Organizations

MITRE Corporation

2023

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.

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Connections (9)

confirmedCACI

part of the same large-contractor ecosystem

Source: Rep. Eric Burlison 2026 records demand to MITRE (FFRDC investigation)

confirmedSAIC

both cited as pivotal FFRDC-ecosystem contractors

Source: Rep. Eric Burlison 2026 records demand to MITRE (FFRDC investigation)

confirmedThe Aerospace Corporation

both named in Burlison's 2026 FFRDC investigation

Source: Rep. Eric Burlison 2026 records demand to MITRE (FFRDC investigation)

confirmedSean Kirkpatrick

praised its technical support resolving UAP reports

confirmedMIT Lincoln Laboratory

both named in same records-concealment concern

confirmedBattelle Memorial Institute

both cited as pivotal FFRDC-ecosystem contractors

Source: Rep. Eric Burlison 2026 records demand to MITRE (FFRDC investigation)

confirmedDonald Kerr

affiliated with MITRE

Source: public biography

confirmedAARO

analyzes radar and sensor data on its behalf

Source: AARO / MITRE

disputedEric Burlison

formally demanded its UAP records dating back to 1930

Source: Burlison letter to MITRE, May 2026

Part of The Red Thread Files — an independent, evidence-first investigation into the UAP, USO, and consciousness question. Confidence labels (confirmed / reported / disputed) are an automated approximation based on the wording and directness of each source, not a verdict. Corrections: [email protected].