Organization · Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM; also Livermore CA, Tonopah NV, Kauai HI
Sandia National Laboratories

The NNSA lab that engineers the non-nuclear parts of every US nuclear weapon, run by Honeywell's NTESS since 2017. Igor's list names a 'Dr. Christopher Adams' of Sandia, but no record of him was found. Sandia's quieter role in this story is on paper: three Sandia research staff reviewed AAWSAP's first-year reports in 2009.
On the record
- Operated by NTESS (Honeywell) since 1 May 2017; Lockheed Martin ran it 1993 to 2017. About 17,000 staff.
- DIA info memo of 30 Oct 2009: the 26 first-year AAWSAP reports were reviewed by 'three research staff members at Sandia National Laboratories'.
- Macheret's DIRD 33 cites Sandia's R.J. Lipinski, co-author of a Sandia e-beam hypersonic wind tunnel report.
- Sandia quantum compass: atom interferometry on photonic chips for GPS-denied navigation.
- No published missing-person list includes a Christopher Adams.
Claims (10)
A Sandia quantum scientist, Dr. Christopher Adams, went missing in Jan 2026.anonymousSourced, unconfirmed
A Sandia guard saw a disc rise vertically from Coyote Canyon in Aug 1980.secondhandSourced, unconfirmed
Ingrid Lane's case belongs in the cluster; the sheriff called 'no foul play' within 24 hours and the car was not examined.secondhandSourced, unconfirmed
McCasland was an adviser to Sandia.secondhandSourced, unconfirmed
Which DIRDs Sandia marked (metamaterials, antimatter, metallic glass) hints at what the lab judged real.analysisSourced, unconfirmed
Sandia Corporation ran the lab for AT&T's Western Electric from 1949 at Truman's request, then Martin Marietta/Lockheed Martin 1993-2017 and Honeywell (NTESS) since 2017; Tonopah Test Range was set up by Sandia for the AEC in 1957.Sandia National Laboratories - UFO Reverse Engineering, Material Exploitation, & Legacy ProgramsfirsthandOn the recordSandia history (cited by UAP Gerb)
1947 discs were analysed under Vannevar Bush by Los Alamos Z Division and AFSWP at Sandia, and a 1948 executive order vested custody in AEC labs.J. Andrew Kissner's statement on the 1947 recoveries (1994)secondhandLeadJ. Andrew Kissner (1994 statement)
FFRDCs, not contractors, hold custody of recovered material, which is why contractor-facing Kona Blue was killed.Sandia National Laboratories - UFO Reverse Engineering, Material Exploitation, & Legacy ProgramsspeculationLeadUAP Gerb (Sam)
Greer's witness list has redacted entries on "ET technology transfer to AT&T", which managed Sandia from 1949 to 1993.The 1950s Del Rio, Texas UFO CrashesanonymousLeadSteven Greer
The MJ-12 briefing document sends the El Indio-Guerrero wreckage of 6 Dec 1950 to the AEC's Sandia facility.El Indio 1950The Eisenhower Briefing Document (18 November 1952)The 1950s Del Rio, Texas UFO CrashesanonymousLeadEisenhower Briefing Document (MJ-12)
Cases (1)
Connected
Armed Forces Special Weapons Project orgDOE Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence (OICI) orgDefense Threat Reduction Agency orgKona Blue (DHS prospective SAP, 2011) orgLos Alamos National Laboratory orgLockheed Martin Skunk Works orgNational Nuclear Security Administration (NEST, OST, SRT) orgJ. Andrew Kissner personDr. Christopher Adams (as listed) personEdgar Fouché personMaj. Gen. William "Neil" McCasland personDr. Sergey O. Macheret personSteven Garcia personThe 'Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit' report (22 July 1947) documentJ. Andrew Kissner's statement on the 1947 recoveries (1994) document
Sources
- Wikipedia, Sandia National Laboratories
- Black Vault AAWSAP contract papers (zip)
- Sandia quantum compass release
- CBS News, labs staff cases
- www.sandia.gov
- en.wikipedia.org
- en.wikipedia.org
- threesonorans.substack.com
- UAP Gerb: Sandia
- UAP Gerb: Lockheed Martin, reverse engineering and legacy programs
Mentioned on (10)
- UAP Gerb: 1997 Alien Reproduction Vehicle Encounter at 29 Palms, CA: The Testimony of Sgt Roderick Castle
- UAP Gerb: Alien Reproduction Vehicle - TR-3B and the Flying Triangles
- UAP Gerb: The 1948 Aztec, New Mexico UFO Crash Retrieval
- UAP Gerb: The 1950s Del Rio, Texas UFO Crashes
- UAP Gerb: Lockheed Martin - UFO Reverse Engineering, Material Exploitation, & Legacy Programs
- UAP Gerb: The Manhattan Project 2.0 - the Secrecy of UFO Crash Retrieval Programs [VOL.1]
- UAP Gerb: UFO Legacy Programs - Northrop Grumman
- UAP Gerb: Sandia National Laboratories - UFO Reverse Engineering, Material Exploitation, & Legacy Programs
- UAP Gerb: US Navy UFO Crash Retrieval & Reverse Engineering Programs
- UAP Gerb: 1997 Peru UFO Crash Retrieval - the Story of Jonathan Weygandt