Organization
Bigelow Aerospace / BAASS
Hotel magnate Robert Bigelow's space company and its spin-off, Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies, won the DIA's AAWSAP contract. Bigelow owned Skinwalker Ranch and told 60 Minutes in 2017 that he was 'absolutely convinced' aliens exist and have been on Earth. The Times reported his buildings in Las Vegas were modified to store UAP materials.
On the record
- The DIA contract (2008).
Claims (1)
Recovered materials stored at Bigelow facilities.secondhandSourced, unconfirmedNew York Times
Cases (4)
- 1996Bigelow buys the ranch: NIDS on watch
- 2008AAWSAP and AATIP: the secret Pentagon study
- 2017The New York Times breaks the story
- 2026Kennedy, Bigelow and the February 2026 directive
Connected
Naval Air Station Patuxent River (Pax River) orgGeorge Knapp personJacques Vallée personRobert Bigelow personBAASS Summary Report on UAP Analysis Capabilities (23 November 2010) documentBAASS monthly reports to DIA (March, April, June and November 2009) documentBAASS Project Management Plan for DIA (2 December 2008) documentBAASS Utah Ranch Investigation Report (April 2010) documentMUFON white papers prepared for BAASS (November 2008) documentProject Capella: the BAASS UAP data warehouse proposal (10 December 2008) document
Sources
- Wikipedia: Bigelow Aerospace
- war.gov: AAWSAP solicitation and order (the BAASS contract), 2008
- war.gov: AAWSAP contract modification P00001, 2009
- 60 Minutes: Robert Bigelow says aliens are visiting Earth
- Robert Bigelow opens up about UFO and alien research