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Ted Stevens

US Republican senator from Alaska who used his position on a defense spending subcommittee to help fund the Pentagon's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program.

2010 · Republican · United States Senator (Alaska)

Ted Stevens was a Republican United States Senator for Alaska who, alongside Daniel K. Inouye, sat among the top members of a defense spending subcommittee and used that position to support funding for the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP).¹ Accounts of the programme’s origins describe Harry Reid summoning Stevens and Inouye to a secure room in the Capitol to discuss the funding.² Reid later approached the two senators to secure $22 million for a study into the UAP mystery.³

Stevens had served as a pilot in the Army’s air force during World War II, flying transport missions over China,⁴ having flown US military cargo over the Himalayas from India to China with the Army Air Corps.⁵ According to Reid, during the meeting on the funding Stevens recounted having been tailed by a strange aircraft of no known origin, which followed his plane for miles.⁶ Stevens told Reid he had seen a UAP during one wartime flight and that they needed to take a look at this.⁷ Stevens also said he once saw a “foo fighter” while flying a mission during the war.⁸

Reid said that none of the three senators wanted a public debate on the Senate floor about the AATIP funding.⁵ Reid described the arrangement as “so-called black money,” saying “Stevens knows about it, Inouye knows about it. But that was it, and that’s how we wanted it,” in reference to the classified portion of the United States Senate defense appropriations he oversaw with Stevens and Inouye.⁹ The successor programme, the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP), was supported by then-Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Director Lieutenant General Michael D. Maples and funded through the efforts of Reid, Stevens, and Inouye.¹⁰ Together, the three senators controlled congressional spending for black-budget Pentagon programmes.¹¹

Stevens died in a plane crash in 2010, two years after backing the UAP funding alongside Reid.¹²

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Stevens and Daniel K. Inouye were top members of a defense spending subcommittee and supported AATIP
“Two other former senators and top members of a defense spending subcommittee — Ted Stevens, an Alaska Republican, and Daniel K. Inouye, a Hawaii Democrat — also supported the program.”
Glowing Auras and 'Black Money': The Pentagon's Mysterious U.F.O. Program (Published 2017) char:3470-3645 View the source record →
Harry Reid summoned Stevens and 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 (Published 2017) char:7520-7594 View the source record →
Reid approached Inouye and Stevens to secure $22 million in funding for a UAP study
“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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Stevens had been a pilot in the Army's air force, flying transport missions over China during World War II
“(The Alaska senator had been a pilot in the Army’s air force, flying transport missions over China during World War II.)”
Glowing Auras and 'Black Money': The Pentagon's Mysterious U.F.O. Program (Published 2017) char:8377-8492 View the source record →
Reid said none of the three senators wanted a public debate on the Senate floor about the AATIP funding
“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 (Published 2017) char:8661-8775 View the source record →
Reid said Stevens recounted being tailed by a strange aircraft with no known origin, which 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 (Published 2017) char:8498-8653 View the source record →
Stevens told 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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Stevens said he once saw a 'foo fighter' while flying a mission during World War II
“Stevens admitted openly that he had once seen a "foo fighter" while flying on a mission.”
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Reid: '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'
““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 (Published 2017) char:8782-8980 View the source record →
Stevens served as a pilot in the Army Air Corps, flying US military cargo over the Himalayas from India to China
“During World War II, Stevens had served as a pilot in the Army Air Corps, flying US military cargo over the so-called Hump of the Himalayas from India to China, where it could be used in the US conflict with Japan.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs ch9:17843-18051 View the source record →
AAWSAP was supported by DIA director Michael D. Maples and funded through the efforts of Reid, Stevens, and Inouye
“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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Reid, Stevens, and Inouye together controlled congressional spending for black-budget Pentagon programs
“Together, these three men controlled congressional spending for black-budget Pentagon programs.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs ch9:19229-19315 View the source record →
Stevens, 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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