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The Red Thread Files
Federally funded R&D center

MITRE Corporation

2023-01-01year known, day not recorded

Non-profit operator of multiple federally funded R&D centers (FFRDCs); provides technical analysis of radar and sensor data for AARO. In May 2026, Rep. Eric Burlison formally demanded it produce any UAP-related records dating back to 1930, citing whistleblower concerns that contractors were concealing material from Congress.

In the UAP recordRuled into the unidentified-phenomena thread on 2 September 2026 from this entity's own name and role text, which contain: "aaro", "uap". An editorial classification of what thread this entity belongs to; it rests on no page and does not claim to. Neighbours were not used - see apply-subjects-2026-09-02.mjs for why.

None of this entity's 8 connections has a source you can open. 2 carry no citation at all.

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8 connections

ColourGovernmentCongressOrganizationsFFRDCs
  • ← Eric Burlison names a source we do not hold
    formally demanded its UAP records dating back to 1930
    Burlison letter to MITRE, May 2026
  • ← Battelle Memorial Institute names a source we do not hold
    both cited as pivotal FFRDC-ecosystem contractors
    Rep. Eric Burlison 2026 records demand to MITRE (FFRDC investigation)
  • ← SAIC names a source we do not hold
    both cited as pivotal FFRDC-ecosystem contractors
    Rep. Eric Burlison 2026 records demand to MITRE (FFRDC investigation)
  • ← The Aerospace Corporation names a source we do not hold
    both named in Burlison's 2026 FFRDC investigation
    Rep. Eric Burlison 2026 records demand to MITRE (FFRDC investigation)
  • ← AARO names a source we do not hold
    analyzes radar and sensor data on its behalf
    AARO / MITRE
  • ← Donald Kerr names a source we do not hold
    affiliated with MITRE
    public biography
  • ← Sean Kirkpatrick nothing behind it
    praised its technical support resolving UAP reports
  • → MIT Lincoln Laboratory nothing behind it
    both named in same records-concealment concern

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The category

Federally Funded Research and Development Center. ADMINISTERS FFRDCs, and is not itself the centre: Center for Advanced Aviation System Development, Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute Source: NSF/NCSES Master Government List of FFRDCs, February 2026 list, read 2026-08-21 by web fetch (third provenance grade - not rendered and read by eye).