Organization · Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)
The Air Force's research, development, test and logistics command at Wright-Patterson, formed in 1992 and descended from the Air Materiel Command that handled the 1947 Roswell debris and from ARDC. It parents AFRL, the Edwards test center and AFLCMC, which contracts MITRE's defense FFRDC. A 1947 Paperclip request shows Air Materiel Command seeking German experts for an underground plant program. UAP Gerb places AFMC's centers at the top of his 'hidden wing' test program.
Claims (6)
Formed in July 1992 from AFLC and AFSC; AFLC descends from Air Materiel Command (1946-61) and AFSC from the Air Research and Development Command (1950-51). Its centers include AFRL, AFTC (Edwards) and AFLCMC (Wright-Patterson); FY2025 budget about $82.9bn.firsthandOn the recordAFMC history (cited by UAP Gerb)
The Air Force Special Weapons Center at Kirtland (1949-76) came under ARDC from 1 Apr 1952 and became the Air Force Weapons Laboratory, a root of AFRL.The Hidden Wing - US Air Force UFO Reverse Engineering ProgramsfirsthandOn the recordAir Force history (cited by UAP Gerb)
In 1947 Air Materiel Command asked for four German Paperclip technicians for an 'underground plant program', including Xaver Dorsch of Organisation Todt.The Hidden Wing - US Air Force UFO Reverse Engineering ProgramsfirsthandOn the recordPaperclip documents (cited by UAP Gerb)
AFLCMC is the contracting agent for MITRE's National Security Engineering Center FFRDC; its commander, Lt Gen Donna Shipton, was SAF/AQ military deputy (Aug 2022-Dec 2023).firsthandOn the recordMITRE and AFLCMC records (cited by UAP Gerb)
Air Materiel Command received the Roswell wreckage and, with the Army Corps of Engineers and Paperclip expertise, built the first deep underground sites; today AFMC, AFTC and AFRL are the parents of the hidden test program at Edwards, and AFLCMC's IP directorate is a program-protection office; Gerb names Shipton among possible gatekeepers.The Hidden Wing - US Air Force UFO Reverse Engineering ProgramsspeculationLeadUAP Gerb (Sam)
The 1947 craft were secured with Air Materiel Command support, and Air Force Systems Command (sic: formed 1961) is among the bodies supporting the custody arrangement.J. Andrew Kissner's statement on the 1947 recoveries (1994)secondhandLeadJ. Andrew Kissner
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Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) orgKirtland Air Force Base orgThe MITRE Corporation orgUnited States Air Force orgWright-Patterson AFB & 'Hangar 18' orgUAP Gerb (Sam) person
Sources
- UAP Gerb: The Hidden Wing, US Air Force UFO reverse engineering programs
- UAP Gerb: 80 Years of UFO crash retrieval and reverse engineering: a timeline
- UAP Gerb: Special Access Required, Vol. 2