# What did the DIA's AAWSAP program actually do at the ranch, and what does it hold? · Skinwalker Ranch > Three answers have been proposed. AAWSAP was mainly a paper study whose ranch component was small, informal or carried by the contractor… leads, with… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/questions/QST0D0148661Q58/what-did-the-dias-aawsap-program-actually-do-at-the-ranch Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T15:41:03+00:00 --- **0** # What did the DIA's AAWSAP program actually do at the ranch, and what does it hold? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·3 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: aAWSAP was mainly a paper study whose ranch component was small, informal or carried by the contractor…** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. AAWSAP was mainly a paper study whose ranch component was small, informal or carried by the contractor… leads, with evidence 3 for: partly supported by its tests. Two are still possible. Of the two narrower questions under it, one is answered. ## Why it matters The program is the ranch's claim to seriousness. The released documents show a $22 million contract for "advanced aerospace weapon system" studies and 38 reference papers; the ranch work was known only from a self-published book by the program manager until 2024, when the Pentagon's own review described it⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D013WYT5ED3/the-advanced-aerospace-weapon-system-applications-program)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D013WQ00XEQ/skinwalkers-at-the-pentagon-an-insiders-account-of-the)⁠[[3]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0140M03414/report-on-the-historical-record-of-u-s-government). What it did there is now partly on the record; what it holds is not. ## Answers 3 [**AAWSAP was mainly a paper study whose ranch component was small, informal or carried by the contractor…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/answers/ANS0D014ES46GCA/aawsap-was-mainly-a-paper-study-whose-ranch-component-was) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 3 for Most likely [**The ranch was AAWSAP's principal field site and the government holds field data and reports on it.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/answers/ANS0D014DSW1PK6/the-ranch-was-aawsaps-principal-field-site-and-the) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 3 for, 1 against Most likely [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/answers/ANS0D014FGJ1TER/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible ## History 1. 2018[Benson: senator Reid confirmed the program and Bigelow's role.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D013XY24Y5A/harry-reid-on-what-the-government-knows-about-ufos)For: The ranch was AAWSAP's principal field site and the government holds field data and reports on it. 1. 2021[Lacatski et al. puts forward: the ranch was AAWSAP's principal field site and the government holds field data and reports on it.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D013WQ00XEQ/skinwalkers-at-the-pentagon-an-insiders-account-of-the) 1. 2021[Lacatski et al.: three participants, including the program manager, say so in print after prepublication review.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D013WQ00XEQ/skinwalkers-at-the-pentagon-an-insiders-account-of-the)For: The ranch was AAWSAP's principal field site and the government holds field data and reports on it. 1. 2022[Greenewald puts forward: aAWSAP was mainly a paper study whose ranch component was small, informal or carried by the contractor…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D013WYT5ED3/the-advanced-aerospace-weapon-system-applications-program) 1. 2022[Greenewald: the released contract documents, briefings and all 37 released reports concern aerospace and physics topics,…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D013WYT5ED3/the-advanced-aerospace-weapon-system-applications-program)For: AAWSAP was mainly a paper study whose ranch component was small, informal or carried by the contractor… 1. 2022[Specktor: the 2022 release of 1,574 pages likewise does not mention the ranch.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D013X6M3R54/ufos-left-radiation-burns-and-unaccounted-for-pregnancies)For: AAWSAP was mainly a paper study whose ranch component was small, informal or carried by the contractor… 1. 2024[All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office: aARO found no substantive case work beyond reviews and interviews, and calls the Utah work unrelated to the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0140M03414/report-on-the-historical-record-of-u-s-government)Against: The ranch was AAWSAP's principal field site and the government holds field data and reports on it. 1. 2024[All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office: aARO reports that AAWSAP investigated an alleged hotspot of paranormal activity at a Utah property owned by…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0140M03414/report-on-the-historical-record-of-u-s-government)For: The ranch was AAWSAP's principal field site and the government holds field data and reports on it. 1. 2024[All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office: aARO says DIA did not seek or authorise the Utah work, which the contractor did with the support of the DIA…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0140M03414/report-on-the-historical-record-of-u-s-government)For: AAWSAP was mainly a paper study whose ranch component was small, informal or carried by the contractor… 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## 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