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Jason Sands was a former US Air Force enlistee who has made some rather wild claims which have largely been dismissed by most of the UFO enthusiast community. What seems to have gone unnoticed (as far as I can tell) is that Sands did indeed see something which AARO confirmed in their Volume 1 report.
Some background. Sands was to be featured in James Fox's upcoming "documentary", "The Program". Prior to release, Sands joined a Twitter Spaces for UFO enthusiasts after one of the enthusiasts had basically outted him s the person to be featured in the "doc". He made some wild claims, which essentially amounted to:
What seems to have been missed in all of this, as far as I can tell, is that AARO investigated Sands claims and concluded that he saw a legit SAP that had nothing to do with aliens or reverse-engineered tech.
On p.29 of the AARO Volume 1 report, we get introduced to Sands and his claims:
"Another interviewee claimed that in the 1990s he overhead electronic communication of a conversation between two military bases where scientists claimed "aliens" were present during specialized materials testing. The interviewee also reported that on another occasion in the 1990s he observed an "unidentified flying object" at a U.S. military facility. The interviewee described the object as exhibiting a peculiar flight pattern."
On p.31 in the findings section, the AARO report says this about Sands claim 1 from above:
"Aliens Observing Material Test a Likely Misunderstanding of an Authentic, Non-UAP Program Activity: AARO determined this account most likely amounted to a misunderstanding. The conversation likely referenced a test and evaluation unit that had a nickname with "alien" connotations at the specific installation mentioned. The nature of the test described by the interviewee104 closely matched the description of a specific materials test conveyed to AARO investigators."
On p.32 in the findings section, the AARO report says this about Sands claim 2 from above:
"The UAP with Peculiar Characteristics Refers to an Authentic, Non-UAP-Related SAP: AARO was able to correlate this account with an authentic USG program because the interviewee was able to provide a relatively precise time and location of the sighting which they observed exhibiting strange characteristics. At the time the interviewee said he observed the event, DoD was conducting tests of a platform protected by a SAP. The seemingly strange characteristics reported by the interviewee match closely with the platform's characteristics, which was being tested at a military facility in the time frame the interviewee was there. This program is not related in any way to the exploitation of off-world technology."
The witness here is most definitely Jason Sands as the claims match up perfectly, though Sands apparently never made his 24-and-Back program claims to AARO or perhaps AARO left them out of the report so as to not make Sands look batshit insane.
It is somewhat ironic that Sands was roundly dismissed by the UFO enthusiast community despite being the ONLY witness who went to AARO who actually had a firsthand report to investigate. All the other witnesses were recounting second and thirdhand information, while Sands legitimately saw something strange even if he misinterpreted it as aliens.
So, my question to the community here is... what do you think he actually saw?
If this program was a SAP in the 1990s and it did, in fact, look as strange as Sands described and AARO seems to confirm in their own report, what was it?
Some background. Sands was to be featured in James Fox's upcoming "documentary", "The Program". Prior to release, Sands joined a Twitter Spaces for UFO enthusiasts after one of the enthusiasts had basically outted him s the person to be featured in the "doc". He made some wild claims, which essentially amounted to:
- He overheard comms between some base scientists discussing aliens.
- He saw a craft up close and described it as having a sleek, metallic exterior, with an advanced propulsion mechanism that allowed it to maneuver effortlessly at speeds unimaginable by current aerospace standards.
- He was in something like the 24-and-Back program where he travelled the cosmos to fight a secret alien war or something like that.
What seems to have been missed in all of this, as far as I can tell, is that AARO investigated Sands claims and concluded that he saw a legit SAP that had nothing to do with aliens or reverse-engineered tech.
On p.29 of the AARO Volume 1 report, we get introduced to Sands and his claims:
"Another interviewee claimed that in the 1990s he overhead electronic communication of a conversation between two military bases where scientists claimed "aliens" were present during specialized materials testing. The interviewee also reported that on another occasion in the 1990s he observed an "unidentified flying object" at a U.S. military facility. The interviewee described the object as exhibiting a peculiar flight pattern."
On p.31 in the findings section, the AARO report says this about Sands claim 1 from above:
"Aliens Observing Material Test a Likely Misunderstanding of an Authentic, Non-UAP Program Activity: AARO determined this account most likely amounted to a misunderstanding. The conversation likely referenced a test and evaluation unit that had a nickname with "alien" connotations at the specific installation mentioned. The nature of the test described by the interviewee104 closely matched the description of a specific materials test conveyed to AARO investigators."
On p.32 in the findings section, the AARO report says this about Sands claim 2 from above:
"The UAP with Peculiar Characteristics Refers to an Authentic, Non-UAP-Related SAP: AARO was able to correlate this account with an authentic USG program because the interviewee was able to provide a relatively precise time and location of the sighting which they observed exhibiting strange characteristics. At the time the interviewee said he observed the event, DoD was conducting tests of a platform protected by a SAP. The seemingly strange characteristics reported by the interviewee match closely with the platform's characteristics, which was being tested at a military facility in the time frame the interviewee was there. This program is not related in any way to the exploitation of off-world technology."
The witness here is most definitely Jason Sands as the claims match up perfectly, though Sands apparently never made his 24-and-Back program claims to AARO or perhaps AARO left them out of the report so as to not make Sands look batshit insane.
It is somewhat ironic that Sands was roundly dismissed by the UFO enthusiast community despite being the ONLY witness who went to AARO who actually had a firsthand report to investigate. All the other witnesses were recounting second and thirdhand information, while Sands legitimately saw something strange even if he misinterpreted it as aliens.
So, my question to the community here is... what do you think he actually saw?
If this program was a SAP in the 1990s and it did, in fact, look as strange as Sands described and AARO seems to confirm in their own report, what was it?