KONA BLUE
Proposed 2011 — Terminated 2011
TERMINATED — 6 MONTHS AFTER CREATION
DHS Prospective SAP
KONA BLUE was a Prospective Special Access Programme proposed to the Department of Homeland Security in 2011, intended to protect the retrieval and exploitation of ‘non-human biologics’ and advanced materials. It was established by the DHS Under Secretary for Science and Technology, then shut down by the Deputy Secretary of DHS six months later. AARO confirmed its existence through its own historical review — in doing so confirming that senior government officials believed recovered non-human material existed and required classified protection. KONA BLUE never received materials. But its creation proves the institutional belief that materials existed.
Origin & Mandate
KONA BLUE grew directly from AAWSAP/AATIP when DIA cancelled that programme in 2012 for ‘lack of merit.’ The same individuals involved with AAWSAP — Lacatski, Kelleher, supported by Senators Reid and Lieberman — lobbied DHS to take over the effort. The DHS Under Secretary for S&T, Dr. Tara O’Toole, established the PSAP in 2011. DHS officials who met with ‘the keepers of the secrets’ in other agencies came out ‘convinced that advanced technology was sequestered under government supervision at aerospace contractors’ facilities.’ Six months later, the Deputy Secretary shut it down — citing inadequate justification.
Structure & Personnel
Proposed by: Dr. James Lacatski and Dr. Colm Kelleher (AAWSAP veterans). Supported by: Senators Harry Reid and Joe Lieberman. Established by: Dr. Tara O’Toole (DHS Under Secretary S&T). Shut down by: DHS Deputy Secretary. The ‘keepers of the secrets’ meetings in June-July 2011 involved at least two other US government agencies. DHS officials Bell and Mover were ‘treated rudely and harshly’ and told ‘no, and hell no’ when attempting to access materials.
Known Operations
KONA BLUE’s mandate: investigate, identify, and analyse sensitive materials and technologies including advanced aerospace vehicles. Its specific stated goal — gaining access to a non-human craft held at the time by aerospace companies — connects directly to the Pax River storage allegation and the CIA’s block on the Lockheed-to-Bigelow transfer. The timeline (2011) matches the Pax River transfer attempt exactly. Both involved Bigelow. Both were blocked. Both involved the same materials.
Current Status
KONA BLUE is archived. The PSAP proposal and associated documents were declassified in partnership between DoD and DHS and released publicly via AARO. AARO’s Sean Kirkpatrick stated KONA BLUE was named by multiple whistleblowers as the programme ‘housing the reverse engineering and non-human intelligence bodies.’ George Knapp rebutted this: ‘Any witness who told AARO about crash retrievals was referring to something other than Kona Blue — Kona Blue never existed as a real programme.’ The materials those witnesses described are still out there. KONA BLUE was the failed attempt to get them.
Key Personnel
▶Dr. James Lacatski — AAWSAP lead, KONA BLUE architect
▶Dr. Colm Kelleher — BAASS, co-architect
▶Dr. Tara O’Toole — DHS Under Sec. S&T who established it
▶Senator Harry Reid — Political supporter
▶Glenn Gaffney — CIA Director S&T who allegedly blocked Pax River transfer
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