Wilson Memo & Others.

In 2002, Eric Davis had a meeting with Admiral Wilson regarding his search for information on a crash retrievals program. Davis was advised by Will Miller to speak with Wilson, as he had knowledge on the subject and was trustworthy. During the meeting, Wilson revealed that in April 1997, he had met with Will Miller, Edgar Mitchell, and Steven Greer, who had been privately discussing UFOs with government and military officials. Afterward, Wilson and Miller had a private conversation where Miller inquired about crash retrievals programs and their locations.

Intrigued by the topic, Wilson spent the next 45 days conducting research and speaking with people recommended by Secretary of Defense Bill Perry and Major General Marshal Ward. He discovered a special projects record group within the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, overseeing a subset of unacknowledged Special Access Programs (SAPs). Paul Kaminski and Michael Kostelnik were responsible for these programs. Wilson found a group that potentially ran the program he was searching for and identified a few specific programs of interest through their "index abstracts."

Wilson contacted seven program managers, with four of them referring him to the same program run by a security director (former NSA), a program director, and a corporate attorney. The program's SAP compartment, code name, and overseeing contractor or government agency were classified as "core secrets." Wilson emphasized that it was managed by one of the top three defense contractors.

During his conversations with the program director, security director, and corporate attorney, they expressed surprise, agitation, and confusion about Wilson's search for them and his intentions. Wilson informed them that he had read their program record at the OUSDAT special program records group and was interested in their crashed UFO program, their role in it, and what they possessed. He also inquired about any knowledge they had regarding MJ-12 or other code organizations related to crashed and recovered craft. They confirmed the existence of such organizations and questioned Wilson about his previous conversations with other program managers.

Wilson demanded a formal briefing and tour, citing his regulatory oversight as the Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and Assistant to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCOS). After some negotiation, they agreed to an in-person meeting at a conference room within their secure vault. The three managers referred to themselves as the "watch committee" or gatekeepers, formed to protect their program's secrecy after a near-disaster in the past almost exposed them. They had faced an audit investigation that jeopardized their cover but eventually complied and allowed the investigator to complete their job.

To prevent future exposure, the program managers reached a formal agreement with the Special Access Program Oversight Committee (SAPOC), establishing strict criteria for access. Only individuals meeting these criteria could gain entry, excluding US government officials, including Wilson, who didn't have the required need-to-know access. They refused to disclose the criteria to Wilson, which angered him due to the implications of operating without official oversight or justification.

During the meeting, they showed Wilson the "bigot list," which contained the names of individuals who had been read into the program. The list predominantly consisted of contractor employees, such as scientists, engineers, and managers. Wilson didn't recognize any military personnel, presidents, or congress members on the list. Some individuals were from the Pentagon, including a few from OUSDAT, someone from another department, and an individual from the National Security Council (NSC).

When Wilson asked about the nature of the program, the attorney and security director confirmed it was a reverse engineering program focused on a craft that had been recovered years prior. They clarified that the craft was not of earthly origin and not created by humans. However, due to isolation, lack of collaboration, and limited access to outside experts, progress had been slow. Wilson inquired if they were reverse engineering Soviet or Chinese technology, but they denied it.

During the conversation, Wilson raised questions related to the Roswell incident, bodies and autopsies, the Holloman Air Force Base landing, MJ-12, and cases like Zamora and Bentwaters. However, the program managers declined to discuss those topics. Frustrated, Wilson threatened to complain to SAPOC and gain access through official channels, but they challenged him to do so, claiming his oversight didn't apply to their program.

After Wilson complained to the SAPOC Senior Review Committee, they sustained the contractor's denial of access. They advised Wilson to drop the matter and let it go, indicating that it didn't fall under his oversight and suggesting that he might face consequences, including the loss of promotion and early retirement. Wilson was furious because his position specifically entailed oversight of such programs.

Davis inquired about the bigot list again, and Wilson mentioned that it contained individuals from OUSDAT and two from SAPOC. Paul Kaminski and Michael Kostelnik had been replaced at OUSDAT, with Brigadier General Gansler taking over for Kostelnik.

Wilson mentioned that approximately six months after his meeting with the program managers, he spoke with Gansler, who confirmed his briefing into the program. Gansler acknowledged the reality of UFOs but dismissed the notion of alien abductions. Gansler advised Wilson to drop the matter and refused to discuss it further.

Finally, Wilson confirmed to Davis that he had called Miller in June 1997 to verify the existence of an MJ-12 organization overseeing UFO crash retrievals programs, based on what he had learned during his search.

When Davis asked if Wilson would speak with Hal Puthoff and Kit Green, Wilson preferred not to discuss the matter further to avoid risking exposure. Davis assured Wilson that he would keep the information confidential and use it for his personal research to differentiate between reliable information and media noise.