Kona Blue (DHS PSAP, AARO Declassified) — 'Investigate, Identify, Analyze Sensitive Materials' — Killed After 6 Months

ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT // KONA BLUE AARO DECLASSIFICATION Also: Kona Blue, Kona Blue declassified, DHS PSAP Kona Blue, AARO Kona Blue, IC CAP 2021 expansion, Tara O'Toole Kona Blue

01 Executive_Summary

ASSESSMENT: Kona Blue was a Prospective Special Access Program (PSAP) at DHS, declassified by AARO (February 2024). PURPOSE: 'Continue the work previously undertaken by DIA's AAWSAP/AATIP to investigate, identify, and analyze sensitive materials and technologies, to include advanced aerospace vehicles.' Kona Blue's advocates 'were convinced that the USG was hiding UAP technologies' and 'believed that creating this program under DHS would allow all of the technology and knowledge of these alleged programs to be moved under the KONA BLUE program' with 'congressional oversight.' TIMELINE: 2011 — DHS Under Secretary S&T (Tara O'Toole) established Kona Blue as PSAP based on 'claims that relevant information and material existed,' congressional interest, homeland security impacts. 6 months later — Deputy Secretary DHS disapproved as SAP, directed immediate termination: 'inadequate justification, insufficient supporting information (personnel, budget).' Senators Reid, Inouye, Stevens, Lieberman involved. AARO: 'No data or material transferred to or collected by DHS under Kona Blue.' 'No extraterrestrial craft or bodies were ever collected — only assumed to exist by advocates.' CRITICAL AARO ADMISSION: 'AARO confirmed the existence of one IC CAP that was unnecessarily expanded in 2021 to include a UAP reverse-engineering mission.' 2021 CAP expansion = same year Building 648 opened (SCIF/SAP/SAR). Likely SAME event. DIA 2009 SAP REJECTION: DIA rejected Reid's SAP request for AAWSAP — 'cannot find adequate justification,' 'insufficient grounds to classify.' REAL classified material was in Lockheed's program, which AAWSAP was trying to access. Kona Blue killed because existing programs (Lockheed crash retrieval since ~2004) didn't want new SAP with congressional oversight.

03 Deep_Dive_Intelligence

Overview

Entity Type: Assessment — Kona Blue (DHS PSAP, AARO Declassified) — 'Investigate, Identify, Analyze Sensitive Materials' — Killed After 6 Months is an analytical assessment synthesizing multiple data points.

Source Documents

Intelligence derived from 5 source documents:

documents2.theblackvault.com — Kona Blue release (AARO declassification)
ufotransparency.com — KONA BLUE History and Origin (April 2024)
documents2.theblackvault.com — DIA SAP Review (November 2009)
Wikisource — AARO Historical Record Report Volume 1 2024, page 35
congress.gov — HHRG-118-GO12-20241113-SD004 (Reid confirms Lockheed Martin)

07 Key_Findings

▸ Entity Type: Assessment — Kona Blue (DHS PSAP, AARO Declassified) — 'Investigate, Identify, Analyze Sensitive Materials' — Killed After 6 Months is an analytical assessment synthesizing multiple data points.
▸ documents2.theblackvault.com — Kona Blue release (AARO declassification)
▸ ufotransparency.com — KONA BLUE History and Origin (April 2024)
▸ documents2.theblackvault.com — DIA SAP Review (November 2009)
▸ Wikisource — AARO Historical Record Report Volume 1 2024, page 35

09 Timeline_Mentions (6)

2008

Reid secures $22M for AAWSAP (July 2008): originally to SCIF-out Bigelow for classified materials, confirms Lockheed Martin

Senate Majority Leader + Inouye + Stevens. $22M for SCIF at Bigelow to receive classified UAP materials. Reid confirms Lockheed. SAP requests blocked twice. Opposition from existing programs.

uap-research

2011

Kona Blue killed (2011): DHS PSAP to investigate UAP materials terminated after 6 months — AARO confirmed IC CAP expanded 2021 for reverse engineering

DHS PSAP to investigate sensitive materials/aerospace vehicles. Advocates wanted congressional oversight of hidden UAP tech. Killed after 6 months. AARO: IC CAP expanded 2021 for UAP reverse engineeri

defense-programs

2011

Kona Blue (2011-2012): proposed SAP for UFO tech exploitation + crash retrieval — terminated but 'alive,' Lacatski admits 'at least one craft'

Proposed SAP. DHS. Crash retrieval exploitation. 'Hold and analyze recovered materials.' Consciousness + remote viewing. Terminated Feb 10, 2012. 'Alive in ways you won't believe.' 'At least one craft

uap-research

2024

Corbell/Knapp Lacatski interview (2024): 'at least one craft,' 'breached hull,' 'AARO disinformation,' 'Kona Blue alive,' 'hitchhikers'

Weaponized podcast. Lacatski Parts 1+2. 'At least one craft' (authorized). 'Breached hull.' 'AARO disinformation.' 'Kona Blue alive.' 'Counterintelligence ops.' 'Hitchhikers.' 'Tic Tac one of ours?' C

uap-research

2024

Kirkpatrick/AARO Volume 1 (Feb 2024): 'no empirical evidence' — 'seriously flawed,' failed mandate, criticized by Elizondo/Mellon/Sheehan

AARO director. Volume 1. 'No empirical evidence.' 'Seriously flawed.' Failed congressional mandate. Failed IC abuses. 'Religious belief' insult. 'No firsthand evidence' = false. Kona Blue contradictio

uap-research

2025

Lacatski goes public (2025): 'exploitation program for at least one craft' + Kona Blue declassified — 'study and exploit UFO technology'

AAWSAP creator admits US has exploitation program for UFO craft. Kona Blue (reverse engineering) declassified. AARO = 'disclosure facade.' Opposition = existing classified programs.

uap-research

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10 FAQ

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Kona Blue (DHS PSAP, AARO Declassified) — 'Investigate, Identify, Analyze Sensitive Materials' — Killed After 6 Months is referenced in 6 timeline events, including "Reid secures $22M for AAWSAP (July 2008): originally to SCIF-out Bigelow for classified materials, confirms Lockheed Martin" (2008). The full timeline provides chronological context for all documented activities.

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5 source documents are available in the research archive, including primary source PDFs from defense research collections. These documents provide the evidentiary basis for the intelligence assessment.

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The deep dive intelligence assessment provides a comprehensive analysis of Kona Blue (DHS PSAP, AARO Declassified) — 'Investigate, Identify, Analyze Sensitive Materials' — Killed After 6 Months, covering strategic role, network connections, and operational significance. The analysis is derived from 5 primary source documents and cross-referenced with the network graph.