People
James Ryder
Lockheed Martin engineer for 38 years; VP, Space Systems Company and head of its Advanced Technology Center (about 2004–11). Named in DOPSR-cleared statements as proposing to transfer 1950s UAP crash material to the DIA's AAWSAP program. Died May 2018.
Ties
| To | Role | Years | Verdict | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kona Blue | alleged proposer of the material transfer | 2008–2011 | Unproven | |
| Harold Puthoff | later served together on the Starfire science review team; Ryder thanks Puthoff in a 2015 talk | 2015– | Unproven | |
| Consciousness substrate | 2015–18 Lucis Trust talks on light, consciousness, 'fairies, devas and UAP' | 2015–2018 | Documented · occurred |
Tied from
| From | Role | Years | Verdict | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Feb 2023 Pentagon officials, including Ryder, said recovery operations were under way for the Alaska, Yukon and Lake Huron shootdowns | named | Structural | ||
| Mary Sturtevant may have helped block Ryder's transfer, per Gerb's speculation | named | Structural | ||
| Mary Sturtevant | alleged role in blocking his transfer (Gerb speculation) | — | Unproven | Claims/Lockheed UAP claims (UAP Gerb) |
| Ryder proposed moving 1950s crash material from a Lockheed facility into a DIA-run waived SAP, and CIA S&T deputy director Glenn Gaffney blocked it | proposed the transfer (per DOPSR-cleared Grusch/Elizondo statements) | 2008-2011 | Unproven | ufopedia.fyi |
| Ryder-Lockheed proposed transferring 1950s material to DIA via AAWSAP, and CIA DS&T refused | Lockheed VP behind the proposal (deceased) | 2009 | Unproven | |
| Kona Blue | alleged source of the material to transfer | 2011 | Unproven |