Document · D-OC-18
The declassified documents on Kona Blue, the program proposed to DHS and never approved
KONA BLUE – documents released by AARO and DHS (History and Origin of KONA BLUE and proposal materials)
AARO (Department of Defense) and Department of Homeland Security · Apr 16, 2024 · USA · Report
Original available
Official AARO/DHS release of April 2024; The Black Vault copy downloaded on November 1, 2026 (58 pages) and AARO's introduction read directly.
- What it contains
- A 58-page package with AARO's reconstruction and the proposal materials. Kona Blue was a “prospective” special access program proposed to DHS leadership by former AAWSAP/AATIP participants: provisionally established in 2011 by the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, it was rejected six months later by the DHS Deputy Secretary and never received materials or funds. DHS memos established it on July 11, 2011 and ordered its closure on December 12, 2011.
- What it shows and what it does not
- Confirms that some witnesses described Kona Blue as a compartment to protect the retrieval and exploitation of non-human biologics and that the proposal came from AAWSAP circles (S-034); it also shows that the program was never approved and that, according to AARO, no information exists beyond the submission of the proposal. It does not confirm the existence of non-human biological material (G-028, E-042). Omega Click's 2025 description, according to which the document concerns non-human technologies studied by the DoD, does not match the content.
- How it came to light
- Declassified and published by AARO/DoD and DHS in April 2024 (copy on The Black Vault). Omega Click covered them in two videos of April 2024, known only from their titles, and in its video of November 12, 2025, where it describes them as a government document that talks about non-human technologies studied by the Department of Defense.
- The document
- Open the document (documents2.theblackvault.com)
Sources
- DoD/DHS, declassified documents on Kona Blue, April 2024 (The Black Vault copy, PDF) (primary source)
- The Black Vault, documents on “Kona Blue” declassified by DoD and DHS (April 2024) (analysis)
- Omega Click, “IL GOVERNO USA LO AMMETTE: Non siamo soli” (YouTube, November 12, 2025) (video/audio, pro-disclosure)
- AARO – Historical Record Report, vol. 1 (2024), which cites Kona Blue (The Black Vault copy) (primary source)
On this site
People 3
Claims 4
- David Grusch: Claims that in some retrievals non-human biological remains (“biologics”) were found, according to the… Disputed
- Luis Elizondo: Asked whether there had been talk of possessing bodies, he answers “yes” under oath, but specifies that he… Unverifiable
- David Grusch: Claims that the government is aware of “several dozen” cases involving what he describes as non-human… Unverifiable
- Luis Elizondo: Writes that he is aware of several episodes in which the U.S. military and some defense companies retrieved… Unverifiable
Inconsistencies 1
Official positions 1
Where the claims come from 2
- Non-human biological remains, that is, bodies or “biologics,” were recovered together with the craft.
- Lockheed Martin holds material of non-human origin and tried to transfer it to the AAWSAP program and to…
Timeline 2
- Jul 11, 2011: Kona Blue: former AAWSAP members propose a program to the DHS, later rejected
- Apr 16, 2024: DoD and DHS declassify the documents on Kona Blue
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