This is the part of the story were things start to get really strange. So far we have been told the DoD admits UAP/UFO are real and that we have spent at least 22 million studying the phenomenon...
The artifact
I first heard about this was when Delong did his bizarre interview on Joe Rogan's podcast shortly after the official announcement of his "To the Stars Academy". If you haven't listened to this podcast I suggest you do. The interview fits right in with every other weird aspect of this whole thing. Delong seemed like he took too much Adderall and talked a mile a minute for 90% of the show.
The most interesting part of the hour and a half long awkward conversation is when Delong starts spilling about the recovered material (33 min mark). He says its alien, its metal, and it has amazing properties. They want to show us (can't wait for that) and will do it "soon". So who has this amazing alien artifact?
Bigelow Aerospace
That is a Begelow building not exactly subtle eh? The claim has been made by the New York Times that this aerospace magnate has been trusted to hold onto the alien spaceship parts.
"Under Mr. Bigelow’s direction, the company modified buildings in Las Vegas for the storage of metal alloys and other materials that Mr. Elizondo and program contractors said had been recovered from unidentified aerial phenomena. Researchers also studied people who said they had experienced physical effects from encounters with the objects and examined them for any physiological changes. In addition, researchers spoke to military service members who had reported sightings of strange aircraft." -NY Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/us/politics/pentagon-program-ufo-harry-reid.html
Now this is the part I found hardiest to swallow. Why would the Government trust an eccentric millionaire to hold onto their top secret UFO parts? Well....
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Air Traffic Organization Policy
ORDER
JO 7110.65T
Effective Date:
February 11, 2010
Subject: Air Traffic Control
Includes: Change 1 dated 8/26/2010, Change 2 and Errata dated 3/10/2011, and Change 3 dated 8/25/2011
Section 8. Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Reports
9-8-1. GENERAL
a. Persons wanting to report UFO/unexplained phenomena activity should contact a UFO/ unexplained phenomena reporting data collection center, such as Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS) (voice: 1-877-979-7444 or e-mail: Reporting@baass.org), the National UFO Reporting Center, etc.
b. If concern is expressed that life or property might be endangered, report the activity to the local law enforcement department.
The above is from the FAA's official handbook. Don't call us... call Bigelow
Who is this guy anyway?
He kind of reminds me of that guy from the movie "contact" who asked Jodi Foster if she "wants to go for a ride". Bigelow has gone on record before as a UFO believer in a 60 minutes interview back in 2007.
"Lara Logan: Do you believe in aliens?
Robert Bigelow: I'm absolutely convinced. That's all there is to it.
Lara Logan: Do you also believe that UFOs have come to Earth?
Robert Bigelow: There has been and is an existing presence, an ET presence. And I spent millions and millions and millions -- I probably spent more as an individual than anybody else in the United States has ever spent on this subject.
Lara Logan: Is it risky for you to say in public that you believe in UFOs and aliens?
Robert Bigelow: I don't give a damn. I don't care.
Lara Logan: You don't worry that some people will say, "Did you hear that guy, he sounds like he's crazy"?
Robert Bigelow: I don't care." -CBS https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bigelow-aerospace-founder-says-commercial-world-will-lead-in-space/
Uhhhh okay
I happen to work in Aerospace and once I learned all this I started to think..."hey maybe I could get a job at Bigelow's alien hanger and you know... find out for myself".
So pretty interesting website I have to say and yes they have some job openings. Turns out I probably could work for this guy... but would I want to?
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Bigelow-Aerospace-Reviews-E373179.htm
This is the website I typically use to scope out a potential employer because I like the employee reviews. Bigelow sounds like hell on earth.
Some of my favorite reviews of what its like to work at Bigelow:
"I worked at Bigelow Aerospace full-time
Pros
- Living in Las Vegas can be interesting, there is the strip and quite a lot of other exploring all around. LA and OC are just a short drive away.
- The cost of living is fantastic and very reasonable for nice areas.
- Some of the employees are fantastic people.
Cons
So much to list, but here goes;
- Constant fear of being fired at any time, at any place.
- All stick and no carrot, managment says they should follow chain of command, but have no qualms about going around this.
- Managers are not leadership, nor do they have any engineering skills. Their expectation for finishing projects and their expected difficulity level have nothing to do with their reality.
- Owner is a Billionaire and has no understanding of space or space systems.
- Benefits have been degraded and are now very expensive and not quality. Pay is only compensatory.
- Engineering changes are made at a whim and have no bearing on what your are actually trying to do.
- Owner more interested in building models than actual space hardware.
- Security walks around fully armed, at all times.
- No extended hours working or anything else.
- High employeee turnover rate, about 1/2 have been there less than a year."
And this one:
"I worked at Bigelow Aerospace full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Work/life balance is one pro. That's all I can come up with.
Cons
I have read all of the reviews here, and I recommend you do the same.
You may note a sudden influx of positive reviews from mid-March 2017. Why is that?
They are having trouble finding people who want to work there. Too many job offers are being rejected.
The company reputation is in the sewer. CEO makes all of the decisions and has admitted that he doesn't like engineers. Silo mentality; if you approach another department for information, their manager will call your manager and you will be told to not do it again or you'll be fired.
Vacation policy: you don't start accruing until 120 days. If you get sick and need to leave early to see the doctor, you lose a day's pay unless you have vacation to cover it (and you'll lose a day's worth of it). Do this twice before 120 days, and you'll be shown the door.
You will get NOT get paid for a holiday if you take the day before or the day after, even partially, off.
Company website says with five years service you get an extra week of vacation. What they're not telling you is that no one will last that long.
Also.....something that these fake positive reviewers will NEVER DENY......yes, it's true...several new hires were let go on their first day in a mass layoff in January 2016. That, my friends, can be verified using your favorite search engine."
I would never set foot in a place like this. That is not the whole story when it comes to Mr Bigelow. Remember how I said he was eccentric?
The Skin Walker Ranch.
I've run out of "steem" for the night but I'll just prime tomorrows post on the skin walker ranch here before I go.
http://www.skinwalkerranch.org/
Pretty sad website right? Don't be fooled by the 90's ascetic that sight contains the vast majority of the known information on the goings on at skin walker ranch... Owned by none other than Mr. Bigelow. Purchased in 1996 due to alleged paranormal activity that terrorized the former tenets. Notice I say paranormal not UFO/UAP because this is on another level. Ill leave you with an expert from one of the reports compiled by the team Bigelow hired and payed to investigate the ranch for several years.
"This is regarding my time spent on the Gorman Ranch (AKA the Skinwalker Ranch) in the Uinta Basin in Utah from 2003-2005. I worked with a team from an indendant company who was working with the National Institute of Discovery Science (NIDS) team that had already been there for a while.
Before I get into my experiences there, I should provide a back story for those who are unfamiliar with the events surrounding this place. Just an FYI, many of the names will not be real names, as the majority of those involved wanted to remain annonymous.
Back in the mid 90's (I believe it was 94-97) the Gorman family purchased a large ranch in the Uinta Basin in Utah in order to set up a ranch for their prized cattle. They had moved from out of state (New Mexico I believe, but I can't exactly remember) and brought the cattle with them. From day one on the ranch they experienced several oddities that would eventually cause them to sell the ranch.
On the first day there, as they were getting the first load of cattle in the pen they saw a large wolf in the distance. This was strange because there really aren't wolves in that region. This was made all the stranger in that the wolf approached them and acted like a tame dog, even allowing them to pet it. Then, out of know where, the wolf lunged at one of the calfs in the pen that stuck it's head out between the bars. Tom Gorman (the father) grabbed his rifle and fired at the wolf. The wolf let the calf go, and just stood their looking at the Gorman family before running away. Tom and his son tried to track the wolf, but they lost it in the trees. They reported there was no blood at all, and wolf didn't even act as though it had been hurt. This was just their first day." - http://www.skinwalkerranch.org/stories/1.html
It doesn't end there... orbs, smoke monsters, portals and so much more. Apparently Bigelow considered this ranch a highly valuable research location and to this day armed paramilitary guards on Bigelows payroll will prevent you or I from coming anywhere near it. By now I am sure some readers have checked out due to the increasingly over the top nature of what I am laying out and the skeptic in me is screaming "hey this is all scam to funnel government money to Bigelow". Let us bring this back to clarity and what we actually know.
Robert Bigelow is, according to the New York times, in possession of materials recovered from unknown possibly alien craft. Robert Bigelow owns the skin walker ranch due to his interest in the alleged paranormal activity and has paid research teams to conduct extensive investigations into that ranch. What does that say about the nature of this disclosure?
To be continued...