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DOW-UAP-D171, BAASS Monthly Report, June 2009

File ID
DOW-UAP-D171
Agency
Department of War
Release
Release 07, 23 Oct 2026
Event date
7/9/2009 (read as 9 Jul 2009; precision: day)
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada
Type
PDF
Redactions
Yes, parts of the official copy are blacked out

The official record

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Official summary, as published

This document is an administrative, programmatic, or contractor-produced record related to the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP), a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)-administered program active from 2008 to 2012. AAWSAP’s official scope of work identified 12 technical research areas relating to potential aerospace threats over a time horizon of more than 40 years. As part of the broader program record, the file documents how AAWSAP was scoped, organized, tasked, funded, executed, or described at a particular point in time.

This June 2009 Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS) progress report summarizes contractor activities for the period June 1–30, 2009. The report addresses staffing growth, expansion into new facilities, progress on contracted technical papers, investigative activity based on information received via the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), a BAASS deployment to Brazil, an update on “Project Northern Tier,” and continued review of UAP-related materials released by foreign governments. It also documents BAASS’s continued investment in field investigation capacity, foreign liaison-building, and UAP case acquisition, while recording BAASS’s proposal to reduce MUFON’s monthly stipend pending further performance review. Overall, the file reflects program activity, particularly in UAP reporting intake, foreign case investigation, and organizational expansion in support of those functions.

Named in this file

10 names

People, programs and institutions from The Legacy Program research board whose names appear in this file, found by exact spelling against a hand-checked list. A match says only that the file names them, not what part they play. People and programs lists every file that names each one.

Our reading

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BAASS's June 2009 report: 45 full-time staff, five Las Vegas buildings in escrow, and architectural plans for a 5,000 square foot underground vault at Bigelow Aerospace to store exotic material or tissue BAASS hoped to obtain, including from Brazil. It proposes halving MUFON's $51,000 monthly stipend over underspending, reproduces dozens of MUFON field reports, and summarizes a low-profile BAASS deployment to Brazil in May and June 2009.

Three separate measures, each with its reason. They are never added into a score.

E Evidence 1 of 3

Mostly administrative; case reports are investigator summaries of witness accounts

N Novelty 2 of 3

Judged from the file; no earlier publication checked

L Linkage 3 of 3

BAASS monthly report under the AAWSAP contract

Flags

  • Redacted: parts of the official copy are blacked out.

People and programs

Tier A Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS), LLC institutionTier C BAASS–MUFON Star Team Impact Project (SIP) programTier A Bigelow Aerospace institutionTier C Brazil location

Reading published 31 Oct 2026.

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