Person
Edward C. 'Pete' Aldridge Jr.
Under Secretary and then Secretary of the Air Force in the 1980s and NRO director from 1981 to 1988, later head of the Aerospace Corporation and McDonnell Douglas and the Pentagon's acquisition chief from 2001 to 2003. An Air Force history says SAF/AA's 'outside activities', held outside normal Air Force SAP oversight, began 'in Pete Aldridge's day'; UAP Gerb thinks he helped legacy work hide inside special access programs.
On the record
- USecAF, NRO director, SecAF; Aerospace CEO; USD(AT&L) 2001-03.
- The Davidson interview on SAF/AA outside activities.
Claims (4)
Under Secretary of the Air Force (1981 to 1986) while also NRO director (1981 to 1988), then Secretary of the Air Force (1986 to 1988); later CEO of the Aerospace Corporation, president of McDonnell Douglas, a senior manager at LTV Aerospace, and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (2001 to 2003).National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)The Aerospace CorporationfirsthandOn the recordofficial biography (cited by UAP Gerb)
An Air Force history of SAF/AA, with a 2018 interview of William A. Davidson, says two 'outside activities' under SAF/AA's administrative and operational control were started 'in Pete Aldridge's day', outside the Air Force's normal SAP oversight channel (SAF/AAZ).Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/AA)firsthandOn the recordAir Force history of SAF/AA (Davidson interview, 2018), cited by UAP Gerb
The outside activities were not started under Aldridge but re-rolled into SAF/AA as a cover office after the mid-1980s SAP audits; Aldridge 'seemingly aided in the evolution of UFO programs hiding within special access programs during the early 1980s'.Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/AA)speculationLeadUAP Gerb (Sam)
The USD(AT&L) post he held from 2001 to 2003 is paramount to gatekeeping UFO programs.speculationLeadUAP Gerb (Sam)
Connected
The Aerospace Corporation orgNational Reconnaissance Office (NRO) orgAdministrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/AA) orgUAP Gerb (Sam) person
Sources
- UAP Gerb: 80 Years of UFO Crash Retrieval and Reverse Engineering: A Timeline
- UAP Gerb: The Manhattan Project 2.0 - the Secrecy of UFO Crash Retrieval Programs [VOL.1]