Brief
Harry Reid
The claims the writer was given for Harry Reid, in the order they were given.
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The first person George Knapp told about the crashed-saucer accounts outside his newsroom was United States Senator Harry Reid, then in his first term in the Senate.
“The first person I told about this - outside of our newsroom - was U.S. Senator Harry Reid, then in his first term in the Senate.”
Statement to Congress char:2661-2783 testimony first hand
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Harry Reid told George Knapp he was interested in hearing more about the UFO accounts, beginning a private two-way conversation between them that continued for the next three decades.
“Reid said he was interested in hearing more, and that began a private, two-way conversation that continued for the next three decades.”
Statement to Congress char:2791-2917 testimony second hand
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George Knapp kept Harry Reid informed about UFO developments he was pursuing as a journalist, and Reid helped him obtain information otherwise inaccessible.
“I kept Sen. Reid in the loop about UFO developments I was pursuing as a journalist, and he helped me obtain information that I might otherwise be unable to access on my own.”
Statement to Congress char:2926-3095 testimony first hand
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George Knapp considers his private conversation with Harry Reid directly related to the current explosion of public interest in the UFO/UAP controversy, including inquiries underway in both houses of the United States Congress.
“That private conversation with Reid proved to be pivotal in the long run, and is directly related to the current explosion of public interest in the UFO/UAP controversy, including the inquiries now underway in both houses of Congress.”
Statement to Congress char:3100-3325 opinion first hand
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After the National Institute for Discovery Science began its own investigations, George Knapp informed Harry Reid about the organisation and arranged an introduction.
“After NIDS began its own investigations and projects, I informed Senator Reid about the organization and arranged an introduction.”
Statement to Congress char:4341-4458 testimony first hand
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Harry Reid attended one of the first board meetings of the National Institute for Discovery Science and was impressed by the professionalism and the pedigrees of the Science Advisory Board.
“Reid attended one of the first board meetings of NIDS and was impressed by the professionalism he witnessed and the pedigrees of the world class Science Advisory Board.”
Statement to Congress char:4472-4634 observation second hand
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One of the topics of interest to Harry Reid, Robert Bigelow, and the National Institute for Discovery Science was Russia's ongoing interest in UFOs.
“One of the topics that was of interest to Reid, Bigelow, and NIDS was Russia's ongoing interest in UFOs.”
Statement to Congress char:4806-4905 administrative first hand
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George Knapp's information from Russia made a lasting impression on Harry Reid and became a key factor in a secretive program launched a few years later.
“The information made lasting impression on Senator Reid and others and became a key factor in a secretive program that was launched a few years later.”
Statement to Congress char:8132-8276 opinion first hand
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The 22 million US dollars secured by Harry Reid did not fund the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, but instead went into a separate effort managed by the Defense Intelligence Agency.
“The $22 million secured by Reid did not fund AATIP. Rather, it went into an entirely different effort managed by the Defense Intelligence Agency.”
Statement to Congress char:9602-9740 administrative first hand
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By 2009, Harry Reid decided that the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) had made such extraordinary discoveries that he argued for heightened security to protect it.
“By 2009, Mr. Reid decided that the program had made such extraordinary discoveries that he argued for heightened security to protect it.”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:11226-11359 administrative
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Harry Reid said in a letter to William Lynn III, a deputy defense secretary at the time, that much progress had been made with the identification of several highly sensitive, unconventional aerospace-related findings, requesting the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) be designated a 'restricted special access program' limited to a few listed officials.
““Much progress has been made with the identification of several highly sensitive, unconventional aerospace-related findings,” Mr. Reid said in a letter to William Lynn III, a deputy defense secretary at the time, requesting that it be designated a “restricted special access program” limited to a few listed officials.”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:11364-11671 testimony second hand
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Harry Reid's 2009 request to William Lynn III for special designation of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) was denied.
“Mr. Reid’s request for the special designation was denied.”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:11947-11998 administrative
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Harry Reid said he did not know where the objects studied by the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) had come from, and that anyone who says they have the answers now is fooling themselves.
“For his part, Mr. Reid said he did not know where the objects had come from. “If anyone says they have the answers now, they’re fooling themselves,” he said. “We do not know.””
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:13173-13342 opinion first hand
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Harry Reid said 'we have to start someplace' regarding investigation of the unidentified aerial phenomena studied by the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP).
“But, he said, “we have to start someplace.””
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:13350-13382 opinion first hand
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The Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) was initially largely funded at the request of Harry Reid, who was the Senate majority leader at the time.
“initially it was largely funded at the request of Harry Reid, the Nevada Democrat who was the Senate majority leader at the time”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:1643-1767 administrative
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Harry Reid has long had an interest in space phenomena.
“who has long had an interest in space phenomena”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:1776-1814 administrative
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Most of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) money went to an aerospace research company run by Robert Bigelow, a billionaire entrepreneur and longtime friend of Harry Reid.
“Most of the money went to an aerospace research company run by a billionaire entrepreneur and longtime friend of Mr. Reid’s, Robert Bigelow, who is currently working with NASA to produce expandable craft for humans to use in space.”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:1825-2120 administrative
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Harry Reid retired from the United States Congress in 2017.
“Mr. Reid, who retired from Congress this year, said he was proud of the program.”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:3153-3225 administrative
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Harry Reid said he was proud of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), and considers it one of the good things he did in his congressional service.
““I’m not embarrassed or ashamed or sorry I got this thing going,” Mr. Reid said in a recent interview in Nevada. “I think it’s one of the good things I did in my congressional service. I’ve done something that no one has done before.””
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:3235-3460 opinion first hand
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Harry Reid said his interest in UFOs came from Robert Bigelow.
“Mr. Reid said his interest in U.F.O.s came from Mr. Bigelow.”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:7093-7145 testimony first hand
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Harry Reid said that in 2007 Robert Bigelow told him an official with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) had approached Bigelow wanting to visit Bigelow's ranch in Utah, where he conducted research.
“In 2007, Mr. Reid said in the interview, Mr. Bigelow told him that an official with the Defense Intelligence Agency had approached him wanting to visit Mr. Bigelow’s ranch in Utah, where he conducted research.”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:7154-7354 hearsay second hand
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Harry Reid said he met with Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) officials shortly after his meeting with Robert Bigelow and learned that they wanted to start a research program on UFOs.
“Mr. Reid said he met with agency officials shortly after his meeting with Mr. Bigelow and learned that they wanted to start a research program on U.F.O.s.”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:7365-7517 testimony first hand
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Harry Reid then summoned Ted Stevens and Daniel K. Inouye to a secure room in the Capitol.
“Mr. Reid then summoned Mr. Stevens and Mr. Inouye to a secure room in the Capitol.”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:7520-7594 testimony first hand
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Harry Reid said he had talked to John Glenn, the astronaut and former senator from Ohio, a number of years before, and that Glenn had told him he thought the federal government should be looking seriously into UFOs.
““I had talked to John Glenn a number of years before,” Mr. Reid said, referring to the astronaut and former senator from Ohio, who died in 2016. Mr. Glenn, Mr. Reid said, had told him he thought that the federal government should be looking seriously into U.F.O.s”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:7605-7866 hearsay second hand
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John Glenn told Harry Reid that the federal government should be talking to military service members, particularly pilots, who had reported seeing aircraft they could not identify or explain.
“and should be talking to military service members, particularly pilots, who had reported seeing aircraft they could not identify or explain.”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:7869-8001 hearsay second hand
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Harry Reid said UFO sightings were not often reported up the military's chain of command because service members were afraid they would be laughed at or stigmatised.
“The sightings were not often reported up the military’s chain of command, Mr. Reid said, because service members were afraid they would be laughed at or stigmatized.”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:8011-8164 opinion first hand
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Harry Reid said the meeting with Ted Stevens and Daniel K. Inouye was one of the easiest meetings he ever had.
“The meeting with Mr. Stevens and Mr. Inouye, Mr. Reid said, “was one of the easiest meetings I ever had.””
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:8178-8278 opinion first hand
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Ted Stevens said 'I've been waiting to do this since I was in the Air Force.'
“He added, “Ted Stevens said, ‘I’ve been waiting to do this since I was in the Air Force.’””
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:8285-8367 hearsay second hand
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Harry Reid said that during the meeting with Ted Stevens and Daniel K. Inouye, Ted Stevens recounted being tailed by a strange aircraft with no known origin, which had followed his plane for miles.
“During the meeting, Mr. Reid said, Mr. Stevens recounted being tailed by a strange aircraft with no known origin, which he said had followed his plane for miles.”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:8498-8653 hearsay second hand
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None of Harry Reid, Ted Stevens or Daniel K. Inouye wanted a public debate on the Senate floor about the funding for the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP).
“None of the three senators wanted a public debate on the Senate floor about the funding for the program, Mr. Reid said.”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:8661-8775 testimony first hand
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Harry Reid said 'This was so-called black money. Stevens knows about it, Inouye knows about it. But that was it, and that's how we wanted it,' referring to the Pentagon budget for classified programs.
““This was so-called black money,” he said. “Stevens knows about it, Inouye knows about it. But that was it, and that’s how we wanted it.” Mr. Reid was referring to the Pentagon budget for classified programs.”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:8782-8980 testimony first hand
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The 2009 Harry Reid memo outlined Senator Harry Reid's request and reasoning to get the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) a "Special Access Program" (SAP) status, and was written to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, William Lynn III.
“The memo outlined Senator Reid’s request and reasoning to get the AATIP a “Special Access Program” or SAP status, and was written to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, William Lynn III.”
Pentagon Reinforces Mr. Luis Elizondo Had “No Responsibilities” on AATIP; Senator Harry Reid’s 2009 Memo Changes Nothing 2019-06-14 char:2546-2725 administrative second hand
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The Department of Defense received the 2009 Harry Reid memo and responded to Senator Reid.
“DOD received it and responded to Sen. Reid,” Ms. Gough said.”
Pentagon Reinforces Mr. Luis Elizondo Had “No Responsibilities” on AATIP; Senator Harry Reid’s 2009 Memo Changes Nothing 2019-06-14 char:3589-3644 administrative second hand
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Susan Gough's office is unable to provide The Black Vault a full copy of the Department of Defense's response to Senator Harry Reid, since the Public Affairs office does not release Congressional correspondence.
“She then explains that her office is unable to provide The Black Vault a full copy of the response, since the Public Affairs office does not release Congressional correspondence”
Pentagon Reinforces Mr. Luis Elizondo Had “No Responsibilities” on AATIP; Senator Harry Reid’s 2009 Memo Changes Nothing 2019-06-14 char:3650-3813 administrative first hand
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Harry Reid provided the Unofficial Official Report on the Nimitz Tic Tac incident to George Knapp, making the report public.
“The report is now out because Harry Reid got it to George Knapp.”
David Fravor: UFOs, Aliens, Fighter Jets, and Aerospace Engineering | Lex Fridman Podcast #122 2020-09-08 01:46:02.6-01:46:05.2 testimony first hand
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George Knapp knew the identities of the people involved in the 2004 USS Nimitz UFO incident because he obtained the Unofficial Official Report on the Nimitz Tic Tac incident from Senator Harry Reid.
“But George knew who the names were because he got the report from Senator Reid.”
David Fravor: UFOs, Aliens, Fighter Jets, and Aerospace Engineering | Lex Fridman Podcast #122 2020-09-08 01:46:37.8-01:46:41.4 testimony first hand
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The Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) was part of a $22 million programme sponsored by then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to investigate UFOs.
“AATIP was part of a $22 million program sponsored by then Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to investigate UFOs.”
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Harry Reid served as a US Senator from 1987 to 2017.
“then as a Senator from 1987 to 2017”
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Harry Reid rose to become Senate Majority Leader over his 30 years of Senate service.
“Over his 30 years of Senate service, he rose to become one of the most influential senators in the Democratic Party, reaching Senate Majority Leader.”
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Around 2008, Senator Harry Reid received a letter from a senior US Defense Intelligence Agency scientist, likely a physicist named James Lacatski although he was never publicly named, whose world view had been transformed by events he witnessed at Skinwalker Ranch.
“In about 2008, one of the most powerful politicians in Washington DC, Democrat Senator Harry Reid, received an intriguing letter written by a senior US Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) scientist (likely a physicist named James Lacatski, although he was never named), whose world view had been transformed by extraordinary events he witnessed at Skinwalker Ranch.”
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Harry Reid served for two years on the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
“He also served for two years on one of the Senate's most powerful committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence.”
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Harry Reid was for years one of the so-called 'Gang of Eight', entitled to be briefed on highly classified intelligence matters including Waived Unacknowledged Special Access Programs (WUSAPs).
“Having served as both a Senate Minority and Majority leader, Reid was for years one of the so-called 'Gang of Eight', entitled to be briefed into highly classified intelligence matters including Waived Unacknowledged Special Access Programs.”
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In June 2009, Senator Harry Reid wrote to the US Secretary of Defence requesting that the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) be given the status of a Special Access Program (SAP).
“To add spice to the mystery, in June 2009, then Senator Harry Reid wrote to the US Secretary of Defence requesting the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) be given the status of a Special Access Program (SAP).”
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Harry Reid's 2009 letter asserted that substantial progress had been made with the identification of several highly sensitive, unconventional aerospace-related findings, and that continued study of these subjects would likely lead to technology advancements requiring extraordinary protection in the near term.
“The Senator's letter gave clues as to why such strict classification was now necessary, asserting that 'substantial progress' had been made with the identification of 'several highly sensitive, unconventional aerospace-related findings. Given the current rate of success, the continued study of these subjects will likely lead to technology advancements that in the immediate near-term will require extraordinary protection.”
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Harry Reid's 2009 letter requested assistance in establishing a Restricted Special-Access-Program with a Bigoted Access List for specific portions of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP).
“Due to the sensitivities of the information surrounding aspects of this program, I require your assistance in establishing a Restricted Special-Access-Program (SAP) with a Bigoted Access List for specific portions of the AATIP.'”
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Harry Reid has long admitted a strong interest in UAP.
“Reid has long admitted a strong interest in UAPs.”
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Harry Reid's 2009 letter argued that associated exotic technologies likely involved extremely sophisticated concepts within quantum mechanics, nuclear science, electromagnetic theory, gravitics, and thermodynamics, and that an unusually high degree of operational security and read-on discretion was required given the potential for catastrophic misuse by adversaries.
“'Associated exotic technologies likely involve extremely sophisticated concepts within the world of quantum mechanics, nuclear science, electromagnetic theory, gravitics, and thermodynamics. Given that all of these have the potential to be used with catastrophic effects by adversaries, an unusually high degree of operational security and read-on discretion is required,' the Senator wrote.”
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During his Senate term, Harry Reid visited the Area 51 air force base in Nevada, a site associated with speculation about strange glowing craft and future aerospace technology.
“One of the secret sites he visited during his term was the Area 51 air force base in his Nevada home state, the scene of so much conspiratorial speculation about strange glowing craft and science-fiction-style future aerospace technology.”
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Harry Reid's 2009 letter stated that the technological insight and capability gained would provide the US with a distinct advantage over any foreign threats and allow the US to maintain its pre-eminence as a world leader.
“'The technological insight and capability gained will provide the US with a distinct advantage of any foreign threats and allow the US to maintain its pre-eminence as a world leader.'”
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Harry Reid's request for Special Access Program status for the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) investigation was rejected.
“It was a strong sell but the Senator's request for Special Access Program status for the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program investigation was rejected.”
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In 2009 Harry Reid sought Special Access Program status for the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) because Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS) investigators had already tracked down secret project codenames pointing to a purported secret Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) program hidden inside the US government and private aerospace industry, allegedly still attempting to re-engineer recovered alien technology.
“in 2009 to get the Pentagon’s UFO investigation program classified as a Special Access Program was because Bigelow’s dogged investigators had already tracked down the secret project codenames that pointed to a purported secret UAP program hidden inside the US government and private aerospace, which is supposedly still attempting to re-engineer recovered alien technology.”
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Harry Reid said he knew of other programs that have been done and information they have, including different pieces of evidence.
“He agreed with Knapp’s proposition, answering that he knew of, ‘Other programs that have been done and information they have, including different pieces of evidence.’”
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Robert Bigelow sent Harry Reid the letter from the senior Defense Intelligence Agency physicist.
“It was billionaire aerospace entrepreneur Robert Bigelow who sent Reid the letter from the senior Defence Intelligence Agency physicist.”
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In May 2021, in an interview with Gideon Lewis-Kraus of The New Yorker, Harry Reid said he was told for decades that Lockheed had some retrieved materials from recovered craft.
“‘I was told for decades that Lockheed had some of these retrieved materials,’ he said.”
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Harry Reid tried to get a classified approval by the Pentagon to go and look at the alleged retrieved alien materials, but the Pentagon would not approve it.
“‘And I tried to get, as I recall, a classified approval by the Pentagon to have me go look at the stuff. They would not approve that. I don’t know what all the numbers were, what kind of classification it was, but they would not give that to me.’”
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The Pentagon provided Harry Reid with no explanation for its refusal to let him view the alleged retrieved alien materials.
“Reid told The New Yorker the Pentagon provided him with no explanation for its refusal”
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Harry Reid confirmed that the Pentagon's refusal to let him view the alleged retrieved materials was why he had requested Special Access Program status for the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP).
“he confirmed that was why he’d requested Special Access Program status for AATIP. Reid said, ‘Yeah, that’s why I wanted them to take a look at it. But they wouldn’t give me the clearance.’”
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Harry Reid was a former member of the United States Congress' Gang of Eight Special Access Program oversight group.
“a former member of the Congress’ Gang of Eight SAP oversight group”
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Harry Reid did not name the Defense Intelligence Agency scientist but said he visited Robert Bigelow's Skinwalker Ranch, presumably around 2007-2008, and that what the scientist saw there convinced him it was a real phenomenon needing investigation.
“Reid did not name the scientist, but he said he visited Bigelow's Skinwalker Ranch, presumably about 2007–08, and what the DIA scientist saw there convinced him it was a real phenomenon that needed to be investigated.”
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Harry Reid says the Defense Intelligence Agency scientist was clearly rattled by his purported paranormal experience at Skinwalker Ranch and told the Senator he felt it was time such phenomena be properly investigated.
“Senator Reid also says the scientist was clearly very rattled by his purported paranormal Skinwalker experience and that he told the Senator he felt it was time such phenomena be properly investigated.”
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Harry Reid claims that the Defense Intelligence Agency scientist's account prompted him to seek Congressional funding for a study into UAP.
“Reid claims that this one incident prompted him to seek Congressional funding for a study.”
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Ross Coulthart suspects Harry Reid was being deliberately vague and knew a lot more from the classified intelligence world to prompt his interest in UAP than just the one Defense Intelligence Agency scientist's letter.
“I suspect Harry Reid was being deliberately vague and that he knew a lot more from the classified intelligence world to prompt his interest in the phenomenon than just that one DIA scientist's letter.”
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Harry Reid approached Senators Daniel Inouye and Ted Stevens to secure $22 million in funding for a study into the UAP mystery.
“The Senator approached his colleagues, Democrat Senator Daniel Inouye and Republican Senator Ted Stevens, to get $22 million funding for a study into the UAP mystery.”
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Harry Reid said that a lot of things were unknown about what UAP are, that he does not know what they are, but that he believes the study should continue.
“'We found that there were a lot of things unknown about what these things are. Now, I don't know what they are. I don't know, okay? I have no idea. But I do know we should continue studying,' he says enigmatically.”
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Harry Reid claims that the letter from the Defense Intelligence Agency scientist alone prompted a new secret multimillion-dollar investigation by the US military into Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP).
“As Reid somewhat implausibly tells it, that letter alone prompted a new secret multimillion-dollar investigation by the US military into Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.”
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Ted Stevens, Harry Reid's other backer for the UAP funding, died in a plane crash two years after backing the funding.
“Reid's other backer, Senator Ted Stevens, who died in a plane crash only two years later, also needed no convincing”
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Ted Stevens told Harry Reid he saw a UAP during one wartime flight and that they needed to take a look at this.
“'Whatever you want, you get it from me,' Stevens told Senator Reid. He explained he saw a UAP during one wartime flight. 'We need to take a look at this,' he told Reid.”
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Ross Coulthart suspects Harry Reid was holding his cards tight and already in 2008 knew much more than he was prepared to publicly reveal to justify his push for UAP to be investigated.
“I suspect the Nevada Senator was holding his cards tight and that, in 2008, he knew much more than he was prepared to publicly reveal to justify his push for the UAPs to be investigated.”
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The Bigelow team's UAP investigations began before the Defense Intelligence Agency funding arrived in July 2008, when Harry Reid guaranteed the black budget funding for the program that became known as AAWSAP, the Advanced Aerospace Weapons Systems Applications Program.
“Their UAP investigations began even before the Defence Intelligence Agency money came through in July 2008, when Senator Reid guaranteed the black budget funding for what was to become known by its clunky acronym, AAWSAP. The full title was a mouthful, no doubt intended to be as opaque as possible since this was a secret 'black' UAP investigation program hidden in plain sight on the Pentagon books. AAWSAP stood for the 'Advanced Aerospace Weapons Systems Applications Program'.”
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Harry Reid was born the son of a rock miner in Searchlight, Nevada.
“Now retired, Harry Reid is a political veteran, born the dirt-poor son of a rock miner in the desert town of Searchlight, Nevada”
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Tim McMillan, a writer specialising in defence and intelligence stories, indicated in past interviews with Harry Reid that interested parties at the Defense Intelligence Agency felt it prudent to avoid any language that might cause someone to realise the underlying focus of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) was UFOs.
“'In past interviews, [former Senator] Reid has indicated the interested parties at the DIA felt it prudent to avoid any language that might cause someone to realise the underlying focus of the AATIP program was UFOs,' Tim McMillan, a writer specialising in defence and intelligence stories, explained.”
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Harry Reid served as a Congressman in the US House of Representatives from 1983.
“serving first as a Congressman in the Lower House from 1983”
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Inside the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program, Luis Elizondo led the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), the secretive Pentagon unit set up at Senator Harry Reid's urging to study Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP).
“Inside that program, he led the Advance Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), the secretive Pentagon unit set up at Senator Harry Reid's urging to study UAPs.”
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Senator Harry Reid's Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program funding from Congress ran out in 2012.
“While Senator Harry Reid's AAWSAP funding from Congress ran out in 2012”
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Ross Coulthart speculates the Pentagon UAP briefing slides may have prompted Senator Harry Reid to ask the Department of Defense for Special Access Program protection for the UAP investigation.
“Perhaps it was these slides that prompted Senator Harry Reid to ask the Department of Defence for Special Access Program protection for the investigation – because what the slides said was momentous.”
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Categorical statements made by Eric Davis and Luis Elizondo, together with more qualified assertions by Christopher Mellon and Harry Reid, suggest the United States has recovered non-human intelligently manufactured technology.
“The categorical statements made by defence and intelligence insiders Dr Eric Davis and Luis Elizondo (and the more qualified assertions by Christopher Mellon and former Senator Harry Reid) suggest that the United States has indeed recovered non-human intelligently manufactured technology”
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Senators Joseph Lieberman and Harry Reid asked that the KONA BLUE Prospective Special Access Program be established with the promise of additional funding.
“As demonstrated by the proposal package and by statements from the originator, Senators Lieberman and Reid asked that the PSAP be established with the promise of additional funding.”
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At the direction of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), the Defense Appropriations Acts of Fiscal Years 2008 and 2010 appropriated 22 million US dollars for the Defense Intelligence Agency to assess long-term and over-the-horizon foreign advanced aerospace threats to the United States.
“At the direction of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), the Defense Appropriations Acts of Fiscal Years 2008 and 2010 appropriated $22 million for the DIA to assess long-term and over-the-horizon foreign advanced aerospace threats to the United States.”
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On 2009-06-24, Harry Reid sent a letter to then Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn III requesting that AAWSAP/AATIP be made a Department of Defense (DoD) Special Access Program.
“On 24 June 2009, Senator Reid sent a letter to then Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn III requesting that AAWSAP/AATIP be made a DoD Special Access Program.”
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Harry Reid counted Robert Bigelow among his friends.
“Senator Harry Reid counted Bob among his friends”
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Harry Reid thought he could secure a fresh infusion of funding to sustain the UAP investigations from 2013 to 2014.
“Reid thought he could come up with another fresh infusion of funding to tide our investigations over until 2013–14.”
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Jay Stratton secured $10 million in new funding for the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) from Harry Reid.
“Jay ran point on pulling off miracle after miracle and succeeded in getting Senator Reid to give us new funding—$10 million!”
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Harry Reid and fellow senators who supported funding the Advanced Aerospace Weapons System Application Program (AAWSAP) and Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) favoured applying science and intellect to the UAP problem.
“Harry Reid and his cohort of fellow senators who had supported funding AAWSAP/AATIP appreciated the concept of applying science and intellect to the UAP problem—a completely secular view that I heartily embraced.”
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Garry Reid replaced Michael Higgins and was brought to the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence (OUSD(I)) from the special operations community; he is not related to Senator Harry Reid.
“His replacement was a man whom I did not trust named Garry Reid (no relation to our congressional benefactor, Senator Harry Reid). He had been brought to the OUSD(I) from the special operations community.”
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Harry Reid publicly corroborated his and his colleagues' involvement in funding the original programme that led to the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) and Luis Elizondo's leadership role.
“retired senator Harry Reid, who had unabashedly corroborated his and his colleagues' involvement in funding the original program that led to AATIP and my leadership role.”
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Harry Reid was an ally and champion of Lue Elizondo at the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), and stood up for Elizondo in the painful months after his resignation when the Department of Defense (DoD) was trying to erase and smear him.
“Former senator Harry Reid—who was our ally and champion at AATIP, who stood up for me in the painful months after my resignation when DoD was trying to erase and smear me”
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Harry Reid was in the final days of a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer while continuing to support the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) legislative effort.
“he was in the final days of a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer”
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Harry Reid said he would keep fighting his cancer until President Joe Biden signed the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) legislation into law.
“Senator Reid said he would keep fighting his cancer until Biden signed the act.”
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Harry Reid's wife Landra Reid and his assistant Katie provided support to Reid during his final illness.
“His wife, Landra, and loyal assistant, Katie, were angels of mercy during this time.”
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Harry Reid died peacefully in his sleep the day after President Joe Biden signed the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) legislation into law in 2021-12.
“A day later, my old friend Harry Reid died peacefully in his sleep.”
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Harry Reid was a longtime benefactor of Luis Elizondo and Christopher Mellon's UAP advocacy efforts.
“such as our longtime benefactor, Senator Harry Reid”
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Chuck Schumer described Harry Reid as his mentor and dear friend and said he was honoured to carry on Reid's legacy fighting for transparency about unexplained phenomena.
“I am honored to carry on the legacy of my mentor and dear friend, Harry Reid, and fight for the transparency that the public has long demanded surround these unexplained phenomena.”
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Former Senate Majority Leader and Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) sponsor Harry Reid wrote an official letter that countered later claims made by the Department of Defense (DoD) that Luis Elizondo had no part in AATIP.
“Official letter from former Senate Majority Leader and AATIP sponsor Harry Reid. This letter counters the later claims made by the Pentagon that I had no part in AATIP.”
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Harry Reid concluded, after looking into the matter, that there were reports the government and private sector had actual physical materials in their possession.
““After looking into this, I came to the conclusion that there were reports… that there were actual materials that the government and the private sector had in their possession.” —Senator Harry Reid”
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Harry Reid considers it extremely important that information about the discovery of physical materials or retrieved craft come out.
“It is extremely important that information about the discovery of physical materials or retrieved craft come out.”
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US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid earmarked $22 million in Department of Defense (DoD) funds in 2008 for a UAP investigation conducted by an aerospace contractor.
“an investigation into the UAP issue that had been undertaken by an aerospace contractor using $22 million in DoD funds earmarked for UAP analysis by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in 2008.”
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The United States Air Force and most components of the US intelligence community refused to support the AAWSAP congressionally funded UAP investigation.
“despite being the result of a good-faith effort by the powerful Senate Majority Leader, the Honorable Harry Reid, the US Air Force and most components of the US intelligence community refused to support this congressionally funded UAP investigation.”
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The Advanced Aerospace Weapons System Applications Program was supported by then-Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Lieutenant General Michael D. Maples, and was funded through the efforts of Senator Harry Reid (Democrat, Nevada), Senator Ted Stevens (Republican, Alaska), and Senator Daniel Inouye (Democrat, Hawaii).
“This time, Jim shared that the program enjoyed the support of the DIA's then director, Lieutenant General Michael D. Maples, and was funded through the efforts of a bipartisan group of senators: Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK), and Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI).”
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Harry Reid worked as a United States Capitol Police Officer while putting himself through law school.
“Reid had grown up boxing and worked as a United States Capitol Police Officer while putting himself through law school.”
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Harry Reid was the senator of the state (Nevada) that housed Area 51.
“He was also the senator of the state that housed Area 51, and that came with insider knowledge that piqued his curiosity.”
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Harry Reid, Ted Stevens, and Daniel Inouye together controlled congressional spending for black-budget Pentagon programs.
“Together, these three men controlled congressional spending for black-budget Pentagon programs.”
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United States Senator Harry Reid, then Senate Majority Leader, set up further funding intended to go forward as part of the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP).
“Actually, Senator Harry Reid, who was Majority Leader at the time, Majority Senator, had set up the next part of funding that was supposed to go forward as part of AAWSAP.”
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The Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP) was started by Senator Harry Reid and a couple of other senators.
“the AAWSAP program was started by Senator Harry Reid and a couple of other senators.”
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When Harry Reid tried to get a Special Access Program (SAP) set up, he named the people he wanted included in the SAP, and that list included Luis Elizondo.
“when Harry Reid went forward to try to get an SAP set up, he said, well, the people I want in the SAP are these people, and he included Lou's name”
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The UFO programmes discussed openly consist of those in the 2017 New York Times article on the Pentagon UFO program, what Barack Obama discussed and investigated, and what Harry Reid set up from 2007 to 2012.
“the things that are talked about openly at this point are in that 2017 New York Times article. They're what Obama was, you know, talking about and investigating. It's what Harry Reid set up from 2007 to 2012.”
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Robert Bigelow asked Harry Reid to take a book to Bill Clinton and ask him whether he had really said what the book reported.
“So I said to Harry, I said, look, I want you to take this book. and show it to Bill and say, did you really say this?”
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When Harry Reid asked Bill Clinton whether he had really said he wanted to know about UFOs before leaving office, Clinton confirmed that he had and replied "wouldn't you like to know?".
“And Harry said, did you really say that? Yes. And he said, wouldn't you like to know?”
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Harry Reid sat in on many National Institute for Discovery Science (NIDS) meetings.
“Well, Harry had sat in on many of our meetings for NIDS numerous times.”
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Robert Bigelow considers that UFOs have national security implications and that Harry Reid was right about this.
“this is this has national security implications because Harry Reid was was right. Senator Reid was right.”
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Some critics argue that the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP) was not real but a sweetheart arrangement in which Robert Bigelow received federal money arranged by Harry Reid, and that the non-release of its reports proves it.
“i know there are those out there who say, AAWSAP wasn't real. It was some kind of a sweetheart thing where you got federal money. Harry Reid did it all for you. And the fact that the documents, the reports that you produced have not been made public, that shows that it's not real.”
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James Lacatski's letter mentioned something about securing funding, which prompted Robert Bigelow to contact Harry Reid.
“I think he mentioned something about, um, We need to secure, I'm not sure if he said something about secure funding, but there was something there that caused me to contact Reid, Harry Reid”
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To arrange funding for the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP), Harry Reid contacted Ted Stevens and Daniel Inouye.
“He said, I know who and how we can do this. And he contacted Ted Stevens and Daniel Inouye.”
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Harry Reid secured the funding for the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP), allowing the programme to go forward.
“And so Harry got the money, and so we went forward.”
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Robert Bigelow gave Harry Reid personal briefings on the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP) regularly, travelling to Searchlight, Nevada, where Reid lived and kept security guards.
“i gave uh Senator Reid personal briefings all the time i had to go to searchlight where where he lived and uh He had his security guards there, of course. And so I would give him briefings.”
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By the end of May 2009, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was a worried man about the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP).
“By the end of May 2009, the program initiated in September of 2008, Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid was a worried man.”
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A few days before the end of May 2009, Harry Reid received a thorough briefing from Robert Bigelow on the progress of the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP) and Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS), and was astonished by the breadth and scope of the organisation's investigative capability.
“A few days previously, he had received a thorough briefing on the progress of the new AAWSAP-BAASS effort from Robert Bigelow and the breadth and scope of the investigative horsepower of the fledgling organization had astonished the senior politician.”
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Harry Reid was concerned that Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS) would acquire too high a profile within the Department of Defense and that the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP) contract would be exposed and left unprotected from potential opponents at the Department of Defense.
“Reid was concerned that BAASS would get too high a profile from DOD in the near future... And that the OSSAP contract would be exposed and essentially unprotected from both potential opponents at DOD.”
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Over the years Harry Reid had gathered indications that both Russia and China were involved in and heavily invested in UAP-based advanced technology research programmes.
“Over the years, Reid had caught various straws in the wind that both Russia and China were involved with and heavily invested in UAP-based advanced technology research programs.”
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By May 2009, Harry Reid was concerned that the United States was asleep at the wheel on UAP-based advanced technology research.
“By May of 2009, Reid was concerned that the United States was asleep at the wheel.”
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Harry Reid believed there was a grave danger that China and Russia, not similarly constrained, would make quantum leaps forward by exploiting UAP-based hardware and gain an irreversible technological advantage over the United States.
“In Reid's mind, there was a grave danger that China and Russia, who were not similarly handcuffed, would succeed in taking quantum leaps forward from exploiting UAP-based hardware and thus gain an irreversible technological upper hand over the United States.”
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Harry Reid came to regard the UFO subject as a national security matter, more serious than the risk of UFOs causing aircraft accidents, because the United States was falling further behind every decade.
“And that's what bothered Harry... It's not just that UFOs could cause, you know, airplane accidents... but uh more seriously was that we are getting behind further and further every decade”
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Harry Reid had access to briefings and information that George Knapp would never see.
“You know, Reid had access to a lot of briefings and information that I would never see.”
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George Knapp considers Harry Reid's concern about Russia in particular to have been well-founded.
“but his concern about Russia in particular was well-founded.”
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Harry Reid wanted the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP) and Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS) kept quiet because he believed others would try to cut the programme if they knew it existed.
“And he became concerned, look, we got to keep BAASS, the AAWSAP program, we got to keep it quiet because he knew that somebody would try to, the long knives would be out and try to cut it if they knew it existed.”
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After his Skinwalker Ranch visit James Lacatski returned to Washington DC, drafted the outline of a programme, described it to Robert Bigelow, who then contacted Harry Reid, leading to the creation of the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP).
“And then he goes back to D.C., he designs the outline of a program, he tells it to you, you call Reid, and then AAWSAP is born.”
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The adversaries Harry Reid was concerned about were not only Moscow and Beijing but people within the United States government who would try to kill the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP) if they knew it existed.
“it leads back to the comments that Harry Reid made you didn't want anyone else in D.C. to know about it we're talking about adversaries not just Moscow or or Beijing adversaries within government who would try to kill it if they knew it existed”
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