Motherboard highlight the top-secret research, which sought to study the military capabilities of speculative technologies. You can view the documents here.While it's unclear exactly how much money was spent on the Advanced Aerospace Weapons System Application Program (AAWSAP), contractors hired by the program were awarded $10 million (£7.6 million) of US taxpayer money in its first year.These contractors included Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Studies, owned by hotel billionaire Robert Bigelow.Bigelow was the owner of the Skinwalker Ranch, which many UFO watchers believe is a hotbed of paranormal activity.
As none of the technologies researched have become a reality, some are criticising the program as a waste of money.Steven Aftergood, director of the US 'Project on Government Secrecy', told Popular Mechanics: "The whole contracting process for this program was irregular from start to finish. [The AAWSAP contract] sounds like it was a good deal for the contractor.
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