Creation Of The Parachute, Computer Mouse, And GPS
The creation of the parachute, the computer mouse, and GPS is cited collectively in Air Force Materiel Command promotional materials as emblematic of the command's historical role as the primary engine of Air Force technological innovation. The reference appears in a promotional video quoted by UAP Gerb as part of a broader argument that AFMC — which commands a budget portfolio of $82.9 billion in fiscal year 2025 alone — represents the single most significant institutional target for investigating alleged UAP legacy program activity within the Air Force.
Context in UAP Research
The AFMC promotional video states: "We've been turning imagination into reality for years. We were there for the creation of the parachute, the computer mouse, and GPS." UAP Gerb presents this alongside AFMC's acknowledged budget, its control over the Edwards 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, and its oversight of the Major Range and Test Facility Bases (MRTFBs) infrastructure, arguing that the same command responsible for these iconic civilian and military technologies would logically also be the custodial home for reverse-engineered non-human technologies.
This framing echoes a pattern observed across UAP research: legitimate, publicly acknowledged technological breakthroughs — including technologies alleged by figures such as Philip J. Corso and Ben Rich to have been seeded from Roswell and other crash retrievals — are attributed to the same research infrastructure alleged to house clandestine programs. The parachute, computer mouse, and GPS thus serve as publicly visible outputs of a command whose classified portfolio, UAP Gerb argues, extends well beyond acknowledged programs.