Albert Stubblebine
Major General Albert Stubblebine III (1930–2017) was a United States Army officer who served as the commanding general of the US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) from 1981 to 1984. He is widely regarded as the founder of INSCOM and is notable in UAP research for his alleged connections to UFO crash retrieval and storage programs, his role in classified weapons and intelligence projects, and his documented interest in parapsychology and psychic phenomena.
| Role | Major General, US Army; Commanding General, US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) |
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Role at INSCOM
As commanding general of INSCOM from 1981 to 1984, Stubblebine oversaw the Army's primary signals intelligence, human intelligence, and counterintelligence operations. During his tenure, INSCOM's mandate included highly classified special access programs. Stubblebine's command coincided with significant alleged UAP-related activity within the Army intelligence community.
Philip J. Corso claimed that a UFO working group was established in the mid-1980s with substantial funding from Army INSCOM under General Stubblebine's direction. If true, this would make Stubblebine a key figure in the institutionalization of Army UAP research.
BDM Advanced Theoretical Physics Conference
In May 1985 (20–25 May), BDM International hosted the classified "Advanced Theoretical Physics Conference" at a secure facility in McLean, Virginia. At this time, Stubblebine served as Vice President of BDM International. The conference — whose notes were released by attendee Oke Shannon, formerly a manager for special projects at Los Alamos National Laboratory — discussed multiple aspects of UFOs, including legacy programs and a "major engineering project under Bobby Ray Inman." The conference used Department of Energy security controls, suggesting involvement of the nuclear materials classification framework.
Also connected to this BDM conference is John B. Alexander, who from 1982 to 1983 reported directly to Stubblebine. Alexander is credited by UAP Gerb with spearheading the Advanced Theoretical Physics Working Group that held this conference.
UFO Crash Retrieval and Storage Allegations
Stubblebine has been accused by UAP Gerb and other researchers of engaging in UAP craft storage and material exploitation while serving as head of Army intelligence, potentially including operations at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Fort Huachuca holds a Defense Agency major range and test facility base and is designated on Bill Hamilton's 1990 DUMB network map as a standalone underground facility site. The presence of the Joint Interoperability Center at Fort Huachuca adds further institutional relevance.
TREAT Connection
A 1997 letter to Steven Greer accused Crown Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein of funding TREAT (Tactical Reconnaissance Engineering Assessment Team) and identified Stubblebine as connected to the organization — stating TREAT's "GRD" was "wed to a former US Army General, ex-head of Army Intelligence and Security Command," directly referencing Stubblebine.
Parapsychology and Men Who Stare at Goats
Stubblebine's documented interest in parapsychology and psychic phenomena during his INSCOM tenure is detailed in Jon Ronson's book The Men Who Stare at Goats and the subsequent film. His interest in remote viewing, spoon-bending, and related research was part of a broader INSCOM program attempting to develop psychic intelligence capabilities. This combination of conventional intelligence command authority with paranormal program investment places Stubblebine in an unusual position within the military intelligence community.