achieve this goal is to contract
with an organization that has hundreds of investigators already in place around
the United States. The Mutual UFO Network (MU FON) is such an organization.
MUFON has been in existence for four decades and currently has approximately
1000 volunteers who can investigate reports of UAP sightings in all SO states.
In February 2009, BAASS executed a Purchase order with MU FON that
entitles BAASS to: (a) receive notification of significant reports on UAP sightings
from anywhere in the United States within hours, (b) receive timely reports from
MUFON investigators regarding investigations of these incidents (c) receive
physical evidence (including photographs, digital recordings, samples of soil,
insects, plants, and animals) for scientific analysis. BAASS has multiple
laboratories that are ready to conduct forensic, photographic, metallurgic,
chemical, isotope, biological, chemical analysis of any specimens that BAASS
receives from MUFON.
BAASS has already hired a small team of ten high quality top investigators
with extensive intelligence and law enforcement investigative experience. These
investigators are currently located in Las Vegas and are trained to deploy as
"special forces" rapid reaction investigative teams that are deployable anywhere
in the United States if BAASS determines that high value UAP cases warrant
additiona l investigations. However this investigative group is still far too small to
even cover the geographic area needed in the United States, much less outside
this country.

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or used without prior writteA coAseAt 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 MU FON, especially what appears to be a significant
decrease in cases during the month of April.

MUFON SIP Report for February- March 2009
April 16, 2009

Executive Summary
MUFON's efforts for February and March 2009 were focused on putting in
place the necessary logistical controls and personnel in support of the SIP Project
and to meet MUFON's goal of initiating Dispatch operations and field
deployments by April 1, 2009. The key positions of Project Coordination Manager
and Project Operations Manager were filled first. MUFON then spent a
considerable amount of time recruiting Dispatch Operators, State Coordinators
and Field Investigators and training them on their respective project duties.
MUFON's Case M anagement System was upgraded to support project operations
and considerable effort was made at the MUFON archives to catalog archive
holdings. To allow Dispatch Operators to work virtually from their homes, MU FON
researched and then purchased Internet based services on Shiftboard.com and
Skype.com that make MUFON Dispatch appear to be a centralized operation
while at the same time providing management of all dispersed project personnel.
MUFON also set up a separate bank account and books for project funds. MUFON
participated in a single media interview on the project on March 15 on Coast to
Coast withl

1843
2
(a)( )

IAll set goals were met in February and March and

MUFON was able to successfully initiate Dispatch and Field De1Ployment
operations on April 1, 2009.

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or used without prior written consent ft 0111 the Ope, ati11g Manage, of BAASS•.

Detailed Report for February-March, 2009

After finalizing the MUFON-BAASS project contract on February 20, 2009,
MUFON initiated efforts to put in place the necessary logistical and personnel
resources in support of the project:

Project Kickoff
On February 24, 2009 an email was sent to all MUFON State and Assistant
State Directors announcing the SIP project. MUFON conducted three
teleconferences on February 27, 28 and 29 with these directors to explain the
project in detail and to gather feedback. The overwhelming response from
MUFON state chapters was positive and in support of the project.
On March 2, 2009 an email was sent to the entire MU FON investigative
network opening up the project for position recruitment and directing interested
MUFON members to review the project details and download the position
application form at www.mufon.com/ MUFONSIP.htm .
On March 7, 2009' MU FON' sI....AA
_ P_P_er_so_n_1_0_2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___,
created a series of talking points that was emailed to the MUFON investigative
network with instructions to adhere to only these points if interviewed by the
media concerning the project.
From March 11 - 14, 2009, MUFON HQ in Fort Collins, Colorado hosted a
project organizational meeting to review resumes and applications submitted and

· I ·issues. p artIcIpatmg
• •
•
.
he meetm
. wer AAP Person 103
to d·Iscuss Io ·IstIca
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AAP Person 104
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IAAP Person 59 landlAAP Person 105 I....
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!participated on the last day to provide feedback on issues that State

Coordinators could face on a deployment.

Personnel Decisions
Hiring decisions for the initial Dispatch Operators, State Coordinators and
Field Investigators were made on March 14, 2009. Hiring notices were sent and
recruited personnel were required to sign a project confidentiality agreement.
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or used witbo11t prior written c:ons@nt from the Operating Maflager of BAASS".

MUFON created an account for each project hire on Shiftboard.com and each hire
was added to the appropriate Shiftboard team. Project recruitment is ongoing.
IAAP Person 59 lwas hired on as the SIP Project Coordination Manager with an
effective hire date of March 9, 2009.IAAP Person 101

lwas hired on as the SIP

Project Operations Manager with an effective hire date of March 23, 2009.

CMS Changes
IAAP Person 107

ladded an additional field to

MUFON cases called "Category" so that Dispatch Operators could categorize each
case. In addition a separate notes field was set up called " Dispatch Notes" for
Dispatch Operators to input t heir own notes on a case.

Dispatch Operations
MUFON Dispatch Operators (DOs) work 4 hour shifts and there are 4
workshifts in a day starting at 6AM Pacific Time and ending at 10PM Pacific Time.
To automate dispatch operations, MUFON is maximizing the use of
technology. Dispatch Operators only need an Internet connected computer with
audio capability to do their jobs. DOs schedule themselves for shifts through
shiftboard.com which allows project managers to verify that all shifts have
coverage and that there are no overlaps in schedules.
When a shift sta rts, Dispatch Operators log on to the following websites:
1. MUFONCMS.COM - to monitor all incoming cases. When a new case
arrives in CMS, the DO contacts the witness to verify identity and the
details of the case. They then immediately categorize the case. If a case
is Cat 2/3 and is recent, AAP Person 59 is immediately notified that a case
exists for potential deployment.

••• ·········then
···
contacts the S.tate

Coordinator and they jointly discuss logistics and available personnel.
Once a decision has been made to deploy, BAASS is notified via the
BAASS duty cell phone number or if during the word day by calling the
BAASS office.
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AAP Person

···59·············

2. SHIFTBOARD.COM - to verify shift duty and to find out who the
upcoming DO is.
3. SKYPE.COM - all outgoing and incoming phone calls between the
witnesses and DOs or between the DOs and MUFON project personnel is
handled through a SKYPE phone number. This number "rings" on the
computer of the DO who is currently on shift thereby acting as a virtual
phone number. DOs can make outgoing calls to anywhere in the United
States without having to use their personal phones. Headsets were
purchased and mailed to DOs.
4. GMAIL.COM - witnesses can communicate through email with a DO via
a GMAIL account.

Training
Dispatch Operators were trained on the standard operating procedures of
Dispatch through a teleconference call that was held on March 26, 2009.
Recruited State Coordinators and Field Investigators were trained on the standard
deployment protocol through a teleconference that was held on March 27, 2009.

Field Investigation
Field Investigators also have accounts at Shiftboard.com which they use to
report their availability for deployment. There are multiple teams defined in
shiftboard:
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State Teams

-

Regional Teams

-

Nationwide Team

Each investigator is a member of their respective state team, but may also be
members of wider regional and a nationwide team depending on their willingness
to travel outside their states. To minimize project travel costs, local state
investigators will be deployed on cases in that state, but if local state investigators
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are not available then MUFON will deploy regional investigators or nationwide
investigators.
Recruited field investigators that did not have a current version of the MUFON
Field Investigator manual 5.0 were sent a copy. MUFON has assembled a rapid
deployment kit consisting of Group 2 and 3 equipment (as outlined in the Field
Investigator manual) that would be shipped to the location of a deployment. Each
investigator will be equipped with Group 1 equipment that they would personally
carry to the field.
To faci litate deployments MUFON is issuing reloadable Visa cards to each field
investigator. When a field investigator is deployed, MUFON HQ is able to load
their Visa card with the per diem funds for their deployment, thereby minimizing
the amount of out of pocket expenses a field investigator incurs. In addition
central reservation of plane tickets, hotel and rental cars is made from MUFON
HQ.

MUFON Archives
The MU FON paper archive and library was reorganized and indexed to
facilitate searching for case data and periodicals.

Project Accounting
MU FON set up a separate bank account and is using a separate set of books
for accounting for project funds. Quickbooks is used for accounting and for
assisted payroll. Project personnel are paid twice a month for work done in that
month.

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or used without plio1 wi itte11 co11se11t fro111 the Ope, ati11g Ma11age1 of BAAsse.

MUFON SIP Report for April, 2009
May 6, 2009

Executive Summary
st

MUFON Dispatch began operations on April 1 with 16 hours a day, 7 days
a week coverage from 6AM PST to 10PM PST with no lapse in coverage for the
entire month. MU FON Dispatchers did an outstanding job vetting all incoming
CMS cases. Of the 319 United States CMS cases in April, nine of them were
category two cases. Three of these cases were historical. Of the remaining six,
MUFON SIP investigators deployed on four, three of them in April, and the fourth
one in May as it occurred at the end of the month (will be included in the May
report). The remaining two were not deemed worthy of deployment. There were
no category three cases in April, 2009 and the remaining 310 cases were category
ones. Based on statistics kept from 2007 - 2009 (see attached report), April shows
a decrease of almost 150-200 case reports as compared to the first three months
of 2009. MUFON cannot determine at the time a seasonal trend that would
account for this dramatic drop. The limited number of investigation deployments
in April can be directly attributed to both this drop in reports in combination with
Dispatch properly vetting incoming cases.

Detailed Report for April, 2009

CMS
BAASS authorized MU FON to spernd project funds on CMS programming
support and MU FON is currently recruiting for a computer programmer. Future
changes to CMS will include keyword search capability and other changes in
support of the project.

Dispatch Operations
The month of April was on the job training for MUFON Dispatch Operators
and shift handling and incident response has been fine tuned. MUFON now has a
dedicated and efficient group of dispatch operators who are doing an excellent
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job at front ending all incoming reports. We experienced some issues with the
Skype Call-In number, but those issues have been worked out and MUFON will
now begin forwarding incoming telephone reports to MUFON's 1-800 hotline to
MUFON Dispatch. In addition MUFON Dispatch Operators will start inputting
MUFON historical archives in CMS.

Field Investigation
MUFON SIP Investigators deployed on three cases in the month of April
(detailed reports attached).

Case #16644 Cat 2 Deployment
lnvestigator:l~f Person

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GPS Coordinates: 1s43(a)(3 )
1843(a)(3)

COORDINATES ACCURACY: Location of witness vehicle on highway where sighting
occured

Location: Dardanelle Arkansas
Date of Event: April 20, 2009
TIME OF EVENT: 5:20 AM EST () Exact

( x ) Approximate

Case # 16539 CAT 2 Deployment
Investigator: IAAP Person 108

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GPS COORDINATES: 1""""
s43
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COORDINATES ACCURACY: Location of witness Residence where sighting
occurred
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or used without prior written consent from the Operating Manager of BAASSIP.

LOCATION: Pasadena, MD
Date of event : April 16, 2009
TIME of EVENT: 3:15 AM EST
( ) Exact
( x) Approximate
Case 16421 CAT 2 Deployment
A.AP Person 109
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Investigator
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I1843(a)(3)
GPS Coordinates: ...._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____.
COORDINATES ACCURACY: Location of witness vehicle on highway where
sighting occurred
Location: Scammon, Kansas
Date of Event: Apiri l 4, 2009
Time of event: 1:23 am CST
( ) Exact
( x ) Approximate
MUFON Archives
MUFON was authorized to spend project funds on research and MUFON is
currently recruiting for a research assistant to process queries from BAASS for
MUFON archive material.
MUFON Advertising
BAASS authorized MUFON to spend funds on advertising MUFON services
in an attempt to increase MUFON's public image and subsequently the number of
cases reported to CMS. MUFON has proposed tolAAP Person 123
lof the National
UFO Reporting Center a strategic partnership to allow reports ,c oming into
NUFORC.ORG to be serviced by MUFON's CMS reporting engine. NUFORC appears
at the top of the Internet search rankings and this strategic partnership will allow
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or used without prior written consent fron, the Ope,ati11g Ma11age, of BAASS•.

MUFON to accomplish the same goal as paying for Internet search engine
advertising. We are waiting for a response fro~AAP Person
123
Iwho is considering
the offer. In addition MUFON was authorized by BAASS to participate in any TV
media appearances that would increase MUFON's public visibility, but cannot sign
on for any appearance until MUFON's contract with Creative Differences,
producers of the MUFON centric show UFOs Over Earth, expires at the end of
May 2009.
Project Accounting
Project expense report for the month of April was submitted to BAASS on May 6,
2009 (report attached).
The following constitute preliminary summaries of three cases for which
MUFON have deployed personnel during the month of April. NOTE: These are
NOT final case reports. The latitude and longitude coordinates, as determined by
GPS by onsite investigators, as well as the exact times of these events are given at
the beginning of each narrative. The descriptions below are included as an
example of the level of detail on selected cases that BAASS receives.
Case# 16421
IAAP Person 109
GPS Coordinates:
MUFON Case #1:
1843(a)(2)
Location : Scammon, Kansas
CAT 2 Deployment
Date of Event: 4-04-2009, 01.23 local time.
On April 7, 2009 a STAR team CAT 2 Deployment was activated on this case. STAR
1was assigned as lead investigator.
team lnvestigator lAAP Person 109
IAAP Person 59
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MUFON {Mutual UFO Network)
STAR Team Coordinator/ Manager
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IMP Person 59

INVESTIGATOR REPORT: 04/07/09 ********* case #16421
1 : 0 m I visited the witness********* and her 17 year old son,*****. We met at
1843(a)EL .. .
place of employment in Pittsburg KS, which is a day care service for the elderly
ca e 1843(a)(2)

After brief introductions, I asked ****and her son to describe what they saw. They drew
sketches describing the size and shape of the craft. ****and ***** chose to draw their
description using the same sheet of paper. ****also showed me the picture she had
taken of the craft with her "Razzor" cell phone. 10:30 am I followed ****and ***** out to
the sight of the encounter.
We drove from Pittsburg, Kansas to Scammon where they live, and the sighting
occurred. Scammon is about 10 miles down Hwy 160. We decided that the best way to
re-enact the night of the sighting was for me to enter their vehicle sitting in the front seat
and have ***** drive, taking the same route as that night. ****sat in the back seat. While
I video taped,
***** drove as they both described the craft, where they saw it, and it's placement in the
sky and over the trees. They described the craft as being as large as a small house
hovering over the tree tops about 200 feet In the air. I asked them to describe the size
by their arm at length showing my fist as a size comparison, and they said bigger. I
spread my fingers, and they said bigger, more the size of both of my hands side by side.
The color was an orange light undefined. ***** said it looked like the center was dark,
and the light was coming from a tube light surrounding the craft. ****didn't see that from
her angle, but saw one large round/oval odd shape indescribable light with what looked
like an army net attached above it. It made no sound, had no smell, they followed the
craft with their car and there was no electromagnetic effects. There were dogs barking,
but they claimed that there are a lot of dogs in the area and that they bark all the time. I
asked them what made them notice the object?
issing 14.year old.son. He.. . . ... ... 1.~~~(a)(2)
They were out at 1:23 In the morning looking fo~
ended up being at the *****'s residence who is a~ o r down the street a couple of
blocks away. The boys were in the basement working on a car. Both boys were thought
to be missing. What made ****look in the direction they did was the train. A Burlington
Northern freight train passes through the edge of town quite frequently. There are 3
intersections so as it passes them, the train blows its whistle in 3 separate bursts. That
night there was one long whistle burst. They though the kids might be in trouble on the
tracks so with hearts beating fast they headed that way. That is when they spotted the
large craft hovering at the end of the street.
As they drove towards it, the craft moved about 1 mile an hour to the left, and as they
approached closer, it shot off/ backwards out of sight. They described the craft as being

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as big as a small house, hovering 200 feet over the tree tops, and only about 4 to 5
blocks away. ****was afraid that her missing son may be aboard the craft because he
wasn't answering his phone. They decided to drive home and retrieve *****'s phone to
see if the younger son would answer a call from his older brother. When ***** came out
ofthe house, he noticed that the craft was back. This time he said "mom '
it!"
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They raced towards it and found it at the end o~reet. They were a
(a)( ) and
it was 5 blocks down dead center at the end ofl__J As they slowly moved forward, it 1~43(a)(2)
moved slowly to the left behind some trees. They drove faster to get a better look and it
was gone.
• • • • ~ pointed out the houses where the possible other witnesses lived. The first
1843(a)(?l .. . wasL__J*****, the father of the other missing boy. They didn't think he saw anything

but showed me ~is house which had a green van parked in front. The other witness was

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Jgrandfather of the other missing boy. 1843(a)(2)
had claimed to
have seen a Chinese lantern in the distance, float by h s win ow w I e he was in bed.

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11 :00-11 :30 am I re-entered my jeep and followed the witnesses to a small
neighborhood park where we did an on-camera interview.
12:00 pm ****had to get back to work, so she left her son with me. I promised to
deliver him safely back to her at her work place when we were done. This was totally
her idea, and made me a little nervous. ***** was to take me to the field where they
thought the craft had hovered over. This was the same field where a craft had been
seen on the ground by ***** 3 months before. The teen and I tried several entry access
points but were blocked first by a no trespassing sign, and further down by a creek.
There was
access from the road between cut trees, but not without permission which I would get
tomorrow.
12:30 pm I decided it was time to take the teen back to his mother's place of
employment.
1:30 pm As I walked***** in, I was met by********, a witness of prior area
and Joplin Missouri sightings. I video taped!
description of past events and
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2:25 .p m+thankede:=), *****, and ********and then I left.
2:30 pm I decided to visit the Crawford County Sheriffs department where I was told
the dispatched officer on scene was from.
3:30 pm I left the sheriffs department to head for the actual Sheriffs Department where
the dispatch came from, Cherokee county. There was some confusion by the locals as
to what Sheriff Department had jurisdiction over the town of Scammon.
4:30 pm I arrived at the Cherokee Co. sheriffs department. I had to ring in for access,
explaining to the dispatcher that I was there to check on information concerning a
dispatched officer to Scammon on April 4th or 5th at 1:00 - 2:00 am. I was given entry
and asked to wait at the window in plain view of the dispatcher.
5:00 pm I met with and spoke to a retired county sheriff *******who lived in
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Scammon. He didn't hear or see anything either night. I received the following info
from him:
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No nearby military bases
An army ammo plant is located in Parsons 10-15 miles away.
► HM Plant formally Slurry, is in the area. During 9/11 , there were military soldiers
and police surrounding its perimeter guarding it. There was 11 million lbs of high
grade explosives stored there; which was rocket fuel. It has since been renamed
HM Plant and down graded in size of Inventory.
► Cherokee County pays no oil or gas taxes.
► The area has the largest coal shovel In existence standing 760 ft high.
► The train traveling through Scammon was a Burlington/NorthernlSanta
► Heart of the Heartland Railroad Museum is nearby.
► This area is the home of Deep Shaft Whiskey.
►

5:50 PM: I was finally able to speak to the Police dispatcher**********. She wasn't clear
about whether or not a police office was dispatched to Scammon that night. I next spoke
to Sheriff ********who first told me that it was fire works seen that night, and when I said
"fire works", he said well actually it was a guy who set off 3 Chinese
lanterns. I asked the sheriff the name of the individual who told him it was Chinese
lanterns and the name of the person that had set them off. Sheriff *******told me he
would get those names for me later. I also asked the sheriff the name of the officer that
was dispatched that night and he said it was Deputy ********. Then, the Sheriff left.
Aprll 8, 2009
9:00 AM: I arrived back in Scammon to take some still shots, Interview area witnesses,
and get a GPS reading of the suspected landing/hovering site.
9:45 AM : I visited the home of *******and *******located at *******Drive, across the
street from!1843(a)(2) land adjacent to the field described by***** as where the craft had
landed. I was hoping for access to the field for soil samples, a quick sweep with my
metal detector and a walk through with my Gelger counter. The brother of ****, *****
*******, greeted me at the door.******* and his wifer - 7were.both at work .and .the..... .1.~43~~)(2)
brother ******* was from out of town. ******* had arriVecf'Sunday night April 5th and not
seen anything unusual. I asked for his brother's phone number but ******* claimed that
he didn't know It. I knew I could find it later so I thanked him and left.
10:00 AM: I drove through town trying to find other witnesses on my list who might be
home, but had no luck.
10:30 AM: I decided that it was time to leave Scammon. I had about a 325 mile trip and
I could finish my research on-line or by phone.
04/23/09: To date, no new information has been obtained. I called Burlington/Northern
and made inquiries about April 5th from 1:00 to 1:30 am and the engineers pattern of
whistle blasts, but was told that whistle blasts vary. After several requests for the police
report on April 5th, I still have not received an answer. Nor, has the Sheriff provided me
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with the name of the person who set off Chinese Lanterns or the name of the person
reporting this action. I have also made several attempts to call the *******s and!1843(a)(2)
!1 843(a)(2 lbut have had no answer.
I don't believe that the *****s saw Chinese Lanterns. What they saw they described as
being as large as a small house. They viewed this from 4 to 5 street blocks away
hovering at times about 200 ft above the tree tops. They watched this object leave at a
high rate of speed, and then return , finially disappearing behind trees and out of sight.
Conclusion: UAV unknown
I will add any new information as it becomes available.
IAAP Person 109

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CONTACTS:
1. Officer •••••••
2. Train engineer of Burlington/Northern
3. Sheriff•••••••••
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6. Sheriffs witness who reported Chinese Lanterns
7. Person Sheriff claimed Set off 3 Chinese lanterns that night

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*******

Wind direction 01 :23 am: 58.1 degrees/42.4 degrees
Dew pointl29.60in pressure/
Wind calm/gust 0.8mph/humidity 56%/rainfall 0.00
Wind out ofNE /wind gusts out of SE
ISS Not visible that night at that time.
Where are the major Planets/Stars
Moon: west 9.17 days old
Altitude 29• Azimuth 271 •
Vega: North East 59• 26, Azimuth 25• 35, Altitude
North American Nebula: (NGC 7000
Diffuse Nebula: Azimuth 38* 10, Altitude 7* 42,

Case #2:
AAP Person 103

Case #16644
GPS Coordinates: r_
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Location: Dardanelle Arkansas - Cat 2 Deployment
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Date of Event: April 20, 2009, 05.20 local time.

On April 25, 2009 a STAR team CAT 2 Deployment was activated on this case. STAR
team lnvestigatorlAAP Person 103 lwas assigned as lead investigator.
AAP Person 59
utual UFO Network)
STAR Team Coordinator/ Manager
IAAP Person 59

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WITNESS NARRITIVE: (Witness: ***** "*****" *****) i left my house in ala arkansas, at
approx. 520 am to pay a bill at Danville at the drop off box, internet bill. i took i believe it
is hwy 27, you can look on the map, it may be hwy 28, but as i got on the long quiet
hwy that seems to take forever to get to Dardanelle, long boring road, i noticed a star in
the sky that had a tall attached, it seemed to be way out In the universe, a few minutes
later, i saw the same star alot closer up to the upper left of my drivers side window, and
it appeared to be alot closer, ... as in hovering over the Nebo mountain. I thought oh its
the radio tower but still felt on edge and watched as it moved with in a 100 feet of me
and i could see florecent lights 3 , on each side of a triagular figure. i kept thinking i am
close to nebo mountain that has to be their lights, but the lights moved closer, i became
really scared ... rolled up my windows, ran off the road twice trying to get a good look
and I saw the same rotating lights 3 on each side of a triangle. my car started a constant
vibrating sound(soundelike a flat tire)i started to call 911 and my phone was dead, it
was fully charged . then all of a sudden there was a flash, like a light bulb had totally
illuminated the road and my vehicle. and then the drive home was non-eventful, my car
was driving sound and secure and as i drove futher I was no where near mt,
nebo.although i watched my vehicles clock the entire time , there was no missing time in
the event./ what also I would like to add Is that this is the second encounter of ufo
activity i hve encountered, and 3 othter people in 3 different places can back me up,
because in or around 2003 or sometime in that area, 3 different people have seen what
i have seen in three different places at the same time. also we have a nuclear plant in
london arkansas, it is not far from us, we are in the evacuation route area if this helps
any.also when i got to work i checked my tires and all were fully inflated, no signs of a
flat. my phone did not work the rest of the day , i had to fully recharge when i got home,
i didnt think it was gonna work for a while, took alot of charging.

Discussion with Dispatcher: late this afternoon uncovered the following:
At 5:20 am witness was on way to work Apr. 20-09 . The witness is a Nurse.
Witness was driving on highway encountered large Triangular Shaped craft - proximity
within 100 feet at closest point. Witness said triangular vehicle was size of a B-1
bomber (her husband was in US Air force and she has been to many air shows)
Heard loud rumbling sound, describes as like when you get a flat tire. (were no fiat tires
on vehicle after event)
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As vehicle was directly over her car, there was a Bright flash of light that illuminated
road surrounding her vehicle and lit up inside of car, the ran car off the road twice.
Event Blew out her cell phone - battery dead (was fully charged before incident) would
not hold charge after for a long time. She tried to call for help with out success
Witness experienced physical effects upon arriving at work. Co-workers indicated she
looked very ill; she tried to speak and could not talk (no voice - hoarseness) for a while
and the co-workers voices were very loud (so loud sound reverberated in her head)
ca used pain.

Interim Report-Arkansas, Case No. 16644 - IAAP Person 103
Witness._...._...
Our plane on the way out was cancelled due to an auto pilot failure. We were able to
get a later flight out through Atlanta. Our flight from Atlanta was also delayed so that we
arrived in Little Rock late and by the time we drove to Dardanelle it was 6:00 p.m ..
we met with:
State Coordinator,
1843(a)(2)

Since it was due to rain on Monday, we felt it best to go immediately to the site. *****
had driven the road again in the morning to determine just where she was when this
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happened and she was able to go right to the spot where she saw the flash. AAP P•=•
marked the fence with duct tape at the site so we could go right back to it. As we drove
out, we noticed power lines which sometimes crossed over the road . ***** had not even
noticed them.

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There is also a power plant nearby, Arkansas Nuclear On1AAP Person 59 has
instructed us to contact the security department there.) ...._ •talked to , .., about signing
the media release. •..... does not want her name used or her image. We may use her
voice and refer to her as ..... because no one here calls her that.
The first thing ***** saw looked like a distant star but what drew her attention to it was
that there was a straight line in back of it. It got larger as she watched it. She also
started thinking that her right rear tire was getting a flat because she heard a noise but
she didn't really feel anything different. The car wasn't swaying. It seemed to her like
dashboard wasn't lit up as it should have been. Her headlights weren't illuminating like
they should have either. She got concerned for her safety and rolled up her windows.
She tried to call 911 but her phone wouldn't work. She had used it the night before and
that morning and believed it to be fully charged. As the craft got even closer, all of a
sudden she could see three silverish, metallic blue rotating lights on each side of two
sides. She started running off onto the side of the road trying to watch it. She watched
the lights for approximately 20 minutes. At first she thought the light was from coming
from Mt. Nebo. In the early morning light, she could see the line of the hill but the object
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was lower than that. The body of the craft was black, dark. There were 3 lights on each
side of two sides on the bottom of the craft. She couldn't see anything on the back side
but there is no doubt in her mind that the craft was triangular. When she held her hand
out in front of her, the size of the object was larger than a baseball. The craft appeared
to be tilted. She was then absolutely stunned by a flash...it reminded her of a camera
flash and illuminated everything below it. ...going several feet in front of her car. She
wondered to herself if she was having her picture taken and if they could read her
thoughts. The craft was hovering but made no noise. After the flash , she looked back
and the craft was gone. Her tires are just as they were with no apparent damage.
At the time, ***** was fearful of being stranded and alone on a deserted road that she's
not familiar with. Later, she felt she was in shock. She walked into work and one of the
girls came up to her and said what's wrong with you? The night nurse's voice was
killing her ears. She went to say good morning and couldn't; her throat felt like it was
choked up from the experience (rather than something that was done to her.). She
went out and had a cigarette. She felt very irritable ....with raw nerves. She managed to
get through the day and forgot about it until noon.
When she got home from work, she started researching on the internet. She didn't tell
her son until a couple of days later. It was **** who encouraged her to file a report.
We video taped ***** talking about the event at the site. We then all returned to
Russellville to go to dinner. After dinner, we went out to look at *****'s 2004 Santa Fe
compact SUV. ***** had felt that the problem that she was experiencing was on the
right hand side but a compass showed about an 80 degree change in direction when
the compass was brought close to the back left panel. She also gave us her phone to
look at.
***** initially told us that she was off of work on Monday. At the end of Sunday night,
however, she told us that she had to work on Monday and would be off on Tuesday.
She agreed to call us after work. ********also had to work on Monday but******* was
available and wanted to join us.

On Monday we went back 011t to the site and aoocaacbed the ]arm house at the site

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No one answered the
door but there was a sign saying that if no one answered to look for them in the barn.
We went into the backyard where we me~ 1843(a)(2)
!and her elderly father,
! 1843(a)(2)
L ******* was extremely friendly and seemed quite interested in hearing
about the event. She had left home on April 19th, the day before the event and hadn't
seen anything. She added, however, that the pasture in back of her home (close to
where we believe the flash went off) was a Cherokee Indian campground many, many
years ago and that some strange things have happened there. Her daughter has taken
pictures on the property which, when developed, show orbs. ******* believes that her
daughter also saw orbs with her own eyes. She will talk to her and see what
information she can get for us. ******* herself is part Cherokee. She also added that
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there was a medicine man years ago in Chickalah (pronounced chick key la)- which is
not far away.
1843(a)

******* talked with *******'s father (2)
He said that they have quite a few deer
every day in the pasture. Once or twice a week they will all of a sudden bolt for cover in
the trees and then will quickly return to where they were and continue grazing. This
appears to be quite abnormal behavior for deer.
The weeds in thetasturj were curled but this was explained by the fact that they had
took a number of pictures, particularly of the power lines. They
are 180,000 KV power lines - a direct feed from Arkansas Nuclear One. In one of the
pictures, he zoomed in and believes he captured the number on the tower. He checked
the ground radiation level here and found it to be lower than normal. We also drove
along the road, before and after the mark on the fence, taking video as we went.

AAP Pe_~~o~_used. weed-killer;• ·······•• •
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AAP PersonArkansas Nuclear One: We had been unable to get a telephone number for Arkansas

••• - Nuclear One SO we drove there. We were jet by k guard whl c:racted the security
department by tjlephTunej,B43(a)(2). " •
alked with
(.....). the Security. __1B43(a)(2I
Officer or:i .Outy.
said he was in the middle of something an couldn't make any
1843 2
(a).( J inquiries at the time. e said he would find out if anything such as that could be
monitored by the control room. If it was not being monitored by the control room then it
would be monitored in the delivery section, another part of the facility. He would try to
~ : Pe~.~?~ .get .backto! •
!tomorrow.
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We had lunch and then returned to our room where I
···· -!downloaded- video and.. ............ .......~ i·~erson
pictures to his computer, including •••••••·s. ••••••• and ••••••• went off to a local
Hyundai dealer. They used a compass on the 2009 Santa Fee and found that there
was a significant movement of the compass needle on the back left panel of this vehicle
and some other areas of the car. The salesman said that the body has changed quite a
bit since 2004, but we felt this brought our findings on the experiencer's vehicle into
question.
••••• and~met us back at the Best Western after work. We did another video with
••••• in t ~. At the end she also talked just a bit about another sighting in 2003. At
that time she saw three triangular shaped crafts (which flew in a triangular formation)
about 1:00 a.m. in the morning. She talked to two other people who weren't with her at
the time but whom she believes may have seen the same craft at the same time. We've
asked her at least three times if we couldn't meet with one of her co-workers and she
continues to be resistant to this idea.

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-!alsochecked ~:'::':~:':'.s .sinus cavity
***** drew a picture of the craft that she saw.
area with a magnet to see if she might have had an implant there but found nothing
abnormal.

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-~i~erson

~: P:.~~.?~I ldid look at the cell phone and it appears that the cell phone was functional
however the battery's internal fuse was blown. This is not a common occurrence and is
usually the result of a high voltage insult.
Although ******* was very friendly, she said it would be better to talk more in the
morning. We will return there with***** and******* tomorrow. We also hope to obtain
more information from the Security Officer and perhaps obtain more documentation on
the Indian presence in this area.
··)has -severaL~~ ~erson
Our conclusion at this point is that this was a real event. At this poin~
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thoughts regarding the cause of the flash. It could be that the craft got too close to the
high voltage wires or it could have been extracting energy from the wires or unknown
(awaiting report from Arkansas Nuclear One}. The object is definitely unknown and does
not appear to be a military craft. There is also the thought that the noise that *****
thought was a bad tire on her car could actually have been an extremely low resonant
frequency emitted by the craft, which went away when the vehicle disappeared.
4/28/09 *****arrived at the designated time of 8:30 a.m. We waited at the motel for*****
until about 8:40 and then called her. ***** said that she wasn't coming ...her daughter
had taken her car and she wouldn't be able to join us. It seemed quite unusual that she
hadn't called us to tell us this earlier. ******* called her back and said he would be
willing to pick her up. ***** agreed to this so******* went to get her and we drove out to
the site so that we wouldn't be too late.
I talked to ******* about using her image and name. She did not want her name or
image used because of her job. She did sign a release allowin us to use her voice and
said that we could refer to the property as th 1843(a)(2)
******* bought the
e Ime or shortly after she bought
property in 1994 (bringing it back into the fam1 y .
the property, she was asked if she really bought the property as the previous owner said
that nothing would grow there and that their animals were sterile. She has not had any
problems with growing things or raising her horses and cattle.
******* did say that there have been some other strange events though. Most notably
for her are the significant number of people who have gone off the road and hit her
fence. There have also been two occasions when whole sections of her fence have
been pulled up and moved. In 9/06, a large section of a fence was just pulled out and
laid down, That fence included railroad ties and solid oak boards. There were no
storms or bad weather. Then towards the end of March of this year, she got up at 5:00
a.m. to leave the house early. There had been a storm and there was no electricity. As
she left the house she saw that 40-50 feet of fence had been picked up and laid down.
In this case, she noticed that the landscape timbers broke off under the ground. Her
horses could not do this. She also mentioned that they do get static on the radio in this
area. She does not get cell phone coverage in her house except in one of the rooms.
Sometimes they will have a huge storm out in back and the front of the house will be
totally still. They have experienced shocks underneath the high voltage lines even
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though the energy company claims that can't happen. *******'s e-mail address is

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Neighbors also report strange things. One of the neighbors reported (to *******) seeing
a big black panther - even though there aren't supposed to be any panthers in this area.
*******'s brother dropped in by chance while we were there even though ******* hadn't
told him anything about the incident. He works at Arkansas Nuclear One in calibration
and maintenance. He was not aware of any recent line disturbances but he believes
that he will be able to obtain that information. What he did say was that he saw a dark
helicopter flying very close to the plant within the last two weeks. He has never seen
this before and said that they must have had approval for them to be flying that close.
He will get back to us with whatever information he can obtain. The tape recorder was
running when he came in and we didn't think to mention it to him until we were well into
the conversation. He did not feel he could sign a media release because of his job. He
also talked about getting shocked near the high voltage wires saying that he had been
knocked down to his knees.
We said good-bye to******* and drove***** home and crecked out of our , otel. In the
meantime, ******* went on to talk to the deputy sheriff of~ 843 (a)(2)
J The deputy
sheriff was very interested in hearing about the event; he had not heard of any similar
AAP P:~.~o~ ~Y~n.t~.lnJheareabut took ~~~~••~•s an~ . ··
!cards to contact in the future in the
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· checko.ut the Heritage .... 1~43(a)(2)
Room of the Dardanelle Public Library regarding Indian activities In this area..
The GPS location i 1843 (a)(3 )
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In order to complete this report we would llke to send a FOIA to both the power plant
and the FAA. We want to find out if we can learn any more about Indian activity in the
area and also search for Information on ley lines in Arkansas. We will enter the
additional information onto CMS.

Case #3:

Case # 1653~....AA.....P....P.....e-rs-on....1.....08------,I

3(-a)--GPS COORDINATES: 18-4--(2-) - - - - - -.....
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LOCATION: Pasadena, MD

CAT 2 Deployment
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Date of event: April 16, 2009 03.15 local time
On April 20, 2009 a STAR team CAT 2 Deployment was activated on this case. STAR
lwas assigned as lead investigator.
team lnvestigatorf.AP Person 108
IAAP Person 59

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Report by: I....AA

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE WITNESSES:
***** ***** Is a laboratory director and has been living in his newly renovated 1,635 sqft.
single-family home since September of 2008 along with his fiancee ***** *******, a
radiology technician, both have degrees in chemistry.

INTERVIEW - SEQUENSE OF EVENTS:
April 16th, 2009, approximately 03:15 AM in the morning, ***** was awakened by loud
humming and she than woke up ***** to have him check out where this strange sound
was coming from. ***** walked from bedroom to bedroom to look through the windows
to see what was causing this humming, thinking to himself that it may be a street
cleaner sweeping the area roads or some sort of utility truck working on something. He
returned to the master bedroom to look through the window that was next to ***** and
he noticed a very large triangular craft hovering above. The craft was totally black with
no lights and from his point of view, had a boomerang shape resembling a very large
"stretched out" F117 Nighthawk about 300 feet wingspan. The UFO was hovering slowly
heading towards SE and took about 17 minutes to pass over their house and to fade at
a distance.***** said that the humming was very loud, constant and sounded like an
electrical transformer. That Saturday,***** mentioned to one of~eighborr-=:l~bout 1843(a)(2)
the strange incident that occurred early Thursday morning and l _ J did statel"fiat he
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heard the humming and was reluctant to continue the conversation. Upon my on-site
investigation, I did notice a parked squad car belonging to Ann Arundel County PD on
the same s t r e e ~ that belonged to an officer that resides there.

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SOURCES THAT WERE CONTACTED:
•BWI (In process)
•Email 4/18: ********County Department of Public Works, northern districtl 1843(a)(2)
p s43(a){2)
Citizens Info. Center [Street Sweepers]:
1843(a)(2) . Q!Jestion: ..'..'Wer:er:=-larea streets cleansed/swept on the night or early morning
around 03:00am onApru 16th?"
Reply from DPW 4/20: "We definitely would not sweep/clean during those hours."

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•Called 4/21: 7-Eleven (24hrs~1843(a)(2)
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!stated that nothing strange was heard or seen.
1843(a)(~)

~ d 4/21: Exxon/Shop (24hrs~1843(a)(2)
l.:_J stated that nothing strange'-w- a-s"""'h....e-a-rd___o_r-se_e_n_. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___,
•Email 4/17: Capitol Gazette Newspaper (no replies)
•Email 4/18 and 4/23: ********County PD Northern District (no replies).
(Note: I notice an AAPD squad car parked on!1 843(a)(2 upon my on-site Investigation;
an officer resides on that same street. Second email was sent on the 23rd.)(no replies).

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•Email 4/19: Baltimore Sun Newspaper (no replies)
•Email 4/19: Chesapeake Bay Newspaper (no replies)

Area military bases and airports (from Pasadena):
•Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) 8 miles NW
•Fort Meade-9 miles W/SW
•Patuxent Naval Air Systems Command- 50 miles South
•Dover Air Force Base, DE - 95 miles East.

AREA TEMPERATURE/ NIGHT OF THE SIGHTING April 16th
Temperature: 39.0 °F
Dew Point: 36.0 °F
Humidity: 89%
Pressure: 30.20
Visibility: 9.0 miles
Wind Direction: WNW
Wind Speed: 3.5 mph
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CONCLUSION:

***** was perplexed and a bit shaken by this incident and wondered if this was an US
military aircraft, why would they built such a thing! He also stated that most of the home
occupants who reside on his street are either with the military, law enforcement
agencies or working as government contractors. I found ***** ***** to be very credible,
logical and he really isn't into the whole sci-fi scene or the UFO phenomena.
I did not notice any high power lines in the area. There's the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant
facilities about 35 miles south of Pasadena:

A similar case involving a black triangular craft sans lights was witnessed five years ago
in Owin s Mills, Maryland, about 20 miles NNW from Pasadena. February 9, 2005, a
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a Lockheed Martin software engineer, witnessed a low altitude triangle,
1843(a)(3) --==~ r""P"7~r-!o 800 feet above ground with no lights.
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All cases are under investigation by MUFON and case reports w ill be forwarded to
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BAASS Progress on Northern Tier Sightings
INITIAL ANALVSIS
Project Northern Tier

In an effort to organize the information and enhance the progress of the
BAASS investigation of the Northern Tier (NT) events the following initial analysis
was prepared. This will be a living document and subject to change throughout
the process of the project.
Initial Analysis:

After analyzing a considerable amount of information regarding the NT
events the following information is noted: This analysis concentrated on incidents
from 1975 - 1976 timeframe; however, the data from all NT events over the years
has had the initial look. The 1975 - 1976 timeframe was chosen based on some
very simple criteria: the age of the incidents; the volume of information and the
likelihood of being able to contact witnesses for re-interview who will still have a
fairly good recollection of the events.
Specifically addressed in some detail are Unexplained Aerial Phenomenon
(UAP) events during the period Sep - Nov 1975. During that period several
U.S. Military (mostly USAF) facilities experienced very similar incidents.
These were often reported as " helicopter sightings" as the UAP were
reported having appeared to hover during the sightings.

Three USAF

facilities received the majority of these events during th e timeframe;
Malmstrom Air Force Base (MAFB), MT; Wurtsmith AFB (WAFB), Ml; Loring
AFB (LAFB), ME; as well as a Canadian Forces Base (CFB), Falconbridge, ON.
These locations provide the largest number of potential witnesses, not to
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mention what would appear to be reliable sources. Additionally, a second
run of the time frame of interest, this time including other military
installations with nuclear weapons capability as well as non-military nuclear
facilities such as power production (Attachment 1)

Malmstrom Air Force Base. Great Falls. Montana
The first geographic area addressed was the area of Malmstrom Air Force
Base (MAFB), Great Falls, Montana and the surrounding ICBM fields.

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tremendous amount of data was available from the 1975-76 timeframe. Most of
this information is due specifically to the efforts of Keith Wolverton, Deputy
Sheriff, Cascade County, MT. During the period August 1975 through December
1977, Wolverton documented over 250 events in and around the geographic
area. These events include what he termed "Helicopter" (any event where the
target hovered);

" UFO"

(simply that Unexplained

Flyers); and

"Animal

Mutilations". Incidents t ermed "Animal Mutilations" were not considered in this
report.
MAFB was, at the time, a significant Strategic Air Command (SAC)
installation. During the period MAFB housed strategic bombers (B-52s) as well as
hundreds of Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs). MAFB maintained alert
aircraft resources; B-52 variants maintained at nuclear rea dy status. Additionally,
the ICBM unit maintained a vast number of Launch Control Facilities and Missile
Sites.

These were spread across a considerable geographic area (an area of

23,000 square miles), more often than not in fairly remote and not easily
accessible locations.
Wolverton documented 129 events tit led "UFO"; the earliest being in
August 1975 through October 1976. Attachment 2 is a map of the area with
events occurring in 1975 plotted. Not all events Wolverton documented in 1975
are depicted on the map. Events with vague or unknown locations were not
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plotted. Additionally, events documented outside of the area recognized as USAF
Missile facilities were not plotted .
In 1976, Wolverton documented additional 108 events. The same criterion
was applied to these incidents as was used in plotting the 1975 incidents.
Attachment 3 is a map of the 1976 events. The Events in the Malmstrom area
continued into 1977. Wolverton documents 14 more events through December
of 77. Events in that area then tapered of greatly. A considerable number of the
events appear to have been in, or very near, the city limits of Great Falls. The vast
majority of the events plotted are also within or very near the ballistic missile
facilities.
Wurtsmlth AFB, Oscoda, Ml

During the late evening hours of 30 Oct 75, severa l ground personnel
reported seeing an airborne unidentified (reported as a helicopter) in the area of
the perimeter of the base.
Initially the sighting was near the base entry point in the Capeheart housing
area. The personnel making the initial sightings were Security Police personnel.
Based on the reported time of the incident (2200) these personnel would have
been in the final hour of their shift. Security Police shifts normally ran during the
following periods: 0700-1500; 1500-2300; 2300-0700. Shift change times, based
on the above shifts, would have been 0630; 1430; and 2130. At these times the
on duty shift would be preparing their posts for the oncoming personnel. The
oncoming personnel would be drawing their weapons, preparing their vehicles
and conducting inspections.
Based on the reporting, the unidentified began its flight on the south-east
side of the base and followed the perimeter, traveling to the north passing the
main gate, where it was again sighted by the on duty gate guard . Another USAF
enlisted member who was in the area of the Base Motor Pool also observed the
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unidentified as it traveled along the perimeter. The unidentified then purportedly
traveled on to the north approaching the Strategic Air Command (SAC) Alert
facility and the area of the Weapons Storage Area (WSA). Through the reporting
it was not clear the amount of time this covered or how long the unidentified
loitered in the area of the either the Alert Facility or the WSA. The unidentified
then departed the WAFB area and proceeded to the East over Lake Huron.
A KC-135 aircraft was returning from a routine flight at the time of this
incident. The 135 was tasked with locating and identifying the unidentified based
on ground based radar confirmation of the ground sightings.

The aircrew

indicates they were vectored to the general area of the uni'dentified over Lake
Huron by air traffic control personnel. Reporting shows they made contact with
the unknown over the lake and followed it to the general area of Bay City, Ml
where they lost contact . Shortly after losing contact the 135 turned in a northerly
direction and began their return to WAFB.

Shortly following their turn the

unidentified reappeared, appearing to follow the 135. It followed for a short time
(NFI) and then departed. The 135 crew returned to base and landed.
While the sighting would be questionable had it only been seen by
personnel on the ground, the fact three separate ground personnel made the
same basic observation would tend to enhance the credibility. Further enhancing
is the ground based radar detection of an unknown target in the air in the general
area of the Alert Facility/WSA.

The aircrew having visual and electronic

verification of the unidentified makes this one worthy of additional attention.
The pictures marked as Attachment 4 are provided to illustrate the path of
the UAP, per the ground and aerial observations.
Loring AFB. ME

The events on and around LAFB are eerily similar to those at WAFB. The
t iming was extremely close as well as the description of the incidents. The major
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difference was the lack of aerial sighting of the UAP. During the timing of the
events numerous ground personnel reported direct observation; however,
despite numerous attempts an Air National Guard helicopter crew was unable to
observe the object from the air. The fact the ANG was tasked with an airborne
mission based on the events at LAFB is significant; as well as the inclusion of
Canadian officials on these airborne missions. An aerial map of the Loring AFB
area can be found as Attachment 5.
These incidents sparked a series of high level communications, mainly from
the North American Air Defense (NORAD) Headquarters, Colorado Springs, CO
and Strategic Air Command (SAC) at Offut AFB, NE. While this message traffic
would have been routine based on threats to SAC resources it is noted for SAC to
move all their facilities to a higher alert level is itself an apparent
acknowledgement of the events.
During this same timeframe there are reports of several incidents near
Canadian Forces Bases (CFBs) in the Ontario and New Brunswick provinces. There
is oddly a significant lack of much detail regarding these incidents. While the
"NT" events are significant based on the vast majority of the sightings being at or
very near nuclear weapons facilities; this would not be a relationship that would
hold true with the CFBs. I have not been able to track down any information to
indicate the U.S. was sharing, storing or had given nuclear weapons to the
Canadians. That said however, there are Canadian nuclear power and nuclear
power research facilities in the general vicinity of the events in Canada.
The map listed as Attachment 6 shows most of the major USAF
installations, which at the time were either active nuclear armed units; had a
major role in the Command and Control of these arms; or was a "safe haven" for
senior government personnel in the event of nuclear confrontation.

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ATTACHMENT 2
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ATTACHMENT 4
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ATTACHMENT 5

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ATTACHMENT 6
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Investigative Plan
Project Northern Tier {NT)

Investigative Plan:

This Investigative Plan is intended to focus the efforts of the BAASS
personnel involved in NT. It will be broken into geographic areas to simplify the
gathering of information as it pertains to that area and events. This is not
intended to be a final and static document, but a living and evolving guide to the
investigation. NOTE: These plans are currently general and will be focused by the
initial feedback from the first wave of eyewitness interviews. Because of the
uncertainty of tracking down witnesses 30 years after the fact, there are no
definitive predictions that can be made regarding the outcomes of selected points
of this strategy.
Wurtsmith Air Force Base

If these still exist there may be additional info available rega rding
witnesses. Based on time of day there should (could have been) many additional
LE and Security personnel witness this i1ncident. No real mention of CSC or Alert
Facility or WSA Control involvement. The Alert Facility has an Alternate Central
Security Control Tower with a minimum of 1 SPS member maintaining a desk
blotter of incidents inside or directly affecting the Alert Facility. There is also a
Gap Guard (guarding the gap in the fence allowing the alert aircraft access to the
taxi and runways, as well as an Alert Fire Team (AFT) facility (AFT consists of 5
members) and a minimum of two internal Security Response Teams (SRT) (two
man patrols inside the area). No mention of any of these personnel. The WSA is
very similar in manning to the Alert Facility. There are a definitive number of two
man SRT teams inside the area and mobile at all times. Also, the WSA has an AFT
shelter as well with at least one, if not two AFT. Again, there was no mention of
any of these personnel in the reporting. There should also be roving SRT vehicles
tasked with staying in designated patrol sectors of these two HIGH priority areas.
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Malmstrom Air Force Base
Interview 1843(a)(2)
geographic area. Duet

re arding his extensive knowledge of the
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extensive knowledge, and his location

locally {Las Vegas), he should be one of the first steps. This will help to refine
investigative efforts.
Compile a complete list of witnesses/potential witnesses for the MAFB events
Refine this list by:
Those individuals previously interviewed
Subset of prioritizing those to be interviewed by BAASS
Newly discovered potential witnesses
Those witnesses independently developed by BAASS
Begin contacting Witnesses as soon as possible

Loring Air Force Base
Compile a complete list of witnesses/potential witnesses for the LAFB
events
Refine this list by:
Those individuals previously interviewed
Subset of prioritizing those to be interviewed by BAASS
Newly discovered potential witnesses
Those witnesses independently developed by BAASS
Begin contacting Witnesses as soon as possible

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General

Consider FOIA requests to AFOSI regarding:
Any IIR reporting responsive to CR# HQ CR 44, Para 30 and HQ CR 45
Para 38 for the period Aug - Nov 1975
Specifically those originated by Detachments at {NT Bases)
Identify and locate other nuclear facilities in the NT AOR (those operated by USA,
USN, DOE, etc.)
Continue mapping of all events in the NT AOR during the targeted period
Ultimately cross reference the NT events with those in the Canadian Archive
release
FOIA on reporting from SAC; HQ USAF; NORAD; Minot regarding Minot sighting
1011252 Nov 75
Any OPREP 3 reporting generated during this time frame

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BAASS Continues Study on Information on
UAPs released by the British, Canadian, French
and Danish Governments
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Over the past eighteen months, The M inistry of Defense (MoD) in the
United Kingdom has released approximately 7297 pages of fi les pertaining
to the performance of alleged UAPs in British air space. More recently the
British MoD released a second group of files on March 21, 2009 comprising
1200 separate UFO cases in approximately 2000 additional pages. BAASS
analysts have initiated the process of downloading, organizing and
analyzing these files to determine the quality and quantity of re ports that
have been released by the UK government, particularly those reports that
might pertain to events with national security implications.

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In February 2009, the Canadian government authorized the release of 9500
pages of files pertaining to the behavior of alleged advanced aerospace
vehicles in Canadian air space. The files cover the period 1947-1980. Many
of the cases were investigated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
BAASS analysts have initiated the process of downloading, printing,
organizing and analyzing these files. The aim is to delineate the extent of
high quality evidence pertaining to the topic of advanced aerial vehicle
performance in the 9500 pages of Canadian files.

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On January 29, 2009 the Danish Air Force released 329 pages of reports on
unusual aerial phenomena. All reports are in Danish; therefore BAASS
contracted a Danish-English t ranslator to produce English translations of all
329 pages of released files. The translation has been completed and BAASS
analysts are in the latter stages of examining them to delineate whether
there are any cases that merit further study.

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Throughout 2005-2008, GEIPAN, a department of CNES (French civilian
space agency), released about 100,000 pages comprising the investigative
reports from approximately 1650 cases, including 6000 eyewitness
interviews involving UAPs, the majority of which have been investigated by
the Gendarmerie. BAASS translators/analysts are currently sorting and
codifying the cases so that only the highest value cases for BAASS will be
translated and entered into the BAASS database.

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Conclusion
Significant progress has been made in training and initially deploying BAASS field
investigative teams during the month of April. Further, BAASS has begun to
acquire significant information on UAP activity in Brazil. The BAASS MUFON
relationship is maturing, but the case numbers are still considerably lower than
expected. The reasons for this drop in case number are currently under
investigation. The BAASS database of cases is now larger than any other database
owned by UAP organizations in North America.

As BAASS makes progress in and accelerates the hiring of emplloyees in the
coming weeks, it will be crucial that the organization has rapid access to the
information that will keep the scientific staff engaged.

Secondly BAASS is currently accelerating the acquisition of all information
pertaining to this topic in the open literature, increasingly from other countries.

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