“(the security budget) was ~2-3 times the program budget, but there were times when it went as high as 6-7 times core budget. (Adm. Thomas Wilson) thought it was absurdly high.”
I am currently doing a deep dive on the Davis-Wilson-Memo which leaked – in its full extent – in 2019. For those unaware, it’s 13 pages of private notes recording a conversation between Dr. Eric W. Davis and Admiral Thomas Wilson in 2002. It deals with Wilson’s inquiry into alleged crash retrieval programs and the lack of oversight over them. I highly recommend reading them yourself (original leak link):
The document contains several mind-blowing passages. However reading it again just now, one part stood out to me in particular which I have quoted at the top. Wilson uncovered that the security budget for this particular Special Access Program (SAP) was usually 2-3 times the size of the actual program budget and at times 6-7 times as high. Now, what do you think it might cost to try to reverse-engineer a crashed UFO? Who the hell knows, but let’s take Dr. Garry Nolan’s estimate on what it would cost to properly analyze (not reverse engineer) a few small pieces of alleged crash materials: 1 million dollars a year. His equation includes 2-3 PhD level scientists and merely renting the multi-million dollar equipment needed for this type of analysis.
How would this figure look if we scaled this rather modest operation up to an actual reverse engineering effort of intact craft? Probably an unspeakable amount of money. This would be the program/core budget.
But the kicker: the security budget was – at times – 7 times as high! Something Wilson called “absurd”. But what exactly is included in a security budget of a SAP? Here a brief overview:
Physical security measures: e.g. access controls, secure facilities, surveillance systems etc. Personnel security: e.g. background checks, security clearances, ongoing security training for individuals with access to the SAP etc. Information security: e.g. secure communication systems, encryption, cybersecurity measures, secure storage of classified information etc. As well as: security audits, inspections, assessments to ensure compliance with security requirements and identify potential vulnerabilities And finally: counterintelligence efforts to detect and prevent espionage or unauthorized access to the SAP’s information
And yes, a part of such a security budget can be things like public perception management. Here are some typical public perception management activities in the context of SAPs:
Public Affairs and Media Relations: engaging with the media and managing public statements to ensure accurate and consistent messaging in response to leaks or other security incidents. Crisis Communication Planning: developing strategies and protocols for responding to leaks or unauthorized disclosures, including coordinating with relevant stakeholders, managing media inquiries, and providing guidance to program personnel. Disinformation or Countermeasures: efforts to disseminate disinformation or employ countermeasures to obscure the true nature of the program or misdirect attention away from sensitive information. Monitoring and Analysis: tracking media coverage, public sentiment, and online discussions related to the SAP to identify potential risks, assess the effectiveness of perception management efforts, and inform ongoing strategies.
I will provide one specific example of a US Air Force (AF Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI), to be precise) counterintelligence disinformation operation that many of you will be familiar with: the case of Paul Bennewitz. An aerospace entrepreneur & physicist who’s company’s HQ was in close proximity to Kirtland Air Force Base. He happened to observe strange lights and the like over the base and demanded to know what it was about and wouldn’t let it go – even going public with it. Unbeknownst to him, he was observing an aerospace SAP – NOT UFOs. He posed a threat to the integrity of whatever experimental aircraft they were testing out there so they put Richard Doty on his case to feed him disinformation (convincing him what he saw was alien UFOs). They ruined his life and caused a psychiatric hospitalization of his among other things.
What I’m getting at is this: if there is indeed a UFO cover-up, then we are dealing with a behemoth. We are dealing with highly intelligent, highly motivated and expertly trained intelligence officers and analysts, equipped with an absurd budget to do whatever it takes. We are not dealing with people like you and me. “Normal” people that will wince at the sight of a hurt animal or person or whatever and react empathically to animals or people in distress. We are dealing with psychopaths that won’t bat an eye at completely ruining a man’s life, because he saw something he wasn’t supposed to see. And that example doesn’t even regard the spooks of the alleged crash retrieval program, but mere AFOSI spooks! Imagine the lengths these people will – and, speaking from a monetary perspective: CAN – go to, to protect something as black and as secret as what the Wilson Memo alleges. Covering up the UFO phenomenon and crash retrieval would indeed be a monumental task, but we are dealing with people that are entirely equipped to get the job done. Ffs, the USA has a plan (probably multiple) on how to deal with a zombie apocalypse. It does not require a leap of faith to assume the secret keepers have plans in place to deal with a few enthusiastic nerds and researchers on the internet.
So no matter where you land on the skeptic-believer-scale, please understand that there is a shadow world of intelligence agencies that operate above the law and have never been properly reformed. What I mean with shadow world: when was the last time you read anything about what the CIA or NSA does or did in the news (except regarding UFOs, which you are obviously interested in)? You don’t! These are intelligence agencies we are talking about and plebeians like you and me are not privy to their currently on-going operations. But we are privy to some of the things they did in the past (beyond UFOs: things like MK Ultra or Operation Mockingbird). And based on that knowledge, we can theorize what they could be up to as we speak.
So what I want to leave you with is this: don’t trust and don’t believe. Do your own research and come to your own conclusions. There’s so many different angles from which you can try to tackle this issue. Declassified government documents (shout-out to the blackvault) and videos. Credible leaks. Credible whistleblower testimony. Repeatedly failed audits by the Pentagon. 10s of 1000s of eye-witness testimony, including mass sightings. Cases where radar data corroborated eye-witness testimony. Recovered materials in connection to UFO sightings. Disappearing “stars” in astronomic photographs (shout-out to Dr. Beatriz Villarroel). The sheer modus operandi of intelligence agencies. Your own experience. So many more.
I want to give special credit to Richard Dolan who is a wealth of knowledge not only in the UFO field and who’s research inspired me to type this up. At a time where we are dealing with a lot of mud-slinging and defamation and accusations in our “community”, he is a breath of fresh air of pure class. I’m very sympathetic to him.
If you want to hear his overview on the Wilson Memo, you can watch a short version here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTodS_LdhN8
Thank you so much for reading, I appreciate that. I tried to be as respectful as I can and I hope you can offer me the same courtesy. English is not my native language, just in case some phrases sound weird to you.
One last note: Discussing the authenticity of the Wilson Memo is not the point of this post, but you’re of course free to do so! Personally, I regard it as authentic based on several reasons. Some of which are outlined in the above video.
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