UAP Gerb — “The Manhattan Project 2.0: the Secrecy of UFO Crash Retrieval Programs” [VOL.1]
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[Visual, 0:00] Black screen [Visual, 0:01] David Grusch speaking on a podcast [David Grusch, 0:01] First of it obviously it’s understanding the situation, right? What do we have our hands on? And and like I’ve said in some other videos and stuff, you know they we took the Manhattan Project secrecy and overlaid it on this issue, because that secrecy worked well for atomic bomb developments and whatnots. And and certainly this whole program in a nutshell, if I would like summarize the 90-plus years of history, it is a reverse engineering program to garner some kind of insight. [Visual, 0:06] Manhattan Project A-Bomb logo [Visual, 0:07] Historical footage of atomic bomb construction [Visual, 0:12] Outline of a flying saucer over a horizon [Visual, 0:14] J. Robert Oppenheimer in archival footage [Visual, 0:16] Nuclear explosion and mushroom cloud [Visual, 0:18] Atomic Energy Commission “Guardian of the Atom” title card [Visual, 0:21] President Harry S. Truman speaking [Visual, 0:23] President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking [Visual, 0:25] 3D diagram of a saucer craft with technical labels [David Grusch, 0:33] And very few people kind of had that top-down, could look across the silos and see what was going on. It just became very dysfunctional, and they were afraid of people being too cross-briefed into the different silos for counter-espionage, counter-intelligence. That, you know, they were—you got to remember, a bulk of this program is done during the Cold War. And, you know, we were afraid of Russian spies, Soviet moles, and so we made it ultra locked down. But to the detriment of national security. [Visual, 0:35] Cylindrical storage silos [Visual, 0:37] Person in hazmat suit inspects crashed saucer in field [Visual, 0:40] Dwight D. Eisenhower in uniform [Visual, 0:43] Vannevar Bush sitting in front of bookshelves [Visual, 0:45] Scientist in hangar looking at saucer craft [Visual, 0:47] Man in suit sitting at a desk [Visual, 0:50] President Ronald Reagan speaking [Visual, 0:54] Soviet military parade with tanks [Visual, 0:57] Soviet missile trucks in parade [Visual, 1:00] US Capitol building at night [Visual, 1:02] Explosion overlay with the word “SECRET” [Visual, 1:04] Flying saucer with security classification overlay [Visual, 1:06] Black and white footage of Harry S. Truman speaking [Harry S. Truman, 1:06] We have spent more than two billion dollars on the greatest scientific gamble in history, and we have won. But the greatest marvel is not the size of the enterprise, its secrecy or its cost, but the achievement of scientific brains in making it work. [Visual, 1:27] Black and white footage of J. Robert Oppenheimer in an interview [Interviewer, 1:27] There are not in fact very many secrets. [Oppenheimer, 1:28] There aren’t secrets about the world of nature, but there are secrets about the thought and intention of men. [Oppenheimer, 1:38] Sometimes they are secrets because a man doesn’t like to know what he’s up to if he can avoid it. [Narrator, 1:47] The singular purpose of my channel is to uncover the UFO legacy program architecture. A labyrinthine yet fractured ecosystem of special access, unacknowledged special access, and controlled access programs that are housed within elements of the United States government, Armed Forces, and intelligence community, that are tasked with the retrieval, collection, storage, exploitation, and derivation of non-human technical vehicles and technologies of unknown origin. [Visual, 1:49] Triangle logo with “UFO LEGACY PROGRAM” text [Visual, 1:53] Aerial view of the Pentagon [Visual, 1:57] Pentagon view with text overlay about UFO Legacy Programs and classification levels [Visual, 2:02] US Capitol dome behind tree branches [Visual, 2:06] Operator in tactical gear under green night vision [Visual, 2:07] Organizational chart under the Office of the Director of National Intelligence [Visual, 2:09] Military helicopter lifting cargo with soldiers [Visual, 2:11] Front of an Air Mobility Command transport plane [Visual, 2:12] Hand pointing to blueprints and patent of a saucer-shaped craft [Visual, 2:14] CGI animation of a triangle UFO in a cloudy vortex [Visual, 2:15] CGI animation of a spinning saucer craft in a test facility [Visual, 2:22] Black and white footage of Vannevar Bush in a laboratory [Narrator, 2:22] What was once a galvanized and unified effort of the United States’ most prestigious scientists, general and flag officers, seasoned politicians, and senior statesmen established by at least 1947 under what we might call the quote-unquote “Manhattan Project 2.0,” clandestine and covert UFO programs now exist as scattered fiefdoms. A siloed and viciously compartmentalized system in which several administrative elements now own a piece of the former centralized effort, lacking a formally recognized oversight group presiding over all NHI recovery and exploitation activities. [Visual, 2:28] Harry Truman shaking hands with a military general [Visual, 2:31] Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking at microphones [Visual, 2:32] Three men in suits examining a map [Visual, 2:33] Newspaper headline about Roswell flying saucer capture [Visual, 2:37] Two men in an office with text overlay “MANHATTAN PROJECT 2.0” [Visual, 2:41] Person in protective suit examining glowing object [Visual, 2:48] Cylindrical silos with blue digital wave visualization [Visual, 2:51] Logo of the National Reconnaissance Office [Visual, 2:52] Logo of the Central Intelligence Agency [Visual, 2:53] Logo of the Office of Naval Intelligence [Visual, 2:54] Logo of the U.S. Department of Energy [Visual, 2:55] Three scientists in front of a blackboard with equations [Visual, 2:57] US Capitol building with street traffic [Visual, 2:58] CGI animation of a saucer flying over desert terrain [Visual, 3:06] Finger pressing “STOP” button on tape console [Visual, 3:07] Politician speaking at a congressional session [Narrator, 3:07] Indeed, after decades of quite observable cracks showing a loosening and weakening grip of a singular centralized program effort, the golden age of the legacy apparatus appears to have conclusively ended in the early 2000s, when according to David Grusch, certain contractors, in my informed opinion Northrop Grumman, harnessed company-funded research and development, aka IRAD, to establish breakaway UFO retrieval and exploitation projects that became unaccountable to their original government handler. [Visual, 3:10] View through cracked glass of a hangar facility [Visual, 3:15] Spinning black triangular craft with glowing yellow spheres [Visual, 3:23] David Grusch testifying at a congressional hearing [Visual, 3:27] Map of the United States on a globe with “Northrop Grumman” logo [Visual, 3:30] Rows of US hundred-dollar bills with “IRAD” text overlay [Visual, 3:35] Two people in protective suits walking in desert landscape [Visual, 3:39] CIA logo seal on a tiled floor [Visual, 3:43] Dick Cheney speaking in an interview [Narrator, 3:43] And finally, complete oversight was lost by 2009, when Vice President Dick Cheney, the last man to harness centralized leadership of these activities, left office. [Visual, 3:57] Lt. Gen. James Clapper in an interview with text overlay about his titles [Narrator, 3:57] Whether it be Lieutenant General James Clapper, the closest thing to a Cheney-esque centralized oversight figure while serving as Director of National Intelligence; Vannevar Bush, who operated as a senior scientific figure during the 1940s and 1950s Manhattan Project 2.0; Mr. Terry Phillips, who has allegedly engaged in reprisals against whistleblowers within Air Force SAP channels and Northrop Grumman; or Edward C. Aldridge, who seemingly aided in the evolution of UFO programs hiding within special access programs during the early 1980s. [Visual, 4:04] Seal of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence [Visual, 4:06] Black and white footage of Vannevar Bush outdoors [Visual, 4:11] CGI animation of a dome-shaped flying saucer over Earth [Visual, 4:15] Portrait of Terry Phillips with military and defense contractor logos [Visual, 4:26] Television showing Edward Aldridge speaking on C-SPAN [Visual, 4:36] Podcast host speaking with bulleted list overlay [Narrator, 4:36] My work aims to span decades to analyze not just the individuals, but also places, offices, directorates, laws, scandals, etc., that have played an imperative role within the ever-changing and morphing legacy program structure over the decades. [Visual, 4:48] Soldiers looking at orange lights in the night sky [Visual, 4:56] Pyramid diagram showing the layers of UFO Legacy Programs [Narrator, 4:56] Thus, I’ve arrived at a functional ecosystem to represent the modern-day UFO legacy program structure, that I call the legacy pyramid. And regular viewers, bear with me guys, because I promise I will keep this very brief. [Visual, 5:06] CGI animation of a saucer flying through a portal or vortex [Visual, 5:12] Neon number 4 flashing over a pyramid graphic [Visual, 5:13] Pyramid highlighting the top “Program Lead(s)” layer [Narrator, 5:12] At the top of this pyramid sits the control group, a now tenuous position once helmed by presidents, career senior executive officials, Dick Cheney, Clapper in a knee-capped capacity, that now sits empty, with possibly a handful of individuals understanding the full scope of NHI retrieval and exploitation efforts. [Visual, 5:15] Harry Truman shaking hands and smiling with a group [Visual, 5:20] Henry Kissinger speaking [Visual, 5:22] Dick Cheney in front of a US flag [Visual, 5:23] James Clapper speaking at a congressional hearing [Visual, 5:27] View of planet Earth from orbit [Visual, 5:36] Pyramid highlighting the “DOD/IC Admin” layer [Narrator, 5:35] Below the control group sits program administration, best thought of by me as several silo containers, housing specific programs and directives under specific elements of the Armed Forces and intelligence community. An example here includes the National Security Council still maintaining a recovery effort of tactical vehicles of exotic origin. [Visual, 5:39] Looking up at tall metal storage silos [Visual, 5:44] Animated craft hovering within a blue coordinate grid [Visual, 5:47] 412th Test Wing display at an Air Force base [Visual, 5:51] Chart illustrating National Security Council oversight and related aerospace entities [Visual, 6:00] Close-up of a pilot inside a fighter jet cockpit [Narrator, 6:00] And another specific example: a selection of Air Force programs involving numerous offices listed below for a short, narrow, and strict oversight chain, that operates out in the western ranges, that performs test and evaluation on airframes incorporating one or more elements of non-human technologies. [Visual, 6:03] Fighter jet cockpit with list of USAF “Hidden Wing” office abbreviations [Visual, 6:12] Stealth bomber in flight with USAF office list overlay [Visual, 6:23] Pyramid highlighting the “FFRDC” layer [Narrator, 6:22] Below the administration level of my pyramid sits federally funded research and development centers, or FFRDCs, and GOCOs, or government-owned, contractor-operated institutions. [Visual, 6:31] Text card explaining the acronym “GOCO” [Narrator, 6:34] These GOCO structures allow the US government to attract the brightest of industry and subject matter experts while still retaining strict control over programs, materials, breakthroughs, etc. Such FFRDC-GOCO efforts have been critical to the legacy program effort since the Truman administration, all the way back to the late 1940s, in which custody of recovered vehicles were given to now Department of Energy and former Atomic Energy Commission national labs, like Sandia, Los Alamos, and Oak Ridge. [Visual, 6:35] Whiteboard drawing explaining FFRDCs and their functions [Visual, 6:38] Whiteboard illustration depicting postwar national security issues [Visual, 6:49] Black and white footage of Harry Truman speaking [Visual, 6:59] Sandia Laboratory / Atomic Energy Commission seal [Visual, 7:02] Sandia National Laboratories logo [Visual, 7:07] Los Alamos National Laboratory logo [Visual, 7:10] Glowing tree schematic on a glass panel representing Oak Ridge [Visual, 7:11] CGI animation of a triangle UFO in water [Narrator, 7:11] More specific examples of FFRDCs and GOCOs include the MITRE Corporation, RAND Corporation, Aerospace Corporation, CNA Corporation, and Air Force Plant 42 within Palmdale, California. [Visual, 7:16] MITRE Space logo [Visual, 7:17] RAND Corporation logo [Visual, 7:19] Aerospace Corporation logo [Visual, 7:21] CNA Corporation logo [Visual, 7:22] Entrance sign for Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale [Visual, 7:27] Pyramid highlighting the bottom “DIB Prime Contractors” layer [Narrator, 7:26] At the bottommost layer of my pyramid sits the most security vulnerable aspect of the legacy structure: defense industrial base prime contractors and their subcontractors. [Visual, 7:33] Boeing flag and logo [Visual, 7:39] Handshake overlay with digital programming code [Narrator, 7:38] Only specific personnel within these companies are read into the legacy effort at a functional level, including executive-level positions or special program directors, while engineers, scientists, and technicians who actually brush elbows with the programs through carve-out contracts are largely kept in the dark. [Visual, 7:46] CGI animation of a white stealth airframe [Visual, 7:48] Text overlay specifying roles read into programs [Visual, 7:55] Flying saucer inside a glass-walled test bay with personnel observing [Visual, 8:03] Pyramid diagram showing the mortar connections labeled “Defense Industrial Base” and “Infrastructure” [Narrator, 8:01] The mortar that binds this structure together, well, this is the US defense industrial base, whose authoritative channels are often bypassed to allow UFO legacy programs to harness any US military and intelligence asset needed to accomplish these covert mission directives. [Visual, 8:09] Images of US military assets and stats about personnel and sites [Visual, 8:15] Government agency seals with “Major Range and Test Facility Base” text [Visual, 8:23] Crashed saucer at night with vehicle headlights shining on it [Narrator, 8:22] And finally, and our topic for this new two-part series: the limestone casing that once encapsulated the Great Pyramids of Giza to protect these structures from the elements, well, our equivalent today is the UFO legacy program security apparatus. [Visual, 8:28] CGI animation of the Great Pyramid of Giza with white limestone casing [Visual, 8:34] Aerial view of the Giza Pyramids [Visual, 8:36] Pyramid encased in a digital shield labeled “Security” [Visual, 8:43] Outdoor security camera scanning [Narrator, 8:44] One of the most appropriate and poignant questions one could ask about the existence of UFO legacy programs is how could such technology, biologics, crash retrievals, and programs be kept secret, and kept secret for nearly 90 years at that? [Visual, 8:45] CGI animation of a saucer craft parked inside a large hangar [Visual, 9:02] Sunset view of the US Capitol dome [Narrator, 9:02] After all, according to most conventional and wise thinking, the US government can’t keep a secret, right? [Visual, 9:10] Podcast host speaking at a desk microphone [Narrator, 9:10] I have spent so much time in my projects discussing the who, what, when, where, and why of UFO legacy programs, that I think it is appropriate to finally step back and analyze the security apparatus behind these activities. [Visual, 9:20] CGI animation of a triangle UFO flying over desert terrain [Visual, 9:21] Triangle UFO ascending into space [Visual, 9:23] Military guards inspecting a vehicle at a checkpoint [Visual, 9:27] Atomic Energy Commission “Guardian of the Atom” title card [Narrator, 9:27] How program secrecy has evolved over time; what classification systems and directives provide foundational cover for covert UFO programs; what individuals and program protection offices have safeguarded these secrets for decades; how disinformation and narrative shaping is weaponized to reinforce a strong stigma around the UFO topic; and overall, how this seemingly infinitely layered secrecy apparatus is organized. [Visual, 9:31] Aerial view of the Pentagon [Visual, 9:38] Elderly man sitting outdoors in a chair [Visual, 9:40] DARPA logo animation [Visual, 9:45] Man in suit speaking on ABC News Nightline [Visual, 9:53] CGI animation of a triangle UFO in a cloudy vortex [Visual, 10:00] Blue vertical lines background animation [Visual, 10:01] Close-up of a pilot helmet [Narrator, 10:01] Because at the end of the day here, covert and highly compartmented, waived unacknowledged special access programs, or WUSAPs, [Visual, 10:06] On-screen text: WAIVED UNACKNOWLEDGED SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS W/USAP [Visual, 10:10] Military worker in gas mask working with laboratory equipment [Narrator, 10:10] facilitating and gatekeeping knowledge and need-to-know access to the greatest secrets in the history of mankind, [Visual, 10:18] Large hangar containing a saucer-shaped craft in the desert [Narrator, 10:18] which is the presence and procurement of non-human technology and their occasional biological operators, [Visual, 10:25] Grayscale aerial view of the Pentagon [Narrator, 10:25] existing as a hidden shadow symbiotically attached to the United States government’s armed forces and intelligence community, [Visual, 10:29] Color aerial view of the Pentagon [Visual, 10:33] Cosmic spiral/vortex animation [Narrator, 10:33] would require an ever-evolving, impenetrable, and stalwart architecture to stay hidden from even presidents and other elected, quote-unquote, temporary employees, would it not? [Visual, 10:40] President Bill Clinton speaking at a press conference [Visual, 10:47] Color distortion/static transition [Visual, 10:48] Sliced red onions on a cutting board [Narrator, 10:48] Thus, for this massive pursuit, we will frame the legacy security architecture as an onion: layers upon layers of secrecy, where the center of the onion, the core secrets and extant presence of the UFO crash retrieval and exploitation portfolio, [Visual, 10:55] Slicing a red onion on a wooden board [Visual, 11:00] Flatbed truck towing a flying saucer [Visual, 11:03] Worker in a hazmat suit standing by a body bag on a cot [Visual, 11:06] Cutting a red onion in half [Narrator, 11:06] is always hidden and obscured by another layer of protection and secrecy. [Visual, 11:11] 3D render of a UFO next to a human silhouette [Visual, 11:13] Graphics showing DOD seal, US IC Big 6, and defense contractor logos [Narrator, 11:12] This onion analogy can be harnessed to understand so much about the program protection at play here, and not just in the modern day, but dating back decades, as well as to the inception of this Manhattan Project 2.0. [Visual, 11:19] David Grusch testifying [Visual, 11:21] President Ronald Reagan speaking [Visual, 11:23] J. Robert Oppenheimer close-up [Visual, 11:28] Nuclear explosion mushroom cloud [Visual, 11:30] Wiring on the Gadget atomic bomb [Narrator, 11:30] From stripping the Manhattan Project’s secrecy architecture, to classified presidential executive orders under Truman and Eisenhower, to the 1954 Atomic Energy Agreement, to Cold War special access program expansions and black project oversight reforms, to close-shave Pentagon audits, to the AATIP program perception management campaign and attempts to talk about the subject outside of this proverbial onion, to the antibodies David Grusch awoke when investigating the topic in a legal and empowered manner, to the disgraced Sean Kirkpatrick and his ineffective All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office. [Visual, 11:33] President Harry S. Truman speaking [Visual, 11:35] President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking [Visual, 11:38] Title card: The Magic of the Atom [Visual, 11:40] President Ronald Reagan speaking [Visual, 11:47] Oliver North testifying [Visual, 11:50] Text: ADVANCED AEROSPACE THREAT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM [Visual, 11:54] Two men walking in front of the Pentagon [Visual, 11:57] David Grusch taking oath at a congressional hearing [Visual, 11:59] David Grusch testifying [Visual, 12:04] Sean Kirkpatrick speaking during an interview [Visual, 12:11] Grid of previous video clips [Narrator, 12:11] Every one of these specific instances of program protection and secrecy, as well as myriad others over the decades, can be seen and referenced to layers of this outlined onion. [Visual, 12:23] 3D cutaway diagram of a UFO with internal components labeled [Narrator, 12:23] So indeed, over the course of this pursuit, we will attempt to peel back these layers of embedded secrecy, where layers protect layers that obscure core secrets; analyze security structures behind the early legacy program effort, again, also known as the Manhattan Project 2.0; observe changing laws and oversight regarding black projects and early special access programs during the height of the Cold War; unveil various program protection agencies and specific personnel that have been deputized and weaponized to enforce insider and outsider threat protection for the legacy effort; recognize the ever-present disinformation and narrative management that shapes the UFO topic; and perform a critical analysis on the monumental apparatus that empowers UFO legacy programs with unrivaled secrecy. [Visual, 12:30] Slicing a red onion [Visual, 12:34] Outline map of the United States [Visual, 12:37] Map highlighting Manhattan District [Visual, 12:41] Document: Executive Order 11652 [Visual, 12:50] Emblem: Office of Special Projects [Visual, 12:58] 3D render of a UFO landing in the desert [Visual, 13:04] Two men sitting in interview chairs [Visual, 13:07] Close-up of Lue Elizondo [Visual, 13:10] Concentric circles diagram representing secrecy layers [Visual, 13:22] A man speaking in front of a microphone with red lighting [Narrator, 13:22] And in addition to everything I just said above, I speak so often in my projects about UFO programs being hidden within SAPs or USAPs, aka special access and unacknowledged special access programs. [Visual, 13:29] Text: UNACKNOWLEDGED SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS [USAP] [Visual, 13:37] Aerial view of the Pentagon [Narrator, 13:37] I think it’s finally about time we take an opportunity to step back and discuss what exactly special access programs are, [Visual, 13:42] Text list overlaying the Pentagon view [Narrator, 13:44] how SAPs developed from post-World War II to today, how additional security and reporting controls can be added to SAPs to restrict read-on access and existence acknowledgment, and ultimately study the crossover between the SAP and UFO legacy program ecosystem. [Visual, 13:45] President Dwight D. Eisenhower reading a document [Visual, 13:49] A soldier in a gas mask and chemical suit [Visual, 13:58] Triangular craft flying over a hangar at sunset [Visual, 14:05] Aerial view of a facility in the desert under camera viewfinder graphic [Narrator, 14:05] And just so we’re clear, guys, this project aims to be absolutely massive. Thus, I’m tackling this project in two separate parts. [Visual, 14:11] Graphic: Part 1 Manhattan Project 2.0 vs Part 2 Unrivaled Secrecy [Visual, 14:16] UFO crash site at night with searchlights [Narrator, 14:16] So today, we will devote hours towards analyzing the blanketing of the Manhattan Project secrecy architecture onto early legacy efforts, which we will call the Manhattan Project 2.0. We will follow the Manhattan Project 2.0 throughout the decades during the Cold War and see how this once centralized and stalwart effort began to splinter and scatter itself into the wind, all to maintain total secrecy in an ever-changing US government structure. [Visual, 14:22] J. Robert Oppenheimer face overlay [Visual, 14:29] Soviet military parade with soldiers marching [Visual, 14:34] Sketch of scientists examining a biological entity in a container [Visual, 14:42] President Ronald Reagan speaking [Visual, 14:49] Aerial view of Washington D.C. with the Pentagon [Narrator, 14:49] So, with all that out of the way, sit back, mark your notes “Special Access Required”, and let us dive into the secrecy and security mechanisms that emboldened UFO legacy programs to operate within the shadows with unrivaled power, reach, and secrecy. [Visual, 14:52] Text: TS//SAR [Visual, 14:54] Text: TS//SAR-PID//WAIVED [Visual, 14:55] A triangular craft flying downward [Visual, 15:02] A saucer-shaped craft flying low causing explosions [Visual, 15:08] Black screen [Visual, 15:10] UAP logo animation [Visual, 15:12] Title card: UAP GERB over the Pentagon [Visual, 15:16] Title card: MANHATTAN PROJECT 2.0 [Visual, 15:26] Sliced red onions, text: THE ONION [Visual, 15:32] Karl Nell speaking to camera [Karl Nell, 15:32] Yeah, I think there should be a public acknowledgment strategy, some of that needs to come from the White House in terms of how much that we acknowledge and reveal to the public, but I would like to see greater integration with this problem set in our architectures. A lot of it was, we’ll call it hidden in an onion fashion, in a lot of the space architectures a lot of the people in the audience are familiar with, both classified and, you know, overt white side of space world. [Visual, 16:00] Two soldiers in gas masks sitting in a vehicle [Narrator, 16:00] As I said throughout our introduction, the greatest analogy in which we can effectively conceptualize the UFO legacy program structure is with an onion, [Visual, 16:02] A triangular craft flying low at night [Visual, 16:08] A hand cutting a white onion in half [Narrator, 16:08] where the core program elements - senior leaders, materials, biologics, recovered craft, internal documents, etc. - are protected and obfuscated by endless layers of protection, [Visual, 16:10] 3D cutaway diagram of a UFO [Visual, 16:12] Close-up of Dick Cheney [Visual, 16:13] UFO crashed in shallow water [Visual, 16:14] Close-up of an alien grey figure sitting inside a craft cabin [Visual, 16:15] Code text on a green screen terminal [Visual, 16:17] UFO flying inside a white circular vortex [Visual, 16:18] Graphic: Concentric rings animation [Visual, 16:22] Admiral Thomas Wilson speaking at a podium [Narrator, 16:22] where even seasoned flag officers and intelligence agency directors, like Admiral Thomas Wilson, can only get so close, and so many layers down towards UFO recovery and exploitation activities before program antibodies push back. [Visual, 16:28] Hangar interior showing a large saucer-shaped craft [Visual, 16:39] Slicing a red onion [Narrator, 16:39] And thus, this short section outline detailing the onion will serve as today’s executive summary, where we will further flesh out the onion analogy and discuss a handful of the layers we will dive into in great detail during our two-part investigation. [Visual, 16:46] Concentric circles diagram representing secrecy layers with labeled lines [Visual, 16:56] Optical distortion tunnel transition [Visual, 16:57] Concentric circles tunnel animation [Narrator, 16:57] The onion UFO legacy program protection model is structured to be impenetrable and impossible to navigate for non-read-on or need-to-know individuals that exist outside of this security apparatus, [Visual, 17:02] President Barack Obama speaking [Visual, 17:10] Two scientists working with lasers in a lab [Narrator, 17:10] but is also structured to be impossible for actual legacy program personnel, relegated to specific compartmentalized activities within the legacy programs, to peer across or further down the onion. [Visual, 17:12] Satellite/space equipment panel in a testing chamber [Visual, 17:15] Graphic showing Department of the Air Force and United States Navy seals pointing to different UFO crafts [Visual, 17:23] Red and green arrow indicators on a black screen [Visual, 17:24] Submersible water drone moving through water [Narrator, 17:24] I think often to an individual who claimed to me, that I believe by the way, to have operated for years on legacy program security for the Navy and a specific FFRDC’s operations regarding USO activity. [Visual, 17:29] Submarine control room crew looking through a periscope [Visual, 17:31] Soldier in helmet and sunglasses [Visual, 17:32] Grid of military operation clips [Visual, 17:34] Text: FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTER [Visual, 17:40] Aerial view of the Pentagon [Narrator, 17:40] This individual was literally tasked with giving what he referred to as the quote-unquote “onion briefing” to specific senior statesmen, general and flag officers, and other relevant special programs personnel, hundreds of times. [Visual, 17:56] Coast Guard ship lifting a saucer-shaped craft out of the water [Narrator, 17:56] I will never forget when this person said to me, quote, “I was on the legacy program when I found out there were others,” end quote. [Visual, 18:00] Text: I WAS ON THE LEGACY PROGRAM WHEN I FOUND OUT THERE WERE OTHERS. [Visual, 18:06] A capsule/pod being lowered into the ocean [Narrator, 18:06] But I digress. Though intriguing and poignant, this individual’s statements are not the focus of today’s investigation, nor are the several other claimed first-handers I’ve spoken with, who comment on the existence of the quote-unquote “onion” within and across their respective program silo. [Visual, 18:08] Underwater camera view showing glowing thermal vent [Visual, 18:10] Ship deck with mechanical crane apparatus [Visual, 18:12] Diving suit helmet setup on a stand [Visual, 18:14] Audio waveform animation [Visual, 18:18] Golden concentric circular lines animation [Visual, 18:21] Industrial metal silos structure [Visual, 18:25] Closeup of a sliced red onion [Visual, 18:26] Closeup of sliced red onion [Narrator, 18:26] Before launching full steam ahead into our two-part investigation, let’s outline our theoretical onion model and speak on several of the individual layers we are going to spend ample amounts of time investigating. [Visual, 18:33] Sean Kirkpatrick close-up [Visual, 18:34] David Grusch testifying close-up [Visual, 18:35] Red background with AATIP text overlay [Visual, 18:36] Oliver North testifying close-up [Visual, 18:37] President Ronald Reagan speaking [Visual, 18:38] Split screen of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman [Visual, 18:39] Wiring details of the Gadget bomb [Visual, 18:40] Triangular UFO flying through a white vortex [Narrator, 18:40] And again, recall the core of this system holds the beating heart of UFO legacy activities: the retrieval, storage, exploitation, and derivation of non-human technical vehicles, and their occasional biological occupants. [Visual, 18:43] 3D render of a UFO from above [Visual, 18:46] UFO hovering inside a hangar [Visual, 18:52] Crane lifting a saucer craft at night [Visual, 18:56] Old newspaper clipping: Grounded Flying Saucer Only a Weather Balloon [Narrator, 18:56] The original body of this onion was made flesh in 1947, under the presidential administration of Harry Truman, [Visual, 18:59] Closeup of newspaper text: Ramey Says Excitement Is Not Justified [Visual, 19:01] President Harry S. Truman speaking at a microphone [Visual, 19:05] Date overlay: JULY 1947 over a dark office meeting scene [Visual, 19:08] President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking, text overlay: PRIOR CR EXPOSURE [Visual, 19:12] Map of Europe showing Magenta, Italy [Narrator, 19:12] though elements of the United States leadership likely had awareness and familiarity of crashed non-human technical vehicles before, and I am referencing the 1933 Magenta, Italy crash, of course. [Visual, 19:16] David Grusch speaking in interview [Visual, 19:18] Newspaper clipping mentioning Major Jesse Marcel [Narrator, 19:18] For all intents and purposes, immediately following 1947’s Roswell, appears to be when organized and empowered efforts began to collect and exploit these rare and coveted, quote-unquote, “exotic” technologies. [Visual, 19:19] Major Jesse Marcel holding foil debris [Visual, 19:21] Military man holding debris in office [Visual, 19:23] Grayscale footage of two military officials standing next to a globe [Visual, 19:27] Close-up of President Harry S. Truman [Visual, 19:30] Close-up of General George C. Marshall [Visual, 19:34] Nuclear explosion mushroom cloud [Narrator, 19:34] As we will discuss ad nauseam today, the early UFO legacy program structure was directly copied from the United States’ atomic weapons project, the infamous Manhattan Project, [Visual, 19:42] Close-up of J. Robert Oppenheimer [Visual, 19:48] General Leslie Groves speaking [Narrator, 19:48] from compartmentalization, organizational architecture, physical security, classification and information control, and political shielding/cover, this system of compartment [Visual, 19:50] Diagram showing MANHATTAN ONTO MANHATTAN 2.0 with components [Visual, 19:59] Nuclear explosion mushroom cloud [Visual, 20:00] Manhattan onto Manhattan 2.0 diagram over atomic bomb explosion [Narrator, 20:00] …taining covert operations, worked so well for the Manhattan Project. [Visual, 20:05] Person in hazmat suit inspecting a crashed UFO [Narrator, 20:05] It seemingly was directly translated onto a national effort even more secret than the atomic project. [Narrator, 20:14] With a keen and trained eye here, we can actually outline several figures who likely served paramount roles in draping the Manhattan Project’s secrecy blanket over UFO crash retrieval and exploitation programs. [Visual, 20:15] Black and white archival footage of men working on a device [Visual, 20:28] Portrait of Dr. Vannevar Bush [Narrator, 20:28] And these include Dr. Vannevar Bush and George C. Marshall. [Visual, 20:30] Portrait of George C. Marshall [Visual, 20:33] Chart comparing atomic bomb energy to TNT, coal, planes, and ships [Narrator, 20:33] I even theorize we can observe a clear inspiration for the architecture of clandestine UFO crash retrieval teams from Bush’s and Marshall’s work on the Manhattan Project during World War II, the Alsos Missions, and T-Force, an organized Manhattan Project intelligence operation to physically secure Nazi scientists, facilities, laboratories, technology, and materials on the war’s front lines to gauge progress in the Nazi atomic program that operated completely separate from traditional military intelligence channels. [Visual, 20:47] Declassified document from the Alsos Mission and a book cover [Visual, 20:53] Nazi eagle symbol with swastika [Visual, 21:04] Sign stating all persons entering/leaving are subject to search [Visual, 21:10] Aerial photo of the Pentagon [Narrator, 21:10] Indeed, as we will discuss throughout today, it appears the late 1940s and early 1950s observed the Truman administration and Eisenhower administration employ several classified presidential executive orders, infamously sometimes referred to as PEADs, or Presidential Emergency Action Documents, that equipped, emboldened, weaponized, and galvanized early legacy efforts. [Visual, 21:17] Archival video of President Harry S. Truman [Visual, 21:19] Archival video of President Dwight D. Eisenhower signing a document [Visual, 21:27] On-screen text: Presidential Emergency Action Documents (PEADs) [Visual, 21:31] Animation of hangar door S4 opening to show two flying saucers [Narrator, 21:37] These include, as we will touch on, an alleged 1948 classified presidential executive order by Truman that gave custody of recovered UFOs to Atomic Energy Commission GOCO, or government-owned contractor-operated, national laboratories that would evolve into modern-day federally funded research and development centers such as Sandia, Los Alamos, Lawrence Livermore, and Oak Ridge. [Visual, 21:47] Sign for the United States Atomic Energy Commission [Visual, 21:49] Sign for Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory [Visual, 21:53] Logo of Sandia Laboratory [Narrator, 22:02] As far as I understand, it was President Dwight D. Eisenhower who conducted the lion’s share of establishing the early framework for UFO legacy activities, what we have called and will call throughout today as the Manhattan Project 2.0, such as establishing a covert UFO control group hidden within the National Security Council’s 5412 Committee. [Visual, 22:14] Crash site at night with text overlay: Manhattan Project 2.0 [Visual, 22:23] Declassified 1962 memorandum mentioning the 5412 Group [Visual, 22:27] Building of the United States Atomic Energy Commission [Documentary Narrator, 22:27] The United States Atomic Energy Commission is responsible to the President, and accounts to the Congress, principally through the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. [Visual, 22:32] Dome of the US Capitol [Documentary Narrator, 22:38] The chairman and the commissioners of the AEC are like a chairman and a board of directors in industry. The general manager and the division directors, like the president and vice presidents of a private company. [Documentary Narrator, 22:54] To carry out the United States atomic energy policy, AEC officials direct a vast, nationwide industrial, scientific, and educational complex. [Documentary Narrator, 23:06] The cost: more than two billion dollars a year. About half for national security, the rest for peaceful uses. [Visual, 23:17] A large silver sphere dome of a nuclear facility [Documentary Narrator, 23:18] Much of the vast research and development work is done in national laboratories across the country: Brookhaven in New York, and Oak Ridge in Tennessee, Argonne in Illinois, Los Alamos in New Mexico, and Lawrence Radiation Laboratory in California. [Visual, 23:27] Oak Ridge National Laboratory facility [Visual, 23:30] Argonne National Laboratory aerial view [Visual, 23:32] Los Alamos aerial view [Visual, 23:35] Lawrence Radiation Laboratory aerial view [Visual, 23:39] Scene of crashed saucer in a desert with military personnel [Narrator, 23:39] The secrecy surrounding the programs in the 1950s were exponentially amplified with the 1954 Atomic Energy Agreement, which expanded upon the concept of restricted data and a litany of creative classification standards, including transclassified foreign nuclear information, foreign intelligence information, and special nuclear material we will speak on later. [Visual, 23:43] Title page of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 [Visual, 23:54] Department of Energy building with classification category overlays [David Grusch, 24:02] They’re basically treating this as nuclear secrets because it gives off, you know, nuclear radiation. Because if you look at the ultra-vague definition of special nuclear material, which is section 51 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, it says, “anything that gives off a sizable amount of atomic energy.” Literally, that’s what it says. Well, what’s sizable, and what legal gymnastics are you saying, “This stuff, which is obviously not a…” Well, who knows, maybe it is… nuclear weapon, and you’re saying this is a US nuclear secret, you’re transclassifying it into a nuclear secret. Which, I understand maybe at first why they did that. [Visual, 24:49] Vannevar Bush dining with another man [Narrator, 24:49] Though the early days of UFO legacy activities were deep-sixed and relegated to the highest levels of need-to-know access within the United States government, this Manhattan Project 2.0 seems to be a stark contrast to the legacy structure of today, in which the legacy glory days once employed some of the United States’ most prolific scientists, general officers, senior statesmen, etc. [Visual, 25:01] Doug Wolfe speaking at Strata+Hadoop World [Visual, 25:06] Dr. Edward Teller demonstrating with a globe [Visual, 25:16] Lt. Gen. Donna Shipton speaking [Narrator, 25:16] While today, most individuals involved in the programs are Shiptoned, data masked, or the names the populace has never and will never hear of. [Visual, 25:24] Animation of a dark dome-shaped flying saucer rotating [Visual, 25:29] Archival video of President Richard Nixon [Visual, 25:32] Archival video of President Ronald Reagan [Narrator, 25:29] Lastly today, we will also study the 1970s, 1980s, and onward, in which, due to various special access program expansions, oversight reforms, legal molding, and the looming threat of Soviet spycraft, I strongly hypothesize the Manhattan Project 2.0 began to break itself into pieces, effectively scattering itself into the wind to morph and adapt, hiding within cover programs, leveraging creative funding mechanisms, and amplifying layers of secrecy and security, effectively leading to the siloed program architecture of today, and giving rise to the modern-day onion. [Visual, 25:48] Animation of a dark subway tunnel [Visual, 25:50] Animation of a desert facility at night [Visual, 25:55] Buzz Aldrin speaking on a vintage television screen [Visual, 25:57] Uncut sheets of one hundred dollar bills [Visual, 26:03] Drone shot of agricultural or industrial silos [Visual, 26:06] Close-up of a red onion being sliced [Visual, 26:10] Earth viewed from orbit [Narrator, 26:10] Later on down the line, part two of our investigation will begin moving into the modern era of legacy activities, and we will discuss the concept of unrivaled secrecy, and discuss numerous systems and onion layers the UFO legacy program portfolio has harnessed to maintain covert operations, including a broad range of cover offices and programs, specifically within the Air Force, Navy, and DARPA. [Visual, 26:16] Spacecraft capsule orbiting Earth [Visual, 26:18] Green security shield icon with text overlay: Unrivaled Secrecy [Visual, 26:23] Animation of scientists in a lab containing a flying saucer [Visual, 26:36] Logos of the Department of the Air Force and DARPA [Narrator, 26:39] The concept of dual-hatted positions within the US Armed Forces and IC that actually function similar to a CIA NOC, or non-official cover. Various funding schemes legacy programs harness to capture enormous funds while staying under the radar. Integral elements within USG crucial to maintaining the onion structure, and so much more. [Visual, 26:44] Seal of the Central Intelligence Agency [Visual, 26:50] Digital animation of a glowing globe [Visual, 27:06] A man in a blue suit speaking into a microphone [Narrator, 27:06] Within part two, I will additionally seek to propose a rough outline structure of the onion as it exists today, defining and exploring several layers within the legacy framework. [Visual, 27:09] Animation of concentric circles representing onion layers of secrecy [Narrator, 27:18] Remember, almost everything we discuss in these two parts, from cover offices and programs to transclassified foreign nuclear information and special nuclear material as detailed in the 1954 Atomic Energy Agreement, to shaving off small amounts of money from a wide swath of programs to fund program activities, well, these are all layers of the legacy structure onion. [Visual, 27:39] Flying saucer transforming into a gold onion bulb [Visual, 27:43] Two people in protective gear walking in a desert [Narrator, 27:43] Though there are a handful of quote-unquote major layers I would like to define that I believe are imperative to understanding this security structure. [Visual, 27:47] On-screen checklist of major secrecy layers [Visual, 27:53] Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick speaking at a hearing [Narrator, 27:53] These will include the outermost layer or skin of the onion: disinformation and narrative management. [Narrator, 28:00] This effort will see us discuss multiple initiatives from the 1950s onward to the modern-day All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office that have attempted to swell public perception of the UFO topic, as well as perpetuate the decades-long stigma surrounding the topic. [Visual, 28:00] Historical UFO reports and modern AARO report covers [Visual, 28:17] Lue Elizondo on NewsNation [Narrator, 28:17] Whilst on the subject, we will also speak on narrative management. [Narrator, 28:21] Methods the legacy program structure have taken for partial transparency or derived methods to talk about the topic outside of the onion. [Visual, 28:22] On-screen text: Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program [Narrator, 28:31] These include the AATIP cover program effort with To The Stars Academy or TTSA. [Visual, 28:33] To The Stars Academy press conference [Narrator, 28:37] And attempts to establish a Democratic political candidate, Hillary Clinton of course, as the disclosure president. [Visual, 28:37] Archival video of Hillary Clinton [Narrator, 28:45] What is intriguing about this partial transparency effort is it seems to originate from within the onion itself, specifically from the National Security Council and senior UFO control group individual, Lieutenant General James Clapper. [Visual, 28:49] Onion slice layers with agency abbreviations overlay [Visual, 28:54] James Clapper speaking at a panel [Narrator, 29:00] Within part two as well, as we spoke of in the intro, we will discuss a full overview of the US classification system and special access programs or SAPs. [Visual, 29:03] Classification markings overlay: TS//SAR-PID//WAIVED [Narrator, 29:10] This section will explore how exactly legacy activities hide within SAPs, the history of SAPs, and how SAPs can become waived and unacknowledged to hide from even the US Congress and temporary employees like presidential administrations. [Visual, 29:11] DoD Instruction 5205.11 title page [Visual, 29:19] On-screen text: Waived Unacknowledged [Visual, 29:25] Archival video of Donald Trump [Narrator, 29:30] Layers below the special access program model, we will explore program protection agencies, in which individuals, directorates, or units within agencies that actually protect the most critical US SAPs imperative to national security, seem to have been deputized as assets enforcing the inner layers of the legacy onion. [Visual, 29:40] Military soldiers patrolling behind chain-link fence [Visual, 29:46] Animation of a triangular UFO with three lights [Narrator, 29:51] In a sense, these program protection agencies seem to act like antibodies that swarm to mitigate and neutralize… [Visual, 29:52] Microscopic animation of white blood cells [Visual, 30:00] Close-up black and white animation of cell-like structures. [Narrator, 30:00] both inside and outside threats that threaten the complete secrecy of the legacy structure. [Visual, 30:03] A person in protective gear shines a flashlight on a metallic disc in a dark field. [Visual, 30:07] Close-up of David Grusch at a congressional hearing. [Narrator, 30:07] For all intents and purposes, this seems to be what David Grusch encountered during his investigation into UFO crash retrieval and exploitation activities. [Visual, 30:10] Representative Tim Burchett speaking at a hearing. [Visual, 30:14] Split screen of Representative Burchett and David Grusch during the hearing. [Visual, 30:18] High-angle aerial view of the Pentagon building. [Narrator, 30:18] Some offices here that we will talk about include DOE, and component-level SAPCOs, or Special Access Program Central Offices, [Visual, 30:21] Two operators in a control room; text overlay for SAPCO / SAPOC. [Visual, 30:26] A military jet on a dark runway with lightning; text overlay for AFOSI/PJ. [Narrator, 30:26] the AFOSI PJ, or Office of Special Investigations, Office of Special Projects, [Narrator, 30:32] DARPA SID, or Security and Intelligence Directorate, [Visual, 30:33] Blue globe graphic with the text “DARPA”; text overlay for DARPA SID. [Narrator, 30:36] Department of Energy OICI, or Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, [Visual, 30:37] Exterior of the Department of Energy building; text overlay for DOE OICI. [Narrator, 30:41] and AFLCMC, or Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Information Protection Directorate. [Visual, 30:42] Air Force LCMC emblem; text overlay for AFLCMC/IP. [Visual, 30:49] A black triangular craft hovering in a murky, dark green environment. [Narrator, 30:49] And finally, we will end our monolithic two-part investigation with the subject of, quote-unquote, “unrivaled secrecy.” [Visual, 30:54] Text “UNRIVALED SECRECY” appears in glowing letters. [Narrator, 30:57] Numerous layers between the SAP layer and core legacy secrecy structure within the onion model [Visual, 30:58] Close-up of a sliced red onion; text overlay about UFO legacy programs and onion model. [Visual, 31:00] Text diagram showing “CORE SECRETS” pointing to “w/USAP”. [Narrator, 31:04] that are imperative to the functioning of these covert activities, but may not exactly warrant their own section. [Visual, 31:05] Animated overlay of a futuristic spherical device floating over the onion slice. [Visual, 31:11] Screen static and video distortion. [Visual, 31:12] Hal Puthoff sitting in a blue armchair in a living room, talking and gesturing. [Narrator, 31:12] So know, when individuals associated with the narrative management campaign of the UFO issue like Hal Puthoff [Narrator, 31:19] claim the entire UFO legacy program portfolio is held within contractors to avoid FOIA, or Freedom of Information Act requests, [Visual, 31:20] A man in a black t-shirt giving a thumbs up; text overlay listing C.I.A., U.S. AIR FORCE, DEPT. OF ENERGY, and DEFENSE CONTRACTORS. [Narrator, 31:28] as we can see, and as we will find out, the legacy security apparatus is nowhere near that simple. [Visual, 31:29] A black triangular craft flying in a starry sky at dusk with telemetry lines and data pointing to it. [Visual, 31:36] A close-up of a bronze statue of a man gesturing. [Hal Puthoff, 31:37] As we look at the actual structure of the interaction between the government and private industry in in this UAP area, over the years it has, uh, morphed, transitioned into it being largely in the aegis of the contractors. [Visual, 31:45] Flowchart titled “THE LEGACY PROGRAM” showing connections between government agencies and defense contractors. [Hal Puthoff, 31:53] If you do something within the government, eventually it can be accessed by Freedom of Information Act. But if you do something through contractors, they’re not available through Freedom of Information Act. [Visual, 32:04] Graphic of red concentric circles with labels pointing to different layers of secrecy. [Narrator, 32:04] So now that we’ve described the onion, and several critical topics paramount to our investigation over the course of this series, [Visual, 32:11] Old film footage showing men in suits and hats walking on an airfield tarmac. [Narrator, 32:11] let’s rewind the clock and investigate the origin of the secrecy behind the Manhattan Project 2.0. [Visual, 32:22] Dark close-up of a machine; text overlay “MANHATTAN PROJECT 2.0”. [Visual, 32:27] David Grusch wearing headphones, speaking into a microphone against a red curtain background, with a snowy filter. [David Grusch, 32:27] First of it, obviously, it’s understanding the situation, right? What do we have our hands on? And, and like I’ve said in some other videos and stuff, you know, we took the Manhattan Project secrecy and overlaid it on this issue because that secrecy worked well for atomic bomb developments and whatnot. And, and certainly, this whole program in a nutshell, if I were to like summarize the 90-plus years of history, it is a reverse engineering program to garner some kind of insight, uh, and of course, not a lot of the things that we’ve learned from it are like directly, you know, ripped off the [Visual, 40:00] B&W photograph of a stone house with trees. [Narrator, 40:00] drive. [Visual, 40:02] B&W television interview with J. Robert Oppenheimer. [Oppenheimer, 40:02] There aren’t, in fact, very many secrets. [Oppenheimer, 40:03] There aren’t secrets about the world of nature. [Oppenheimer, 40:06] More secrets about the thoughts and intentions of men. [Oppenheimer, 40:12] Sometimes they’re secrets because a man doesn’t like to know what he’s up to if he can avoid it. [Visual, 40:20] Close-up of Oppenheimer’s face. [Narrator, 40:20] Obviously, aspects of the Manhattan Project were compartmentalized to strengthen program security. [Visual, 40:25] CGI animation of a flying saucer flying and crashing in the desert. [Narrator, 40:25] In the realm of the Manhattan Project 2.0, aka early UFO legacy programs, everyone from David Grusch to more controversial figures like Bob Lazar have spoken on compartmentalization within UFO activities. [Visual, 40:31] David Grusch testifying in a hearing. [Visual, 40:33] Two men looking at a screen in a dimly lit room. [Visual, 40:35] A hangar built into a desert mountain slope. [Visual, 40:37] A flying saucer hovering at night. [Visual, 40:40] B&W video of scientists in lab coats walking toward a saucer in the desert. [Visual, 40:41] Two men walking down a long hallway. [Visual, 40:44] A scientist walking past a dark craft in a hangar. [Narrator, 40:45] With Bob Lazar infamously discussing how teams studying the propulsion of recovered NHI craft were not able to interface with other scientific teams to share and collaborate on discoveries, often times only being able to share information with their immediate lab partner. [Visual, 40:57] Bob Lazar looking at the camera. [Narrator, 40:57] And to be clear, I’ve stated plenty of times that I am biased towards Lazar, so I do not factor his testimony into my critical analyses. [Visual, 40:59] Document displaying the name “Lazar, Robert”. [Visual, 41:00] A man adjusting a large searchlight device. [Visual, 41:01] “EG&G SPECIAL PROJECTS” logo appearing over flames. [Visual, 41:04] A bright ground explosion. [Visual, 41:05] A rocket launch. [Visual, 41:06] The text “Propulsion” on screen. [Visual, 41:07] A black triangular craft hovering inside a white vortex. [Narrator, 41:07] This is just an interesting point by him that many others have spoken on as well. [Visual, 41:12] Split-screen of naval operations, submarines, and military crews. [Narrator, 41:12] That individual I spoke of in our onion outline, who served on a naval and specific FFRDC legacy program security structure, stated to me the various programs he oversaw were so siloed and compartmentalized, some personnel were given several roles within the programs to keep read-in personnel as sparse as possible. [Visual, 41:27] Animation of a saucer inside a viewing room. [Visual, 41:34] A helicopter lifting a covered triangular object in a forest at night. [Narrator, 41:34] This included scientists also doing accounting work to not read in financial personnel, or read-in industrial security personnel performing janitorial work to not expose a custodian to program SAPFs or SAP facilities. [Visual, 41:50] Oppenheimer’s mugshot next to a Los Alamos map. [Visual, 41:51] Title card: “J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER”. [Visual, 41:54] Aerial view of Los Alamos. [Visual, 41:55] Host (UAP Gerb) sitting in front of a microphone. [Narrator, 41:55] I sincerely believe that compartmentalization is a pretty simple concept to grasp, and we are going to cover it so much more in our second part to our investigation where we talk about special access programs. [Visual, 41:58] Text card: “TS//SAR-PID//WAIVED”. [Visual, 42:03] B&W scene of two men talking in an office. [Narrator, 42:03] So I wanted to keep exposure to that topic brief for now. So let’s go ahead and move on. [Visual, 42:08] B&W footage of an atomic explosion in red hue. [Visual, 42:10] B&W video of President Harry S. Truman speaking at a microphone. [Truman, 42:10] We have spent more than two billion dollars on the greatest scientific gamble in history, and we have won. [Truman, 42:19] But the greatest marvel is not the size of the enterprise, its secrecy or its cost, but the achievement of scientific brains in making it work. [Visual, 42:31] B&W photo of workers in line with the text “ORGANIZATIONAL ARCHITECTURE”. [Narrator, 42:31] Organizational architecture being weaponized and leveraged for secrecy is a fascinating topic I am so keen to speak on. [Visual, 42:34] B&W video of people walking through a security gate. [Visual, 42:37] B&W photo of military officers. [Visual, 42:40] Map of the Manhattan Engineering District. [Narrator, 42:40] The Manhattan Project got its name from the Manhattan Engineer District, or MED. [Visual, 42:46] Logo of the US Army Corps of Engineers. [Narrator, 42:46] The Manhattan Engineer District was the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers organization that served as the administrative and organizational entity for the atomic program. [Visual, 42:51] Title card: “What is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers?“. [Visual, 42:56] Article text: “A district name intended to hide the development of the atomic bomb”. [Narrator, 42:56] During the onset of the Manhattan Project, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worked in geographic quote unquote “districts”. [Visual, 43:00] Document from the War Department. [Visual, 43:02] Archival photos of streets in New York City. [Narrator, 43:08] The Omaha District, Pittsburgh District, etc. [Visual, 43:13] Map of the United States with regions highlighted. [Narrator, 43:13] This district apparatus was used to create the Manhattan Engineer District, under which the Manhattan Project was conducted, a name that was deliberately mundane and completely separate from the topic of nuclear weapons. [Visual, 43:16] B&W photo of three men sitting at a table. [Visual, 43:20] Close-up photo of General Leslie Groves. [Visual, 43:23] Document: “MANHATTAN ENGINEER DISTRICT, DEPARTMENT OF WAR”. [Narrator, 43:23] The MED served as the legal and administrative entity through which the Manhattan Project operated. [Visual, 43:27] B&W portrait of Oppenheimer. [Visual, 43:30] A grid of B&W ID photos of workers. [Narrator, 43:30] The MED handled acquisitions, contracting, construction, personnel security, and the enormous infrastructure required to complete program objectives. [Visual, 43:35] Video of an atomic bomb test explosion. [Visual, 43:40] B&W photo of military personnel with a “SPECIAL ENGINEER DETACHMENT” sign. [Narrator, 43:40] Regardless of the program being sequestered to a simple Army Corps of Engineers cover district, Commander Leslie Groves enjoyed unobstructed autonomy to run the Manhattan Project, reporting to an extremely short chain of command, such as directly to the Secretary of War and Army Chief of Staff, one General George Marshall. [Visual, 43:46] General Leslie Groves walking, with inset photo of Groves and Oppenheimer. [Visual, 43:52] Chain of command diagram showing Leslie Groves, “TOP POLICY GROUP”, and “GENERAL GEORGE MARSHALL”. [Visual, 44:01] General George Marshall and other officers. [Narrator, 44:02] And remember him, as he is critical to our entire discussion today. [Visual, 44:06] General Leslie Groves writing at a desk. [Narrator, 44:06] This short chain of command allowed Groves to aggressively skirt standard acquisition channels and bureaucratic red tape. [Visual, 44:14] David Grusch testifying in Congress. [Narrator, 44:14] I wonder if all of this is starting to sound familiar to anyone else. [Visual, 44:18] Close-up of a finger pressing rewind/play on a tape deck. [Visual, 44:20] F-15 fighter jet on a runway at sunset with flying saucers in a green sky, labeled “UAP GERB” and “USAF HIDDEN WING”. [Narrator, 44:20] Two projects ago at this point, I published on the quote unquote “hidden wing”, the Air Force’s UFO material exploitation program, whose administrative command seems to peak with elements of the National Security Council, and whose roots can be traced back to the early days of UFO legacy program operations, specifically to our time epoch of interest, the late 1940s, specifically starting with ‘47. [Visual, 44:25] A dome-shaped saucer craft with the Department of the Air Force logo. [Visual, 44:28] Night view of the US Capitol dome. [Visual, 44:30] Seal of the Executive Office of the President. [Visual, 44:33] “AIR MATERIEL COMMAND” title card. [Visual, 44:39] Newspaper clipping: “DISK PROVES AIR DEVICE”. [Visual, 44:40] Newspaper clipping: “Maj. Jesse Marcel”. [Visual, 44:43] B&W photos of Jesse Marcel holding debris. [Visual, 44:48] A pilot sitting inside a fighter jet cockpit at night. [Narrator, 44:48] I ask you to shift your lens ever so briefly to the modern day really fast. [Visual, 44:53] Black triangular craft hovering in a white void. [Narrator, 44:53] One of the expressed objectives of that project on the Air Force was to outline the complete organizational and operational structure for the hidden wing, a centralized effort to perform test and evaluation on recovered UFOs, derivative airframes, and alien reproduction vehicles on the U.S. Western ranges. [Visual, 45:03] Control room and pilot flying a jet, with text “WAR-WINNING CAPABILITIES”. [Visual, 45:07] Jet and a B-2 stealth bomber, with text “POWERING THE WORLD’S GREATEST AIR FORCE”. [Visual, 45:13] AFMC logo and web address. [Visual, 45:14] Cockpit view of a pilot flying over a desert. [Narrator, 45:14] In short, and excuse the technical speak, I do recommend watching that project, as in my opinion it is still my most important work to date. [Visual, 45:24] Triangular UFO with orange lights hovering in a red sunset sky. [Narrator, 45:24] Day-to-day operations of the hidden wing are conducted on several Air Force Major Range and Test Facility Bases, or MRTFBs, specifically the Edwards 412th Test Wing, Utah Test and Training Range, and Nevada Test and Training Range, and feature support and material housing from nearby GOCO installations, such as Air Force Plant 42. [Visual, 45:28] Map of the US with military badges and text “MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITY BASE”. [Visual, 45:33] F-16 jet taking off, with text “California, 412th Test Wing, U.S. Air Force”. [Visual, 45:35] Jet flying in clouds, with map markers for “Utah Test and Training Range” and “Nevada Test and Training Range”. [Visual, 45:39] Sign for “WELCOME TO AIR FORCE PLANT 42 PRODUCTION FLIGHT TEST INSTALLATION”. [Visual, 45:47] 412th Test Wing sign outside a building. [Narrator, 45:47] Primary T&E, or test and evaluation work, is conducted on the 412th Test Wing out of Edwards Air Force Base, and is primarily run by Air Force Test and Evaluation, or AF/TE, with day-to-day operations run by AFTC, or Air Force Test Center, featuring ace pilots from AFTC’s TPS, or Test Pilot School. [Visual, 45:54] Flowchart for “Director of Test and Evaluation AF/TE”. [Visual, 46:00] 412th Test Wing badge. [Visual, 46:05] Jet with “USAF Test Pilot School” and “VISTA” printed on it. [Visual, 46:10] Air Force Materiel Command logo surrounded by subordinate badges. [Narrator, 46:10] AFTC is an operational element of Air Force Major Command, or MAJCOM, Air Force Materiel Command, AFMC. [Visual, 46:15] AFMC logo on screen. [Visual, 46:20] Air Force Materiel Command building exterior, with text “POWERING THE WORLD’S GREATEST AIR FORCE”. [Narrator, 46:20] AFMC is the RDT&E, or research, development, test, and evaluation brainpower of the entire U.S. Air Force, and is headquartered out of where else but Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. [Visual, 46:22] Airmen raising the US flag. [Visual, 46:24] A technician scanning a metal aircraft part, with text “WE DEVELOP…“. [Visual, 46:27] Google Earth zoom in on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. [Visual, 46:32] Fighter jet in flight. [Narrator, 46:32] Administration and acquisition of these programs are held within Air Force Acquisition, or SAF/AQ, specifically SAF/AQL - Special Programs, AQX - Acquisition Integration, and AQR - Science, Technology & Engineering. [Visual, 46:35] Seal of Assistant Secretary of the Air Force and an organizational chart. [Visual, 46:39] A technician working on a stealth bomber, with text overlays of “SAF/AQL - SPECIAL PROGRAMS”, “SAF/AQX - ACQUISITION INTEGRATION”, and “SAF/AQR - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING”. [Visual, 46:49] A car driving at night in a desert/mountain landscape, then a triangular UFO flying over. [Narrator, 46:49] Within the same administrational capacity is the SAF/AA, or Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, which we will discuss later as imperative to legacy cover offices, specifically under SAF/AAH, or Sensitive Activities, and AAZ, Security, Special Programs Oversight/Info Protection. [Visual, 46:51] “SAF / AA” text overlay. [Visual, 46:56] CRT television playing news footage of Edward Aldridge. [Visual, 47:00] A stealth fighter jet in the clouds. [Visual, 47:01] Organizational chart for “Admin Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force” with red marks. [Visual, 47:09] A B-1 Lancer bomber taking off. [Narrator, 47:10] A mouthful, I know, but the key aspect to this entire structure is the DAF RCO, or Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office. [Visual, 47:15] Logo of the Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) over a man in a suit. [Visual, 47:19] Pilot wearing a helmet, then document text about the Rapid Capabilities Office with overlays of “CAPABILITIES AT THE SPEED OF EMERGING THREATS”, “FREE OF BUREAUCRATIC HURDLES”, and “ACCESS TO NEAR LIMITLESS BUDGET”. [Narrator, 47:19] RCO is an office that operates with the ability to function within the gray area of standard acquisition without bureaucratic oversight or hurdles, with access to near limitless budget, bypassing long chains of command and oversight. [Visual, 47:35] People working in a command center, with the RCO logo overlay. [Narrator, 47:35] An office uniquely positioned to oversee administrative and acquisition functions of a covert, deeply compartmentalized UFO RDT&E program that likely also features retrieval and storage tendrils. [Visual, 47:42] RCO logo over a stealth drone flying. [Visual, 47:44] RCO logo over a globe with satellites. [Visual, 47:46] Diagram of a saucer-like craft labeled with components like “Tesla Coil”, “Vortex Mercury Engine”, etc. [Visual, 47:51] Black-and-white video of General Leslie Groves speaking. [Narrator, 47:51] Does this sound at all akin to Groves leveraging the Manhattan Engineer District to bypass narrow chains of command to aggressively pursue program objectives for the Manhattan Project? [Visual, 48:04] Split screen of a black triangle in a void and old footage of men working on a device. [Narrator, 48:04] Indeed, I believe this is particularly poignant, as I believe from the onset of legacy activities, again 1947, the fledgling U.S. Air Force was designated as the primary RDT&E element for analysis of recovered non-human vehicles. [Visual, 48:07] Department of the Air Force logo. [Visual, 48:09] Text card “The United States AIR FORCE 1947”. [Visual, 48:14] B&W video of a flying saucer model. [Visual, 48:24] Host (UAP Gerb) sitting in front of a microphone. [Narrator, 48:24] Just bear with me in the modern day for just another second. [Visual, 48:28] Fighter jet pilot in the cockpit. [Narrator, 48:28] Again, I stated Air Force Materiel Command, AFMC, is the modern day Major Command behind the hidden wing effort. [Visual, 48:30] Air Force Materiel Command logo. [Visual, 48:37] Display showing six Air Force badges. [Narrator, 48:37] Within AFMC’s six major operational areas, I am aware of three of these being directly involved with the UFO effort. [Visual, 48:46] Graphic with scanning lines and code, then AFTC logo. [Narrator, 48:46] AFTC, or again, the Air Force Test Center; AFLCMC, or the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center; and the AFRL, or Air Force Research Laboratory, which oddly enough was General Neil McCasland’s former command. [Visual, 48:50] Air Force LCMC logo. [Visual, 48:54] AFRL logo. [Visual, 48:58] Major General speaking at a podium. [Visual, 49:03] Air Force Materiel Command logo with text “1992”. [Narrator, 49:03] AFMC rose in 1992 from the joining of former Major Commands: AFLC, Air Force Logistics Command, and AFSC, Air Force Systems Command. And remember Air Force Systems Command here soon. AFLC and AFSC were 1961 evolutions of two former Major Commands that transitioned into these iterations: Air Materiel Command, AMC, and Air Research and Development Command, ARDC, respectively. [Visual, 49:07] AFLC and AFSC badges with “MERGED 1992”. [Visual, 49:14] Edwards Air Force Base sign. [Visual, 49:18] Flowchart diagram of Air Force commands showing mergers and evolutions. [Visual, 49:28] Flowchart showing Air Materiel Command and Air Research and Development Command. [Visual, 49:35] B&W video of a technician checking a jet wing. [Narrator, 49:35] Established originally in 1950, Air Research and Development Command overtook R&D functions from Air Materiel Command in around 1951. [Visual, 49:37] Graphic showing “April 2, 1951 Air Research and Development Command Established”. [Visual, 49:45] Flowchart showing Air Research and Development Command and its subordinate units. [Narrator, 49:45] Indeed, this ARDC, or again, Air Research and Development Command, also contained another former Major Command, the AFSWC, or Air Force Special Weapons Center, whose office of primary responsibility, or OPR… [Visual, 49:53] Flowchart showing AFSWC (Air Force Special Weapons Center) badge. [Visual, 50:00] AFMC 6 Centers chart/diagram [Narrator, 50:00] are, ultimately transferred to Air Force Research Lab in 1992. [Visual, 50:05] Light leak/film burn transition [Visual, 50:06] Broad AFMC organizational chart [Narrator, 50:06] All of the elements I listed above have been historically implicated in legacy program efforts. [Visual, 50:13] Air Materiel Command title card [Narrator, 50:13] Specifically here, in 1947, Air Materiel Command attempted to recruit Nazi engineers through Operation Paperclip for a quote-unquote “underground plant” program. [Visual, 50:17] Operation Paperclip document [Visual, 50:21] Document excerpt highlighting “underground plant program” [Visual, 50:25] Air Force Systems Command shield [Narrator, 50:25] Air Force Systems Command, the evolution of Air Research and Development Command, was labeled in the early 1990s by New Mexico state representative J. Andrew Kissner, sort of a mini David Grusch prototype, as imperative to the original legacy efforts and so much more. [Visual, 50:30] Split screen showing military aviation and radar images [Visual, 50:32] Representative J. Andrew Kissner profile on legislature website [Visual, 50:36] David Grusch testifying [Visual, 50:38] Representative Kissner profile next to document excerpt [Visual, 50:43] Air Research and Development Command title card [Narrator, 50:43] Specifically here, I think there is a strong likelihood that UFO crash retrieval activities were partially housed under the Air Research and Development Command all the way back in 1953, when the Kingman, Arizona UFO crash retrieval was conducted under the Operation Upshot-Knothole nuclear tests. [Visual, 50:47] Title card “DIAL D FOR DESIGN” [Visual, 50:53] Nevada Test Site map and Kingman Arizona UFO landing document [Visual, 51:02] B&W footage of two men talking in front of a window [Narrator, 51:02] Indeed, one of these several critical personnel named by eyewitness Arthur Stansel, Jr. as leading the UFO crash retrieval effort was one Dr. Eric Henry Wang. [Visual, 51:08] Atomic cannon explosion [Visual, 51:10] Portrait photo of Dr. Eric Henry Wang [Narrator, 51:13] Wang served as Chief of the Special Studies Office out of the ARDC out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base… [Visual, 51:14] Operation Upshot-Knothole document page with red box outline [Narrator, 51:20] …and moved on as a critical engineer from the Research Directorate of the Air Force Special Weapons Center, again, AFSWC, out of Kirtland Air Force Base… [Visual, 51:21] Document: “AIR FORCE SPECIAL WEAPONS CENTER and KIRTLAND A.F.B.” with text page [Narrator, 51:30] …which of course co-inhabits land with Sandia National Labs, which will be critical to our investigation today. [Visual, 51:31] Sandia Laboratory emblem with atomic bomb cloud [Visual, 51:34] Sandia National Laboratories bird logo [Narrator, 51:38] Indeed, Wang, a figure literally named as leading the reverse engineering effort on Kingman, was also implicated in even earlier cases, such as 1948’s Aztec, New Mexico crash retrieval… [Visual, 51:38] Drawing of a UFO on a flatbed truck trailer [Visual, 51:40] Portrait of Eric H. Wang overlaid on the UFO drawing [Visual, 51:45] Drawing of a saucer-shaped UFO [Narrator, 51:52] …a complex and convoluted case that I do believe is a real instance of a UFO crash retrieval. [Visual, 51:52] Footage of author Frank Scully with caption [Visual, 52:00] B-2 Spirit bomber parked on tarmac [Narrator, 52:00] So you see that entire fast-forward to the modern day within the Air Force, and quick time summarizing an enormous part of my work within Air Force major commands in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. [Visual, 52:05] Broad AFMC organizational chart [Visual, 52:14] Saucer UFO in a swirling vortex [Narrator, 52:14] And yeah, cut me some slack, I know that was a ton of acronyms. [Visual, 52:18] Footage of General Leslie Groves with Manhattan Project logo [Narrator, 52:18] But I discuss that to illustrate how Leslie Groves’ work within the MED, or the Manhattan Engineer District within the Manhattan Project, can directly translate to both modern-day Air Force legacy programs, and the Air Force’s involvement in the inception of legacy activities. [Visual, 52:26] Triangle UFO illustration and Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office logo [Visual, 52:30] Diagram linking Manhattan Project, ARDC, and RCO [Narrator, 52:35] I believe we can observe a very clear instance of the fledgling UFO legacy operations copying the Manhattan Project, all to hide program elements within Air Force major commands and offices in the late 1940s and early 1950s, specifically as I discussed again, Air Materiel Command (AMC), Air Research and Development Command (ARDC), and the Air Force Special Weapons Center (AFSWC). [Visual, 52:36] Close-up of a complex mechanical device with many wires connected [Visual, 52:44] Seal of the United States Air Force [Visual, 52:48] Scene of military personnel at night examining a crashed saucer in the woods, with “SECRET” text overlay [Visual, 52:54] Logos of AMC, ARDC, and AFSWC overlaid on the crash scene [Visual, 53:04] Pilot’s view looking down at technical display [Narrator, 53:04] And if none of this is making sense, I strongly recommend watching my Air Force project to learn significantly more there. [Visual, 53:06] Green-tinted screen displaying technical lines [Visual, 53:07] Aircraft cockpit control panel with lit buttons [Visual, 53:10] Close-up of hand flipping aircraft cockpit switches [Visual, 53:13] Black-and-white footage of President Harry S. Truman speaking [Narrator, 53:13] Outside of the Air Force here, I am thinking specifically of one more former US agency that, in my opinion, operated dual-hatted roles between the Manhattan Project and its successor, the UFO legacy program portfolio, weaponizing security architecture to hide UFO retrieval and exploitation activities. [Visual, 53:21] Title card: “GUARDIAN OF THE ATOM” with the Atomic Energy Commission seal [Visual, 53:26] Footage of a person wearing a gas mask and chemical suit [Visual, 53:28] Workers loading a container using a forklift next to an aircraft [Visual, 53:34] Armed Forces Special Weapons Project title card [Narrator, 53:34] And of course, I am talking here of the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, AFSWP, not to be confused with the Air Force Special Weapons Center, AFSWC. [Visual, 53:41] Air Force Special Weapons Center shield emblem [Visual, 53:44] Sign: “AIR FORCE SPECIAL WEAPONS CENTER DET NO 1” [Visual, 53:47] Starry background showing “29 JAN 1947” [Narrator, 53:47] Back within January of 1947, 29 January 1947 to be exact, Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson and Secretary of the Navy, original accused MJ-12 member and likely murder victim, James V. Forrestal… [Visual, 53:54] Portrait photo of Robert P. Patterson, U.S. Secretary of War [Visual, 53:57] Portrait photo of James V. Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, with “MJ-12” red bar over his eyes [Visual, 54:04] Sealed emblem of the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project [Narrator, 54:04] …established the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, or AFSWP, a joint Army and Navy venture to manage nuclear weapons, following the Atomic Energy Commission’s succession of the Manhattan Project. [Visual, 54:09] Footage of a nuclear test explosion over water [Visual, 54:13] Manhattan Project and Atomic Energy Commission logos shown side-by-side with an arrow pointing from left to right [Visual, 54:18] Laptop on a desk showing the Sandia bird logo [Narrator, 54:18] AFSWP in Los Alamos’ Z Division established operations at Sandia Base. And I highly recommend watching my Sandia project for a much more robust overview here, including how AFSWP’s modern iteration, DTRA, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, may in fact be holding onto old Atomic Energy Commission files that conclude some UFOs are of extraterrestrial origin. [Visual, 54:21] B&W historical footage on the laptop screen showing men moving a box, then showing machinery and test spheres [Visual, 54:25] Sandia Laboratory emblem with atomic bomb cloud [Visual, 54:28] Sandia National Laboratories bird logo [Visual, 54:31] Aerial footage of a satellite dish facility on the laptop screen [Visual, 54:32] Close-up footage on the screen showing hands analyzing documents and historic B&W clips [Visual, 54:34] DTRA logo (Defense Threat Reduction Agency) [Visual, 54:37] Footage of a man speaking inside a room, with the DTRA logo overlaid on screen [Visual, 54:47] Armed Forces Special Weapons Project title card [Narrator, 54:47] The AFSWP has surfaced in quite a bit of my work, such as discussing the aforementioned Representative J. Andrew Kissner’s assertions that early UFO legacy programs featured military support from Air Materiel Command and the AFSWP on the then legacy site linchpin, Sandia Base, as well as being mentioned in the contentious Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit documents, which we will actually discuss again soon. [Visual, 54:51] Website screenshot of Representative J. Andrew Kissner [Visual, 54:56] Page of a document: “EXHIBIT 16” with highlighted text block [Visual, 55:07] Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit documents [Visual, 55:12] Close-up of paragraph 6 in the IPU document mentioning Colonel S. V. Hasbrouck [Visual, 55:16] Logo: “NORTHROP GRUMMAN” [Narrator, 55:16] Recently in my project on Northrop Grumman and TRW, I discussed Dr. Edward Bushnell Doll, a senior executive vice president of TRW Systems Group and veteran physicist on the Manhattan Project, specifically the Manhattan Project’s Project Alberta. [Visual, 55:18] Red logo: “A COMPANY OF TRW” [Visual, 55:19] Photo of five men in military/work wear in a room, with caption “DR. ED DOLL” [Visual, 55:22] B&W photo of five men standing in front of a truck, and an organizational chart on the right [Visual, 55:26] Text excerpt describing Edward B. Doll’s career and Project Alberta [Visual, 55:32] Oakland Tribune newspaper header from March 26, 1953, showing the article “Stanford Scientist Aids Atomic Tests” [Narrator, 55:32] In 1953, as chairman of the Stanford Research Institute, or SRI International, Doll was sent to operate on Operation Upshot-Knothole’s nuclear tests under a joint DOD and Atomic Energy Commission task force overseen by the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. [Visual, 55:38] Excerpt from the Oakland Tribune article mentioning Dr. Ed Doll [Visual, 55:43] Armed Forces Special Weapons Project title card [Visual, 55:46] Cover page of a report: “OPERATION UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE 1953” [Visual, 55:51] B&W footage of two men talking in front of a window (same as 01:02) [Narrator, 55:51] It was here Doll would be accused by Arthur Stansel, Jr. as coordinating personnel and logistics surrounding the Kingman, Arizona UFO crash retrieval case. [Visual, 55:56] Handwritten diary pages highlighting “Dr. Doll” [Visual, 56:03] Armed Forces Special Weapons Project title card [Narrator, 56:03] Short mention here, but I wonder if AFSWP also featured compartmented aspects and personnel like Doll, of course, on the crash retrieval issue. [Visual, 56:08] Footage of a navy ship deck looking forward [Visual, 56:12] Title card “REPORT OF CHIEF, AFSWP TO ARPA” over ship footage [Visual, 56:15] Cloud background with text list: “COMPARTMENTALIZATION, ORGANIZATIONAL ARCHITECTURE, PHYSICAL SECURITY, CLASSIFICATION/INFO CONTROL, POLITICAL SHIELD / COVER” [Narrator, 56:14] Okay, I could really talk about Doll all day, but let’s go ahead and return to the various security foundations that were copied from the Manhattan Project onto the Manhattan Project 2.0. [Visual, 56:27] B&W close-up photo of General Leslie Groves, with text overlay “ORGANIZATIONAL ARCHITECTURE” [Narrator, 56:27] This organizational architecture is so crucial to touch on because I disagree from many talking heads in the UFO community. I do not believe UFO legacy programs are run with a complete lack of oversight… [Visual, 56:31] Footage of an elderly man with glasses (a talking head) speaking inside a room [Visual, 56:36] CGI rendering of a triangular metallic craft with blue under-lights in a dark hanger [Visual, 56:41] Footage of a man speaking at a microphone [Narrator, 56:41] …but instead, as I say oh so often, a short, stripped, yet extremely concise chain of command, with only need-to-know personnel and offices read in, an organizational structure borrowed from Leslie Groves and the Manhattan Project. [Visual, 56:45] CGI hanger scene overlaid with government and defense contractor logos [Visual, 56:53] Historical B&W photo of Leslie Groves and Oppenheimer at a table [Visual, 56:59] Film transition and flash of an atomic explosion [Visual, 57:01] B&W footage of Richland, Washington atomic plant [Newsreel Narrator, 57:01] Two billion dollars went into research and plants, such as this one at Richland, Washington. One of the world’s most closely guarded secrets, the atomic bomb process was developed in widely separated areas. Even the thousands of men and women working on the project had no idea of the staggering energy they were to release. [Visual, 57:19] Two people in gas masks and military uniforms [Narrator, 57:19] Physical security here should really come as a no-brainer. Whether it be retrieving and safeguarding recovered UFOs, or building and safeguarding nuclear weapons, comprehensive and strict physical security is an absolute necessity. [Visual, 57:23] Blue-lit night footage of a dark shape being examined by military personnel [Visual, 57:27] B&W close-up of a metallic sphere/capsule device [Visual, 57:30] Person in gas mask and military uniform in a desert setting walking past a vehicle [Visual, 57:35] B&W historical footage of workers walking up a road outside a facility [Narrator, 57:35] During the Manhattan Project, physical security maintained a permanent presence at three, maybe four sites: Los Alamos and Albuquerque, New Mexico, Oak Ridge, and Hanford. [Visual, 57:37] B&W footage of a car passing a guard gate with sign [Visual, 57:40] B&W footage of passengers boarding buses [Visual, 57:43] Map of the US highlighting “LOS ALAMOS” [Visual, 57:45] Map highlighting “OAK RIDGE” [Visual, 57:46] Map highlighting “HANFORD ENGINEER WORKS” [Visual, 57:48] US Department of Energy map showing national laboratories [Narrator, 57:48] As we know from my work, Sandia and Los Alamos, two DOE NNSA National Laboratories, are imperative to the modern-day legacy program structure. [Visual, 57:50] Zoom-in on Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories on the DOE map [Visual, 58:00] Glass panel with mathematical formulas etched on it, illuminated by side lights [Narrator, 58:00] I have also discussed firsthand testimony delivered to me about claims of underground covert activities, studying the skin of recovered UFOs beneath Oak Ridge, amongst the larger Y-12 complex. [Visual, 58:07] 3D render of a green-domed saucer UFO [Visual, 58:10] Aerial view of Oak Ridge National Laboratory [Visual, 58:11] Sign: “Y-12 National Security Complex” [Visual, 58:14] Sandia Laboratory emblem with atomic bomb cloud [Narrator, 58:14] I have a three-hour project explaining why national labs, Sandia in specific, are critical to legacy efforts. But earlier I made mention of classified presidential executive orders under Truman and Eisenhower that gave the Manhattan Project 2.0 some teeth. [Visual, 58:18] Sandia National Laboratories bird logo [Visual, 58:22] Close-up footage of President Harry S. Truman speaking (B&W) [Visual, 58:27] Close-up footage of President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking (B&W) [Visual, 58:31] Aerial footage of Washington, D.C. skyline at dusk [Narrator, 58:31] Well, let’s return here to J. Andrew Kissner. In the early 1990s, New Mexico state rep Kissner embarked on a proto-David Grusch-esque journey, interviewing and interfacing with as many UFO legacy program firsthanders as humanly possible. [Visual, 58:33] Website screenshot of Representative J. Andrew Kissner [Visual, 58:39] Footage of David Grusch testifying [Visual, 58:42] Washington, D.C. skyline at dusk [Visual, 58:43] Two pages of a document: “UFO Crash-Retrievals: U.S. Government Policy of Secrecy in the Interest of National Security” [Visual, 58:48] Footage of Congressman Steven Schiff speaking at a microphone [Narrator, 58:48] His findings ultimately led to other congressmen, Steven Schiff, launching a General Accounting Office investigation into Roswell. [Visual, 58:53] Two pages of a GAO report: “Results of a Search for Records Concerning the 1947 Crash Near Roswell, New Mexico” [Visual, 58:57] Close-up of a cassette tape playing [Narrator, 58:57] Kissner’s disclosures are intriguing, most of which I am in firm agreement with, including the inclusion of Air Force major commands and the AFSWP within early legacy efforts… [Visual, 59:03] Excerpt of document text: “EXHIBIT 16 - New Mexico State and Local Government” shown with a scenic landscape background [Visual, 59:05] Scenic view of a green valley at sunset with a saucer UFO flying in the distance [Narrator, 59:10] …and the presence of high-powered triangulated radar arrays, such as the Lashup network, possibly being incidentally responsible for early UFO crash retrievals, such as 1948’s Aztec. [Visual, 59:10] Close-up of a green radar screen sweep [Visual, 59:14] Map of New Mexico showing “PROJECT LASHUP RADAR ARRAYS” with arrows and crashed saucer image [Visual, 59:24] B&W footage of Vannevar Bush smoking a pipe [Narrator, 59:24] Kissner stated he learned 1940s and 1950s efforts saw recovered UFOs processed and analyzed by teams under the illustrious Dr. Vannevar Bush, in cooperation with the Atomic Energy Commission’s Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory and its Z Division at Sandia Base. Another point I am in firm solidarity with. [Visual, 59:25] Excerpt of document text next to Vannevar Bush [Visual, 59:35] Map of New Mexico highlighting “LOS ALAMOS” with document text [Visual, 59:41] Sandia Laboratory emblem with atomic bomb cloud [Visual, 59:43] Close-up of a cassette tape playing [Visual, 59:47] Footage of President Truman speaking (B&W) [Narrator, 59:47] Furthermore here, Kissner stated that in July of 1948, a classified presidential executive order signed by Truman vested custody of recovered technical vehicles within the Atomic Energy Commission. [Visual, 59:51] Excerpt of document text highlighting executive order details [Visual, 59:55] Sign: “LAWRENCE RADIATION LABORATORY” [Visual, 59:58] Sign: “LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY” [Visual, 1:00:00] Sign for Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory [Narrator, 1:00:00] and its National Laboratories. [Visual, 1:00:02] Edwards Air Force Base sign with text overlay and title “THEN AIR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMAND” [Narrator, 1:00:02] Of course featuring support from the Air Force Systems Command, Naval Research Lab, and more. [Visual, 1:00:05] Logo and image of U.S. Naval Research Laboratory [Visual, 1:00:08] Document title “Sandia’s Government Owned/Contractor Operated heritage” [Narrator, 1:00:08] This divesting of custody into GOCO or again, government-owned contractor-operated institutions is exactly what I speak about when referencing in my UFO legacy program pyramid where FFRDCs and GOCO institutions separate program administration and defense industrial base prime contractors. [Visual, 1:00:15] UFO Legacy Program pyramid diagram [Visual, 1:00:23] Text “GOCO GOVERNMENT OWNED CONTRACTOR OPERATED” [Visual, 1:00:30] Robotic arm and wind turbines on panoramic screen transitioning to FFRDC/GOCO logo for Sandia National Laboratories 75th anniversary [Narrator, 1:00:30] The federally funded research and development center/government-owned contractor-operated layer of my pyramid is a massive security enforcement layer where government program administrator sponsors/handlers can attract subject matter experts, R&D aces, and industry’s brightest, while still retaining strict handling of program materials, data, files, scope, etc. [Visual, 1:00:41] Spacecraft in orbit above Earth [Visual, 1:00:45] Text “MITRE” over smoke, transitioning into a UFO inside a liquid vortex [Visual, 1:00:57] Hand drawing FFRDC diagram with illustrations of a rover, satellite, soldier, and microscope [Narrator, 1:00:57] And most importantly in my opinion, harness the FFRDC/GOCO layer to arbitrate knowledge and access to information to the lowest level of the pyramid, DIB prime contractors and their subcontractors. [Visual, 1:01:00] Drawing of soldiers, political scenes, and “National Security” book [Visual, 1:01:09] Boeing flag waving, transitioning to the Boeing logo [Visual, 1:01:14] Map titled “Locations of federally funded research and development centers: FY 2020” [Narrator, 1:01:14] The FFRDC GOCO layer to me is as important as program compartmentalization itself, where read-in program administrative personnel can offload, most importantly, recovered vehicles and biologics to FFRDC handling to maintain plausible program deniability, but also maintain an iron grip over program materials and deliverables. [Visual, 1:01:21] Hangar containing a stealth drone with seals of the National Security Council and various defense contractor logos [Visual, 1:01:33] Hangar door showing label “S4” [Visual, 1:01:38] Elderly man in a suit speaking in a library/office [Narrator, 1:01:39] I simply cannot stress enough how incorrect it is when individuals knowingly falsely state crash retrieval programs are relegated to private contractors. [Visual, 1:01:50] Triangular aircraft surrounded by glowing digital chain links [Narrator, 1:01:50] This system is unbelievably vulnerable to security leaks, espionage, unauthorized access, etc. [Visual, 1:01:59] Mushroom cloud from a nuclear explosion at sea [Narrator, 1:01:59] Thus why I believe with fervor that legacy programs like the Manhattan Project before them entrusted some of the most secretive aspects of their respective programs to what would become Atomic Energy Commission, then DOE/NNSA, FFRDC GOCO National Laboratories. [Visual, 1:02:06] Man looking at a technical diagram of a flying saucer on a wall [Visual, 1:02:11] Atomic Energy Commission logo with text “GUARDIAN OF THE ATOM” [Visual, 1:02:14] Department of Energy logo [Visual, 1:02:15] NNSA logo and map of National Nuclear Security Administration laboratories [Visual, 1:02:20] Close-up of a red padlock engraved with “LANL” [Narrator, 1:02:20] Now, don’t even get me started on FFRDCs, or their precursors in this time, FCRCs, Federal Contract Research Corporations. [Visual, 1:02:22] Aerial view of Los Alamos National Laboratory facility [Visual, 1:02:24] Aerial view of white tents at a research facility [Visual, 1:02:27] Modern building complex with title “FEDERAL CONTRACT RESEARCH CORPORATIONS” [Visual, 1:02:30] Scientist in radiation suit working in a lab [Visual, 1:02:31] Host speaking into a microphone in a podcast studio [Narrator, 1:02:31] As many here could probably guess, I could spend hours discussing how specific FFRDCs, whose roots can be traced back to the Manhattan Project, became imperative to the Manhattan Project 2.0. [Visual, 1:02:37] Historical black and white footage of a man in a suit [Visual, 1:02:41] Spinning saucer in a laboratory setting [Visual, 1:02:44] MIT Lincoln Laboratory logo [Narrator, 1:02:44] such as MIT Lincoln Laboratories, as the re-establishment of Vannevar Bush’s MIT Radiation Lab, or Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a joint venture by Dr. Edward Teller and Dr. Ernest Lawrence in 1952, I speak of often in my work. [Visual, 1:02:47] Photo of elderly Vannevar Bush with MIT Radiation Laboratory seal [Visual, 1:02:51] Aerial view of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory [Visual, 1:02:55] Vintage footage of Dr. Edward Teller speaking [Visual, 1:02:56] Vintage footage of Dr. Ernest Lawrence in front of a blackboard [Visual, 1:02:59] Portrait of a young scientist [Visual, 1:03:00] Two technicians working on a spacecraft capsule [Visual, 1:03:02] Clip from the movie Oppenheimer showing Oppenheimer looking through a viewing window [Narrator, 1:03:02] Maybe look for that in our future, but this project is on the Manhattan Project 2.0’s secrecy apparatus, so I’m afraid we’ll have to move on here. [Visual, 1:03:09] The “Gadget” atomic bomb in its tower [Visual, 1:03:13] US map detailing NNSA offices and infrastructure locations [Narrator, 1:03:12] As in the days of the Manhattan Project, modern-day DOE/NNSA National Labs hiding UFO legacy activities within their bones features stringent security forces. [Visual, 1:03:20] US flag waving [Visual, 1:03:22] Two armed security guards walking down a corridor [Visual, 1:03:23] Close-up of the security guards [Visual, 1:03:24] Photo of Los Alamos protective forces on camo vehicles from the 1980s [Narrator, 1:03:24] I mean, just look on screen now at these Los Alamos protective forces from the 1980s. And of course, coming up shortly, we will speak on DOE NNSA Special Response Teams, SRTs, entrusted with safeguarding US nuclear secrets. [Visual, 1:03:30] Map of NNSA laboratories [Visual, 1:03:35] Close-up of an SRT guard’s uniform patch [Visual, 1:03:38] Sandia National Laboratories entrance sign [Visual, 1:03:42] Guard in helmet and goggles [Narrator, 1:03:42] I speak on personnel security relatively often, whether it be industrial security personnel guarding UFO legacy SAPs, or Special Access Program facilities within defense industrial base sites like the West Desert Test Center out on Dugway Proving Ground. [Visual, 1:03:45] Security guards by a fence and a white pickup truck [Visual, 1:03:48] Two soldiers patrolling behind a chain link fence [Visual, 1:03:50] Two military helicopters in flight [Visual, 1:03:52] Map of Utah showing West Desert Test Center with photo of soldiers in gas masks [Visual, 1:03:56] Dugway Proving Ground logo [Visual, 1:03:58] Large flying saucer in a laboratory with personnel in cleanroom suits [Narrator, 1:03:58] And I recommend re-listening to the case of EG&G or guards on the Nevada Test Site and Area 51, Tonopah Test Range, etc. hailing from the enigmatic Wackenhut Services Inc. [Visual, 1:04:02] Nevada Test Site map showing Area 51 and Tonopah Test Range [Visual, 1:04:07] Wackenhut logo [Visual, 1:04:11] Cartoon of a man holding a book [Narrator, 1:04:11] But I theorize here that the Manhattan Project employed a shrewd technique regarding physical security, and the Manhattan Project 2.0 took this idea and really ran with it. [Visual, 1:04:13] Cartoon character with an atom for a head [Visual, 1:04:22] Close-up photo of J. Robert Oppenheimer [Narrator, 1:04:22] And this is the lack of physical security and hiding within plain sight. [Visual, 1:04:29] US Capitol building at sunset [Narrator, 1:04:29] I speak often on the UFO legacy program structure being hidden as a shadow underneath but alongside the US government and defense industrial base, operating hidden within plain sight. [Visual, 1:04:39] Close-up of a camera lens [Visual, 1:04:42] Historical drawing of people looking at recovered non-human bodies in cases [Narrator, 1:04:42] Indeed, I am familiar with corporate parks out on the western seaboard of the US that once allegedly held recovered non-human bodies alongside the standard office work and pencil pushers. [Visual, 1:04:54] Diagram of a saucer craft’s internal components [Narrator, 1:04:54] Scientific parks on the east coast of the continental United States housing UFO material exploitation efforts alongside standard research, and covert SAPs literally built into everyday infrastructure we take for granted, like doors in a shopping mall that lead to an underground sprawling covert facility, and I mean that literally. [Visual, 1:05:04] Red-tinted shot of a saucer in a hangar [Visual, 1:05:18] Construction vehicle inside an underground tunnel [Narrator, 1:05:18] I talked about several similar instances in my video on DUMBs, Deep Underground Military Bases, where nondescript buildings or offices sometimes house entrances to clandestine UFO and non-human related covert facilities. [Visual, 1:05:24] 3D hologram of a city skyline [Visual, 1:05:33] Render of a triangular craft outside a Northrop Grumman building with “UAP GERB” label [Narrator, 1:05:33] And I talked about this more in my second Northrop project where I believe the Tejon Radar Cross Section Facility is made to appear abandoned and derelict while still housing active underground components focused on UFO recovery and RDTE. [Visual, 1:05:37] Aerial view of the Tejon facility [Visual, 1:05:41] Industrial buildings near a wind farm [Visual, 1:05:44] Row of warehouse buildings with overgrown weeds [Visual, 1:05:50] Inside a dark hangar with Northrop Grumman and U.S. Air Force logos [Narrator, 1:05:50] These sites often feature zero overt security, but extensive hidden security, all to stay hidden in plain sight. [Visual, 1:05:58] Historical footage of the Gadget nuclear device on a tower [Narrator, 1:05:58] And this was of course a feature learned from the Manhattan Project. Sure, Los Alamos, Hanford, and Oak Ridge were heavily guarded, as are several UFO legacy activity sites, but the Manhattan Project also operated literally under our feet in some instances. [Visual, 1:06:03] Map highlighting Los Alamos, Hanford, and Oak Ridge [Visual, 1:06:08] 412th Test Wing facility with display aircraft [Visual, 1:06:11] Vintage close-up of President Harry S. Truman [Visual, 1:06:17] Black and white footage of Dr. Enrico Fermi writing notes [Narrator, 1:06:17] Take Enrico Fermi and the Chicago Pile-1 for example, the world’s first artificial nuclear reactor built in 1942. This work by Fermi was imperative to the Manhattan Project, a secret experiment that produced the first self-sustaining chain reaction. [Visual, 1:06:21] Cutaway diagram showing a nuclear reactor pile [Visual, 1:06:23] Drawing of workers constructing Chicago Pile-1 [Visual, 1:06:25] Reenactment footage of Fermi with text caption [Visual, 1:06:29] Painting of scientists witnessing the Chicago Pile-1 experiment [Visual, 1:06:34] Video static transition [Visual, 1:06:35] Illustration of Chicago Pile-1 reactor pile [Narrator, 1:06:35] Chicago Pile-1 was not out in the open like Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, or Hanford. Indeed, Pile-1 was hidden under a squash court, under the stands of Stagg Field at the University of Chicago. [Visual, 1:06:41] Photo of Stagg Field at the University of Chicago [Visual, 1:06:48] Drawing of Chicago Pile-1 with label “World’s First Reactor” [Narrator, 1:06:48] This project by Enrico Fermi was so secret it was not relayed to the Chicago mayor at the time. [Visual, 1:06:55] Map showing underground military base locations [Narrator, 1:06:55] Again, I recommend watching my DUMB video to learn more, but one thing the Manhattan Project 2.0 took from the Manhattan Project was hiding within plain sight, restricting physical security to the background to operate right in front of everyone’s eyes. [Visual, 1:07:02] Historical photo of Oppenheimer [Visual, 1:07:05] Close-up of an eye with an atom overlay in the pupil [Visual, 1:07:12] Nuclear explosion [Visual, 1:07:14] Scientist in protective mask with text “CLASSIFICATION/INFO CONTROL” [Narrator, 1:07:14] Classification and information control. I wish to primarily speak on this subject in relation to the 1954 Atomic Energy Agreement. [Visual, 1:07:18] Photo of President Eisenhower signing the 1954 Atomic Energy Act [Visual, 1:07:24] Soldier adjusting gear in lab with text “PART 2 SAP/CLASSIFICATION CONTROL” [Narrator, 1:07:24] As in part two of this project, we will dive in great detail into classification control and Special Access Programs. However, there is still some poignant discussion to be had in relation to the Manhattan Project. [Visual, 1:07:33] Graphic of a spinning atom [Visual, 1:07:39] Historical photo of three officials at a press conference [Narrator, 1:07:39] Early nuclear secrets during the Manhattan Project were overseen by an internal system of self-censorship and publication control, with the Office of Scientific Research and Development spearheaded by the illustrious Vannevar Bush, and later the Manhattan Engineering District, establishing voluntary, then mandatory censorship of nuclear physics discussions and publications. [Visual, 1:07:42] Historical photo of General Leslie Groves [Visual, 1:07:45] Vannevar Bush photo with text “SELF-CENSORSHIP PUBLICATION CONTROL” [Visual, 1:07:48] Vannevar Bush seated in a library [Visual, 1:07:54] General Leslie Groves speaking [Visual, 1:07:56] Cartoon of hands controlling a nuclear atom [Visual, 1:08:03] Portrait of General Leslie Groves with name caption [Narrator, 1:08:03] Indeed, it was none other than General Leslie Groves who additionally implemented early iterations of modern secure compartmented information and Special Access Program compartmentalization within the Manhattan Project, implementing a tiered system where access to information and core program secrets were granted on a compartmented and need-to-know basis. [Visual, 1:08:08] Scientist pointing to formulas on a blackboard [Visual, 1:08:18] Cover of General Leslie Groves’ book “Now It Can Be Told” and page excerpt with highlighted text [Visual, 1:08:28] Historical footage of scientists working on the Gadget bomb [Narrator, 1:08:28] During the course of the Manhattan Project, both the Manhattan Project and its immediate successor, the Atomic Energy Commission founded in 1946, developed their own personal security clearance systems separate from DoD and Executive Branch frameworks. [Visual, 1:08:34] AEC logo and text “GUARDIAN OF THE ATOM” [Visual, 1:08:37] Aerial view of the Pentagon with organizational seals and text “CLEARANCE SYSTEM” [Visual, 1:08:44] Diagram comparing Q and L clearances with DoD equivalents [Narrator, 1:08:44] These being Q clearance, equivalent to Top Secret restricted data, and L clearance, equivalent to Confidential restricted data. And this is where we must really dig in. [Visual, 1:08:53] Text “SECRET TO BE SHOWN TO AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY” [Visual, 1:08:58] Photo of President Truman signing the 1946 Atomic Energy Act [Narrator, 1:08:58] The establishment of the Atomic Energy Commission in 1946 as the successor to the Manhattan Project saw the advent of quote-unquote “restricted data.” [Visual, 1:09:05] Page showing definition of “RESTRICTED DATA” [Visual, 1:09:09] Cover page of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 document [Narrator, 1:09:10] If you are curious for more, I do suggest reading the Atomic Energy Act of 1946. [Visual, 1:09:16] Vintage footage of scientists working inside a tent [Narrator, 1:09:16] An informal practice during the Manhattan Project under Groves was the idea of information quote-unquote “born secret.” [Visual, 1:09:20] Historical video with text overlay “BORN SECRET” [Visual, 1:09:24] Bright flash of a nuclear blast [Narrator, 1:09:24] If a scientist wrote down core fission or nuclear secrets, that information was inherently classified by nature, not by a review and classification designation. [Visual, 1:09:27] Atomic sphere animation overlaying a document stamped “RESTRICTED” [Visual, 1:09:35] Atomic Energy Commission logo [Narrator, 1:09:35] Thus, this once informal idea was made law in the 1946 Atomic Energy Agreement, which introduced restricted data. [Visual, 1:09:41] Close-up of document page showing definition of “restricted data” [Visual, 1:09:44] Presentation slide explaining “What is Restricted Data?” [Narrator, 1:09:44] Today, restricted data is the only classification that applies automatically to information by subject matter, rather than by a formal classification decision. [Visual, 1:09:56] Person with a flamethrower near a crashed saucer in a field at night [Narrator, 1:09:56] And thus we arrive to one of the core concepts of the Manhattan… [Visual, 1:10:00] Hazmat operator near a crashed saucer-like object at night. [Narrator, 1:10:00] project 2.0 that I believe continues to this day. [Visual, 1:10:04] Pentagon aerial view with “US CLASSIFICATION” overlay. [Narrator, 1:10:04] The existence of the Manhattan Project split US classification into two parallel tracks. [Visual, 1:10:11] Capitol dome with Track 1 “EXECUTIVE ORDER BASED SYSTEM” text overlay. [Narrator, 1:10:11] Track one being the Executive Order-based system covering Confidential, Secret, and Top Secret classification, [Visual, 1:10:18] Barack Obama speaking at a podium. [Narrator, 1:10:18] as well as the SCI/SAP compartment layers under Obama’s 2009 Executive Order 13526, [Visual, 1:10:27] Ronald Reagan speaking. [Narrator, 1:10:27] which is an iteration of Reagan’s 1982 Executive Order 12356. [Visual, 1:10:33] Diagram of Track 1 and Track 2 classification systems. [Narrator, 1:10:33] In Track two, the statutory Atomic Energy Act system of restricted data, now overseen by the Department of Energy. [Visual, 1:10:43] Vintage footage of a laboratory facility. [Narrator, 1:10:43] These two systems have completely different legal bases, declassification procedures, and oversight mechanisms. [Visual, 1:10:50] Donald Trump walking and speaking on an airplane. [Narrator, 1:10:50] So, no, an Executive Order by Trump to reveal the UFO files [Visual, 1:10:56] Hands working in a lab with “U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY” text overlay. [Narrator, 1:10:56] would not touch any DOE restricted data covered by a statutory order. [Visual, 1:11:02] Three men in a podcast studio. [Narrator, 1:11:02] Perhaps this is why, according to my understanding, [Visual, 1:11:05] Department of Energy James V. Forrestal Building exterior. [Narrator, 1:11:05] the DOE is quite literally baked into every single layer of the legacy program structure. [Visual, 1:11:13] Illustration of a military jet and a hovering triangular UFO. [Narrator, 1:11:13] For example, the Air Force program structure I just outlined. [Visual, 1:11:17] Hangar opening to reveal a flying saucer with Department of Energy seal overlaid. [Narrator, 1:11:17] The DOE is involved in everything from day-to-day involvement performing T and E on derivative technologies on the Edwards 412th Test Wing to working alongside the DAF RCO on legacy administrative properties. [Visual, 1:11:34] Finger pressing fast forward button on a tape deck. [Narrator, 1:11:34] So, now let’s fast forward to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, [Visual, 1:11:36] “ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954” document title page. [Narrator, 1:11:36] where I believe we can observe when the Manhattan Project 2.0’s classification teeth [Visual, 1:11:39] Flying saucer flying over trees. [Narrator, 1:11:39] grew into fangs. [Visual, 1:11:47] David Grusch speaking with headphones on, microphone, and a red curtain background. [David Grusch, 1:11:47] And, you know, and—and you notice the Schumer amendment if anybody reads it, awkwardly calls out the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, right? And they’re basically treating this as nuclear secrets because it gives off, you know, nuclear radiation. Because if you look at the ultra-vague definition of special nuclear material, which is Section 51 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, it says, ‘Anything that gives off a sizeable amount of atomic energy,’ literally, that’s what it says. Well, what’s sizeable? And what legal gymnastics are you saying this stuff, which is obviously not a—well, who knows, maybe it is a nuclear weapon, and you’re saying this is a US nuclear secret? You’re transclassifying it into a nuclear secret, which I understand maybe at first why they did that, and I’m not admonishing the hard decisions that presidents and other folks did many years ago when this was more of an enigma, and we wanted to like lock it down, figure it out, and then see what we’re going to do. [Visual, 1:12:56] Flying saucer in a hangar rotating with red lighting. [Narrator, 1:12:56] This is far from a novel discussion point on my channel, but I speak often of creative classification loopholes within the DOE that legacy programs enjoy to safeguard UFO activities. [Visual, 1:13:09] Digital globe graphic with “SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL” text overlay. [Narrator, 1:13:09] One such misclassification is the concept of special nuclear material, [Visual, 1:13:15] Document page detailing “special nuclear material” definitions. [Narrator, 1:13:15] whose information is inherently covered by restricted data. [Visual, 1:13:19] David Grusch speaking at a congressional hearing. [Narrator, 1:13:19] And as David Grusch just stated, [Visual, 1:13:22] Animation of a bunk room in a shipping container with a person in a hazmat suit. [Narrator, 1:13:22] such a system can be abused to improperly classify UFO materials under extremely strict DOE classification controls, [Visual, 1:13:32] Vintage footage of J. Robert Oppenheimer smiling. [Narrator, 1:13:32] essentially safeguarding UFO materials and information with the same severity as nuclear secrets. [Visual, 1:13:39] “ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954” document stamped with “TRANSCLASSIFIED FOREIGN NUCLEAR INFORMATION (TFNI)“. [Narrator, 1:13:39] Indeed, the 1954 Atomic Energy Agreement, Section 142 to be specific, also gave statutory authority for Transclassified Foreign Nuclear Information, or TFNI, [Visual, 1:13:52] Document page showing “Transclassified Foreign Nuclear Information (TFNI)” text. [Narrator, 1:13:52] which was given the unique name of TFNI in 2010 under 32 CFR Part 2001. [Visual, 1:14:00] Slide titled “What is Transclassified Foreign Nuclear Information?“. [Narrator, 1:14:00] Transclassified Foreign Nuclear Information exists as a type of classified information, not inherently a classification level like restricted data and formerly restricted data within the DOE. [Visual, 1:14:06] Document page stamped in red “RESTRICTED DATA”. [Narrator, 1:14:06] For example here, [Visual, 1:14:13] Animation of an atom with electrons orbiting. [Narrator, 1:14:13] restricted data may get transclassified out of the restricted data section under Section 142 of the 1954 Atomic Energy Agreement, [Visual, 1:14:24] Slide showing bullet points about Transclassified Foreign Nuclear Information. [Narrator, 1:14:24] then handled like national security information, but still subject to Atomic Energy protections like exemption from declassification. [Visual, 1:14:32] Diagram of Track 1 and Track 2 classification systems. [Narrator, 1:14:32] Essentially, TFNI enjoys both the Atomic Energy Commission and executive order classification framework. [Visual, 1:14:40] Chuck Schumer speaking at a Senate podium. [Narrator, 1:14:40] TFNI is the language used specifically in the Schumer legislation, aka the UAPDA, [Visual, 1:14:47] Highlighted text in paragraph 4 of the UAPDA legislation. [Narrator, 1:14:47] where it is explicitly stated UFO legacy programs have misclassified UFO materials, data, files, programs, discoveries, etc., as Transclassified Foreign Nuclear Information [Visual, 1:14:57] Night footage of orange lights in the sky next to highlighted UAPDA text. [Narrator, 1:14:57] to utilize the most deep-sixed channels of US classification. [Visual, 1:15:06] Vintage film strip with the word “SECRET”. [Narrator, 1:15:06] This is where our section on classification and information control ties into our physical security section. [Visual, 1:15:07] Hangar interior showing a delta-wing stealth craft and text overlays “PHYSICAL SECURITY” and “CLASSIFICATION/INFO CONTROL”. [Narrator, 1:15:07] I have spoken numerous times on how DOE classification controls are abused for legacy operations, [Visual, 1:15:14] Man with a beard speaking in front of screens displaying science graphics and the DOE seal. [Narrator, 1:15:14] and thus special teams operating under DOE controls are mobilized for legacy activities. [Visual, 1:15:22] People in green and white hazmat suits standing in a desert. [Narrator, 1:15:22] These include DOE SRTs, or Special Response Teams, [Visual, 1:15:29] Tactical operators with shotguns and “SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAMS” text overlay. [Narrator, 1:15:29] which are tasked with safeguarding premier DOE NNSA sites like Sandia, Oak Ridge, and Los Alamos. [Visual, 1:15:34] Tactical officer in green running in outdoor training ground. [Narrator, 1:15:34] I have theorized that SRTs may be involved as ground element direct action forces within UFO crash retrieval teams. [Visual, 1:15:43] Tactical officers putting on gear, followed by a black triangular UFO in the night sky. [Narrator, 1:15:43] I have theorized with low confidence that SRTs were a ground element to securing the UFO crash retrieval that USMC Lance Corporal Jonathan Weygandt observed in Peru during 1997’s Operation Laser Strike. [Visual, 1:15:52] Tactical operator with rifle, followed by illustration of a mechanical snake-like craft in a jungle. [Narrator, 1:15:52] I have theorized with medium to high confidence that SRTs operated as a ground element for test operations of an enormous derivative triangular airframe [Visual, 1:15:59] Two men sitting at a table in the interview setting. [Narrator, 1:15:59] observed by USMC Sergeant Roger Castle during 1997’s Hunter Warrior Advanced Warfighting Experiment in Southern California. [Visual, 1:16:06] Tactical operators in dark gear walking in a forest and along a snowy road at night. [Narrator, 1:16:06] Outside of DOE SRTs, I have spoken frequently [Visual, 1:16:14] Hovering triangular craft, followed by two men in a podcast studio. [Narrator, 1:16:14] about DOE NNSA NEST, or the Nuclear Emergency Support Teams. [Visual, 1:16:28] NNSA logo plane, followed by lab work, and a NEST group photo. [Narrator, 1:16:28] NEST was created under Executive Order 12656 to operate under the primary authority of the 1954 Atomic Energy Act. [Visual, 1:16:33] Grid of photos showing NEST equipment and personnel. [Narrator, 1:16:33] NEST was founded as a DOE specialized nuclear emergency organization that assisted the FBI and numerous government agencies by, quote, [Visual, 1:16:38] “VG 4 Executive Order 12656” document with highlighted text. [Narrator, 1:16:38] ‘providing technical expertise and advice in response to a variety of potential incident threats involving nuclear materials,’ end quote. [Visual, 1:16:47] “SUMMARY EXECUTIVE ORDER 12656” and “NUCLEAR THREAT RESPONSIBILITY” documents. [Narrator, 1:16:47] NEST operates as an umbrella organization to handle all nuclear and radiological emergencies for the DOE. [Visual, 1:17:07] NEST logo and “DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES” diagram. [Narrator, 1:17:07] NEST’s mission is to, quote, [Visual, 1:17:15] Personnel in white anti-C suits, technicians inspecting a truck, and hands working on maps. [Narrator, 1:17:15] ‘be prepared to respond immediately to any type of radiological accident or incident anywhere in the world,’ end quote. [Visual, 1:17:26] Pilot in helicopter cockpit, followed by troops descending steps from a plane. [Narrator, 1:17:26] While on the subject of NEST, I hypothesize with near total certainty that NEST was the ground element team dressed in MOPP, or mission-oriented protective posture gear, [Visual, 1:17:37] Two men sitting at a table in the interview setting. [Narrator, 1:17:37] that Lance Corporal Jonathan Weygandt observed securing a UFO crash site. [Visual, 1:17:43] Twin-turboprop plane, Capitol building at night, geographic heatmaps, and a group photo, followed by “DOE/NNSA NEST NF-MAP” screen. [Narrator, 1:17:43] Just as I hypothesize with near total certainty, one of NEST’s core elements, the NF-MAP, or Nuclear Forensics Material Analysis Program, is a paramount component to crash retrieval programs. I highly suggest you commit to memory. [Visual, 1:17:58] Webpage titled “NNSA Conducts Multi-Lab Nuclear Forensics Exercise” with lab photo. [Narrator, 1:17:58] Within NEST, NF-MAP is tasked to deliver, quote, [Visual, 1:18:18] Tactical operator at window, followed by operators in hazmat suits carrying equipment at night. [Narrator, 1:18:18] ‘timely, specific, state-of-the-art forensic results for nuclear materials found outside regulatory control, whether intercepted, discovered, or taken from an undetonated nuclear device,’ end quote. [Visual, 1:18:31] Flying saucer rotating in the hangar with an overlaid quote from Randall Weidman. [Narrator, 1:18:31] Essentially, NF-MAP operates to answer this question: [Visual, 1:18:42] Black van and semi-truck on a highway, followed by dashboard camera view of vehicles. [Narrator, 1:18:42] If nuclear material or a nuclear device were intercepted in the United States, where did it come from, and who was responsible? [Visual, 1:18:53] Map of key NNSA facilities in the United States, with a quote at the bottom. [Narrator, 1:18:53] Perhaps then it should really be no surprise that non-regulatory—and remember that, non-regulatory—nuclear materials that are collected by NEST and NF-MAP are then transported to locations I have accused on numerous occasions, as recently as the Sandia project, as existing as core legacy program elements, including, quote, ‘key NNSA facilities: Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Other DOE NNSA facilities that participate in the National Nuclear Material Archive program within NF-MAP—Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Y-12 National Security Complex,’ end quote. Does this seem familiar? [Visual, 1:19:13] Illustration of a triangular UFO from underneath, followed by scrolling green code. [Narrator, 1:19:13] Lastly, let’s briefly touch on the OST, or Office of Secure Transportation, I spoke of in my Sandia project, which works closely alongside the DOE NNSA NEST. [Visual, 1:19:17] Department of Energy seal transitioning to NNSA logo, followed by document titled “Office of Secure Transportation (OST) Training Manual”. [Visual, 1:19:25] Men in hazmat suits near a white SUV, followed by night Capitol view, plane in hangar, and group photo. [Visual, 1:19:30] Silver semi-truck driving, followed by vintage photo of three men next to “ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION” truck. [Second Narrator, 1:19:30] Since 1947, the U.S. Department of Energy, DOE, and its predecessor agencies have moved nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons components and special nuclear material by a variety of commercial and government transportation modes. [Visual, 1:19:37] Vintage footage of a green truck, a train, cargo plane, office technicians, and men at a table. [Second Narrator, 1:19:37] In the late 1960s, the Albuquerque Operations Office was directed to expand its transportation system to provide protection to all shipments involving special nuclear material. [Visual, 1:19:56] Vintage footage of a white semi-truck, followed by a woman protesting with a megaphone and “NO NUKES” sign. [Second Narrator, 1:19:56] An increase in political acts of violence prompted a review of procedures. [Narrator, 1:20:00] for the safeguarding of the materials. [Visual, 1:20:00] A woman protesting with a megaphone and a “NO” sign. [Visual, 1:20:02] A line of colorful trucks with the Office of Secure Transportation seal. [Narrator, 1:20:02] In 1975, the Office of Secure Transportation was established, and responsibility for nuclear weapons transportation was transferred to the Albuquerque Operations Office of the Atomic Energy Commission, predecessor to the Department of Energy. [Visual, 1:20:10] The Albuquerque Operations Office building. [Visual, 1:20:15] Department of Energy building entrance. [Visual, 1:20:17] A row of grey trucks with the DOE and NNSA seals. [Narrator, 1:20:18] In 2000, DOE created the National Nuclear Security Administration. [Narrator, 1:20:23] This office administers the total United States nuclear weapons program, including the design, production, and delivery of nuclear weapons and components. [Visual, 1:20:27] Close-up of a U.S. Government license plate on a truck. [Visual, 1:20:30] A grey semi-truck driving on the highway. [Visual, 1:20:33] Document titled “Subject: Departmental Nuclear Emergency Support Team”. [Gerb, 1:20:33] Under DOE order 153.1A, the Office of Secure Transportation, quote, “may provide transportation for the NEST, nuclear weapons, nuclear weapon components, and special nuclear material within the continental United States,” end quote. [Visual, 1:20:39] Highlighted text in the Office of Secure Transportation document. [Visual, 1:20:52] Map showing NNSA sites across the United States. [Gerb, 1:20:52] OST operates within Amarillo, Texas, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, home to three DOE FFRDCs. [Visual, 1:21:02] Sandia National Laboratories entrance sign. [Gerb, 1:21:02] Indeed, Sandia themselves have supplied the OST with MGTs, or Mobile Guardian Transport units, for transportation of, quote, “nuclear materials, special components, and nuclear weapons across the country,” end quote. [Visual, 1:21:07] A row of grey semi-trucks with the DOE and NNSA seals. [Visual, 1:21:11] A grey truck driving on the highway. [Visual, 1:21:13] Photo of a group of people posing in front of a blue MGT truck. [Visual, 1:21:20] A convoy of vehicles on the road led by a black van. [Gerb, 1:21:20] I have theorized with extreme confidence, the OST, under the DOE and NNSA, directly transports UFO materials and secrets across the CONUS, or continental United States. [Visual, 1:21:25] A white semi-truck driving on the highway. [Visual, 1:21:34] A black van driving on the highway. [Narrator, 1:21:34] OST convoys are composed of unmarked escort and transport vehicles. The only easily recognized feature is the U.S. government license plate. [Visual, 1:21:37] A white semi-truck driving on the highway. [Visual, 1:21:41] Close-up of a U.S. Government license plate on a truck. [Narrator, 1:21:43] Escort vehicles always accompany transport vehicles. Transports are conventional three-axle truck tractors with two-axle semitrailers, while the escort vehicles vary in design. [Visual, 1:21:44] Black van driving on the highway. [Visual, 1:21:47] Side view of a moving truck trailer. [Visual, 1:21:52] A gold-colored Chevrolet van. [Visual, 1:21:54] A grey pickup truck driving. [Visual, 1:21:56] Armed personnel exiting a building. [Narrator, 1:21:56] The personnel who operate these vehicles are NNSA federal agents. They are highly trained, well armed, and authorized to use deadly force to protect their cargo. [Visual, 1:22:00] Armed personnel loading gear into a truck. [Visual, 1:22:03] Armed agent standing guard by a highway with a police car. [Visual, 1:22:08] Agents training at a shooting range with handguns. [Narrator, 1:22:08] Each federal agent completes more than 1,000 hours of agent candidate training, and receives continuous training throughout his or her career in the form of operational readiness training. [Visual, 1:22:14] Agents training with rifles in prone position. [Visual, 1:22:20] Hand operating a touch screen navigation system. [Narrator, 1:22:20] They receive detailed instruction on the techniques of operating all necessary equipment, as well as conducting paramilitary operations. [Visual, 1:22:26] Armed agents training in the woods. [Visual, 1:22:29] Agent training with a sniper rifle. [Narrator, 1:22:29] They also receive expert instruction in tactics, including the use of a variety of firearms. [Visual, 1:22:35] Row of grey semi-trucks. [Narrator, 1:22:35] Instruction on the complex operating procedures and safe handling of the tractor trailers are given enormous emphasis because the Office of Secure Transportation logs over four and a half million miles each year. [Visual, 1:22:40] Mechanic opening the hood of a truck. [Visual, 1:22:43] Mechanic working on the truck engine. [Visual, 1:22:47] Mechanic checking engine fluid reservoir. [Visual, 1:22:49] A black triangle logo graphic. [Gerb, 1:22:50] And now, a complete theory of mine. Under the DOE’s semi-autonomous agency, the National Nuclear Security Administration, or NNSA, using FFRDCs such as Sandia, Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, and Lawrence Livermore, the NNSA leverages NEST, OST, and SRT for the onsite recovery, procurement, and transportation of recovered UFOs under the guise of the 1954 Atomic Energy Act. [Visual, 1:22:52] Static graphic with NNSA letters. [Visual, 1:22:54] NNSA logo. [Visual, 1:23:00] Map of the United States with NNSA sites and text. [Visual, 1:23:06] NNSA logo. [Visual, 1:23:08] DOE, NNSA, OST, and NEST logos alongside a video of armed personnel. [Visual, 1:23:17] U.S. Atomic Energy Commission seal. [Visual, 1:23:21] Black van driving on the road. [Gerb, 1:23:21] And shout out here to my one specific good friend, that I am talking about OST again. I know you’re jumping for joy watching this. [Visual, 1:23:26] Armed personnel in gear walking through tall grass. [Visual, 1:23:30] Vintage footage of a large metal sphere. [Gerb, 1:23:30] So you see, the concept of restricted data and creative classification systems arose from the Manhattan Project onto 1946’s Atomic Energy Commission. [Visual, 1:23:37] “Guardian of the Atom” title card with the Atomic Energy Commission seal. [Visual, 1:23:41] A large silver flying saucer in a laboratory setting with scientists. [Gerb, 1:23:41] And we can find nearly identical practices taken with even greater security mechanisms and lockdown classifications by the Manhattan Project 2.0. [Visual, 1:23:52] DOE seal. [Gerb, 1:23:52] We can also find modern day DOE NNSA special teams emboldened by the 1954 Atomic Energy Commission agreements, the lynchpin for the Manhattan Project 2.0’s classification structure, that in my opinion, plays imperative roles in scientific analysis of UFO crash retrievals, transportation of recovered UFOs and their biological occupants, actually retrieving UFOs, and safeguarding UFO national laboratory sites. [Visual, 1:23:53] NNSA logo. [Visual, 1:23:56] Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower. [Visual, 1:24:01] Close-up of a document with “RESTRICTED DATA” and “CONFIDENTIAL” stamps. [Visual, 1:24:06] A military helicopter in flight. [Visual, 1:24:07] U.S. Air Force cargo plane on the ground. [Visual, 1:24:08] Group of people posing next to a helicopter inside a hangar. [Visual, 1:24:09] Group of people looking inside a vehicle. [Visual, 1:24:10] NEST logo. [Visual, 1:24:13] Office of Secure Transportation training manual cover page. [Visual, 1:24:18] Personnel in hazmat suits working at night. [Visual, 1:24:24] Mushroom cloud with a “SECRET” overlay. [Visual, 1:24:26] Harry S. Truman speaking. [Gerb, 1:24:26] Lastly here, we arrive to another security infrastructure concept copied from the Manhattan Project onto the Manhattan Project 2.0: the political shield/cover. [Visual, 1:24:35] U.S. Capitol dome with “POLITICAL SHIELD / COVER” text. [Gerb, 1:24:39] The Manhattan Project saw civilian and political oversight spearheaded by an incredibly small and tight-knit group called the Top Policy Group. [Visual, 1:24:39] Portrait of General Leslie Groves. [Visual, 1:24:46] Portrait of Vannevar Bush with “TOP POLICY GROUP” text. [Visual, 1:24:49] Archival photo of two men with “TOP POLICY GROUP” text overlay. [Gerb, 1:24:49] The Top Policy Group served as the mechanism through which the President was able to retain control over the Manhattan Project, while circumnavigating normal government channels to maintain the secrecy of the project. Sound familiar? [Visual, 1:24:52] Archival footage of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. [Visual, 1:24:57] A sign reading “UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS KEEP OUT”. [Visual, 1:24:59] A document with “TOP SECRET” written on it. [Visual, 1:25:01] Close-up of a dial on a safe lock. [Visual, 1:25:04] Screen with “TOP POLICY GROUP” text. [Gerb, 1:25:04] Initial membership for this group consisted of President FDR, who would be replaced by President Truman, Vice President Henry Wallace, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Army Chief of Staff George Marshall, and again, remember that name, Vannevar Bush of the OSRD, Office of Scientific Research and Development, and James Conant, Bush’s deputy. [Visual, 1:25:07] Photos of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman with an arrow. [Visual, 1:25:11] Photo of Henry Wallace. [Visual, 1:25:13] Photo of Henry Stimson. [Visual, 1:25:15] Photo of George Marshall. [Visual, 1:25:20] Photo of Vannevar Bush. [Visual, 1:25:24] Photo of James Conant. [Visual, 1:25:28] U.S. flag flying at half-mast. [Gerb, 1:25:28] Funny enough, when Truman became FDR’s Vice President for the 1944 election, he was not briefed into the Manhattan Project, and only received a briefing from the Top Policy Group when he took office in 1945. [Visual, 1:25:29] Harry S. Truman taking the oath of office. [Visual, 1:25:36] Document excerpt titled “First Encounter with the Manhattan Project”. [Visual, 1:25:42] Extended view of the “First Encounter with the Manhattan Project” text. [Gerb, 1:25:42] Almost even more comically here, Truman did in fact brush elbows with the Manhattan Project during World War II in his prior capacity as a Senator, when Truman spearheaded the Truman Committee, a committee reviewing defense programs. Here Truman witnessed the funneling of millions of dollars into a project labeled, quote, “Expediting Production,” end quote, that featured no further descriptions or explanations on that hastily labeled project. [Visual, 1:26:03] Document text highlighting “Expediting Production”. [Visual, 1:26:05] Archival footage of Truman speaking. [Visual, 1:26:08] Archival footage of Truman greeting people. [Visual, 1:26:12] Document excerpt regarding Truman’s meeting with Stimson. [Gerb, 1:26:12] At this time, Truman even approached Stimson for answers, yet Stimson just told Truman, quote, “that the information was classified in order to protect national security,” end quote. [Visual, 1:26:13] Archival footage of Henry Stimson visiting patients. [Visual, 1:26:26] Video transition with color distortion. [Visual, 1:26:28] Dwight D. Eisenhower taking the oath of office as Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson administers it. [Chief Justice Vinson, 1:26:28] You, Dwight D. Eisenhower, do solemnly swear… [Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1:26:33] I, Dwight D. Eisenhower, do solemnly swear… [Chief Justice Vinson, 1:26:38] …that you will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States… [Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1:26:45] …that I will faithfully execute the office of the President of the United States… [Chief Justice Vinson, 1:26:50] …and will, to the best of your ability… [Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1:26:53] …and will, to the best of my ability… [Chief Justice Vinson, 1:26:56] …preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States… [Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1:27:04] …preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States… [Chief Justice Vinson, 1:27:10] …so help you God. [Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1:27:13] So help me God. [Visual, 1:27:15] Eagle emblem on a building facade. [Gerb, 1:27:16] As I stated, I believe Truman and Eisenhower laid the foundations for the Manhattan Project 2.0. [Visual, 1:27:16] Crowds watching the presidential inauguration. [Visual, 1:27:23] Washington D.C. skyline with the Capitol building and Washington Monument. [Visual, 1:27:25] Webpage showing New Mexico Representative J. Andrew Kissner. [Gerb, 1:27:24] I am again in agreement here with former New Mexico State Representative J. Andrew Kissner, that the program coordinator for the fledgling Manhattan Project 2.0 was relegated to the newly formed in August of 1947 National Security Council. [Visual, 1:27:29] Text excerpt describing the National Security Council. [Visual, 1:27:40] Black and white photo of Truman writing at a desk, with text below. [Gerb, 1:27:40] The National Security Council, of course, is harnessed by the President of the United States for national security, military, and foreign policy matters. [Visual, 1:27:41] Photo of President Biden and advisors in the Situation Room. [Visual, 1:27:50] The White House south facade with “NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL” text. [Gerb, 1:27:50] The NSC, as we will call it for short, originates from within the White House as part of the executive office, and is composed of senior national security advisors and presidential cabinet officials. [Visual, 1:27:56] List of National Security Council members overlaid on a White House photo. [Visual, 1:28:03] Illustration of military personnel recovering a crashed saucer. [Gerb, 1:28:03] Of course, we cannot speak of 1947 UFO programs and Truman without mention of the enigmatic Majestic 12. [Visual, 1:28:09] Illustration with “MAJ12” text overlay. [Visual, 1:28:12] Split screen of Gerb and Ryan S. Wood, with book covers. [Gerb, 1:28:12] I have a full video on the Majestic 12 with the world’s best Majestic 12 researcher, Ryan S. Wood, so I highly recommend checking that out. [Visual, 1:28:21] Archival footage of President Truman speaking at a microphone. [Gerb, 1:28:21] I of course believe that Truman establishing the National Security Council as the UFO legacy program coordinating body stands on its own, but let’s briefly discuss that MJ-12 connection here. [Visual, 1:28:30] Cover page of the Operation Majestic 12 briefing document. [Gerb, 1:28:30] I will not waste time explaining what the MJ-12 is or its history and evolution. [Visual, 1:28:34] Three men analyzing a map. [Visual, 1:28:38] Close-up of a man at the table. [Visual, 1:28:41] “WE LIKE IKE” campaign sign. [Gerb, 1:28:41] What I can tell you, is I believe with confidence, that regardless of the documents, a group called Maj 12, and Maj 12 specifically, did indeed exist under at least Eisenhower, and we will address that shortly. [Visual, 1:28:43] Eisenhower walking through snow with military officers. [Visual, 1:28:45] Close-up of President Eisenhower. [Visual, 1:28:47] Military officers in the snow. [Visual, 1:28:48] “MAJ12” text overlay on screen. [Visual, 1:28:53] Eisenhower reviewing soldiers. [Visual, 1:28:56] Atomic Energy Commission seal. [Visual, 1:28:58] Page of the Majestic 12 document with warning text. [Gerb, 1:28:58] The Eisenhower briefing document, stamped 18 November 1952, sought to allegedly brief presidential incumbent General Dwight D. Eisenhower on the Majestic 12 operations, as well as origins and modus operandi of this shadowy group. [Visual, 1:29:00] Title page of the briefing document. [Visual, 1:29:16] Hands flipping through pages of a document. [Gerb, 1:29:16] The EBD, as I will call it from here, is the first Majestic 12 document to, quote-unquote, “leak,” and is one I find somewhat convincing due to the authentication work done by the late legend Stanton Friedman. [Visual, 1:29:22] Archival footage of a talk show interview. [Visual, 1:29:29] Inauguration photo with document text overlay. [Gerb, 1:29:29] The EBD contains some rather interesting parallels to actually known events, such as the Eisenhower briefing document containing a memorandum for SecDef, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, from President Harry Truman himself, dated 24 September 1947, discussing the authorization for Forrestal and Bush to proceed with Operation Majestic 12. [Visual, 1:29:35] The September 24, 1947 memorandum from Truman to Forrestal. [Visual, 1:29:47] Close-up portrait of a man. [Visual, 1:29:50] Portrait of Vannevar Bush. [Visual, 1:29:53] Side-by-side comparison of the Truman memorandum and his daily appointment log. [Gerb, 1:29:53] Of course, in real life, Truman, Forrestal, and Bush did in fact meet on 24 September. [Visual, 1:30:00] Operation Majestic 12 briefing document and Truman daily appointments list [Narrator, 1:30:00] … 1947. [Visual, 1:30:01] Archival footage of officials gathered in a dark room [Narrator, 1:30:01] And of course, James Forrestal was a key member of the National Security Council from its very inception until 1949, when he died. [Visual, 1:30:07] Archival footage of officials standing in a group [Visual, 1:30:11] Archival footage of two men in an office talking at a desk [Narrator, 1:30:11] And Vannevar Bush was a key scientific consultant to the NSC, especially as chairman of the Research and Development Board, or RDB. [Visual, 1:30:15] Close-up of Vannevar Bush [Visual, 1:30:18] Close-up of another official [Visual, 1:30:20] Newspaper headlines reporting the death of James Forrestal [Narrator, 1:30:20] We can find other interesting parallels around the real-life death of Secretary Forrestal, who allegedly threw himself out of the window of Bethesda Naval Hospital on 22 May 1949. [Visual, 1:30:32] Archival photo of four military men with “MJ-12” written on it [Visual, 1:30:33] Photo of General Walter Bedell Smith next to MJ-12 document text [Narrator, 1:30:33] The EBD here discusses General Walter Bedell Smith being appointed as Forrestal’s replacement after his passing in the Majestic 12 on 1 August 1950. [Visual, 1:30:43] Harry S. Truman’s appointments page for August 1, 1950 [Narrator, 1:30:43] And of course, in Truman’s very real daily appointments on 1 August 1950, we can find an off-record meeting with General Walter Smith. [Visual, 1:30:54] Title card for Operation Majestic 12 briefing document [Narrator, 1:30:54] The EBD details the entirety of the original Majestic 12 team, including Forrestal-slash-Smith, Admiral Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter, the illustrious Dr. Vannevar Bush, General Nathan Twining, General Hoyt Vandenberg, Dr. Detlev Bronk, Dr. Jerome Hunsaker, Mr. Sidney Souers, Mr. Gordon Gray, Dr. Donald Menzel, General Robert M. Montague, as well as Dr. Lloyd Berkner. [Visual, 1:30:55] List of MJ-12 members alongside portraits of the members [Visual, 1:31:24] Archival footage of crowds and officials at Eisenhower’s inauguration [Narrator, 1:31:24] Now, I do not know if Truman established the Maj 12, but again, I am quite confident the Maj 12 existed under the Eisenhower administration. [Visual, 1:31:34] Shot of the US Capitol dome [Narrator, 1:31:34] Indeed, I understand through a series of classified presidential executive orders or presidential emergency action documents, again the acronym PEADs, like the top policy group under administrations before him, Eisenhower took a similar route and hid this UFO control group, the Maj 12, under the National Security Council’s 5412 Committee. [Visual, 1:31:36] Close-up of the Seal of the President of the United States [Visual, 1:31:39] Video of Eisenhower at a desk with “PRESIDENTIAL EMERGENCY ACTION DOCUMENTS PEADS” overlay [Visual, 1:31:43] TOP POLICY GROUP diagram showing presidential portraits [Visual, 1:31:48] Portrait of Eisenhower in uniform in front of a map [Visual, 1:31:50] Video of Eisenhower speaking with “5412 COMMITTEE” overlay [Visual, 1:31:59] Black and white footage of Eisenhower speaking at a podium [Eisenhower, 1:31:59] But threats, new in kind or degree, constantly arise. Of these, I mention two only. A vital element in keeping the peace is our military establishment. Our arms must be mighty, ready for instant action, so that no potential aggressor may be tempted to risk his own destruction. Our military organization today bears little relation to that known of any of my predecessors in peacetime, or indeed, by the fighting men of World War II or Korea. [Visual, 1:32:35] White convertible driving past crowds with “5412 COMMITTEE ‘SPECIAL GROUP’” overlay [Narrator, 1:32:35] The 5412 Committee took a similar model and outline to the Manhattan Project’s Top Policy Group: keep key personnel and control groups small, minimize the paper trail, and maintain presidential control through a trusted intermediary. [Visual, 1:32:39] Diagram pointing from TOP POLICY GROUP to 5412 COMMITTEE “SPECIAL GROUP” [Visual, 1:32:43] Footage of Eisenhower speaking with cameras and lights [Visual, 1:32:53] Three-page National Security Council directive document with “Technically NSC 5412/2 on 12 March, 1955 established 5412 Committee ‘Special Group’” overlay [Narrator, 1:32:53] Shortly after taking office, on 15 March 1954, Eisenhower established and approved the NSC 5412, establishing the 5412 Committee for the purpose of serving as an interdepartmental US executive body to review and approve covert US operations. [Visual, 1:33:03] Document text describing the 5412 Special Group [Visual, 1:33:12] NSC 5412/1 document pages [Narrator, 1:33:12] NSC 5412 formally defined covert operations for US policy purposes, as well as established CIA as the executor for covert operations. [Visual, 1:33:24] Eisenhower standing in front of flags with a diagram of the 5412 Committee members [Narrator, 1:33:24] The 5412 Committee originally consisted of the deputy undersecretary of state, deputy secretary of defense, the president’s special assistant for National Security Affairs, and the director of the CIA serving as the group’s action officer. [Visual, 1:33:40] Operation Majestic 12 briefing document title card [Narrator, 1:33:40] Now, circle back to that Eisenhower briefing document EBD and see one accused original MJ-12 member being Mr. Gordon Gray. [Visual, 1:33:44] MJ-12 member list with Gordon Gray highlighted next to his portrait [Visual, 1:33:50] Portrait of Gordon Gray [Narrator, 1:33:50] At that time, President Truman’s Assistant Secretary of the Army. Well, from 1958 to 1961, Gray would also serve as Eisenhower’s National Security Advisor, a.k.a. a member of the 5412 Committee. [Visual, 1:33:55] White House memorandum of meeting regarding 5412 Activities [Visual, 1:34:06] Nighttime shot of a crashed saucer in the forest with “MAJ12” overlay [Narrator, 1:34:06] I firmly believe the Maj 12, or whatever naming convention it evolved into, continued covertly as the control group for the Manhattan Project 2.0, throughout iterations of the 5412 Committee, such as Nixon’s 303 Committee, before the group ultimately went into a black box or broke apart into siloed containers during the 1980s. [Visual, 1:34:16] National Security Action Memorandum No. 303 document [Visual, 1:34:22] Video of Ronald Reagan speaking [Visual, 1:34:30] Aerial view of the Pentagon and Washington D.C. area [Narrator, 1:34:30] However, I do still firmly believe an element of the National Security Council retains oversight of one singular UFO crash retrieval portfolio to this day, involving the Department of Energy, Air Force, CIA’s Directorate of Science and Technology, and select primes and FFRDCs. [Visual, 1:34:35] Video of James Clapper [Visual, 1:34:40] Department of Energy seal and NNSA logo [Visual, 1:34:42] Military aircraft on the tarmac [Visual, 1:34:43] Central Intelligence Agency seal [Visual, 1:34:45] Lockheed Martin F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter [Visual, 1:34:48] Video of a man speaking with list of agencies displayed [Narrator, 1:34:48] This, of course, is the legacy program structure the Age of Disclosure was attempting to outline. [Visual, 1:34:54] Central Intelligence Agency seal [Narrator, 1:34:54] However, this is not the singular legacy program portfolio. So, no, there is no one monolithic program. And the Age of Disclosure conveniently left out the National Security Council as the program coordinator here. This, of course, was to protect Lieutenant General James Clapper. [Visual, 1:34:56] Diagram of “THE LEGACY PROGRAM” organizational structure [Visual, 1:35:01] Video of the man in the dark t-shirt speaking [Visual, 1:35:08] Video of James Clapper testifying at a hearing [Narrator, 1:35:08] This is because, whilst Director of National Intelligence from 2010 to 2017 within the Obama administration, Clapper, alongside his principals and deputies, including Stephanie O’Sullivan and Michael Dempsey, spearheaded the NSC UFO crash retrieval portfolio. [Visual, 1:35:19] Portrait of James Clapper flanked by Stephanie O’Sullivan and Michael Dempsey [Visual, 1:35:30] Video of David Grusch testifying in Congress [Narrator, 1:35:30] And don’t just take my word for it here. Listen to David Grusch say the same. [Visual, 1:35:35] Video of David Grusch speaking in a news interview [David Grusch, 1:35:35] In fact, uh, without being inappropriate, I’ll say that General Clapper was well aware of the crash retrieval issue, managed the crash retrieval issue. And when he was the DNI, USDI, and DIA Director, he placed people in critical roles, uh, to manage this issue, both publicly and, I’ll just say, non, uh, non-publicly as well. And I’ll let the audience distill what I’m saying, uh, at the, at the risk of being inappropriate or going too far with my, uh, discussion. So, uh, General Clapper, Stephanie O’Sullivan, other folks in the IC that are well aware of this issue, that were in rooms discussing this issue, um, I ask you to be, uh, greater leaders on this. I should not be the only former, uh, military officer and intelligence official, uh, that is, uh, being completely candid with the information that they were exposed to. So… [Visual, 1:35:40] Split-screen interview with Megyn Kelly and David Grusch [Visual, 1:36:28] Video of James Clapper speaking at a panel [Narrator, 1:36:28] Indeed, this NSC program portfolio with Clapper gets rather nefarious, with Clapper likely blessing the director of the National Special Program Management Staff, or NPMS, Luis Elizondo, with top cover for the AATIP program as a way to talk about the onion outside of the onion. [Visual, 1:36:33] Video of the man in the dark t-shirt speaking [Visual, 1:36:36] On-screen text for Luis Elizondo, Director of NPMS [Visual, 1:36:44] AATIP graphic with program name [Visual, 1:36:48] Finger pressing a button on a cassette tape deck [Visual, 1:36:49] Organization for National Security flowchart [Narrator, 1:36:49] So you see, I say all of this because I theorize with near certainty that Truman carried on the legacy of the Manhattan Project’s Top Policy Group onto the Manhattan Project 2.0, relegated in 1947 to the newly formed National Security Council. [Visual, 1:37:06] Static glitch transition [Visual, 1:37:07] Video of Eisenhower speaking [Narrator, 1:37:07] Eisenhower, shortly upon taking office, effectively quote-unquote deep-sixed the UFO top policy group within the National Security Council by creating the 5412 Committee, a.k.a. the quote-unquote Special Group. [Visual, 1:37:16] Three-page National Security Council directive document [Visual, 1:37:22] Flying saucer craft inside a hangar facility with “5412 SPECIAL GROUP” overlay [Narrator, 1:37:22] The 5412 Committee or Special Group allowed the president and read-in program individuals to hide the UFO control group even deeper than the former top policy group. As we will continue to discuss thoroughly, I believe the architecture of the 5412 Special Group, directly leading UFO programs in an operational capacity, evolved into a system free from traditional oversight of presidents and quote-unquote temporary employees. [Visual, 1:37:33] Flying saucer craft in a forest clearing at night with “NSC 5412 SPECIAL GROUP” overlay [Visual, 1:37:43] Aerial view of Washington D.C. at dusk [Visual, 1:37:50] On-screen text describing NSC meetings with a White House background [Narrator, 1:37:50] You see, while official National Security Council meetings require full council presence, informal meetings with NSC members with relevant expertise are held off books and often go unrecorded. [Visual, 1:38:03] Negative color video of the White House [Narrator, 1:38:04] And thus, with the stroke of his pen, Eisenhower created the impenetrable UFO control group that would ultimately usurp our system of checks and balances. [Visual, 1:38:06] Archival footage of Eisenhower meeting John F. Kennedy [Visual, 1:38:12] Eisenhower and Kennedy sitting and talking [Visual, 1:38:16] Archival footage of Richard Nixon speaking [Narrator, 1:38:16] Though there have been several presidents read into the UFO legacy portfolio following Eisenhower, I believe the empowering of and deep-sixed nature of the 5412 Special Groups and its evolutions, such as the 303 Committee, began to show traditional presidential power and oversight over UFO crash retrieval and reverse engineering operations slip towards the tail end of the Eisenhower administration. [Visual, 1:38:22] Capitol dome shot [Visual, 1:38:24] Seal of the President of the United States [Visual, 1:38:26] Eisenhower speaking at a desk [Visual, 1:38:30] CGI animation of a flying saucer crashing in a desert [Visual, 1:38:38] Eisenhower walking outside with Richard Nixon [Visual, 1:38:41] Eisenhower speaking at a desk [Narrator, 1:38:41] Perhaps this is what Eisenhower was referring to in his infamous Military-Industrial Complex speech when leaving office. [Visual, 1:38:50] Black and white archival footage of Eisenhower delivering his farewell address [Eisenhower, 1:38:50] In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together. Akin to, and largely responsible for, the sweeping changes in our industrial-military posture, has been the technological revolution during recent decades. In this revolution, research has become central; it also becomes more formalized, complex, and costly. A steadily increasing share is conducted for, by, [Visual, 1:40:00] Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking at a podium [Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1:40:00] or at the direction of, the federal government. Today, the solitary inventor, tinkering in his shop, has been overshadowed by task forces of scientists in laboratories and testing fields. In the same fashion, the free university, versity, historically the fountainhead of free ideas and scientific discovery, has experienced a revolution in the conduct of research. Partly because of the huge costs involved, a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity. For every old blackboard, there are now hundreds of new electronic computers. The prospect of domination of the nation’s scholars by federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present and is gravely to be regarded. [Visual, 1:41:00] Nuclear explosion with “SECRET” and “TO BE SHOWN TO AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY” text [Visual, 1:41:03] Black and white photo of three men sitting in front of a map [Narrator, 1:41:03] So to make a hyper-long section short, we covered security mechanisms the Manhattan Project 2.0 plucked from the Manhattan Projects. [Visual, 1:41:11] Mushroom cloud with a list of security mechanisms: Compartmentalization, Organizational Architecture, Physical Security, Classification/Info Control, Political Shield / Cover [Narrator, 1:41:11] And these include compartmentalization, organizational architecture, physical security, classification/info control, and finally, political shield/cover. [Visual, 1:41:23] Close-up photo of J. Robert Oppenheimer [Narrator, 1:41:23] To summarize this insanely long section, these include legacy operations, borrowing directly or conceptually from the Manhattan Project to operate on a highly compartmentalized, need-to-know basis. [Visual, 1:41:33] clean room with a saucer-shaped craft and “COMPARTMENTALIZATION” text [Narrator, 1:41:33] Establishing unique chains of command, hidden in plain sight, we can observe in the modern-day Air Force legacy program structure. [Visual, 1:41:40] Air Force emblem with “AD INEXPLORATA” and “AFTC.AF.MIL” [Visual, 1:41:45] Sandia Laboratory logo with “PHYSICAL SECURITY” text, transitioning to NNSA and Sandia National Laboratories logos [Narrator, 1:41:45] Physical security delegating custody of recovered NHI vehicles to modern-day DOE, NNSA national labs like Sandia, Los Alamos, and Oak Ridge. [Visual, 1:41:56] Department of Energy building with “CLASSIFICATION/INFO CONTROL” text [Narrator, 1:41:56] Classification and information control through broad interpretations of the 1946 and 1954 Atomic Energy Acts, as well as the implementation of inherited self-imposed classification practices from General Leslie Groves, while also using such classifications to empower DOE/NNSA special teams, such as SRT, OST, and NEST, to operate on the forefront of CONUS-based UFO crash retrieval missions. [Visual, 1:42:05] Photo of General Leslie Groves [Visual, 1:42:13] Atomic Energy Commission seal with “GUARDIAN OF THE ATOM” text [Visual, 1:42:18] Collage of DOE, NNSA, Office of Secure Transportation, and NEST logos [Visual, 1:42:28] Illustration of soldiers and a helicopter retrieving a crashed saucer [Narrator, 1:42:28] And finally, the Manhattan Project 2.0 replicating the Manhattan Project control group, the top policy group, this time within the US National Security Council, specifically the 5412 Committee, to conduct such covert UFO activities with an extremely small and tight-knit control group. [Visual, 1:42:35] Saucer-shaped craft in a hangar with “5412 SPECIAL GROUP” text [Visual, 1:42:41] US Capitol building dome at dusk with “POLITICAL SHIELD / COVER” text [Visual, 1:42:48] George C. Marshall at his desk [Narrator, 1:42:48] But after all that, let’s go ahead and move on, because I now want to talk about some possible personnel who moved from the Manhattan Project security apparatus on to the Manhattan Project 2.0. [Visual, 1:43:02] Title card: “MANHATTAN PROJECT - SHARING THE SECRET” over a photo of Vannevar Bush [Visual, 1:43:08] Aerial view of a canyon road and hikers walking in a forest [Hiker 1, 1:43:09] If you got to ask, one question to ask someone who is not alive anymore, that you feel could answer a lot for you, who would you pick and what would the question be? [Visual, 1:43:11] Close-up of a green hummingbird in flight [Visual, 1:43:14] Three hikers walking and talking on a dirt trail [Hiker 2, 1:43:22] I would probably ask Sarbacher, Oppenheimer, and be like, what was your thought process in the ’40s and ’50s, you know, squirreling this away, mean, besides overlaying the Manhattan Project secrecy? [Visual, 1:43:24] Photos of Robert Sarbacher and Robert Oppenheimer with biographical captions [Visual, 1:43:32] Three hikers walking on the trail [Hiker 1, 1:43:36] Because Oppenheimer was the one who created the classification that included the UFO stuff? [Hiker 2, 1:43:41] Oh, all those guys. The guys that were involved in Manhattan were overlaying the same ecosystem of secrecy and some of the same ways to, uh, protect stuff that they were protecting our nuclear secrets. [Visual, 1:43:42] Scenes from the film “Oppenheimer” showing a desert outpost, hands handling wire, and men in suits [Visual, 1:43:49] Four hikers standing and talking on the path [Visual, 1:43:54] Graphic animation of white smoke/energy lines [Visual, 1:43:55] A helicopter flying next to a flying saucer over a desert runway [Narrator, 1:43:55] I want to spend some time here strengthening my argument that the UFO legacy program security control structure, AKA the Manhattan Project 2.0, was quite literally ripped from the Manhattan Project. [Visual, 1:44:04] Close-up of a mechanical casing [Visual, 1:44:07] Black and white footage of two men shaking hands [Narrator, 1:44:07] And I want to do this by exploring personnel who likely served pivotal roles shaping covert policy within both of these programs. [Visual, 1:44:17] Black and white photo of a group of military and civilian men in a room [Narrator, 1:44:17] And I can really think of nowhere better to start than with one of the greatest scientific minds in American history. [Visual, 1:44:24] Aerial view of MIT campus with “RADIATION LABORATORY M.I.T. CAMBRIDGE MASS. 1940-1945” seal overlay [Narrator, 1:44:24] A man who pioneered the concept of FFRDCs and UARCs through revolutionizing the partnership between government funding and university research. [Visual, 1:44:33] Building with columns and “OSRD” stamp overlay [Narrator, 1:44:33] A man who literally spearheaded the American scientific structure through World War II, the Manhattan Project, and the early days of the Cold War. [Visual, 1:44:42] A saucer flying erratically over a desert landscape and crashing [Narrator, 1:44:42] And a man who was entrusted with the greatest scientific secrets of the 20th century. [Visual, 1:44:48] Black and white footage of two men at a desk looking at a document [Narrator, 1:44:48] This is a man who, if I could sit down and have dinner with anyone from history, would be near the top of my list. I am talking about the illustrious Dr. Vannevar Bush. [Visual, 1:44:59] John Fitch standing outside a house [John Fitch, 1:44:59] Hello, I’m John Fitch, MIT science reporter. We’re at the home of Dr. Vannevar Bush in Belmont, Massachusetts. During World War II, Dr. Bush was the organizer, guiding spirit, and driving force of our nation’s scientific efforts in a global conflict. As director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development, he was responsible for mobilizing the forces which produced many of the technological advances that played an important part in the winning of the war. Dr. Bush worked closely with Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, and in effect was the first of our scientific advisers. He shared the enormous responsibility for the development and use of our most fearsome weapon, the atomic bomb. Let’s meet Dr. Bush. [Visual, 1:45:42] Dr. Vannevar Bush walking in his garden, holding a pipe, and greeting John Fitch [Vannevar Bush, 1:45:46] John, good to have you here. [John Fitch, 1:45:47] Well, Dr. Bush, this is certainly a beautiful home that you have here. [Vannevar Bush, 1:45:50] I think it’s a very nice one. We built it soon after the war. Some eight years ago, some after, soon after I came up from Washington, eight years ago. And it’s worked out very well. [Visual, 1:46:02] Black and white photo of Vannevar Bush with three other men [Narrator, 1:46:02] Vannevar Bush is one of the United States’ most celebrated men of science, an engineer, inventor, and scientist, who helmed the US’s scientific effort during World War II and beyond. [Visual, 1:46:10] Newspaper clipping: “The Paragould Daily Press” with headline “A Top U.S. Scientist Eyes Today’s A-War Factors” and photo of Vannevar Bush [Visual, 1:46:15] Black and white footage of soldiers marching [Narrator, 1:46:15] Indeed, during the Great War, Bush headed the OSRD, or Office of Scientific Research and Development. [Visual, 1:46:22] Document cover: “THE NATIONAL MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD WASHINGTON, D. C. - 17 JUNE 1949” [Narrator, 1:46:22] And following the war, helped establish the Research and Development Board, RDB, on which he would serve as chairman from 1947 to 1948. [Visual, 1:46:26] Photo of Vannevar Bush with caption “CHAIRMAN, RDB 1947-1948” [Visual, 1:46:31] Roswell newspaper headline: “RAAF Captures Flying Saucer…” with overlay “1947-1948” [Narrator, 1:46:31] Of course, two years imperative to the Manhattan Project 2.0. [Visual, 1:46:35] Black and white photo of President Truman and advisors around a table, with the “National Security Act of 1947” document overlaid [Narrator, 1:46:35] Which saw the creation of the 1947 National Security Act, establishing the National Security Council, Air Force, CIA, and other agencies. [Visual, 1:46:44] President Harry S. Truman speaking [Narrator, 1:46:44] And alleged classified presidential executive orders in 1948, delegating custody of recovered discs to the Atomic Energy Commission’s national labs. [Visual, 1:46:55] Dr. Vannevar Bush operating a machine tool [Narrator, 1:46:55] Because you see, while at heart Bush existed as an engineer and scientist, who wished nothing more than to tinker and invent. [Visual, 1:47:03] Flowchart showing “DR. VANNEVAR BUSH” connected to several defense and research entities [Narrator, 1:47:03] Through establishing the OSRD, JRDB, RDB, compartmentalization and secrecy of the Manhattan Project, and conceptualizing the blueprints for modern-day FFRDCs and UARCs. [Visual, 1:47:15] Newspaper clipping: “Dr. Vannevar Bush and the Pentagon” with highlighted text [Narrator, 1:47:15] Bush grew to know, quote, “more about our defense and military administration than anyone else who can be named,” end quote. [Visual, 1:47:24] Text “THE NATIONAL MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD” with scenes of scientific and space technology [Narrator, 1:47:24] Bush served the US military establishment as a stalwart scientific leader and policymaker, more akin to a director of an agency, and quite literally established the modern-day structure and relation between scientists and engineers and the US government. [Visual, 1:47:41] LANL lock with “DO NOT OPERATE” tag [Narrator, 1:47:41] Today, compartmentalized military GOCO, government-owned contractor-operated, contracts for science and technology and research development test and evaluation exist because of the foundational work and ingenuity by Dr. Bush. [Visual, 1:47:43] Aerial view of Los Alamos National Laboratory [Visual, 1:47:51] Dr. Vannevar Bush and John Fitch walking in the garden [Visual, 1:47:56] Vannevar Bush sitting in a library and John Fitch sitting on a couch [John Fitch, 1:47:57] Well, in this country, World War II was certainly an important turning point for science. What about in the role of the science advisor? How has that changed over the years since then? [Vannevar Bush, 1:48:06] Well, you spoke of me as being the first presidential advisor. Actually, my post was somewhat different from that. I was advisor to the President, but my principal job was running a government agency as an executive. On the other hand, Dr. Killian and Wiesner, the ones who have followed in since the war, have been advisors. In both cases, in their case and mine, we’ve never taken this as a matter of giving personal advice. My job, their job, was to get to the President of the United States the best possible scientific advice available anywhere in the country. [Visual, 1:48:49] The “RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD” document cover [Narrator, 1:48:49] Indeed, I think it highly likely Bush’s National Military Establishment Research and Development Board, RDB, created under the 1947 National Security Act, which saw drastically broadened duties and responsibilities from the former 1946 to 1947 Joint Research and Development Board, held the top-secret scientific apparatus behind UFO crash retrievals and reverse engineering helmed by Bush himself. [Narrator, 1:49:17] I believe RDB was the tip of the spear for such scientific covert operations, from specifically 1947 to 1953, when the RDB was transitioned into the newly created Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Development. [Visual, 1:49:32] Aerial view of the US Capitol dome and Washington Monument at dusk [Narrator, 1:49:32] Where it now exists today as the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. [Narrator, 1:49:38] An OSD, or Office of Secretary of Defense, position along with others, specifically the USD A&S, Acquisition and Sustainment, and USD I&S, Intelligence and Security. [Visual, 1:49:49] The USD(A&S), USD(R&E), and USD(I&S) logos side-by-side with a saucer-shaped craft in the background [Narrator, 1:49:49] That are very often associated with UFO legacy activities. [Visual, 1:49:56] Black and white photo of Vannevar Bush and another man in front of a tape recorder [Narrator, 1:49:56] The Research and Development Board under the 1947 National Security Act… [Visual, 1:50:00] Photo of Vannevar Bush overlays a spinning reel-to-reel tape recorder. [Narrator, 1:50:00] …was directed to accomplish several specific tasks, including: [Visual, 1:50:05] Archival document text: “Research and Development Board: Historical Background and Fiscal Position”. [Narrator, 1:50:04] To prepare a complete and integrated program of research and development for military purposes. [Visual, 1:50:10] Black-and-white video of office workers looking at papers on a desk. [Narrator, 1:50:10] To advise with regards to trends in scientific research relating to national security and the measures necessary to assure continued and increasing progress. [Visual, 1:50:20] Video of a military helicopter taking off. [Narrator, 1:50:20] To recommend measures of coordination of research and development among the military departments, and allocation among them of responsibilities for specific programs of joint interest. [Visual, 1:50:25] Video of a rocket launching. [Visual, 1:50:32] Black-and-white video of men working in a large office. [Narrator, 1:50:32] To formulate policy for the National Military Establishment in connection with research and development matters involving agencies outside the National Military Establishment. [Visual, 1:50:43] Black-and-white video of two men looking at a map on a desk. [Narrator, 1:50:43] And finally, to perform such other duties as the Secretary of Defense may direct. [Visual, 1:50:50] Black-and-white footage zooming in on General Leslie Groves. [Narrator, 1:50:50] Without Vannevar Bush, there would be no Atomic Energy Commission and likely no successful Manhattan Project or Manhattan Project 2.0. [Visual, 1:50:57] Portrait photo of Vannevar Bush at his desk. [Visual, 1:51:00] Man operating a drill machine in a machine shop. [Narrator, 1:51:00] Bush was truly one of the greatest pioneers in establishing American scientific infrastructure. [Visual, 1:51:07] Four men in a computer/electronics room talking. [Narrator, 1:51:06] Though not running day-to-day operations on the Manhattan Project like Groves or Oppenheimer, Bush is one of the most pivotal figures who established the institutional architecture for the Manhattan Project. And most imperative to our discussion, the Manhattan Project’s secrecy apparatus. [Visual, 1:51:12] Map of the USA showing locations: Hanford, Oak Ridge, and Los Alamos. [Visual, 1:51:18] Black-and-white footage of two soldiers in uniform talking. [Visual, 1:51:22] Black-and-white footage of two men in suits and hats talking in the dark. [Visual, 1:51:24] Black-and-white footage of two men in suits talking at a desk. [Narrator, 1:51:24] Recall that Bush was instrumental in the self-classification and self-censorship apparatus within the Manhattan Project, pioneering control of civilian research within the most highly classified channels of military R&D. [Visual, 1:51:27] Close-up of Vannevar Bush talking in an interview. [Visual, 1:51:30] Close-up of another man wearing glasses. [Visual, 1:51:32] Desert landscape with a tower in the distance. [Visual, 1:51:34] Scene of scientists preparing a spherical device. [Visual, 1:51:36] Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer. [Narrator, 1:51:38] Bush was one of the senior leaders who had to navigate need-to-know compartmentalization within the Manhattan Project, often handling Oppenheimer’s complaints that Groves’ need-to-know apparatus hindered overall scientific progress. [Visual, 1:51:38] Spherical device close up followed by a glass bowl filled with colorful marbles. [Visual, 1:51:41] Space particle field followed by flying sparks and explosions. [Visual, 1:51:45] Black-and-white footage of J. Robert Oppenheimer talking. [Visual, 1:51:52] “Top Policy Group” showing portraits of seven political and military figures. [Narrator, 1:51:52] Indeed, also recall Bush being a critical member of the top policy group, whereas Bush aided in gatekeeping who in the US government learned about the Manhattan Project’s existence. [Visual, 1:52:04] Black-and-white footage of soldiers watching a nuclear test explosion. [Visual, 1:52:06] Close up of a white sign reading “SECURITY”. [Visual, 1:52:09] People walking outside a building. [Narrator, 1:52:04] Seen as Bush was one of the greatest pioneers in establishing modern US military and scientific infrastructure, and one of the first men to navigate need-to-know and compartmented prototypes to waved, unacknowledged special access programs, Bush would be the perfect man to install to aid in the construction of the Manhattan Project 2.0, would he not? Especially if this project dealt with recovered non-human technical vehicles. [Visual, 1:52:12] Black-and-white crowd scene with on-screen text: “TA1 MAIN TECH AREA”. [Visual, 1:52:15] Guard checking a badge. [Visual, 1:52:17] Badge close-up reading “Protective Force - USAEC”. [Visual, 1:52:19] Two men working at a desk in an office. [Visual, 1:52:26] Spotlight illuminating a disk-like object in the dark. [Visual, 1:52:32] Sketch of Vannevar Bush smoking a pipe. [Narrator, 1:52:32] Well, perhaps it should come as no surprise, but Bush is one of the most infamous men associated with 1940s and 1950s crash retrieval programs. [Visual, 1:52:43] Archival interview of Vannevar Bush in front of a bookshelf. [Interviewer, 1:52:43] Wonder if you’d care to comment on the increasing role and importance of that role of the scientist in our society and in government? [Vannevar Bush, 1:52:51] Well, of course, we see it everywhere. Science has been remaking our lives in every way. It’s going to do so in the future. And it’s inevitable, therefore, that scientists and engineers have far more to do with government. Then, too, we have an enormous increase in the support by government of scientific work, which means a great… that many scientists in this country are working indirectly for government. [Interviewer, 1:53:20] I understand it’s something like two out of three. [Vannevar Bush, 1:53:22] Something of the sort. And, uh, that inevitably brings scientists in contact with government on all sorts of fronts, as appointed and usually in the administrative branch, the executive branch of government. Uh, scientists and engineers don’t run for Congress very much. [Visual, 1:53:42] Close up of a cassette tape turning. [Narrator, 1:53:42] I will keep things brief here as I can spend an entire video on Bush. But from Rhett Kissner’s disclosures, to the disputed Majestic documents, to William Steinman’s fantastic investigations into the 1948 Aztec, New Mexico crash retrieval, Vannevar Bush is almost ubiquitously labeled as the first man to spearhead UFO crash retrieval and reverse engineering operations. With Mr. J. Andrew Kissner outright stating that collected non-human technical vehicles were processed and analyzed directly under Bush’s supervision. [Visual, 1:53:48] Highlighted document page, “UFO Crash at Aztec” book cover, and a document labeled “TOP SECRET / MAJIC EYES ONLY” side-by-side. [Visual, 1:53:57] Highlighted document/book graphics overlaying the interview footage of Vannevar Bush. [Visual, 1:54:07] Document text: “Slide #6: Vannevar Bush and Forrestal” with highlighted sections. [Visual, 1:54:17] Vannevar Bush in a press room looking down. [Narrator, 1:54:17] Indeed, in regards to Bush and early legacy program secrecy, I am most intrigued here by the statements of Einstein’s protégé, Dr. Robert Sarbacher. [Visual, 1:54:21] “UFO Crash Retrieval Group” graphic showing Wilbert B. Smith and Dr. Robert Sarbacher. [Visual, 1:54:29] Newspaper clipping: “Engineer Dr. Sarbacher Dies”. [Narrator, 1:54:29] I have spoken about Sarbacher ad nauseam in works prior. So, to get a more well-rounded understanding of Sarbacher and Bush in regards to the Aztec case, go watch my Aztec investigation. [Visual, 1:54:37] CGI graphic of a silver flying saucer in the sky. [Visual, 1:54:42] Tape reel spinning. [Narrator, 1:54:43] In 1950, Canadian government senior radio engineer Wilbert B. Smith wrote to the controller of telecommunications within Canada’s Department of Transport, requesting for Canada to begin its first official investigation into UFOs, specifically studying complex magnetism as a form of propulsion. [Visual, 1:54:44] Photo of Wilbert B. Smith next to a Canadian Department of Transport letter. [Visual, 1:54:58] 3D magnetic field line animation around a bar magnet. [Visual, 1:55:02] Pages of the Department of Transport document side-by-side. [Narrator, 1:55:02] This document was classified top secret within Canada’s classification structure until 15 September 1969. And fast forward to 1978, where UFO researchers Arthur Bray and Stanton Friedman obtained copies. [Visual, 1:55:10] Close up of tape deck buttons “REW”, “F.F.”, “STOP”. [Visual, 1:55:13] Interview of Stanton Friedman speaking. [Narrator, 1:55:18] In this letter, Smith made three astounding claims told to him by a source within Washington regarding UFOs: [Visual, 1:55:18] US Capitol dome under a cloudy sky. [Visual, 1:55:26] Highlighted document text displaying points a through d. [Narrator, 1:55:26] One, the matter is the most highly classified subject in the United States government, rating even higher than the H-bomb. Two, flying saucers exist. Three, their modus operandi is unknown, but concentrated effort is being made by a small group headed by Dr. Vannevar Bush. And finally, four, the entire matter is considered by the United States authorities to be of tremendous significance. [Visual, 1:55:57] Two pages of the document showing handwritten and typed versions side-by-side. [Narrator, 1:55:57] This source of Wilbert Smith? Well, of course, Dr. Robert Sarbacher, a respected physicist and consultant to the DoD’s Research and Development Board in the 1950s under the Truman administration. [Visual, 1:56:10] Letter from Washington Institute of Technology to William Steinman. [Narrator, 1:56:10] Indeed, Sarbacher’s disclosures from subsequent 1980s interviews between William Steinman and Sarbacher are intriguing, to say the least. These interviews invoked the name of a man who self-admitted to attending the 1965 Kecksburg, Pennsylvania UFO crash, Dr. Eric A. Walker. [Visual, 1:56:19] Abstract glowing blue shapes. [Visual, 1:56:26] Portrait photo of Dr. Eric A. Walker. [Visual, 1:56:29] CGI diagram showing internal spinning metallic saucer sections. [Narrator, 1:56:29] And again, go watch that Aztec project for a more comprehensive overview there. [Visual, 1:56:34] Photo of Wilbert B. Smith above the four typed points. [Narrator, 1:56:34] Conceptualizing the words of Sarbacher here, and as I state again, it should really be no surprise to recall that Dr. Vannevar Bush was accused of leading the scientific crash recovery team out of the 1948 Aztec, New Mexico UFO crash retrieval case. [Visual, 1:56:40] Close up of Vannevar Bush adjusting his collar. [Visual, 1:56:49] Cover of the book “UFO Crash at Aztec” by William Steinman. [Narrator, 1:56:49] I really won’t spend much time here, but 1986’s excellent UFO Crash at Aztec: A Well Kept Secret by William Steinman proposed a lengthy argument regarding Bush spearheading this late 1940s crash that I consider to be very real. [Visual, 1:56:57] Sketch of the interior of a crashed saucer with an alien crew member. [Visual, 1:57:06] Video of David Grusch testifying at a Congressional hearing. [Narrator, 1:57:06] I think often on David Grusch stating there is a sub rosa Cold War that has been waging for decades between the US and our adversaries, intent on mastering recovered NHI technology. And according to Grusch, this obscene security infrastructure was present even in the fledgling years of the Manhattan Project 2.0. [Visual, 1:57:09] Soviet military trucks carrying missiles. [Visual, 1:57:15] Black triangular UFO CGI animation. [Visual, 1:57:19] David Grusch testifying. [Visual, 1:57:28] David Grusch wearing headphones, speaking on a podcast. [David Grusch, 1:57:28] You’ve got to remember, a bulk of this program is done during the Cold War. And, you know, we were afraid of Russian spies, Soviet moles, and so we made it ultra locked down, but to the detriment of national security. [Visual, 1:57:41] David Grusch walking outside down stairs with a NewsNation watermark. [Narrator, 1:57:41] And there’s more. Grusch says the United States is not the only country that’s encountered NHI and their technology. He says our geopolitical rivals have their own crash retrieval programs, which they are also secretly exploiting for military purposes. [Visual, 1:57:51] Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin standing side-by-side. [Visual, 1:57:56] Chinese soldiers marching in formation. [Visual, 1:57:58] Soldier inside a tank turret with smoke. [Visual, 1:58:00] Russian tanks parading in Moscow. [David Grusch, 1:58:00] We’re in a competition with our adversaries to understand this. And it’s a… it’s a multi-decade Cold War that, uh, has been under our nose for so long… [Visual, 1:58:07] Close-up of David Grusch in the NewsNation interview. [Visual, 1:58:10] Photo of the “Fat Man” bomb shell followed by a photo of Klaus Fuchs. [Narrator, 1:58:10] The Soviet Union, of course, penetrated the Manhattan Project through spycraft under Klaus Fuchs. Perhaps part of the reason the Manhattan Project 2.0 never saw any semblance of disclosure was Vannevar Bush’s fear and respect of the newfound Soviet scientific prowess. [Visual, 1:58:16] Silhouette of a saucer under covers in a dark hangar. [Visual, 1:58:22] Archival video of two office workers at their desk. [Visual, 1:58:28] Close-up of Vannevar Bush in the interview. [Vannevar Bush, 1:58:28] Well, again, nothing new in the way of weapons came out of Russia. They, uh, did enormous things in producing great masses of artillery and so forth, but no innovations that I know of that, uh, amounted to anything. [Interviewer, 1:58:42] That’s changed somewhat in the intervening… [Vannevar Bush, 1:58:44] Oh, yes. Changed very much, and, uh, I can tell you the reason that it’s changed, and it’s an interesting one. Right after the war, I said that I didn’t believe that Russia would produce much in the way of science or technology. And the reason was that their laboratories were all commissar-ridden. They were politically controlled, and, uh, their programs were made up by communists who knew nothing about science. But they changed all of that a few years ago. They took their commissars out of the laboratory. They gave them their freedom. They gave them their entire opportunity to make their own programs, and the result was a great burst of scientific achievement and technological engineering achievement. It’s the exuberance of new-found freedom, perhaps. [Visual, 1:59:33] Photo of Vannevar Bush at his desk with piles of books, a nameplate, and “GOCO” written in red. [Narrator, 1:59:33] I could really talk about Bush all day and how his ingenuity led to the modern-day GOCO, government-owned contractor-operated structure, such as Bush establishing MIT Radiation Lab, which reopened as the modern-day FFRDC MIT Lincoln Labs. An institution I understand was a major player in the early legacy effort. But alas, perhaps one day we will engage in a full pursuit… [Visual, 1:59:42] Aerial view of MIT campus with “Radiation Laboratory” seal overlay. [Visual, 2:00:00] B&W video of a man working with a drill press [Narrator, 2:00:00] …suits of understanding Vannevar Bush. [Visual, 2:00:03] Title card “SECRET TO BE SHOWN TO AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY” [Visual, 2:00:05] Atomic explosion and rotating atomic structures animation [Narrator, 2:00:05] Outside of Vannevar Bush, several integral figures to the Manhattan Project also feature claims and links to the Manhattan Project 2.0. [Visual, 2:00:15] Men assembling a metallic sphere, followed by hand placing marbles in a glass bowl [Narrator, 2:00:15] And let’s continue with the obvious here, one of the most prolific men in American history, the father of the atomic bomb himself, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer. [Visual, 2:00:21] B&W close-up of J. Robert Oppenheimer [Visual, 2:00:27] J. Robert Oppenheimer speaking outdoors in a color interview [Robert Oppenheimer, 2:00:27] We had the pride of thinking we what knew what was good for man. And uh I do think it has left a mark on many of those who were responsibly engaged. This is not the natural business of a scientist. [Visual, 2:00:46] B&W footage of scientists in a control room [Narrator, 2:00:46] I need to waste no time here introducing Oppenheimer, and I won’t, since our investigation is already so robust. [Visual, 2:00:54] Clips from the 2023 film “Oppenheimer” [Narrator, 2:00:53] And if you aren’t super familiar with Oppenheimer, I recommend pausing and going to watch the 2023 masterpiece that is Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. And even if you have watched that movie, I recommend watching it again with our project today in mind. It is an incredible watch, trust me. [Visual, 2:01:11] B&W footage of J. Robert Oppenheimer looking at the camera [Narrator, 2:01:10] Following the atomic bomb project, Oppenheimer was mentioned frequently throughout the 1980s as a critical scientific member to 1940s and 1950s UFO crash retrieval operations. And it seems that David Grusch himself shares this sentiment. [Visual, 2:01:23] David Grusch testifying under oath at a congressional hearing [Visual, 2:01:28] David Grusch walking in a forest with two other men [David Grusch, 2:01:28] I would probably ask Sarbacher, Oppenheimer, and be like, what was your thought process in the 40s and 50s, you know, squirreling this away? I mean, besides overlaying the Manhattan Project secrecy. [Visual, 2:01:30] Portrait photos of Robert Sarbacher and Robert Oppenheimer [Visual, 2:01:43] B&W spinning tape reels [Narrator, 2:01:43] Indeed, in communications with William Steinman in 1983, the man who we just discussed as categorically stating Vannevar Bush’s involvement in the Manhattan Project 2.0, Dr. Robert Sarbacher, would state he was aware Dr. John von Neumann was definitely involved in 1940s and 1950s crash retrieval programs, and that he strongly theorized Dr. Robert Oppenheimer was also. [Visual, 2:01:45] Portrait photos of William Steinman and Dr. Robert Sarbacher [Visual, 2:01:55] A letter from Robert Sarbacher to William Steinman with highlighted text [Visual, 2:02:09] The cover of the book “UFO Crash at Aztec: A Well Kept Secret” [Narrator, 2:02:08] Just three years after Sarbacher’s comments, Steinman would publish his magnum opus: UFO Crash at Aztec: A Well Kept Secret. [Visual, 2:02:17] Schematic drawing of a saucer-shaped craft [Narrator, 2:02:18] This coveted book is the definitive exploration into the 1948 Aztec case, alongside the work of Scott and Suzanne Ramsey. [Visual, 2:02:23] Scott Ramsey speaking in an interview [Visual, 2:02:26] Green road sign: “WELCOME TO AZTEC” [Narrator, 2:02:26] Steinman here did some truly incredible work, including chasing down the story of Mr. G’s, [Visual, 2:02:32] Diagram of “MR. GEE’S AZTEC DISCLOSURES” [Narrator, 2:02:32] …an amalgamation of scientists who disclosed knowledge of crash retrievals to key figures to the Aztec case, Mr. Silas Newton and Leo GeBauer. And that’s not even half of it. The Aztec case is so intriguing and convoluted, I do recommend going to watch that video now. [Visual, 2:02:38] B&W photos of Silas Newton and Leo GeBauer [Visual, 2:02:41] Metal plaque titled “RECOVERY AT HART CANYON” [Visual, 2:02:49] Document listing Aztec saucer recovery scientific team members [Narrator, 2:02:49] Within the book, Steinman detailed the Aztec saucer recovery scientific team members. [Visual, 2:02:55] Scientific team list with red highlights on team members [Narrator, 2:02:55] This team was of course helmed by Dr. Vannevar Bush, featured three original accused Majestic 12 members, including Dr. Detlev Wulf Bronk, Dr. Lloyd Berkner, and Dr. Jerome Hunsaker. [Visual, 2:03:04] B&W photos of Detlev Bronk, Lloyd Berkner, and Jerome Hunsaker [Visual, 2:03:13] Profile card for Carl Augustus Heiland [Narrator, 2:03:09] Also on the team was one Dr. Carl A. Heiland, in my opinion, a possible lynchpin to this case, Dr. John von Neumann, and Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer. [Visual, 2:03:17] Scientific team list highlighting John von Neumann and J. Robert Oppenheimer [Visual, 2:03:23] Video of a dirt road from inside a driving vehicle [Narrator, 2:03:22] But just hold on a second here. Before we can take this and run with it, I have openly stated my frustration Steinman did not meticulously detail his work and sources to reveal under what grounds he arrived at this scientific team roster. [Visual, 2:03:29] “UFO Crash at Aztec” book floating and opening on screen [Visual, 2:03:37] B&W memorial page for Carl Augustus Heiland [Narrator, 2:03:37] His most concrete name here is Dr. Carl Heiland, who did resurface with the Silas Newton and Leo GeBauer drama on the Aztec case, specifically within Colorado court records, where Heiland appeared to be forced as a hostile witness to improperly label GeBauer and Newton as con men. [Visual, 2:03:46] Colorado court documents with yellow highlighting [Visual, 2:03:55] Close-up of dialing a white telephone, followed by spinning tape reels [Narrator, 2:03:54] Indeed, perhaps Steinman reached this Oppenheimer conclusion from his communications with Sarbacher. Or perhaps, as one of the leading figures to reveal this office through FOIA, Steinman learned of Oppenheimer’s involvement from the quote-unquote “leaked” Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit reports. [Visual, 2:04:06] Close-up of Oppenheimer with “INTERPLANETARY PHENOMENON UNIT (IPU)” text overlay [Visual, 2:04:14] Rewind button pressed on a tape deck [Narrator, 2:04:14] But before we move on to the IPU real fast, as we discussed earlier, Oppenheimer also voiced concerns regarding Groves’ Manhattan Project secrecy apparatus actually hindering overall scientific progress. [Visual, 2:04:18] Group photo of men in formal suits and military uniforms [Visual, 2:04:28] B&W footage of Oppenheimer speaking [Narrator, 2:04:28] One must wonder if Oppenheimer really did engage with the Manhattan Project 2.0 in the 40s and 50s, if he shared similar concerns, that the compartmentalization and secrecy surrounding the hiding of non-human intelligence hindered both scientific progress and rightful human understanding. [Visual, 2:04:32] Crane lifting a metallic saucer onto a truck bed [Visual, 2:04:39] Men in hazmat suits in a container inside an airplane cargo bay [Visual, 2:04:49] Close-up of Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer dissolving into a nuclear explosion [Narrator, 2:04:48] This is total speculation here. I do not have any strong theory with supporting evidence. [Visual, 2:04:55] B&W footage of Oppenheimer speaking [Narrator, 2:04:54] But remember back to the video’s introduction, where Oppenheimer commented on secrets not existing in nature, but within the hearts of men. [Visual, 2:05:07] B&W photo of Leslie Groves and Robert Oppenheimer [Narrator, 2:05:02] If Oppenheimer operated on the Manhattan Project 2.0, perhaps like the atomic project before, he became disenfranchised with the total secrecy, compartmentalization, and need-to-know access of the legacy programs. [Visual, 2:05:19] AEC hearing transcript and “New Republic” magazine cover [Narrator, 2:05:18] Maybe, just maybe, there are parallels here to the Atomic Energy Commission stripping Oppenheimer’s clearance in 1954 in a kangaroo court masterminded by Lewis Strauss. [Visual, 2:05:27] Portrait photo of Lewis Strauss [Visual, 2:05:32] Lyndon B. Johnson presenting Oppenheimer with an award [Narrator, 2:05:32] Maybe, just maybe, there was a need to remove Oppenheimer from the UFO legacy program portfolio. [Visual, 2:05:42] US Capitol dome at night with “INTERPLANETARY PHENOMENON UNIT” text overlay [Narrator, 2:05:42] But back to that Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit I just mentioned. I have discussed this group several times before and covered in great detail the two allegedly leaked reports from this group. [Visual, 2:05:46] B&W video of a man shaking hands with a general on stage [Visual, 2:05:54] Three pages of typed FOIA documents [Narrator, 2:05:54] The IPU was revealed through several FOIA pursuits by UFO researchers including Steinman. And though shadowed in secrecy, there are several facts we know for certain about the IPU. [Visual, 2:06:06] Highlighted FOIA document page [Narrator, 2:06:06] The Army confirmed with the Army Department of Counterintelligence there was, in fact, an Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit, or IPU. [Visual, 2:06:07] B&W photo of Lewis Strauss [Visual, 2:06:15] Dwight D. Eisenhower talking to soldiers [Narrator, 2:06:14] The IPU was disestablished in the late 1950s. [Visual, 2:06:20] B&W video of a plane landing [Narrator, 2:06:20] The IPU records were surrendered to the Air Force, AFOSI, in conjunction with Project Blue Book, confirming that the IPU dealt with the UFO phenomenon. [Visual, 2:06:31] B&W video of Harry S. Truman, followed by Dwight D. Eisenhower [Narrator, 2:06:30] The unit was a quote-unquote “in-house project” as an interest item for an unnamed Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence. [Visual, 2:06:43] B&W close-up of Harry S. Truman [Narrator, 2:06:38] The unit lacked formal function, mission, or authority. [Visual, 2:06:47] B&W close-up of General George C. Marshall [Narrator, 2:06:43] It is only through quote-unquote “institutional memory” that the Army even knows of the IPU’s existence. [Visual, 2:06:51] B&W United States Army Presentation seal [Narrator, 2:06:51] Debates wage on to this day about the existence of the IPU, with some individuals claiming this unit was simply the input processing unit of the Army’s mail room, while, of course, others claim there was a purposeful attempt to destroy records and hide the very real Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit. [Visual, 2:07:02] Two people in hazmat suits inspecting a metallic saucer at night [Visual, 2:07:10] B&W video of military officers meeting with G-2 text overlay [Narrator, 2:07:10] Now, according to FOIA, the IPU was an in-house project for an unnamed Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, aka a G-2. [Visual, 2:07:20] Video of Ryan Wood and Dr. Robert Wood talking [Narrator, 2:07:19] However, according to several researchers such as Ryan and the late Dr. Robert Woods, the G-2 position in reference to the IPU was actually a compartmented office from which the IPU was conducted, [Visual, 2:07:25] Hierarchy diagram over spinning tape reels [Visual, 2:07:32] Color painted portrait of George C. Marshall [Narrator, 2:07:32] …with real IPU leadership being General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the Army from 1939 to 1945, Secretary of State from 1947 to 1949, and Secretary of Defense from 1950 to 1951. [Visual, 2:07:37] Photo listing George C. Marshall’s military and government offices [Visual, 2:07:49] Mushroom cloud from a nuclear explosion [Narrator, 2:07:49] And before we go any further, does conceptually this make sense? [Visual, 2:07:53] Portraits grid of the “TOP POLICY GROUP” [Narrator, 2:07:52] Think back to the Top Policy Group. If, as we talk about, George C. Marshall did indeed lead the IPU or a similar UFO crash retrieval group, it would make sense to put compartmented leadership of the office within a subordinate office, effectively removing himself from chain of command. [Visual, 2:08:03] US Capitol dome at night with organizational charts [Visual, 2:08:13] George C. Marshall speaking, with “MAJ12” text overlay [Narrator, 2:08:12] Perhaps this should come as no surprise, seeing as Marshall is all over the alleged Majestic 12 documents, including a 5 March 1942 memo, allegedly from Marshall to Franklin D. Roosevelt, discussing the recovery of an unidentified airplane following the infamous 1942 Battle of Los Angeles. [Visual, 2:08:20] B&W memorandum from Marshall to the President [Visual, 2:08:33] B&W video of George C. Marshall talking to another man at a table [Narrator, 2:08:33] Marshall says in this disputed document the craft was likely of quote-unquote “interplanetary origin” and suggested a special intelligence unit be created to further investigate the phenomenon. [Visual, 2:08:46] Majestic document index with red arrows [Narrator, 2:08:45] Marshall is also featured in the alleged IPU report leaked alongside some of the Majestic documents. [Visual, 2:08:52] Two B&W documents: “TOP SECRET ULTRA” letter and the IPU report [Narrator, 2:08:52] Take the IPU report dated 22 July 1947, for example. [Visual, 2:08:58] B&W portrait of George C. Marshall, followed by typed paragraph 10 [Narrator, 2:08:58] This alleged IPU report states George C. Marshall, then Secretary of State, was the only Cabinet member to know of the crashed UFOs, but that SecDef James Forrestal would be briefed on certain aspects. [Visual, 2:09:12] B&W video of James Forrestal at his desk [Narrator, 2:09:12] Of course, in MJ-12 lore like we talked about, more appropriately, Maj-12 lore, Truman and Forrestal engaged in September of 1947 meetings to establish the Maj-12. [Visual, 2:09:18] B&W photo of Harry S. Truman pinning a medal on James Forrestal [Visual, 2:09:24] B&W document, highlighting J. Robert Oppenheimer’s name [Narrator, 2:09:24] The IPU report also states select scientists from the Atomic Energy Commission were amongst this UFO crash retrieval team, including Dr. Robert Oppenheimer. [Visual, 2:09:39] Paragraph highlighting “HOUSEBROOK / G-2” [Narrator, 2:09:36] Intriguing here to me is mention of one Colonel Housebrook of the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, AFSWP, who, according to the reports, ordered a special radiobiological team accompanied by a SED, S-E-D, and a security detail from Sandia National Labs to secure the immediate area surrounding the Roswell crash site. As it turns out, [Visual, 2:09:41] Seal of the “ARMED FORCES SPECIAL WEAPONS PROJECT” [Visual, 2:09:44] Person in a gas mask and silver hazmat suit in the woods [Visual, 2:10:00] Photo of Colonel Sherman V. Hasbrouck and biographical profile webpage [Narrator, 2:10:00] Colonel Sherman V. Hasbrouck was indeed a very real army colonel, who even served as a high ranking member in post-World War II nuclear programs. [Visual, 2:10:08] Document pages from “Defense’s Nuclear Agency 1947 - 1997” [Narrator, 2:10:09] And even worked closely with Leslie Groves, again the US Army Corps of Engineer officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon, and directed the Manhattan Project. [Visual, 2:10:19] Archival footage title card “Armed Forces Special Weapons Project Presents” [Narrator, 2:10:19] And Colonel Hasbrouck did indeed aid in fleshing out the AFSWP we talked about earlier, in relation to the Manhattan Project 2.0 plucking administrative architecture from the Manhattan Project. [Visual, 2:10:25] Logo of the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project [Visual, 2:10:32] Dark room with silhouette and a document snippet overlay [Narrator, 2:10:32] Indeed, in that same frame of reference, the accused said, “under Colonel Hasbrouck for UFO retrievals”. [Visual, 2:10:39] Historical photo of soldiers standing behind a “Special Engineer Detachment” sign [Narrator, 2:10:39] Well, this is what’s known as a Special Engineer Detachment, a Manhattan Project artifact. [Visual, 2:10:46] Atomic Heritage Foundation webpage titled “Special Engineer Detachment” [Narrator, 2:10:46] In 1943, the Manhattan Engineer District established SEDs, an army unit designation for military personnel with scientific and technical backgrounds, who were assigned to work on the Manhattan Project alongside civilian scientists. [Visual, 2:11:01] Black and white road sign “Prohibited Area West Oak Ridge Only Authorized Personnel Admitted” [Narrator, 2:11:01] SEDs worked at critical Manhattan Project sites, including Los Alamos, Z Division at Sandia Base, Oak Ridge, etc. [Visual, 2:11:03] Aerial view of Oak Ridge facility [Visual, 2:11:09] Color archival footage of men in suits shaking hands with a guard [Narrator, 2:11:10] Following the Manhattan Project, as it transitioned onto the Atomic Energy Commission, most SED personnel served prominent careers in physics, engineering, and academia. [Visual, 2:11:20] SED emblem overlaid on a UFO crash site scene [Narrator, 2:11:20] Rather intriguing, this IP doc would discuss SEDs being an imperative onsite unit alongside scientific personnel at UFO crash sites. [Visual, 2:11:30] Archival footage of President Truman presenting a medal to General Marshall [Announcer, 2:11:30] But President Truman presented Marshall with the Distinguished Service Medal in 1945. He said that although millions gave America extraordinary service, Marshall gave it victory. [Visual, 2:11:35] Crowds outside the Pentagon [Visual, 2:11:37] Marshall shaking hands with Truman on a balcony [Narrator, 2:11:41] But I digress here. There is more to discuss regarding George C. Marshall. [Visual, 2:11:45] Portrait of George Marshall with “TOP POLICY GROUP” text overlay [Narrator, 2:11:45] George Marshall served in the Manhattan Project’s Top Policy Group alongside Bush, FDR/Truman, Stimson, and others, the extremely small and tight-knit project control group. And as Army Chief of Staff, was the apex of the short and narrow chain of command through which Leslie Groves reported. [Visual, 2:11:50] Photo of George Marshall sitting with a woman [Visual, 2:11:53] Mushroom cloud image [Visual, 2:11:56] Group of people at a conference table [Narrator, 2:12:04] In essence here, Marshall was paramount to the Manhattan Project, especially as a senior leader within covert, unacknowledged control groups. [Visual, 2:12:04] Black and white photo of Truman pinning a medal on Marshall [Visual, 2:12:14] Animated scene of scientists working on a flying saucer in a hanger [Narrator, 2:12:14] And I believe, of course, there is an argument to be made that Marshall, alongside Vannevar Bush, established the early framework for covert UFO crash retrieval teams. [Visual, 2:12:18] Portraits of George Marshall and Vannevar Bush side-by-side [Visual, 2:12:26] Archival footage of Marshall taking the oath of office as Secretary of State [Announcer, 2:12:26] Marshall received the oath of office as Secretary of State from Chief Justice Vinson early in 1947. [Visual, 2:12:30] Archival footage of President Truman during the swearing-in ceremony [Announcer, 2:12:31] The President enthusiastically endorsed the former Chief of Staff at a critical time in history. It was fairly said that Mr. Truman selected him not because of his experience, but because he was Marshall. [Visual, 2:12:33] Marshall shaking hands with Truman [Visual, 2:12:44] George Marshall speaking in front of a microphone [George Marshall, 2:12:45] There’s nothing that I can say at this time regarding matters that pertain to my position in State Department. But I assume the duties with a great, with the feeling of great responsibility, and a very earnest desire to carry out the foreign policy of this government. [Visual, 2:13:08] Historical photo of Truman, Churchill, and military officers [Narrator, 2:13:08] Marshall is one of the most pivotal figures in the entirety of the Second World War. [Visual, 2:13:13] George Catlett Marshall profile webpage on the Marshall Foundation website [Narrator, 2:13:14] According to the Marshall Foundation, quote, “George C. Marshall’s contributions to our nation and the world cannot be overstated. He was the organizer of victory and the architect of peace during and following World War II. He won the war and won the peace.” end quote. [Visual, 2:13:32] Archival photo of General Marshall inspecting troops [Narrator, 2:13:33] Whether this was building the US Army for World War II, spearheading senior leadership in the Manhattan Project, or leading the wildly successful Marshall Plan to rebuild Western Europe with the modern-day equivalent of 100 billion dollars following World War II, Marshall’s legacy is undeniable. [Visual, 2:13:35] Photo of Marshall talking to soldiers [Visual, 2:13:36] Photo of Marshall at a conference table [Visual, 2:13:39] Footage of Marshall in a crowd [Visual, 2:13:42] Footage of devastated European buildings [Visual, 2:13:47] Farming harvest archival footage [Visual, 2:13:51] Animated flying saucer spinning in a portal [Narrator, 2:13:52] And as we will talk about, I additionally believe during the Manhattan Project 2.0, as Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, Marshall was instrumental in building the architecture of legacy programs. [Visual, 2:13:59] Illustration of a crashed saucer on a rocky landscape with soldiers standing near it [Visual, 2:14:08] Book cover of “The Alsos Mission” with a Nazi swastika map design [Narrator, 2:14:08] The Alsos Mission was a little-known intelligence operation conducted in Europe by the Manhattan Engineer District to learn firsthand how close Germany was to developing its own atomic weapons. [Visual, 2:14:20] Document listing files of the Alsos mission, with text snippet overlay [Narrator, 2:14:21] To quote the Atomic Heritage Foundation, quote, “Under the command of General Leslie Groves, these operations succeeded in capturing most of the key German scientists, stores of uranium ore and other nuclear raw materials, and thousands of research documents regarding the development of atomic energy” end quote. [Visual, 2:14:39] Silhouette of marching Nazi soldiers, overlaid with a swastika emblem [Narrator, 2:14:40] The US considered it critical to gather intelligence on progress made, if any, within the Germans’ atomic weapons program. However, a unique problem presented itself: the secrecy surrounding the Manhattan Project was so robust, military intelligence could not be briefed into anything regarding atomic energy. Thus, military intelligence was fully unequipped to analyze German atomic progress. [Visual, 2:14:51] Animated book opening with Manhattan Project logo, with red ‘X’ over an atom diagram [Visual, 2:15:05] Black and white photo of George Marshall speaking in suit [Narrator, 2:15:05] General Marshall, of course, found a solution in 1943, suggesting a separate intelligence operation under the umbrella of the Manhattan Engineer District to be established: the Alsos Missions. [Visual, 2:15:09] Document page titled “Gathering Intelligence” with photo of General Marshall [Visual, 2:15:17] Mushroom cloud with text “ALSOS MISSIONS” overlay [Narrator, 2:15:17] These missions were overseen by who else but General Leslie Groves, General George Marshall and his G-2 at the time, Colonel Boris Pash, and Dr. Vannevar Bush. [Visual, 2:15:19] Portrait of General Leslie Groves [Visual, 2:15:21] Portrait of General George Marshall [Visual, 2:15:24] Portrait of Colonel Boris Pash [Visual, 2:15:26] Portrait of Dr. Vannevar Bush [Visual, 2:15:29] Black and white photo of General Marshall talking with other officers [Narrator, 2:15:29] So as we go forward, just remember at this time, General Marshall was fully prepared to utilize his G-2 for covert and unacknowledged missions. [Visual, 2:15:33] Silhouette photo of two men standing in darkness [Visual, 2:15:35] G-2 intelligence emblem “Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff United States Army” [Visual, 2:15:38] Black and white photo of soldiers working around a circular pit containing a nuclear reactor structure [Narrator, 2:15:39] Alsos was conducted in three phases, with an original detachment consisting of 13 military personnel, including interpreters and five scientists. [Visual, 2:15:48] Webpage titled “Alsos I: Italy” [Narrator, 2:15:49] Phase 1 of Alsos saw operations in Italy, whose objective was to quote, “obtain advanced information regarding scientific developments in enemy research and development, and to secure all important persons, laboratories, and scientific information immediately upon their becoming available” end quote. [Visual, 2:16:08] Webpage titled “Alsos II: France” [Narrator, 2:16:08] Phase 2 of Alsos in France operated to quote, “begin the awesome task of searching for the German scientists, capturing any nuclear-related material such as uranium and heavy water, and locating and deciphering any related scientific documents” end quote. [Visual, 2:16:25] Webpage titled “Alsos III: Germany” [Narrator, 2:16:25] Finally, Phase 3 of Alsos in Germany was executed near the tail end of World War II, when it was widely known the Nazis did not have a successful atomic program. Phase 3 continued to secure Nazi personnel, facilities, research, etc., with the expressed mission to allow none of Germany’s nuclear materials, and absolutely none of the German scientists, to be allowed to fall into Soviet hands. [Visual, 2:16:51] Three pages of historical documents side-by-side [Narrator, 2:16:51] Alsos, Manhattan’s intelligence operation to identify and secure facilities, personnel, research materials, etc., regarding the world’s then greatest secret, was a resounding success. [Visual, 2:17:05] Flying saucer crashing on a rocky landscape [Narrator, 2:17:05] This sounds an awful lot like the intelligence apparatus behind UFO crash retrieval teams, does it not? Being able to secure UFOs under total secrecy with zero interference from traditional military and intelligence channels, in competition with adversarial teams. [Visual, 2:17:12] Two people in hazmat suits walking outdoors [Visual, 2:17:15] Black and white view of Washington DC, showing the Capitol and Washington Monument [Visual, 2:17:19] Black and white footage of military tanks in a parade [Visual, 2:17:22] Black and white footage of Marshall taking oath, then shaking hands [Narrator, 2:17:22] Intriguing how Marshall seemed to establish this quote-unquote rapid recovery apparatus. [Visual, 2:17:30] Reel-to-reel tape recorder spinning [Narrator, 2:17:30] What is even more intriguing here is this: if Alsos contained small teams mostly specializing in intelligence and science, how did they forcefully secure atomic infrastructure? [Visual, 2:17:33] Cover of “The Alsos Mission” book [Visual, 2:17:43] Book cover “T-Force: The Race for Nazi War Secrets” book cover [Narrator, 2:17:43] Well, let’s go ahead and meet the T-Force, an operational arm of the World War II Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, tasked with operating on the front lines, securing German scientists, scientific and industrial technology, laboratories, facilities, etc., before they could be destroyed in a scorched-earth effort by retreating Nazis or seized by Soviets. [Visual, 2:18:01] Map of Germany with swastika [Visual, 2:18:08] “Science, Technology, and Reparations” book cover [Narrator, 2:18:08] T-Force was ordered to quote, “identify, secure, guard, and exploit valuable and special information, including documents, equipment, and persons of value to Allied armies” end quote. [Visual, 2:18:21] Archival footage of soldiers walking through a town at night [Narrator, 2:18:21] T-Forces were lightly armed, extremely mobile, deployed rapidly, and secured a site for special investigators to move in and exploit what had been captured of Nazi infrastructure. [Visual, 2:18:24] Archival footage of soldiers walking through rubble in a street [Visual, 2:18:31] Black and white footage of female and male soldiers standing in a group [Visual, 2:18:33] Black and white photo of soldiers working in a pit, with text overlay “ALSOS MISSIONS” [Narrator, 2:18:33] And these special teams… that’s right, of course, the Alsos Missions teams. [Visual, 2:18:40] Historical footage of a soldier in uniform standing near a building with a sign [Narrator, 2:18:40] For the Alsos Missions, T-Forces captured a subcritical experimental nuclear reactor, uranium ingots, heavy water, and several dozen atomic scientists and their staffs, including the infamous Werner Heisenberg. [Visual, 2:18:51] Werner Heisenberg portrait [Visual, 2:18:54] Archival footage of military officers speaking with soldiers [Narrator, 2:18:54] This seizing of scientists was often done in a heavy-handed method, quote, “their methods had echoes of the Gestapo: kidnapping at night by state officials who offered no evidence of identity” end quote. [Visual, 2:19:00] Newspaper clipping titled “How T-Force abducted Germany’s best brains for Britain” [Visual, 2:19:08] Map of Germany showing Danzig, Warsaw, Berlin, and Soviet hammer/sickle [Narrator, 2:19:08] Indeed, for the Alsos Missions, T-Forces even captured Nazi atomic materials processing plants within Soviet-controlled territory. [Visual, 2:19:19] Vintage machinery wiring [Narrator, 2:19:19] So you see, the Manhattan Project not only laid out the secrecy apparatus for the entire security and secrecy structure behind the Manhattan Project 2.0, which one could strongly argue was infinitely more secret than the atomic project, but the Manhattan Project also saw the direct blueprints laid by General Marshall for rapid reaction UFO recovery teams, often compartmentalized or hid within offices like Marshall’s G-2. [Visual, 2:19:24] Animated scene of a flying saucer in a hanger, camera panning across the room [Visual, 2:19:39] Hazmat suited person inspecting a crashed saucer at night [Visual, 2:19:47] Archival footage of ruins of a city, with text overlay “ALSOS MISSION + T-FORCE” [Narrator, 2:19:47] The Alsos and T-Force directly mirror the UFO recovery teams of today. A highly mobile, light direct action team, oftentimes parallel Tier 1 elements, who… [Visual, 2:19:53] Two military helicopters flying over a desert landscape [Visual, 2:19:56] Emblem of “Joint Special Operations Command” inside a helicopter cabin [Visual, 2:20:00] Close-up of a person wearing a helmet and goggles [Narrator, 2:20:00] …can secure a UFO crash site until a highly specialized scientific team, oftentimes, DOE, NNSA, NEST, Nuclear Emergency Support Team, can roll in to decide how to proceed with removal, transport, and exploitation of recovered materials. [Visual, 2:20:02] People in hazmat suits and gas masks standing in the desert next to equipment boxes [Visual, 2:20:05] Logo: “NEST NUCLEAR EMERGENCY SUPPORT TEAM” [Visual, 2:20:10] Person in military uniform and gas mask inside a mobile laboratory [Narrator, 2:20:16] All supported by an intelligence apparatus answering directly to legacy program elements completely removed from standard DOD/IC intelligence channels. [Visual, 2:20:17] Flowchart mapping United States Special Operations Command, Joint Special Operations Command, SMU Operations, and UFO Crash Retrievals [Visual, 2:20:27] Nuclear explosion footage with overlay text: “SECRET - TO BE SHOWN TO AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY” [Visual, 2:20:30] Animation of a spinning atom model [Narrator, 2:20:30] Now moving on here, we’ve translated the shifting of the Manhattan Project secrecy structure onto the Manhattan Project 2.0 and explored critical personnel and concepts paramount to copying the atomic project security blanket onto the early UFO legacy program effort. [Visual, 2:20:35] Saucer-shaped craft in a hangar with a spinning atom overlay [Visual, 2:20:41] Cartoon animation of a man reading books with a spinning atom over his face [Visual, 2:20:44] Animation of a hat morphing into a black saucer/UFO [Visual, 2:20:47] Mushroom cloud explosion [Narrator, 2:20:47] The two most critical figures to this discussion that I strongly believe constructed the very skeleton for the compartmentalized and need-to-know secrecy architecture behind UFO legacy programs are Dr. Vannevar Bush and General George C. Marshall. [Visual, 2:20:59] Dr. Vannevar Bush [Visual, 2:21:01] General George C. Marshall [Visual, 2:21:03] General Leslie Groves with name tag: “GENERAL LESLIE R. GROVES” [Narrator, 2:21:03] And of course, I must give a huge shoutout to General Leslie Groves for outlining the conceptual blueprint for this security architecture. [Visual, 2:21:13] J. Robert Oppenheimer [Narrator, 2:21:13] There are myriad more Manhattan Project scientists, military officials, and more that likely moved onto the Manhattan Project 2.0 from the atomic project, but really fall outside of our scope of work today, specifically analyzing the security architecture. [Visual, 2:21:25] Title card: “THE MAGIC OF THE ATOM” with spinning atom graphic [Visual, 2:21:29] Dr. Edward Teller [Narrator, 2:21:29] such as possibly Dr. Edward Teller, father of the hydrogen bomb, who allegedly got Bob Lazar hired at S-4 under EG&G. [Visual, 2:21:34] Scientist walking up steps to a saucer-shaped craft in a hangar labeled “41” [Visual, 2:21:38] Close-up of spinning tape reels [Narrator, 2:21:38] Perhaps we will revisit these names and numerous more in the future. [Visual, 2:21:46] Title card: “COLD WAR - CHANGING TIDES” over archival footage of soldiers marching [Visual, 2:21:51] Animation of a triangular craft with three yellow lights [Narrator, 2:21:51] As I state so often, the UFO legacy program structure of today and the onion of secrecy exists in a fragmented shell of itself, far removed from the Golden Age we just spent two hours speaking about. [Visual, 2:21:56] Close-up of a red onion being sliced [Visual, 2:22:00] President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking [Visual, 2:22:05] Pyramid diagram labeled “UFO LEGACY PROGRAMS” showing “PROGRAM LEAD(S)” highlighted at the top [Narrator, 2:22:05] In my understanding in the modern day, the head of the legacy pyramid, which is the UFO control group, has sat empty since the departure of Vice President Dick Cheney in 2009, with the closest quote-unquote ‘mob boss’ being DNI James Clapper from 2010 to 2017, although Clapper served a role with remarkably less power than Cheney. [Visual, 2:22:13] Vice President Dick Cheney with the label “PROGRAM LEAD(S)” pointing to him [Visual, 2:22:16] DNI James Clapper [Visual, 2:22:28] Steaming coffee mug on a table in a dark office [Narrator, 2:22:28] where now today, a group of slightly over two dozen alive at any given time have any idea of the total breadth of siloed UFO programs. [Visual, 2:22:35] Camera pans in a hangar showing a saucer craft and scaffolding labeled “41” [Visual, 2:22:38] Pyramid diagram showing the levels: “PROGRAM LEAD(S)”, “DOD/IC”, “FFRDC”, “DIB PRIME CONTRACTORS”, and a side label “SECURITY” [Narrator, 2:22:38] Indeed, in my legacy program structure, the administrators, often elements of DOD and IC agencies, operate legacy activities in siloed containers, often with little to no cross-collaboration across branches of the Armed Forces or intelligence agencies. [Visual, 2:22:56] Stealth drone/aircraft inside a well-lit hangar [Narrator, 2:22:56] I have published extensively on how likely in the early 2000s, 2005 and 2006 to be hyper-specific, select prime contractors like Northrop Grumman harnessed IRAD, or Independent Research and Development, to seize an opportunity to fund and operate their own breakaway UFO retrieval and exploitation activities. [Visual, 2:23:00] Text overlay: “2005-2006” [Visual, 2:23:03] Text overlay: “2104-2026” [Visual, 2:23:08] On-screen text: “INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IRAD” [Visual, 2:23:10] Industrial research facility in a mountainous desert [Visual, 2:23:18] Animation of a saucer-shaped craft with yellow lights flying at night [Narrator, 2:23:18] So in the modern day of 2026, we are left with a legacy program portfolio with no element of central leadership, a system in which everyone owns a proverbial piece of the pie with no centralized effort, objective, or roadmap, that operates under exponentially more heightened security and secrecy protocols than the Manhattan Project 2.0 that came before. [Visual, 2:23:26] Scaffolding inside a hangar labeled “41” [Visual, 2:23:33] Illustration showing researchers in hazmat suits next to a crashed UFO saucer [Visual, 2:23:41] Bowl filled with white rice grains [Narrator, 2:23:41] These grains of rice within a rice bowl are indeed a far cry, to say the least, from the Manhattan Project 2.0 we spent two-plus hours breaking down, which existed as a centralized effort with strong leadership by presidents, cabinet-level officials, select statesmen, and some of the most accomplished military and scientific minds the United States had to offer. [Visual, 2:23:47] President Harry S. Truman speaking [Visual, 2:23:51] Flowchart diagram: “ORGANIZATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY” [Visual, 2:24:03] Archival photo of three men sitting at a table [Narrator, 2:24:03] While the Manhattan Project 2.0 was also subject to compartmentation and restricted need-to-know access, like its precursor the Atomic Project, the Manhattan Project 2.0 seemingly operated with a very clear directive… [Visual, 2:24:05] Archival close-up of General Leslie Groves [Visual, 2:24:10] Archival close-up of Dr. Vannevar Bush [Visual, 2:24:12] Animation of a saucer-shaped craft crashing and sliding in a desert landscape [Visual, 2:24:18] Saucer-shaped craft flying low, with overlay checklist [Narrator, 2:24:18] …to retrieve and exploit crashed, landed, or downed non-human technical vehicles, attempt to understand the modus operandi behind this non-human presence, store and study the occasional craft occupant or pilot, and employ extensive defensive countermeasures, such as counterintelligence, passage material, disinformation campaigns, and general spycraft, to protect against both insider and outsider threats. [Visual, 2:24:44] Folder cover stamped “TOP SECRET” [Visual, 2:24:47] Archival footage of two men looking at a map at a desk [Narrator, 2:24:47] And of course, the question must be asked, why was such a secrecy blackout undertaken in the Manhattan Project 2.0? [Visual, 2:24:50] Close-up of a man’s face with a question mark graphic overlay [Visual, 2:24:54] President Harry S. Truman and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin sitting together at the Potsdam Conference [Narrator, 2:24:54] Besides the obvious budding sub-rosa Cold War with our adversaries, with Soviet espionage and spycraft in particular, where the need to hide asymmetric warfare capabilities and enforce feudalistic dominance was paramount… [Visual, 2:25:08] Close-up of spinning tape reels [Narrator, 2:25:08] well, who knows? This is certainly up to interpretation. Perhaps the presence of non-human bodies was deemed too psychologically damaging and existentially damaging immediately following World War II. [Visual, 2:25:12] Archival close-up of J. Robert Oppenheimer [Visual, 2:25:21] Mushroom cloud explosion in slow motion [Narrator, 2:25:21] One thing, though, is for certain here: the application of the Manhattan Project security blanket onto the Manhattan Project 2.0… [Visual, 2:25:29] Night view of the US Capitol dome [Narrator, 2:25:29] …certainly introduced an immediate ultra-compartmented portfolio of programs that could be run alongside but undetected from the larger US government, whose existence could not be revealed by the Congress, Executive Order, or anyone core program members deemed quote-unquote ‘temporary employees,’ like future Democratic presidents. [Visual, 2:25:30] Diagram branching from “MANHATTAN PROJECT 2.0” to various programs [Visual, 2:25:42] The White House [Visual, 2:25:51] President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking at a podium [Narrator, 2:25:51] So with the iron grip of the Manhattan Project 2.0 secrecy apparatus, how do we today have an even more strict security apparatus that exists as a fragmented and scattered legacy program portfolio? [Visual, 2:25:56] Former Vice President Dick Cheney [Visual, 2:26:01] Former DNI James Clapper [Visual, 2:26:06] A saucer-shaped craft flying through a swirling tunnel [Narrator, 2:26:06] What exactly is the nexus or chain of dominoes that led to this incredible schism? [Visual, 2:26:08] Diagram: “MANHATTAN PROJECT 2.0” pointing via an arrow to “MODERN DAY FRACTURED LEGACY STRUCTURE” [Visual, 2:26:12] President Harry S. Truman speaking [Narrator, 2:26:12] Well, I believe we can find answers in studying the creation, expansion, reforms, and changing of special access programs during the height of the Cold War, specifically, the 1980s. [Visual, 2:26:15] President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking [Visual, 2:26:19] President Richard Nixon speaking, with overlay text “SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS” [Visual, 2:26:22] President Ronald Reagan speaking [Visual, 2:26:26] Archival USAF commercial footage showcasing computer displays, fighter jet pilots, cockpits, and a B-1 Lancer bomber taking off [Airman, 2:26:32] I’ve always been into computers. And this computer I’m working with now… this computer is hot! We’ve got some of the fastest computers in the world. [Announcer, 2:26:43] Aim High. Air Force. [Visual, 2:26:45] Podcaster sitting in a studio with a microphone [Narrator, 2:26:45] Now in part two of this project, or perhaps right now you’re watching a supercut and this is all one giant enormous project, we are going to dive into the ultra-strict definition of Special Access Programs, or SAPs, their history, and applications to investigate why and how UFO programs are protected by such systems beyond standard classification. [Visual, 2:26:52] Two documents side-by-side: “DoD Manual 5205.07 SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM SECURITY MANUAL” and “DoD Instruction 5200.11 MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION, AND OVERSIGHT OF DoD SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS” [Visual, 2:27:00] Saucer-shaped craft inside a laboratory facility [Visual, 2:27:07] President Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush walking together in the White House [Narrator, 2:27:07] But here today, we will do a little review of history. [Visual, 2:27:12] Spinning sphere graphic transitioning to a white sphere of light [Narrator, 2:27:11] Recall that the Manhattan Project, and thus the Manhattan Project 2.0, operated off of what would become the groundwork for special access programs, a system of total secrecy and compartmentalization beyond standard classification levels to ensure total program secrecy, need-to-know access, and a single centralized control group with minimal chains of command. [Visual, 2:27:20] Sketch of soldiers in gas masks examining a crashed saucer in the desert [Visual, 2:27:33] Seal of the Atomic Energy Commission [Narrator, 2:27:33] The Manhattan Project 2.0 of course enjoyed expanded secrecy with the introduction of the 1954 Atomic Energy Agreement. [Visual, 2:27:35] Title graphic: “GUARDIAN OF THE ATOM” [Visual, 2:27:42] Archival footage of President Truman, Eisenhower, and others standing in a crowd [Narrator, 2:27:42] As I discussed, I believe Truman and Eisenhower largely laid the groundwork for UFO legacy program secrecy through legislation and classified presidential executive orders. [Visual, 2:27:53] President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking [Narrator, 2:27:53] Eisenhower in particular introduced the modern-day US classification framework through the 1954 Atomic Energy Agreement, as well as Executive Order 10501, which got rid of Restricted classification, not to be confused with the DOE’s Restricted Data, and introduced the modern-day three levels of classification: Confidential, Secret, and Top Secret. [Visual, 2:27:58] Title page of “ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954” [Visual, 2:28:01] “FEDERAL REGISTER” clipping showing “EXECUTIVE ORDER 10501” circled in red [Visual, 2:28:05] Checklist of classification levels: “RESTRICTED” (crossed out), “CONFIDENTIAL” (checked), “SECRET” (checked), “STOP SECRET” (checked) [Visual, 2:28:18] Archival footage of crew in white protective suits servicing an aircraft [Narrator, 2:28:18] This time epoch largely saw DOD and IC agencies adapt ad-hoc special access program protocols to layer on to Top Secret classification for unique threats and programs. And these include Top Secret Codeword Read-On Access, which you can observe extensively in the early days of the NRO. [Visual, 2:28:23] Text overlay: “ADHOC SECURITY PROTOCOLS + TOP SECRET CLASSIFICATION” [Visual, 2:28:30] Text document page clipping with blue highlighted text [Visual, 2:28:31] Caption overlay: “TOP SECRET CODEWORD READ ON ACCESS” [Visual, 2:28:38] Glowing dust/spark particles floating in darkness [Narrator, 2:28:38] Thus here, we see the rise in quote-unquote ‘black programs’… [Visual, 2:28:40] Text overlay: “BLACK PROGRAMS” [Visual, 2:28:44] Photograph of The Greenbrier resort [Narrator, 2:28:44] …such as 1958’s Greenbrier congressional bunker. [Visual, 2:28:48] President Eisenhower speaking at the podium [Narrator, 2:28:48] And indeed, of course, I believe Eisenhower himself implemented an ad-hoc special access protocol system learned from the Manhattan Project to hide senior leadership of the Manhattan Project 2.0 within the National Security Council’s 5412 Committee Special Group. [Visual, 2:28:56] Aerial view of the Washington Monument and the Capitol dome [Visual, 2:29:01] On-screen text: “NSC 5412 COMMITTEE SPECIAL GROUP” [Visual, 2:29:05] Saucer UFO flying above clouds [Narrator, 2:29:05] I firmly theorize the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, into the early 1980s observed the glory days of the Manhattan Project 2.0… [Visual, 2:29:07] Timeline graphic: “1950’s”, “1960’s”, “1970’s”, “1980’s”, with “GOLDEN ERA MANHATTAN 2.0” appearing [Visual, 2:29:16] Searchlight illuminating a crashed saucer craft in the woods with personnel [Narrator, 2:29:16] …successfully retrieving crashed UFOs worldwide and performing exploitative RDT&E practices at AEC and DOE national labs and defense industrial base military infrastructure. [Visual, 2:29:22] Graphic of the globe with a shield: “THE ATOM” and “LABORATORY” [Visual, 2:29:26] Logo of a green stylized thunderbird [Visual, 2:29:29] Two personnel in gas masks and helmets standing in the woods [Narrator, 2:29:29] Indeed, I believe this epoch saw the addition of numerous FFRDCs and contractors to aid within the effort, such as the MITRE Corporation, Aerospace Corporation, TRW, Lockheed Corporation, Sperry Rand, LTV, and so on. [Visual, 2:29:37] Network background with text overlays: “MITRE SPACE”, “TRW”, “A COMPANY CALLED TRW”, “LOCKHEED MARTIN”, “SPERRY”, “LTV” [Visual, 2:29:46] The US Capitol dome view [Narrator, 2:29:46] Bear with me and fast forward just a little bit in this Golden Age, where I imagine UFO legacy senior leadership then hidden within Nixon’s 303 Committee, an evolution of the 5412 Committee, jumped with joy when in March 19… [Visual, 2:29:50] President Richard Nixon speaking [Visual, 2:29:54] Text overlay: “303 COMMITTEE” [Visual, 2:29:58] Nixon speaking at a podium with Ford and Bush behind him [Visual, 2:30:00] Document page of Nixon’s Executive Order 11652 [Narrator, 2:30:00] 1972, Nixon’s Executive Order 11652 took place, which saw the formal framework for Special Access Programs officially established. [Visual, 2:30:10] Document pages of security classification details [Narrator, 2:30:10] This executive order legitimized enhanced access controls for programs involving severe national security concerns, shifting from informal ad hoc practices seen in the Eisenhower days to structured policy frameworks, while maintaining strict bottlenecks on congressional and inner-agency awareness. [Visual, 2:30:29] Portrait of Richard Nixon [Narrator, 2:30:29] In short, this Nixon effort greatly authorized heightened security protocols for information and programs beyond top secret handling. [Visual, 2:30:38] Cassette tape spinning [Narrator, 2:30:39] And let me be clear here because I say that, there is a strong argument that Nixon, like select other presidents we will speak on, was well-versed and informed with UFO legacy activities. [Visual, 2:30:41] Footage of Nixon in Congress [Visual, 2:30:51] Red-tinted aerial view of the Pentagon [Narrator, 2:30:52] I strongly theorize this aggressive expansion of implementation of deeply covert, unacknowledged Special Access Program precursors within the 1970s and 1980s, leveraged to protect DoD acquisition programs, stealth aircraft, and most importantly in my opinion, UFO retrieval and exploitation programs, directly led to the exposing of the program ecosystem to unwanted eyes, the US Congress. [Visual, 2:30:59] Glitched text overlay of “1970S-1980S” on the red Pentagon [Visual, 2:31:02] F-117 stealth aircraft flying [Visual, 2:31:07] CGI of a flying saucer in a hangar [Visual, 2:31:12] Close-up of a camera lens [Visual, 2:31:17] US Capitol Dome at night [Visual, 2:31:19] Title page and contents of the 1973 House Committee report [Narrator, 2:31:19] After all, a 1973 House Committee on Government Operations report documented widespread and uncontrolled growth of unauthorized applications of special access labels across DoD components. [Visual, 2:31:33] Richard Nixon portrait [Narrator, 2:31:33] This report directly addressed tremendous concerns from Nixon’s Executive Order 11652, including, quote, [Visual, 2:31:40] Document excerpt: “Use of Access, Distribution, or Control Markings” [Narrator, 2:31:40] “widespread use of dozens of special access, distribution, or control labels, stamps, or markings on both classified and unclassified documents” end quote. [Narrator, 2:31:51] These access controls were harnessed by, quote, “many executive agencies having classification authority and dozens of other agencies who do not possess such authority” end quote. [Visual, 2:32:02] CGI of a flying saucer rotating in a white void [Narrator, 2:32:02] Intriguing statements, especially in reference to what I just spoke of, that ad hoc security protocols, specifically top secret codeword access, were rampant since the days of Truman and Eisenhower. [Visual, 2:32:14] Title page of the 1973 House Committee report [Narrator, 2:32:14] Indeed, with glimpses of this secrecy architecture beginning to show themselves in the 1970s, [Visual, 2:32:20] Ronald Reagan speaking at a podium [Narrator, 2:32:20] we now arrive to the great schism, which can be observed within the presidential administration of Reagan, [Narrator, 2:32:27] who, like Truman, Eisenhower, Johnson, and Nixon before him, was highly likely read into and served a senior leadership position for UFO legacy activities. [Visual, 2:32:30] Submersible illuminating a triangular underwater structure [Visual, 2:32:38] Video of Ronald Reagan speaking with presidential library logo overlay [Ronald Reagan, 2:32:39] I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace; to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete. [Visual, 2:32:54] Ronald Reagan at the podium with another man next to him [Narrator, 2:32:55] The 1980s was a period of massive overhaul, controversy, and shifting tides regarding the structure, secrecy, and top cover of the US’s most top secret programs. [Visual, 2:33:07] Military helicopter being loaded into a cargo plane [Narrator, 2:33:07] Up until the 1980s, clandestine, unacknowledged programs, established to protect DoD acquisition programs and often used to hide sensitive operations, existed as SAPs in all but name, [Visual, 2:33:19] Text card: “SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS” [Visual, 2:33:22] Text card: “BLACK PROGRAMS” [Narrator, 2:33:22] being referred to in the 1980s and decades prior as, quote-unquote, “black programs”. [Visual, 2:33:27] Lockheed Skunk Works and Northrop Grumman logos [Narrator, 2:33:27] Such black programs included stealth aircraft development under the Lockheed Skunk Works and Northrop Grumman, including the F-117A Nighthawk and B-2 bomber, respectively. [Visual, 2:33:33] Drawing of B-2 bomber profiles [Visual, 2:33:37] CGI diagram of a saucer structure labeled with technical terms [Narrator, 2:33:37] Of course, within the same subset of stealth aircraft black programs, there is an extremely strong argument to be made that major undertakings were underway to adapt derivative technologies onto human-made airframes, [Visual, 2:33:41] CGI of a flying saucer glowing at night [Visual, 2:33:52] CGI of a triangular craft with lights on its vertices and center [Narrator, 2:33:52] such as those enormous black triangles with three lights on each vertex and one light in the center that are observed oh so often. [Visual, 2:34:02] CGI diagram showing “BLACK PROGRAMS” transitioning to “SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS” [Narrator, 2:34:02] Black programs as the precursor to SAPs saw significant shifting in security structure, similar in concept to Nixon’s 1972 Executive Order 11652, [Visual, 2:34:08] Richard Nixon close-up with Executive Order 11652 overlay [Narrator, 2:34:08] with Ronald Reagan’s 1982 Executive Order 12356. [Visual, 2:34:14] Ronald Reagan close-up with Executive Order 12356 overlay [Visual, 2:34:19] Document pages of Executive Order 12356 [Narrator, 2:34:19] EO 12356, titled “National Security Information”, served as the latest iteration of Special Access Program and black program frameworks, following Nixon’s Executive Order 11652 and Eisenhower’s Executive Order 10501. [Visual, 2:34:29] Three Federal Register documents side-by-side: EO 10501, EO 11652, and EO 12356 [Visual, 2:34:37] Document text comparisons of Executive Order sections [Narrator, 2:34:37] This Reagan executive order expanded the categories of classifiable information and lowered the threshold for classification, essentially tightening the grip of government secrecy from Carter’s previous administration’s attempts, [Visual, 2:34:48] Jimmy Carter speaking in 1977 [Narrator, 2:34:48] specifically in 1977, of government secrecy shifting towards declassification and transparency. [Visual, 2:34:57] Federal Register EO 12356 over US Capitol Dome [Narrator, 2:34:57] And let me be clear here as we move on, EO 12356 did not trend towards government transparency. [Visual, 2:35:06] Aerial view of the Pentagon [Narrator, 2:35:06] No, indeed. This order greatly standardized and expanded the SAP framework, [Visual, 2:35:12] Document pages of EO 12356 with “ALONG WITH 1983 NSDD-159” overlay [Narrator, 2:35:12] but crucially here, saw expanded oversight and governance over covert programs, [Visual, 2:35:19] Harry Truman speaking in black and white [Narrator, 2:35:19] which was a sharp course correct from the less consistent governance that existed since the Manhattan Project. [Visual, 2:35:27] Cassette tape spinning [Narrator, 2:35:27] This point I am making here is very, very, very important. I am even pausing to explicitly speak on this topic. [Visual, 2:35:37] Cowboy riding a horse with “EO 12356” overlay [Narrator, 2:35:37] Reagan’s Executive Order 12356 effectively ended the days of the legacy program Wild, Wild West, where the program could do whatever in the world it wanted with top secret codeword access. [Visual, 2:35:45] Scientist in a hazmat suit looking at a crashed saucer at night with “TOP SECRET CODEWORD” overlay [Visual, 2:35:51] Dwight Eisenhower speaking in black and white [Narrator, 2:35:51] Prior to this time epoch, US black programs heavily featured top secret codeword read-on access for covert programs, [Visual, 2:35:59] Montage of marching soldiers, nuclear explosion, early satellite equipment, and SR-71 Blackbird flying [Narrator, 2:35:59] such as World War II’s SIGINT, or Signals Intelligence compartments, the Manhattan Project, early NRO programs, black programs of the 1970s, and so on. Reagan’s executive order largely formalized and tightened this compartmented security read-on structure. [Visual, 2:36:10] Ronald Reagan speaking at a podium [Visual, 2:36:17] Lab hangar showing scientists observing a saucer-shaped craft [Narrator, 2:36:17] So, with the days of the Wild Wild West ending, where legacy operations could no longer stuff programs wherever and however they wanted with complete and impenetrable security, plus some massive SAP exposure we will speak on momentarily, [Visual, 2:36:29] Newspaper clipping: “PENTAGON LINKING SECRET ARMY UNIT TO CONTRA MONEY” [Visual, 2:36:33] CGI of a triangular black craft hovering over a snowy landscape [Narrator, 2:36:33] legacy programs were forced to turn to alternative and new methods to stay secret. We will, of course, speak on this more later, and in part two. [Visual, 2:36:38] Podcast host in a blue suit speaking into a microphone [Visual, 2:36:42] Title pages of “DoD Manual 5205.07” and “DoD Instruction 5200.11” [Narrator, 2:36:42] Indeed, as we will discuss in part two of our SAP overview, modern-day DoD and sometimes Department of Energy cite their establishing authority for SAPs as Ronald Reagan’s Executive Order 12356, [Visual, 2:36:48] Overlay box: “Special Access Program (SAP)” definition text [Visual, 2:36:53] Ronald Reagan speaking with “Federal Register” overlay [Narrator, 2:36:53] and further superseding orders like Obama’s Executive Order 13526. [Visual, 2:36:58] Barack Obama speaking with “Federal Register” overlay [Visual, 2:37:02] CDSE website screenshot for Special Access Programs Overview [Narrator, 2:37:02] The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency’s Special Access Program training course directly states SAPs were publicly acknowledged for the first time in the early 1980s. Why was this? [Visual, 2:37:07] CDSE website highlighting “2. History of SAPs” [Visual, 2:37:14] CDSE website highlighting “Yellow Fruit” [Narrator, 2:37:14] Well, enter Yellow Fruit and the Iran-Contra. [Visual, 2:37:19] Ronald Reagan speaking [Ronald Reagan, 2:37:19] A few months ago, I told the American people I did not trade arms for hostages. My heart and my best intentions still tell me that’s true, but the facts and the evidence tell me it is not. As the Tower Board reported, what began as a strategic opening to Iran deteriorated, in its implementation, into trading arms for hostages. This runs counter to my own beliefs, to administration policy, and to the original strategy we had in mind. [Visual, 2:37:49] Oliver North testifying in military uniform [Narrator, 2:37:49] The Iran-Contra scandal is one of the United States’ largest political scandals in history. From 1981 to 1986, elements of the Reagan administration, specifically individuals within the National Security Council, trafficked arms to Iran, then under an arms embargo, [Visual, 2:37:55] Title page of congressional report on the Iran-Contra Affair [Visual, 2:38:08] Footage of soldiers in a jungle firing weapons [Narrator, 2:38:08] and used the proceeds from the sales to fund the Contras, a Nicaraguan military rebel group. [Visual, 2:38:14] Oliver North surrounded by reporters and camera flashes [Narrator, 2:38:14] The Iran-Contras triggered congressional hearings, an independent counsel investigation, and brought forth a serious constitutional crisis over executive power, covert action, and the ability for elements of the executive branch to circumnavigate the Congress. Sound familiar? [Visual, 2:38:25] Ronald Reagan close-up speaking [Visual, 2:38:31] Aerial view of the Pentagon [Narrator, 2:38:31] Preceding the breaking of the Iran-Contra in 1986 was another massive scandal focused on the prior decade’s expansion of covert operations that helped to expose some of the broader connective tissue to the Iran-Contra enterprise. [Visual, 2:38:46] Cover of “Secret Warriors” by Steven Emerson next to book pages [Narrator, 2:38:46] In 1983, an unremarkable DoD internal audit turned up a covert, unacknowledged special access program by the name Yellow Fruit, [Visual, 2:38:54] Text card: “YELLOW FRUIT” [Narrator, 2:38:54] out of the Army’s Special Operations Division, SOD. [Visual, 2:39:00] Military helicopter in flight [Narrator, 2:39:00] The purpose of Yellow Fruit? [Visual, 2:39:02] Document excerpt: “SOD - Protect YELLOW FRUIT” [Narrator, 2:39:02] To provide additional operational security and counterintelligence for the Central American Contra mission, as well as other classified operations. [Visual, 2:39:13] Close-up of tape recorder buttons: REW, F.F., STOP [Narrator, 2:39:13] Now quickly, take a step back. Yellow Fruit? Why this name? No, not to reference a banana in South America. SAP naming convention is actually quite interesting, and we will cover this more in part two. [Visual, 2:39:18] Cassette tape spinning [Visual, 2:39:27] Student Guide document for Special Access Program Overview [Narrator, 2:39:27] SAPs are often given an operational unclassified nickname consisting of two unrelated words, plus possible SAP CO additional classified codewords. [Visual, 2:39:30] Text highlight: “EXAMPLE W/ PROGRAM IDENTIFIER (PID): TS//SAR-YELLOW FRUIT//WAIVED” [Visual, 2:39:37] Book pages highlighting text about the Special Operations Division [Narrator, 2:39:37] Okay, but what is interesting about the conceptual basis for Yellow Fruit here was the program being run out of SOD, or the Army’s Special Operations Division. [Visual, 2:39:47] CIA floor emblem transitioning to a black-and-white CIA logo [Narrator, 2:39:47] According to the US Army War College, several indications state that covert military intelligence organizations have been, quote, “utilized to circumvent congressional restrictions and reporting requirements levied on the CIA. The U.S. Army’s Special Operations Division (SOD) provided the CIA with various types of covert military support in Latin America that the agency itself was restricted from doing by congressional mandate. The SOD was ultimately closed down because of gross financial improprieties, and several courts-martial resulted” end quote. [Visual, 2:39:56] Excerpt of U.S. Army War College document text [Visual, 2:40:00] Text document about covert military intelligence organizations. [Narrator, 2:40:00] levied onto the CIA, end quote. An example here of course is the Army SOD, who, quote, provided the CIA with various types of covert military support in Latin America that the agency itself was restricted from doing by congressional mandate, end quote. [Visual, 2:40:02] Soldiers briefing in a dark room. [Visual, 2:40:07] Text document with yellow highlighting. [Visual, 2:40:16] Diagram of “UFO LEGACY PROGRAMS” in a hangar with a disc-shaped craft. [Narrator, 2:40:16] An intelligence apparatus working within covert Special Access Programs that circumnavigates standard chains of command and traditional reporting. Hmm. Does this ring a bell to anyone? Whether the ALSOS missions or the common legacy framework, I think so. [Visual, 2:40:29] Hangar scene with a person kneeling near the disc craft. [Visual, 2:40:34] Two-page document text with highlighted passages. [Narrator, 2:40:35] Anyways, Yellow Fruit’s cover was blown due to significant cost discrepancies being discovered through internal audits under Lieutenant Colonel James E. Longhofer, who was tasked with providing top cover and support for Yellow Fruit from his staff position within the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, of course, the G-2. G-4. [Visual, 2:40:44] Aerial view of the Pentagon with overlay text. [Visual, 2:40:54] Soldier parachuting from a plane. [Narrator, 2:40:55] To not blow his cover during Yellow Fruit and be connected back to the Pentagon, Lieutenant Colonel Duncan would retire from the Army and set up his own private consulting firm, BSI. [Visual, 2:40:58] Military personnel and document text for BSI. [Visual, 2:41:07] Scrolling green computer code. [Narrator, 2:41:08] This is quite literally data masking, a stage for retirement to continue covert operations within the same capacity. I have actually seen this exact sort of behavior before with major generals within the Air Force hidden wing program, circa the late 2000s. [Visual, 2:41:15] AFTC.AF.MIL emblem with “AD INEXPLORATA”. [Visual, 2:41:23] Central Intelligence Agency floor seal. [Narrator, 2:41:24] And cut-out companies for covert operations should not come as a shock here. In fact, the CIA has done this plenty of times, for both clandestine activities and, in my opinion, self-fund for UFO legacy programs. [Visual, 2:41:35] Triangular UFO flying. [Visual, 2:41:40] Document schematic labeled “SECRET”. [Narrator, 2:41:40] One tangible example here is E-Systems, a CIA shell company that was once LTV, a defense contractor that I am quite confident worked within the Manhattan Project 2.0 in the sixties and seventies. [Visual, 2:41:45] Man standing in front of LTV screens. [Visual, 2:41:53] Document text about Yellow Fruit and BSI. [Narrator, 2:41:54] Shockingly, top Army leadership were never briefed about Yellow Fruit operating as a commercial cut-out outside the Pentagon. [Visual, 2:42:02] Document text about Wickham and Thurman. [Narrator, 2:42:03] Indeed, Army Chief of Staff John Wickham stated they had never been fully briefed at all about the quote-unquote black programs run by the Special Operations Division, SOD. [Visual, 2:42:14] Aerial view of the Pentagon at sunset. [Narrator, 2:42:14] Essentially, Army brass had zero clue what was going on in their own Army. [Visual, 2:42:19] Officer speaking at a press conference. [Narrator, 2:42:20] The revelation of Yellow Fruit led to not only court-martials and prison time, but also to significantly increased oversight for special access programs. [Visual, 2:42:30] Scanned Wilson-Davis meeting notes from 2002. [Narrator, 2:42:32] Fast forward here to the Wilson-Davis notes of the early 2000s. I will not waste more than a minute recounting these notes I speak on terribly often, which recount a meeting with senior IC official and Rear Admiral Thomas Wilson and Dr. Eric Davis in the parking lot of EG&G in 2002. [Visual, 2:42:36] Panel discussion with Eric Davis. [Visual, 2:42:41] Rear Admiral Thomas Wilson speaking at the Pentagon. [Visual, 2:42:46] Eric Davis sitting on a panel. [Visual, 2:42:51] Admiral Wilson pointing at a briefing chart. [Narrator, 2:42:51] These alleged notes recall Wilson attempting and being stonewalled in accessing the UFO legacy program portfolio, partially hidden within the USDA&S, or Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, then known as the OUSD A and T, gatekept by the Special Access Program Oversight Committee Senior Review Group, SRG. [Visual, 2:43:13] Eric Davis close-up in an interview. [Narrator, 2:43:14] As always, I do have my issues with Eric Davis, and do question his trustworthiness, specifically regarding derivative technologies. Most of his second-hand information on legacy seems to come from a retired four-star general officer who brute forced his way into touching a recovered craft, and a senior TRW vice president who engaged with retrieval operations for decades, both of whom I strongly believe are credible and legitimate sources. [Visual, 2:43:20] Triangular craft hovering. [Visual, 2:43:28] Silver disc craft animation with stars. [Visual, 2:43:32] TRW logo. [Visual, 2:43:38] Interviewer in blue suit speaking. [Visual, 2:43:43] American Alchemy studio with Eric Davis. [Narrator, 2:43:43] I do not know why the Wilson-Davis notes leaked. In fact, Eric Davis on American Alchemy recently obtusely confirmed the validity of these notes and remarked how the notes were supposed to be for internal use. [Interviewer, 2:43:56] How did Admiral Thomas Wilson react, uh, when you, when you met him in 1997? And why, I guess, why did people direct him to you, and then, uh, what transpired in the, in the meeting? [Eric Davis, 2:44:08] Well, I can’t, can’t get into that. [Interviewer, 2:44:09] Okay. [Visual, 2:44:10] Eric Davis speaking on the panel. [Eric Davis, 2:44:10] I can’t confirm or deny that we met, for the security reasons. [Interviewer, 2:44:12] Okay. [Eric Davis, 2:44:13] There are legal issues still involved that are active. So, um, because I can’t reveal that in public. That wasn’t meant for public consumption, and that was released from Mitchell’s estate, and, um, that was supposed to be destroyed one year after Mitchell got a copy of it as a courtesy from, from who generated it. [Visual, 2:44:33] Silver saucer in hangar animation. [Narrator, 2:44:34] Regardless of the credibility question surrounding Davis, I believe the fundamental facts of these notes are indeed true, that Wilson attempted to use his need-to-know authority as Deputy DIA Director to access the legacy portfolio, and was denied. [Visual, 2:44:49] Triangular craft spinning in a white vortex. [Narrator, 2:44:50] Within the notes, Wilson allegedly states the gatekeeping structure for UFO programs was a necessary redundancy. Quote, ‘They said they were formed out of necessity to protect themselves after a near disaster in the past almost blew their cover, something to do with an agreement that was reached with a couple of Pentagon SESs, Senior Executive Service, overseeing SAPs in those days. We’re vague about what that was,’ end quote. Furthermore, to nail in on specific here, Wilson allegedly stated, quote, ‘They said years ago in past, an audit investigation led to them, and it wasn’t supposed to, nearly outed,’ end quote. [Visual, 2:44:58] Scanned pages of document with yellow highlighting. [Visual, 2:45:31] Pentagon and Washington Monument at dusk. [Narrator, 2:45:32] I have theorized on myriad occasions the origin of this audit investigation. Indeed, I have investigated NRO carryover and forward funding scandals when the NRO was declassified in the early 1990s, mid-1980s instances of the US Air Force and Navy not following special access program protocols, and mid-1980s instances in which the Lockheed Corporation mishandled classified documents for carve-out contracts. [Visual, 2:45:36] Book cover of NRO history. [Visual, 2:45:45] GAO report on DOD Special Access Programs. [Visual, 2:45:53] GAO reports on Special Access Contracts and Lockheed. [Visual, 2:46:00] Schematic drawings of saucer-like craft. [Narrator, 2:46:00] All of these likely have seen GAO or Pentagon investigators brush elbows with the legacy portfolio. [Visual, 2:46:08] Newspaper clipping about Pentagon and Contra money. [Narrator, 2:46:08] And here today in 2026, I am quite confident the audit surrounding Yellow Fruit and internal DOD audits in the mid-1980s leading to major SAP oversight changes, in conjunction with Ronald Reagan’s 1982 Executive Order 12356, which effectively ended the wild wild west days of top secret code word legacy activities, was a major piece in the impetus for legacy programs taking drastic and severe measures to burrow even deeper into secrecy channels, to hide themselves from US government and temporary employees. [Visual, 2:46:20] Ronald Reagan speaking beside Federal Register cover. [Visual, 2:46:30] Triangular craft in a bubble. [Visual, 2:46:40] US Capitol dome with American flag. [Narrator, 2:46:46] These snowballing protective countermeasures eventually culminated in 1994 under the Clinton administration, where legacy took even further precautions to hide from unauthorized US government access, breaking itself apart and scattering itself into the wind even further, when William Perry, as Deputy Secretary of Defense, reorganized SAP structure, greatly expanding the SAPCO, Special Access Program Central Office, and SAPOC, Special Access Program Oversight Committee, and established the SRG, Senior Review Group. [Visual, 2:46:49] Bill Clinton speaking. [Visual, 2:47:02] William Perry speaking at the White House. [Visual, 2:47:18] Render of saucer craft with red lights. [Narrator, 2:47:18] This effectively transitioned legacy-led activity oversight into a quasi-government and industry control group of just over two dozen individuals. I highly recommend listening back to that last sentence. [Visual, 2:47:29] Audio cassette playing. [Visual, 2:47:33] Aerial view of the Pentagon with “YELLOW FRUIT” text overlay. [Narrator, 2:47:33] But with Yellow Fruit in the early 1980s, just as Wilson’s notes stated, this audit led to immediate measures to protect the portfolio with enhanced secrecy and gatekeeping structures. [Narrator, 2:47:45] I theorize with the utmost confidence this series of events plus Reagan ending the legacy days of wild wild west top secret code word access, directly led to the fracturing of the centralized Manhattan Project 2.0 and led to the scattering and siloed nature of the programs that culminated in 1994 as I just spoke of to today. [Visual, 2:47:54] Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking at a podium. [Visual, 2:47:59] High-angle shot of large metal silos. [Visual, 2:48:08] Interviewer in blue suit. [Narrator, 2:48:09] And let me explain here with some very specific examples. [Visual, 2:48:14] Newspaper clipping about Pentagon and Contra money. [Narrator, 2:48:15] Okay, hold your horses. Before we do that, let me briefly explain why I believe this Yellow Fruit and wider DOD SAP protocol series of audits and investigations actually almost revealed the UFO legacy program portfolio. [Visual, 2:48:29] Aerial view of the Pentagon. [Narrator, 2:48:29] Remember Yellow Fruit, as a USAP, served to conduct operations around the Latin American contras and, quote, ‘other Army classified operations’. [Visual, 2:48:32] Yellow Fruit document text overlay. [Visual, 2:48:39] Special Access Program manuals. [Narrator, 2:48:40] The way SAPs, again, Special Access Programs, operate, as we will discuss at great length in part two, is you have a wide-arching singular tier-one SAP umbrella. Underneath the umbrella sits several tier-two SAP compartments. Beneath the compartments sit even further tier-three SAP sub-compartments with several operational projects. [Visual, 2:48:46] SAP hierarchy flow chart. [Narrator, 2:49:03] This framework is organized to group similar capabilities or information into a single compartment or sub-compartment. Similar critical program information, CPI, will be grouped together into a singular SAP. [Visual, 2:49:17] Soldiers briefing. [Narrator, 2:49:17] Yellow Fruit handled a multi-faceted mission, including the contras and other covert activities. Thus, Yellow Fruit was a USAP umbrella, or unacknowledged special access program. [Visual, 2:49:24] Soldier with text “YELLOW FRUIT = SAP UMBRELLA”. [Visual, 2:49:31] Diagram of Yellow Fruit SAP structure. [Narrator, 2:49:31] Indeed, I think it highly probable within the Yellow Fruit umbrella sat individual SAPs dealing with the SOD’s, Special Operations Division, involvement in UFO activities. [Visual, 2:49:40] Soldier using a flamethrower at night. [Visual, 2:49:43] Aerial view of the Pentagon. [Narrator, 2:49:43] Thus here, the audit into Yellow Fruit nearly exposed whatever this covert involvement was, be it counterintelligence programs, retrieval operations in Latin American countries, etc. [Visual, 2:49:55] Aircraft carrier at sea. [Narrator, 2:49:55] And this really isn’t a shock here. We have a similar example… [Visual, 2:49:58] Vintage computer room. [Narrator, 2:50:00] I have covered within the Navy several times. [Visual, 2:50:05] Title graphic: “U.S. NAVY UFO CRASH RETRIEVAL PROGRAMS” [Narrator, 2:50:05] Recall back to my naval legacy programs project, one of my favorite pieces I have ever done, that likely warrants a second part in the future. [Visual, 2:50:12] Illustration of a ship listing in heavy waves near a dome-shaped craft [Narrator, 2:50:12] Within the investigation, I spent quite a bit of time discussing a maritime UFO and USO retrieval operations, [Visual, 2:50:20] Map of the North Sea highlighting a region off the coast of Scotland [Narrator, 2:50:20] including a fascinating 1991 story off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland, [Visual, 2:50:26] Archival footage of a submarine vehicle labeled “DSRV-2” [Narrator, 2:50:26] in which a crewman of a DSRV, deep submergence rescue vehicle, or possibly a DSSV, deep submergence search vehicle, [Visual, 2:50:34] Animation of a green submergence vehicle pointing lights at a triangular craft on the seabed [Narrator, 2:50:34] claimed to have retrieved an exotic triangular craft with glyphic writing from the sea floor. [Narrator, 2:50:39] After observing this craft wedged into the ocean floor, and sat aboard a naval vessel after recovery, it was the expressed opinion of this diver, Mark, the vehicle was not of human origin. [Visual, 2:50:52] Host speaking on camera in a room with framed pictures on the wall [Narrator, 2:50:52] One of the major objectives of this project was exploring a 1964 DSSP, or the Deep Submergence Systems Project. [Visual, 2:50:56] Document cover: “DSSP DEEP SUBMERGENCE RESCUE VEHICLE SENSOR AND CONTROL SUBSYSTEM TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION” [Narrator, 2:51:01] The DSSP, helmed by Chief Scientist of the Navy Special Projects Office, Dr. John Pina Craven, [Visual, 2:51:03] Photograph of Dr. John Pina Craven [Visual, 2:51:08] Document page highlighting text about DSSP’s establishment on May 28, 1965 [Narrator, 2:51:08] sought to develop technologies to drastically increase the depths with which the Navy could perform deep ocean engineering, [Narrator, 2:51:16] specifically for search, rescue, salvage, and recovery operations. [Visual, 2:51:22] A green submarine vessel labeled “AVALON DSRV 2” on display [Narrator, 2:51:22] Products of the DSSP include the aforementioned DSRVs, and two of such vessels were built: the Lockheed Martin Mystic and Avalon, made to rescue stranded submarines, [Visual, 2:51:34] Technical illustration of “U.S. NAVY DSSV-3 DEEP SUBMERGENCE SEARCH VEHICLE” [Narrator, 2:51:34] as well as the never built, on an acknowledged basis, DSSV, which enjoyed drastically deeper operational depths and salvage recovery capabilities over its sister DSRV. [Visual, 2:51:45] Document text listing DSSP vehicles and salvage systems [Narrator, 2:51:45] Regardless, Craven and others stated these vessels were sent on numerous clandestine missions. [Visual, 2:51:53] Interview footage of John Craven, Chief Scientist, Navy Special Projects Office [Narrator, 2:51:53] In his fantastic book, The Silent War: The Cold War Battle Beneath the Sea, Craven wrote that the DSSP was established to satisfy the whims of one project: Sand Dollar, [Visual, 2:51:55] Book cover: “THE SILENT WAR” by John Pina Craven [Visual, 2:52:00] Text overlay: “SAND DOLLAR” [Visual, 2:52:04] Document excerpt describing the Sand Dollar mission [Narrator, 2:52:04] an extremely compartmented and top-secret program meant to identify and retrieve items of national security interest on the sea floor. [Visual, 2:52:13] Archival video of John Craven speaking [Narrator, 2:52:13] In Craven’s own words, quote, [Visual, 2:52:16] Book pages from “The Silent War” highlighting the quoted passage [Narrator, 2:52:16] “I was shown an inventory itemizing the items known to be on the seabed and a map of their distribution throughout the world. Could I organize and manage a program to carry out this mission using the assets of the DSSP? Furthermore, could I carry it out in such a manner that my family and friends and closest professional colleagues would have no idea that I was involved in such a project?” end quote. [Visual, 2:52:40] Book page showing Chapter 10 “Spooked” with highlighted text [Narrator, 2:52:40] Craven was briefed into Sand Dollar in 1965, after establishing the DSSP, from a naval intelligence officer. The briefing was kept so secretive, not even Craven’s staff was to know where he was going, and with whom he was meeting. [Visual, 2:52:55] Archival photo of a Polaris missile with a document excerpt overlay [Narrator, 2:52:55] Craven was taken into a SCIF by a well-known submarine officer from the Polaris submarine-launched ballistic missile program. When briefed into Sand Dollar, Craven learned this well-known officer’s involvement with Polaris was indeed a cover for Sand Dollar. In fact, Craven would learn Sand Dollar was nestled within a complex web of programs, itself hidden under the Polaris program. [Visual, 2:53:19] Diagram showing Polaris leading to cover programs and Sand Dollar [Narrator, 2:53:19] Essentially, Polaris led to several layers of cover programs, which led to Sand Dollar. [Visual, 2:53:26] Diagram showing a hierarchy chart titled “Figure 2 - Sample Hierarchy” [Narrator, 2:53:26] This is the exact same matrix, with SAP umbrella’s compartments and sub-compartments, as outlined in DoD Directive 5205.07. [Visual, 2:53:37] Archival footage of military officers in a meeting room [Narrator, 2:53:37] This same architecture Yellow Fruit enjoyed, where Polaris is the SAP umbrella, [Visual, 2:53:40] Diagram overlay showing Polaris program compartments and cover program to Sand Dollar [Narrator, 2:53:40] and nestled within that compartmented architecture sat Sand Dollar. A program deeply embedded in the SAP umbrella, I highly wager was imperative to maritime UFO crash retrieval operations. [Visual, 2:53:57] Underwater footage of a salvage scoop retrieving debris [Narrator, 2:53:57] I wager that similar to Sand Dollar within Polaris, similar UFO activities existed under the Yellow Fruit SAP umbrella that were almost exposed in the 1983 audit that we talked about. [Visual, 2:54:01] Diagram overlay listing Yellow Fruit compartments, including “UFO LEGACY PROGRAM COVERT OPERATIONS?” [Visual, 2:54:10] Video of John Craven speaking [Narrator, 2:54:10] Oh, what I wouldn’t have given to have met Craven. Chapter 10 of his book, titled Spooked, details Craven learning of Sand Dollar. It is a truly poignant section for our investigation today. [Visual, 2:54:13] Split screen showing John Craven and the “Spooked” chapter page [Visual, 2:54:22] Highlighted pages from “The Silent War” discussing cover projects [Narrator, 2:54:22] This section details Craven discussing all special intelligence projects out of the Navy requiring a real cover project to operate, where most people working on the cover project did not know it was a cover, where one or more individuals cleared for both levels served as the link between the projects. [Visual, 2:54:42] Black and white photograph of a man’s face [Narrator, 2:54:42] Craven even demonstrated an early outline of the onion with his quote “seventh veil” end quote, [Visual, 2:54:45] Close-up of a knife slicing a red onion [Narrator, 2:54:45] an apparatus of secrecy surrounding top-secret unacknowledged programs, in which one could never truly be sure they’d reached the innermost layer of compartmentation. [Visual, 2:54:49] Document text explaining the “seventh veil” concept [Visual, 2:54:59] Graphic of a flying saucer labeled “SECRET” [Visual, 2:55:01] Close-up of cassette tape reels spinning [Narrator, 2:55:01] Okay, but now let’s circle back because we can finally cover a hyper-specific example where I theorize we can observe UFO legacy programs burrowing deeper into the onion or seventh veil, [Visual, 2:55:07] Close-up of a red onion slice [Narrator, 2:55:07] to disguise themselves following Reagan’s executive orders and the mid-1980s audits that led to enormous SAP reforms and expanded oversight over covert projects. [Visual, 2:55:13] Archival footage of President Ronald Reagan speaking [Visual, 2:55:17] Animation of fighter jets flying near a massive triangular craft at night [Visual, 2:55:25] Interior of a military aircraft hangar with planes [Narrator, 2:55:25] So, let’s return to a concept I introduced in my recent Northrop Grumman project, and visit with the US Air Force. [Visual, 2:55:26] Woman in a suit smiling in an elevator with “NORTHROP GRUMMAN” logo overlay [Narrator, 2:55:29] Within the Department of the Air Force, the DAF, the overarching structure of the Air Force, sits the Headquarters of the Air Force, or HAF. [Visual, 2:55:32] Department of the Air Force seal over a stealth bomber [Visual, 2:55:37] Organizational pyramid diagram of the Department of the Air Force hierarchy [Narrator, 2:55:37] The HAF consists of the Air Staff, the top military leadership supporting the Secretary of the Air Force. [Visual, 2:55:46] Organization chart titled “DAF HQ ORGANIZATION CHART” [Narrator, 2:55:46] There are numerous departments within the HAF that I’ve accused of operating within Air Force legacy activities and the hidden wing program. But let’s focus in on the SAF/AA, or the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force. [Visual, 2:55:54] Zoomed-in organization chart detailing the “Admin Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/AA)” staff [Narrator, 2:56:01] SAF/AA is a senior executive official-run organization within the Department of the Air Force, responsible for providing administration, management, and support services to the Secretariat, SAF/OS, and Headquarters of the Air Force, HAF. [Visual, 2:56:02] Title overlay: “SAF/AA” over a document page [Narrator, 2:56:17] And I would like to visit a document titled, quote, “A History of the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force,” end quote, out of the Air Force History and Museums Program, where I am shocked we can find a specific discussion in an unclassified setting. [Visual, 2:56:21] Document cover: “SAF/AA A History of the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force” [Visual, 2:56:28] Animation of a flying saucer next to a person in black [Narrator, 2:56:35] Within the document, we can find a section titled, quote, “SAF/AA and ‘Outside Activities,’” end quote. [Visual, 2:56:38] Highlighted text in document: “SAF/AA and ‘Outside Activities’” [Visual, 2:56:43] Portrait photograph of William A. Davidson [Narrator, 2:56:43] This section referenced a 2018 interview with retired Administrative Assistant, AKA SAF/AA, William A. Davidson. In this interview, Davidson discussed several, quote, “outside activities,” end quote, in which the SAF/AA had been and continued to be involved. [Narrator, 2:56:53] Davidson stated there were, quote, “several activities… that were in other agencies over which the Air Force had… administrative control,” end quote. [Visual, 2:57:02] Close-up of cockpit avionics and flight display panels [Visual, 2:57:13] Close-up of a finger pressing play on a cassette tape recorder [Narrator, 2:57:13] And let me just say that again plainly: several activities that existed outside of the Air Force that SAF/AA specifically wielded administrative and operational control. [Visual, 2:57:15] Graphic of a red triangle inside a sphere with “SAF/AA” text overlay [Visual, 2:57:25] Graphic of a saucer model labeled “COVER PROGRAM” [Narrator, 2:57:25] In any definition, this is what’s known as a cover program. [Narrator, 2:57:29] Davidson stated two such programs were started, quote, “in Pete Aldridge’s day,” end quote. [Visual, 2:57:31] Highlighted text in document: “in Pete Aldridge’s day” [Visual, 2:57:38] Highlighted text in document explaining that outside activities operated directly under SAF/AA and not under AAZ [Narrator, 2:57:38] The quote-unquote outside activities did not show up in mission directives modern day, and operated exclusively under the SAF/AA. [Narrator, 2:57:45] For inarguable proof these outside activities were stashed under SAF/AA as a cover program, please note, these outside activities did not fall under the oversight of SAF/AAZ, the Directorate of Security, Special Program Oversight, and Information Protection within the SAF/AA. [Visual, 2:57:52] “412TH TEST WING” sign at an Air Force base [Visual, 2:57:59] Organization chart highlighting SAF/AAZ [Visual, 2:58:05] Document text explaining SAF/AAZ and Special Access Program relationships [Narrator, 2:58:05] SAF/AAZ is the Air Force component level SAPCO, or Special Access Program Central Office. [Visual, 2:58:12] TV screen showing Edward Aldridge speaking [Narrator, 2:58:12] So, these outside activities, established under Edward Aldridge, were covert enough to be hidden away from the standard Air Force Special Access Program oversight channels and even the Air Force’s own SAPCO, let alone the Air Force at large, and were stuffed exclusively under the management and operational control of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force. [Visual, 2:58:22] Helicopter gunner with “SAF/AAZ” text overlay [Visual, 2:58:27] Stealth bomber graphic showing SAF/AA logo with SAF/AAZ crossed out with a red X [Visual, 2:58:35] TV screen showing Edward Aldridge on C-SPAN [Narrator, 2:58:35] And let me be plain here: I do not think these activities were started under Aldridge’s day. [Visual, 2:58:37] Excerpt overlay showing the highlighted text about Davidson’s interview [Visual, 2:58:42] Satellite in orbit [Narrator, 2:58:42] Moreover, these activities outside the Air Force were re-rolled and hidden within SAF/AA to operate as a cover office after a series of audits and SAP reforms led to overall SAP reform in the mid-1980s. [Visual, 2:58:46] Stealth fighter taking off at night [Visual, 2:58:50] Aerial view of the Pentagon [Visual, 2:58:58] Air Force website biography of Edward C. Aldridge Jr. [Narrator, 2:58:58] Edward C. Aldridge has one of the most impressive CVs I have ever discovered. Aldridge served as CEO of the Aerospace Corporation, president of McDonnell Douglas, senior manager within LTV Aerospace, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics from 2001 to 2003—of course, a position I believe is paramount to gatekeeping UFO programs—Director of the NRO from 1981 to 1988, and Secretary of the Air Force from 1986 to 1988, as well as Under Secretary of the Air Force from 1981 to 1986. [Visual, 2:59:04] Biography page of Mr. E. C. “Pete” Aldridge Jr. with corporate logos [Visual, 2:59:19] Handwritten/typed research notes detailing names and organizations [Visual, 2:59:37] TV screen showing Edward Aldridge on TV again [Narrator, 2:59:37] Since Air Force activities were spun up in Pete Aldridge’s day, this is when Aldridge was Under Secretary of the Air Force from 1981 to 1986. Funny enough, this is exactly the same period Aldridge also served a dual role as director of the NRO. [Visual, 2:59:41] List of Edward Aldridge’s titles over TV footage [Visual, 2:59:48] Satellite orbiting Earth [Narrator, 2:59:56] Indeed, while serving these dual Air Force and NRO roles, [Visual, 2:59:57] Close-up of a hand flipping a metal toggle switch [Visual, 2:59:59] Satellite in a cleanroom hangar [Visual, 3:00:00] Satellite in clean room hangar [Narrator, 3:00:00] Aldridge had additional responsibilities for providing overall direction, guidance and supervision for Air Force space programs, including launch and on-orbit operations, and planning for future space capabilities. [Visual, 3:00:02] CRT monitor displaying text about Aldridge’s appointment in August 1981 [Visual, 3:00:15] Close-up of a cassette tape reel rotating [Narrator, 3:00:15] So, I wager, with the utmost confidence, these roles were dual-hatted, with Aldridge also serving a senior executive official role within UFO legacy programs, specifically, within joint NRO and Air Force programs, which, believe it or not, have been quite common throughout the decades. [Visual, 3:00:21] Portrait of Edward C. Aldridge with arrows pointing to Department of the Air Force and National Reconnaissance Office, and another arrow pointing to “UFO LEGACY ACTIVITIES” [Visual, 3:00:28] Seals of Department of the Air Force and National Reconnaissance Office over a black triangular UFO diagram [Visual, 3:00:37] Grid of hundred-dollar bills [Narrator, 3:00:38] Indeed, I am familiar that as of 2017, specific funds have been misappropriated and earmarked for joint NRO and Air Force UFO legacy activity efforts. [Visual, 3:00:45] Animated 3D model of a saucer-shaped UFO next to a human figure under a green beam [Narrator, 3:00:49] So, the idea of joint NRO Air Force operations is not indeed a stretch. [Visual, 3:00:50] Black triangular UFO flying over desert terrain at night [Visual, 3:00:55] Vintage footage of a rocket launch followed by control room operators and tracking equipment [Narrator, 3:00:55] After all, the NRO was established to coordinate intelligence activities between the Air Force and CIA in the early 1960s. [Visual, 3:01:04] Animated sequence showing soldiers in hazmat gear approaching a crashed saucer UFO in a forest at night [Narrator, 3:01:04] I wonder if the NRO and Air Force have worked together specifically, not just on ISR, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, for UFO crash retrieval operations, but also, joint RDT&E, research, development, test, and evaluation, on derivative technologies or alien reproduction vehicles that can operate in both atmosphere and microgravity. [Visual, 3:01:16] Overhead view of a large metallic triangular craft under construction in a hangar [Visual, 3:01:21] Animated orange UFO ascending into the night sky with a moon in the background [Visual, 3:01:29] Blueprint schematic of a satellite, followed by a satellite in orbit [Narrator, 3:01:29] So, if my thesis here is correct, these outside activities were originally stashed and operated out of the NRO, with the Air Force maintaining administrative and operational control. [Visual, 3:01:32] On-screen document titled “SAF/AA AND ‘OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES’” [Narrator, 3:01:37] And due to audits nearly ousting elements of the legacy architecture, in the mid-1980s, while Director of the NRO and Under Secretary of the Air Force, Edward C. Aldridge, stuffed these activities under the SAF/AA to operate as a cover office to completely bypass the standard Air Force SAP oversight channels. [Visual, 3:01:42] Aerial view of the Pentagon [Visual, 3:01:46] CRT TV showing Edward C. Aldridge speaking at a hearing [Visual, 3:01:54] Large text “SAF/AA” overlaid on the CRT television screen [Visual, 3:02:02] Night view of military hangars with a vehicle driving past, followed by close-ups of a stealth fighter aircraft [Narrator, 3:02:02] I believe such operations were largely ubiquitous across the US Armed Forces and intelligence agencies involved in the UFO legacy program efforts. [Narrator, 3:02:11] Shifting SAP controls and the death of the wild, wild west days of the legacy effort, as well as the 1980s nearly exposing the program to Congress and non-read-in personnel, saw the once unified legacy structure, that in the ’40s through the early ’80s housed a tight oversight body, had already stretched itself thin over the decades in the wild, wild west by hiding within SAP umbrellas, introducing ad hoc security access protocols and wildly loose top secret code word read-on access, and included several contractors and FFRDCs, which resulted in numerous à la carte security and read-on protocols, finally started to show its cracks, and thus the Manhattan Project 2.0 was forced to dismember itself. [Visual, 3:02:12] Historical footage of President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking [Visual, 3:02:17] Historic footage of Oliver North testifying at a hearing [Visual, 3:02:23] 3D animation of a metallic saucer in a hangar, with a chart showing “CTRL GROUP ‘MAJIC’?” and a list of question marks under a timeline “LATE 1940S - EARLY 1980S” [Visual, 3:02:35] Organizational chart showing lines of command under “President” [Visual, 3:02:37] Archival footage of President Harry S. Truman speaking [Visual, 3:02:44] Logo of Sandia Laboratory (Atomic Energy Commission) rotating, transitioning to a green eagle/thunderbird logo [Visual, 3:02:51] Footage of a nuclear mushroom cloud explosion, transitioning to blue digital cracking lines [Visual, 3:02:59] Black saucer UFO surrounded by white clouds inside a vortex, with on-screen text “MANHATTAN PROJECT 2.0” and “MODERN DAY FRACTURED LEGACY STRUCTURE” [Narrator, 3:03:00] This is my entire thesis for the schism from the Manhattan Project 2.0 to the shattered and scattered siloed programs of today, existing as grains of rice in a rice bowl. [Visual, 3:03:10] Footage of President Ronald Reagan speaking [Narrator, 3:03:11] Reagan ending top secret code word wild, wild west legacy activities, in addition to close-shave audits and various risks of spotlight, forced the legacy architecture to sever off many of its limbs to hide under different rocks to ensure the program infrastructure was as compartmentalized, deep-sixed, and hidden as theoretically possible. [Visual, 3:03:16] Newspaper article image with headline: “PENTAGON LINKING SECRET ARMY UNIT TO CONTRA MONEY” [Visual, 3:03:20] Saucer UFO flying over a desert canyon with cacti [Visual, 3:03:22] Infographic titled “EVOLVING ARCHITECTURE: UFO LEGACY PROGRAMS” showing a pentagon diagram [Visual, 3:03:33] Abstract digital visualization of wireframe spheres rotating in darkness [Narrator, 3:03:33] Thus, the process began of legacy program folding like origami and scattering itself beneath too many layers of cover offices and programs. [Visual, 3:03:42] Historical footage of President George W. Bush speaking [Narrator, 3:03:42] And over time, central leadership lost its grasp over these now siloed activities. [Visual, 3:03:48] Historical footage of President Bill Clinton speaking, with the year “1994” overlaid [Narrator, 3:03:49] This shattering and siloing of the programs was cemented in 1994, when oversight of the legacy structure was permanently transitioned into a quasi-government and industry group of slightly over two dozen individuals. [Visual, 3:03:54] Night aerial view of Washington, D.C., with text “QUASI USG/INDUSTRY CONTROL GROUP” [Visual, 3:04:03] Interview footage of Dick Cheney speaking [Narrator, 3:04:03] And the last man who possessed the tradecraft and Machiavellian politics to hold together this fractured shell was Darth Vader himself, Dick Cheney. [Visual, 3:04:14] Footage of a submarine breaking through Arctic ice [Narrator, 3:04:14] Perhaps, as an example here, once upon a time, scientists from the Navy special program and Air Force test and evaluation operated together on recovered vehicles of unknown origin. [Visual, 3:04:18] Colorful digital vortex transition to the Naval Research Enterprise logo [Visual, 3:04:20] Red shield emblem of “AD INEXPLORATA - FLIGHT TEST CENTER”, transitioning to a yellow shield emblem [Visual, 3:04:22] Diagram schematic of a saucer craft showing components [Visual, 3:04:26] Close-up of cracked blue glass transitioning to three industrial silos at sunrise [Narrator, 3:04:26] But after this schism, this collaboration was siloed apart. [Visual, 3:04:31] Rotating logos of the Department of the Navy and Department of the Air Force [Narrator, 3:04:31] Thus, the Air Force and Navy continued on with these programs separately, without any sort of collaboration or communication across compartments. [Visual, 3:04:39] Analog wall clock with second hand ticking rapidly [Narrator, 3:04:39] And after decades of scientists, security managers, and senior executive officials come and go, the program graybeards aren’t even aware of a similar redundant program across the armed forces. [Visual, 3:04:45] Animated 3D model of the saucer-shaped UFO next to a human figure [Visual, 3:04:51] Host in a blue suit speaking in front of a wooden wall with microphones [Narrator, 3:04:51] This is why I speak of the golden era of legacy being long gone, where significant brain drain, redundancy, and lack of centralized leadership is dooming this once great effort. [Visual, 3:05:04] Host sitting in a studio with green lighting and bookshelves, holding a small dog [Narrator, 3:05:05] What’s up, guys? It’s Gerb, and I just wanted to thank you so much for joining me today for this part one of two [Narrator, 3:05:13] [laughter] I’m sorry guys, if you see my Chihuahua here, she isn’t thrilled with me recording audio, so she just wanted to sit with me. So, I’m sorry about that, and let’s get serious. [Narrator, 3:05:24] I want to thank you so much for joining me today into part one of two of analyzing the overall UFO legacy program of security architecture onion, however you want to call it. [Narrator, 3:05:35] Now in the making of this project, I’m sure as you can guess, I was thrilled to hear Dave Grusch speak at that space symposium and actually talk about the onion and sort of the rice bowl infrastructure of the programs when he was speaking to Jeremy Corbell and Mike Gold. So, of course, that made a fantastic clip. [Narrator, 3:05:51] Um, if you’re new to the channel, thank you so much for joining me this whole adventure. I think this was about three hours, five minutes, seven minutes. So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. And if you’re new, this is about the time where I launch into my post-video rant, kind of recapping everything we talked about. [Narrator, 3:06:07] So, what seems to be the case with every single project I do these days, I set out to make a project, I think to myself, ‘Oh, this is going to be great. This is going to be an hour and a half. This is going to be two hours, two hours and a half tops after my end of video rant.’ Um, and quickly before I know it, things start spiraling into three-hour videos, four-hour videos, um, where I have to cut a lot out. So, because I wanted to talk so much about the UFO legacy program security apparatus, that’s not a hour and a half, two-hour, three-hour video to make, and I learned that very quickly. [Narrator, 3:06:39] So again, this is a part one of two. Part one today focused on the inception of the UFO legacy program security apparatus, um, mainly this be the Manhattan Project 2.0, uh, key individuals with the Manhattan Project 2.0, specifically George C. Marshall, uh, as well as Dr. Vannevar Bush, and how these gentlemen probably configured this sort of the architecture and the framework for the secrecy apparatus. And I, I do want to dive in and talk about that a bit more. [Narrator, 3:07:07] Um, we also of course talked today about changing tides in the Cold War. I cannot wait to expand on that more, specifically with something I think I said twice throughout the video, which is, even though the great schism of the Manhattan Project 2.0, this largely centralized effort that was spearheaded by presidents, by, con, key national security officials, by the National Security Council, specifically its 5412 Committee Special Group and the 303 Committee under Nixon. [Narrator, 3:07:37] Uh, this great schism occurred due to special access program reform, and again let’s talk about through that, um, which kind of climaxed in 1983 to 1985. And then specifically what I want to speak about again is 1994, under the Clinton administration, when William J. Perry reorganized the Special Access Program Oversight Committee to include the SAPOC, uh, Special Access Program Central Office, and the SRG. [Narrator, 3:08:03] Uh, you know, I talk about this a lot in reference to the Wilson-Davis notes. I, I do now possess knowledge that this was a real instance of sequestering and hiding away the legacy program portfolio, completely removed from Eric Davis and the Wilson-Davis notes. So, with supremely high confidence, again with extremely high confidence, outside of Eric Davis, outside of the whole circular reporting crew, I am quite confident that in 1994, this was the last year that legacy programs had any semblance of centralized leadership. After ‘94, with William J. Perry’s actions, the UFO legacy program portfolio was fully scattered into the wind, into a quasi-government and industry group of just over two dozen people. And if you hear me say ‘just over two dozen people,’ I’m sure you can infer the exact number. [Narrator, 3:08:54] So, let’s start back today. Um, what was really great about this program, I, I mean, this was a very difficult project to make just because I cover so many decades. I mean, realistically, we cover 1943 about, up to 1994. So, um, quite a bit to cover. But what was fantastic about this video, which I loved so much, is I got to watch Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer several times just to kind of get inspired, understand the individuals in the film that I was going to speak about and so forth. Um, I wish I could have included more footage from Oppenheimer, but of course I don’t want to get copyright-striked. Uh, I really wanted to show figures that I was talking about and their character in Oppenheimer. For example, Gordon Gray on, um, Dwight D. Eisenhower’s National Security Council as his key national security advisor. If you remember the trial of Oppenheimer, the gentleman and the prosecutor who were asking him questions, I can’t remember the actor’s name, but the man at the head of the table directly across from Oppenheimer, that was Gordon Gray. Um, you can see Stimson in the meeting where Oppenheimer is, is speaking, um, with other individuals like George C… [Visual, 3:10:00] A man speaking into a microphone in a room with green-lit shelves and framed artwork on the walls. [Narrator, 3:10:00] Marshall, of course, in the corner talking about where to drop the first atomic bombs. Of course, there’s Leslie Groves, there’s Klaus Fuchs, there’s Dr. Lawrence. There are so many individuals. And of course, there is Vannevar Bush, famously played by the actor who also plays, I think, Papa in Stranger Things. So, that’s quite refreshing to see. Of course, Oppenheimer’s about Oppenheimer, so Vannevar Bush plays a pretty minor role. He’s only in a couple of scenes, including the Trinity test, including being at Princeton, or was it Berkeley, where he’s speaking to Dr. Lawrence about the atomic project, and I think he is also at an AEC meeting with Lewis Strauss. So, that was just, so great. If, if you didn’t watch Oppenheimer before this project, I’d highly recommend watching it now, and try to view it in a different lens. It’s, it’s very hauntingly beautiful. Of course, I wanted to include music from Oppenheimer, mainly the, the primary song, I guess you could call it, “Can You Hear the Music,” but you can’t do that with music laws on YouTube. That would have been excellent. [Narrator, 3:10:59] So, we talked about several concepts, stripped from the Manhattan Project onto the Manhattan Project 2.0. These include political shield/cover, physical security, compartmentalization, and so on. I think the, the most obvious sort of, of transition from Manhattan to Manhattan 2.0 is, of course, compartmentalization. As we discuss today, Leslie Groves subjected the Manhattan Project to extreme compartmentalization. If you watch Oppenheimer, you’ll see that as well, where various departments weren’t able to speak to each other. As Leslie Groves famously said, scientists, engineers, technicians knew just what they needed to do to accomplish their mission, mission. Of course, this led to rising tensions between Oppenheimer and, Leslie Groves. [Narrator, 3:11:46] But of course, we also had Vannevar Bush, who, I believe, is one of the most central figures in the entire United States to establish not only the legacy programs’ security structure, but also legacy programs outright. And let me explain that a little bit. For the compartmentalization and secrecy apparatus, Vannevar Bush was, famous for the initial systems of self-censorship, kind of the precursor to restricted data, where, a scientist or a technician would write down data or ideas about atomic energy, and that would be inherently classified. And at first, there was a system of self-censorship where the scientist, the technician, the physicist was expected not to talk about that breakthrough, that understanding, that document, and of course, that was written into law and even slapped with restricted data where something is born classified. [Narrator, 3:12:39] So, Vannevar Bush is not only one of the most important scientific figures in all of United States history, but he is also the foundational individual behind our scientific and government partnership of industry. And let me explain that. If, if you watched my Aztec video, you will know conceptually a little bit of what I’m talking about. But in 1942, I believe it was, when Vannevar Bush was with the OSRD, the Office of Scientific Research and Development, this of course, was a precursor to the JRDB, Joint Research and Development Board, and Research and Development Board, which arose out of the 1947, National Security Act. Vannevar Bush kind of spearheaded scientific progress and, and weapons progress, and, the scientific and military relationship during World War II. Famously, Bush set up the MIT Radiation Lab, which was a precursor FFRDC. Shortly after the war, MIT Rad Lab closed and reopened as MIT Lincoln Laboratory. [Narrator, 3:13:42] In some of the Bush clips we talked about Bush was famous for establishing the relationship, with the scientist and the government. So Vannevar Bush, he, he was huge into university-sponsored research. I mean, his right-hand man, who was also on the top policy group within the Manhattan Project, was, I believe, Harvard’s either dean or, or dean of scientific, the, the sciences, what have you. But Vannevar Bush really set the precursor for both FFRDCs, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, their precursors, FCRCs, Federal Contract Research Centers, and UARCs, University Affiliated Research Centers. [Narrator, 3:14:22] I don’t talk about UARCs as much lately, than I used to, mainly because, FFRDCs are a little bit more prominent in actually, controlling and PM-ing, program managing, various aspects of legacy programs. UARCs are more of a specialized think tank to also, conduct tasks or ideas or, or scientific pursuits that their government customer couldn’t otherwise accomplish in-house. So, I talk about UARCs quite a bit and, um, I’d return to some of my discussion about them. But Vannevar Bush established so much of our current military and scientific infrastructure. And of course, that’s not even to mention the various crash retrieval cases he’s been connected to, most famously Aztec, by William Steinman. [Narrator, 3:15:05] I expressed my frustration then, and I’ll, I’ll express my frustration again, that William Steinman, although his work is legendary and excellent, was not more fastidious about documenting his sources. I, I can’t fully rule out that Steinman was able to, pluck ideas of Vannevar Bush and his inclusion from, you know, maybe IPU documents that circulated before they leaked in the early ’90s. I, I can’t rule that out. However, I still maintain I do believe Vannevar Bush was a key member of the Manhattan Project 2.0. [Narrator, 3:15:37] Leslie Groves, I don’t believe so. I think he was, forced to retire shortly after the Manhattan Project. George C. Marshall, of course, integral to the Manhattan Project 2.0 and founding the skeleton of the security structure, he left pretty early. He, never served on Eisenhower’s administration. I believe he left in ‘50 or ‘51 after his stint as Secretary of State. But as we can see, which actually parallels really interesting to the IPU documents, is George Marshall was the, the brain behind the Alsos missions. And George C. Marshall tasked his G2 to perform covert intelligence missions for the Manhattan Project, under, under the auspices of the Alsos missions, which Alsos means groves in Greek. When I was reading from the nuclear history museum on Alsos, Leslie Groves was not pleased about the Alsos, the missions being called such. [Narrator, 3:16:29] But so, a stripped intelligence center, in, in line of intelligence or intelligence operation that operates alongside, but outside traditional military intelligence channels, where have we seen that before? As well as the T-Force, which is almost equateable to modern-day UFO rapid reaction teams. T-forces were lightly armed, ordered to secure sites for the Alsos personnel to kind of come in and, and exploit or to, to take whatever they needed about the Germans’ atomic progress, and so on. I, I was fascinated that the T-force was able to secure German atomic infrastructure in Soviet-controlled territory. So, if that doesn’t say how specialized and well-trained these units were, I, I don’t know what will. [Narrator, 3:17:13] The G2 as well, even outside the IPU, as we saw with, with Yellow Fruit, with the Army’s Special Operations Division saw it a couple of decades later, there were personnel plucked from the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence who pro- did cover work for Yellow Fruit and Lieutenant Colonel Duncan, of course, working under the G2. So, I do find it fascinating that, even outside of the subject of UFOs, we can see how the US Army and key individuals within the army used the G2 for some extremely covert operations. Extremely covert. Um, again, even outside of the testimony of Representative J. Andrew Kistner, who again I have spoken to, I do firmly believe that [Narrator, 3:17:59] 1947, the National Security Act, saw the foundational pieces laid out for the legacy program infrastructure. Whether that be the Air Force, the National Security Council, or the Research and Development Board, which is now, of course, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, who alongside the USDI and USD(A&S), I, I believe are integral to the legacy program effort. USD(A&S), I don’t even need to say any more, just go watch anything I’ve ever talked on the Wilson Davis notes, and the former name of the USD(A&S), Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, which was the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, USD(A&T), or, uh, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, USD(AT&L) at the end. Just kind of go read about that. But of course, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering was a direct lineage from Vannevar Bush’s RDB, especially the chairman position. And USDI, of course, that’s our old friend Ronald Moultrie, who helped set up AARO, and of course, James Clapper, who, may or may not have provided some cover for the AATIP programs, and Luis Elizondo in his tenure from 2010 to 2017 as USDI. [Narrator, 3:19:08] Anyways, I was talking about Truman. 1947 saw the 1947 National Security Act, but I do believe 1948, in particular, is when several classified presidential executive orders, infamously referred to by Eric Davis as PEADs, Presidential Emergency Action Documents, established the National Security Council as the program manager or oversight body of the centralized Manhattan Project 2.0. And most, if not more, more importantly, I’m going to say, is that custody of recovered discs were to be analyzed by Vannevar Bush, and custody was to be given to Atomic Energy Commission national laboratories, places at this time, like Sandia. Well, Sandia would come next year, in 1949, when Truman asked, AT&T and Western Electric to take over Sandia Base. Los Alamos… [Visual, 3:20:00] A man speaking in front of a microphone [Narrator, 3:20:00] most Oak Ridge, and yeah, does that ring a bell? I, I firmly believe that is the case and of course that corresponds so well with my UFO legacy program outline where FFRDCs and GOCO institutions, most prominently, DOE and NNSA national labs hold much of the material and gatekeep knowledge to the lowest rung of the ladder, which is defense industrial base prime contractors and their subcontractors. [Narrator, 3:20:27] And that seemed to be the case until Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and a couple of others in 2005 and 2006, in the early days of the War on Terror decided to do their own thing, with their own self-fund through misappropriation of IRAD funds. [Narrator, 3:20:41] Anyways, that kind of reviews the political shield cover as well with the top policy group and we talked about Truman setting up the National Security Council as the UFO crash retrieval, um, and legacy program centralized body, and of course Eisenhower continued that trend with the National Security Council 5412 committee signed in 1954 and 1955. And literally under the 5412 committee was the quote-unquote special group. [Narrator, 3:21:08] And following on to that was of course Nixon’s 303 committee. [Narrator, 3:21:13] Uh, so let’s start to talk about these Cold War transitions because that’s what I find so interesting. [Narrator, 3:21:19] Of course, Eisenhower was so imperative not only to UFO legacy programs, but also the modern day classification system. Uh, with his executive order 10501, uh, Eisenhower got rid of the restricted classification, not to be confused with restricted data in the DOE. Restricted was a fourth classification level outside of confidential, secret, and top secret. [Narrator, 3:21:42] And during this time epoch, uh, program leaders were quite peeved about this, uh, removal of of the restricted classification, so they started introducing ad hoc, um, security protocols, specifically Top Secret code word read-on access, and that sort of thing continued for decades on, and and that’s the wild, wild West days of the programs where the programs could exploit Top Secret code word read-on access controls like the NRO used with like the Byeman classification system, for example. [Narrator, 3:22:13] And so this was standard practice, as well as US classification and the legacy program infrastructure got an enormous bolster with the 1954 Atomic Energy Agreement. [Narrator, 3:22:23] As we talked, uh, 1954 Atomic Energy Agreement, special nuclear materials, restricted data, formally restricted data is subject to statutory authority. [Narrator, 3:22:32] So, DOE classification essentially branched off from standard US and executive order-based classification, which isn’t subject to Secret, Top Secret- uh, I’m sorry, Confidential, Secret, and top secret clearance. [Narrator, 3:22:44] You have L and Q cl- Q clearance in the DOE, which is equivalent to Secret and Top Secret respectively, but then you can also have Q cl- Q clearance in the DOE with with kind of more added on like restricted data, Q plus restricted data. [Narrator, 3:22:58] And so that sort of classification system is statutory. Uh, it is empowered by the 1954 Atomic Energy Agreement, and classified material, born classified, and not subject to automatic declassification review. [Narrator, 3:23:10] It is extremely different from the executive order-based classification system and is not subject to a simple presidential executive order. [Narrator, 3:23:17] I’ve talked to many people about this, and many people who are in positions of consequence are well aware of this, but an executive order by Trump to release the UFO files will not touch things covered by statutory authority. [Narrator, 3:23:30] I’ve talked about this several times by now, but I think back to Dylan Borland saying whilst working at DTRA, uh, nearby there were old Atomic Energy Commission files that concluded that some UFOs were of extraterrestrial origin. [Narrator, 3:23:42] Files like this are what I’m talking about. I personally don’t know how to pry those loose so easily, but, um, I’m sure that the executive branch- I’m sure Rubio, since he knows this, and Dave Grusch handed everything off to Rubio, but Rubio was pretty shrewd, he was able to, um, kind of use separation of individuals to gather information for plausible deniability or just to keep himself at arm’s length. [Narrator, 3:24:03] Rubio will know about this stuff, so hopefully he can use that to his advantage if he’s trying to keep the cards close to his chest or he wants to be the one to spearhead a disclosure movement so he can run for office in a future term. [Narrator, 3:24:14] Probably politicking with this disclosure movement currently, it’s annoying, but it is what it is, and we just had- kind of have to suffer it. [Narrator, 3:24:21] So Executive Order 10501, uh, Nixon’s 1972 executive order 11652, which was subject to criticism shortly after, that, um, you know, we, we talked about that Congressional Research Service, uh, report that talked about people essentially being incredibly peeved and and concerned that so many authorities really not connected with US classification were able to slap on their own classification controls. [Narrator, 3:24:47] Now, we start to see the decline of the legacy program security structure with Jimmy Carter in 1977, who of course moved the the US classification towards more government transparency. [Narrator, 3:24:58] This is probably why the legacy programs haven’t trusted as many Democratic politicians with, with UFO legacy program read-ons or partial read-ons. [Narrator, 3:25:07] I firmly believe this, because we can see that, uh, Clinton, Obama, and so forth, Biden, after the fact were not read into the program, they were just temporary employees, and so forth. [Narrator, 3:25:19] So, 1982, Reagan kind of, he, he strips away the ability to, uh, use these ad hoc security protocols, as well as National Security Decision Memorandum, uh, 519, I believe it was, which came in 19- in 1985 shortly after Yellow Fruit. [Narrator, 3:25:36] So 1982 Executive Order 12356 and NSDD 519 were sort of what really tightened the grasp on special access programs, uh, more oversight, not government transparency, but more oversight. [Narrator, 3:25:51] And of course, Yellow Fruit was a disaster. Yellow Fruit was part of the impetus for the Iran-Contra findings, and, um, Yellow Fruit was out of the US Army Special Operations Division in 1981. [Narrator, 3:26:03] And I firmly believe the investigations and and audits into Lieutenant Colonel Duncan, um, not only found other covert activities in Yellow Fruit but also the Army’s SOD. [Narrator, 3:26:13] Um, and I think this was a major domino in the Wilson Davis notes, the senior review group saying, hey, years ago our program was almost infiltrated in a series of audits, so we had to get cozy and and hide ourselves. [Narrator, 3:26:25] I do believe that sort of massive SAP scandal, uh, really, really, really nearly exposed the programs. [Narrator, 3:26:33] And of course, I believe the senior review group also talked about one of the issues being money. [Narrator, 3:26:38] Uh, of course in the Lieutenant Colonel Duncan audits that revealed Yellow Fruit, a lot of those were initially financial audits, so there’s some pieces to put together there. [Narrator, 3:26:46] And of course at that time, uh, as we see with Edward C. Aldridge, legacy programs were forced to start using cover offices within the known United States Government, with, uh, Edward Aldridge and the Air Force outside activities. [Narrator, 3:26:59] Uh, previously programs had been hiding in SAP umbrellas, precursor to SAPs at this point like Polaris and Sand Dollar. [Narrator, 3:27:05] But literally we see programs that were once funded from probably the US Treasury and had an actual presidentially mandated funding mechanism start to hide and cover programs because, um, there’s no wild, wild West, these programs, these joint Air Force and NRO activities aren’t able to use their Top Secret code word. [Narrator, 3:27:24] So, these activities outside the Air Force that the Air Force has administrative and operational control over, we hide those in the Air Force under the SAF AA and bypass the AAZ, which is the component-level SAP CO for the Air Force. [Narrator, 3:27:36] So that in itself is just a cover office. It’s, it’s really intriguing. [Narrator, 3:27:42] And then of course in 1994 again, we see the programs fully separate, and it took a man with a Machiavellian political, uh, malleability and and maneuvering like Dick Cheney to hold the programs together, um, until he left office in 2009. [Narrator, 3:27:59] And then the closest individual to be a mob boss, if you will, um, was Lieutenant General James Clapper. [Narrator, 3:28:06] Who even holds the crumbs of what Clapper once held, I don’t know, but I would imagine it’s a small group. [Narrator, 3:28:13] But as we talked about the onion, we will talk so much more about the onion in part two, we are going to talk about specifically what Special Access Programs are, how they become unacknowledged and waived, what a bigot list is, uh, more on SAP history, how you access SAPs, different SAP, uh, security checkpoints, and so on. [Narrator, 3:28:31] We’re going to talk about the concept of unrivaled secrecy, funding mechanisms, insider and outsider threat protection mechanisms, and so forth, the legacy programs use today. [Narrator, 3:28:41] And we’re going to talk about several modern day program protection agencies, these are going to include the DARPA SID, Security and Intelligence Directorate, uh, DOE OICI, Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, uh, AFLCMC IPD, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Information Protect- Information Protection Directorate, I’m sorry. [Narrator, 3:29:03] And then maybe we’ll talk a little bit more about, uh, AFOSI PJ, but I’ve already talked about that twenty, ne- plenty, never forget the name Terry Phillips, never forget his successor, Lee M. Russ. [Narrator, 3:29:13] So with that out of the way, guys, we’ll start to wrap it up today. I, I want to thank everybody for being here. [Narrator, 3:29:18] Uh, please remember to like and subscribe. The channel’s almost to 120,000 subscribers, never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that was possible, so from the bottom of my heart for everybody, thank you. 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It’s, it’s not needed, but it’s great, it’s not mandatory, but it’s, it’s greatly encouraged, and great, I should say greatly appreciated. [Narrator, 3:30:19] Outside of that, you guys know directly what I have coming next, um, so everybody’ll know what part two is. [Narrator, 3:30:25] After that, I got a video in mind that it might be a fireside conversation type thing with myself and another individual that I’m trying to put together that I’m super excited for. [Narrator, 3:30:35] I may do a couple lives with my good buddies, Rob Jones and Kermit. Um, I do plan on seeing them next week. [Narrator, 3:30:43] I’m actually going to be in DC and, and see both of those lads. So, if that’s the case, we’ll try and do a live in person. Always love hanging out with those guys. [Narrator, 3:30:50] They always got something crazy going on, and of course Rob Jones now working for NewsNation. So, that’s great. I, I hope we can talk to him and hear a little bit more about that, but [Narrator, 3:30:58] like and subscribe. Um, I can’t wait to see you guys on the next time, and, and let me know what you think down in the comments. [Narrator, 3:31:05] I don’t even know what to say, we’re about three and a half hours in now, there’s so much we covered, so thank you all so much for being here. Bye.