Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program

Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program

Contracts obtained by The Times show a congressional appropriation of just under $22 million beginning in late 2008 through 2011. The money was used for management of the program, research and assessments of the threat posed by the objects. The funding went to Mr. Bigelow’s company, Bigelow Aerospace, which hired subcontractors and solicited research for the program.