Program · PRG-003 · DoD-linked program / designation

AAWSAP / AATIP

DisputedPeriod 2008–2012 (program period reviewed by AARO)

Record

Type: DoD-linked program / designation
Period: 2008–2012 (program period reviewed by AARO)
Connection to CASE-001: AARO describes investigation of a Utah property associated with contractor
Key participants: James Lacatski; Harry Reid (funding support)
Status / qualification: Program scope and nomenclature contested in public accounts | V99: DoD FOIA 21-F-0938 emails place Elizondo and Neill Tipton in OSD/OUSD(I) coordinating on a portfolio in Aug–Sep 2017 that Elizondo later identified as AATIP; the 2017 emails do not name AATIP. Jason's research treats AAWSAP as the separate DIA-funded effort; see PRG-V99-06.
Source ID: SRC-003

PersonHarry Reid (1939–2021) 005Congressional funding advocateGovernment program history — Does not establish validity of anomaly claims
CaseSkinwalker Ranch CASE-001Historical association with ranch investigationsAARO report — Scope disputed
PersonJames Fox 010Program management associationHistorical program accounts — Not yet added to core informants registry
PersonDr. James T. Lacatski 018DIA AAWSAP program managerGovernment report and participant accounts — Verify specific scope against contract records
PersonJames T. “Jim” Ryder 091Possible overlap with AAWSAP-era investigator interestsContextual research lead from Stratton account — No verified direct employment or contractual involvement in program
ProgramAATIP-related portfolio in OSD/OUSD(I) (as reported by Elizondo) PRG-V99-06Distinct from DIA-funded AAWSAP; reported later activity · Mentions · Mentioned byJason's V89 AATIP OSD Placement analysis — Do not collapse into AAWSAP
DocumentReport on Historical Record of US Government Involvement with UAP, Vol I SRC-003Mentions
OfficeAAWSAP — Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program AAWSAPMentioned by