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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) KONA BLUE Information Release

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office · 56 pages · text by OCR

This All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office release makes public Department of Homeland Security records on KONA BLUE, a DHS prospective special access program that was ended on February 10, 2012. DHS declassified the records on July 18, 2023. The briefing slides and program proposal describe an Advanced Technology Threat program. It would collect reports on advanced aerospace vehicles, inventory recovered technology, gather oral histories and fund consciousness studies. The release also contains Senator Harry Reid's 2009 letter asking for a restricted SAP for AATIP and a 2010 DIA memo on the program.

  • p. 17 …contained in Appendix 1 of DHS Instruction 140-04-001, Special Access Program Implementation, 08/13…
  • p. 36 …Joel Wall, Director, Special Projects Office SUBJECT: Establishment of a DHS Science & Technology "Prospective: Special Access…
  • p. 41 …investigate, identify and potentially exploit sensitive advanced aerospace-related technology and to prevent disclosure of scientific…
  • p. 43 …Management Director, Special Access Programs Control Office, inviting DHS to expand the depth of research involving…
  • p. 46 …Chief, Special Access Programs Control Office (SAPCO), inviting DHS to expand the depth of research involving…
  • p. 47 …the security of the U.S. homeland. The S&T Special Projects office will provide program…
## 5. (U) What are the next steps?

(TS//KB//NF) This focused research provides an immense opportunity of discovery and validations that are the basis for further community of interest proof-of-principal and proof-of-concept efforts that will determine the strategies for adaptation, countermeasures, and mitigation through applied research initiatives. Follow-on efforts allow for the identification and resource planning and execution for immediate, near-term and far-term technology solutions to monitor and manage risk, for border and security operations and infrastructure protection, exploitation of new techniques and analytical tools also enhance continued research opportunities.

(TS//KB//NF) Due to the advanced nature of the research in this project and security considerations, no defined applied research efforts to this program are specifically identified at this time. However, the research results of this project should be readily used by the Department in the future. There are no known transition concerns at this time.

## 6. (U) Are there collaborators or partners involved in this project?

(U//HVSACO) No, not at project inception. There is limited collaboration with the USG and interagency involvement is anticipated.

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