Person

Joseph Lieberman

Former senator; according to Kirkpatrick, he backed the request to DHS for the Kona Blue SAP

2011 · Congress · Politician

Then a senator, according to Sean Kirkpatrick he was brought in by Harry Reid to ask the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to create a special access program with the same purposes as AAWSAP, the future Kona Blue. According to the documents released by AARO, Kona Blue was proposed in 2011 as a “prospective” classified DHS program, rejected after about six months for lack of merit and never funded.

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Credentials 2/2

His congressional term is a public fact.

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The sources consulted do not document financial interests tied to the topic.

Sources

1. Kona Blue documents declassified by the DoD and DHS (PDF) (primary source)
2. Scientific American, Sean Kirkpatrick: “Here's What I Learned as the U.S. Government's UFO Hunter” (2024) (press, skeptical)
3. Transcript of Kirkpatrick's interview with the Guardian (Daniel Lavelle), March 2024 (Metabunk) (analysis, skeptical)

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