James Ryder
| James Ryder | |
|---|---|
| Died | 2018 (2019) |
| Other names | Jim Ryder |
| Education | Doctorate in theoretical and applied mechanics[1] |
| Occupation | Aerospace executive |
| Employer | Lockheed Martin |
| Known for | Alleged attempt to divest recovered non-human materials (Kona Blue) |
| Role | Lockheed Martin Space Systems vice-president; head of its Advanced Technology Center[1] |
| Affiliation | Lockheed Martin (roughly forty-year career)[1] |
| Program | AAWSAP; Kona Blue (prospective special-access programme)[1][2] |
| Status | Deceased (2018)[1] |
| Claims | |
| Alleged activities | Between c. 2008 and 2011, sought to divest the corporation of recovered non-human materials — reportedly 1950s craft hull structures — by transferring them to Bigelow Aerospace under AAWSAP via Kona Blue; transfer reportedly blocked by the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology[1][2] |
| Disclosure | |
James Ryder (also Jim Ryder; died 2018) was, according to whistleblower David Grusch and the analyst UAP Gerb, the Lockheed Martin Space Systems vice-president and head of its Advanced Technology Center who, between roughly 2008 and 2011, allegedly attempted to divest the corporation of recovered non-human materials — reportedly including 1950s craft hull structures — by transferring them to Bigelow Aerospace under the AAWSAP programme, through the prospective special-access programme Kona Blue. The transfer was reportedly blocked by the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology before it could proceed.
A roughly forty-year Lockheed scientist holding a doctorate in theoretical and applied mechanics, Ryder is also reported to have delivered esoteric lectures to the Lucis Trust between 2015 and 2018, including a 2017 talk referencing unidentified aerial phenomena. No official record confirms his alleged role in any recovered-material programme; the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) found no evidence that such material exists, treating accounts of its attempted transfer as part of the same unverified body of claims.
See also
- Kona Blue
- UFO legacy program
- Lockheed Martin
- Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program
- Reverse engineering of exotic and NHI technology
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