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James Lacatski

2007-06-01what this date marks is not recorded

DIA official who wrote the AAWSAP contract that funneled $22M to Bigelow's company; later co-authored "Skinwalkers at the Pentagon."

In the UAP recordRuled into the unidentified-phenomena thread on 3 September 2026 by reading this entity's record. The deciding phrase is this entity's own: "wrote the AAWSAP contract". An editorial classification of which thread this entity belongs to; it rests on no page and does not claim to.

4 of 14 connections resolve to a document you can open. 1 was tested against a document we hold and deliberately not bound.

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  • testified about his AAWSAP program and its unreleased findings
    Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection
    printed p. 29  ·  PDF p. 33 checked against the page
  • he initiated its AAWSAP program
    same document as the row above
    printed p. 10 checked against the page
    Caveat Knapp's testimony says Lacatski 'was the guy who initiated a program called AAWSAP', and calls him its inspiration at turn 171. Initiating a program and running it are different jobs. The witness gives a specific verb twice and it is not the one this link carried. Operator decision, 2026-08-21.scope: scoped · reviewed 2026-08-21 · decided by the operator
  • co-wrote two books with him
    same document as the row above
    printed p. 29 checked against the page
    Caveat Claim: Knapp co-authored Skinwalkers at the Pentagon with Lacatski. The testimony has him saying he co-wrote two books with Lacatski; only the TITLE comes from elsewhere.scope: scoped · reviewed 2026-08-21
  • AAWSAP
    initiated it at the Defense Intelligence Agency, per sworn testimony
    same document as the row above
    printed p. 10  ·  PDF p. 14
  • Sean Kirkpatrick not bound, on purpose
    The claim we tested
    disputed his Kona Blue account
    What the document actually says
    KONA BLUE's advocates were convinced that the USG was hiding UAP technologies. ... It is critical to note that no extraterrestrial craft or bodies were ever collected - this material was only assumed to exist by KONA BLUE advocates and its anticipated contract performers.
    Why we refused it. THIS IS KIRKPATRICK'S OWN OFFICE'S ACCOUNT OF KONA BLUE, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY IT CANNOT SOURCE THE DISPUTE. AARO sets out its position on KONA BLUE at length across printed 34 and 35 and never names Lacatski, or any advocate, or any interviewee. A conflict link needs both parties in the record; this document supplies one side and anonymises the other.
  • Harry Reid names a source we do not hold
    sponsored his program
    NYT, 'Glowing Auras and Black Money,' Dec 16 2017; Lacatski, Kelleher & Knapp, Skinwalkers at the Pentagon (2021)
  • BAASS names a source we do not hold
    designed the contract
    Lacatski, Kelleher & Knapp, Skinwalkers at the Pentagon (2021)
  • Brandon Fugal names a source we do not hold
    his book covers Fugal's era of the ranch
    Skinwalker Ranch / NIDS research history; Kelleher & Knapp
  • Lockheed Martin names a source we do not hold
    his book examines its 2011 "Kona Blue" bid
    To The Stars Academy disclosures; company statements
  • Colm Kelleher names a source we do not hold
    co-authored "Skinwalkers at the Pentagon"
    Lacatski, Kelleher & Knapp, Skinwalkers at the Pentagon (2021)
  • George Knapp names a source we do not hold
    co-appeared on Weaponized Podcast
    Lacatski, Kelleher & Knapp, Skinwalkers at the Pentagon (2021)
  • Jeremy Corbell names a source we do not hold
    co-appeared on Weaponized Podcast
    Weaponized podcast (Corbell & Knapp)
  • David Grusch names a source we do not hold
    cites his Weaponized podcast disclosure of breaking into a recovered craft's hull
    Weaponized podcast (Corbell & Knapp)
  • James T. Ryder names a source we do not hold
    his book Skinwalkers at the Pentagon is the origin of the anonymous 'Lockheed vice president' account later claimed to be Ryder
    Lacatski, Kelleher & Knapp, Skinwalkers at the Pentagon (2021)

1 correction to this record

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James Lacatski → Defense Intelligence Agency
he ran its AAWSAP program
he initiated its AAWSAP program
Knapp's testimony says Lacatski 'was the guy who initiated a program called AAWSAP', and calls him its inspiration at turn 171. Initiating a program and running it are different jobs. The witness gives a specific verb twice and it is not the one this link carried. Operator decision, 2026-08-21.