Bernard Haisch
Bernard Haisch is an American astrophysicist and author who conducted research for the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (ATC) and made a series of public statements and publications linking classified US government programs to UAP crash retrieval, reverse engineering, and extraterrestrial biology. He is assessed by UAP Gerb as the most credible Lockheed-connected insider discussed in relation to the company's alleged UAP program involvement.
Research at Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center
Haisch co-authored a paper with physicist Hal Puthoff for the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (ATC) focused on Zero Point Energy of the quantum vacuum. The paper examined one or more resonant frequencies that may be associated with quantum vacuum interaction for propulsion purposes — directly relevant to the theoretical basis of non-conventional aerospace propulsion. The paper represents documented, published evidence of Lockheed Martin research into exotic propulsion physics at an institutional level.
"Black Special Access Programs" Essay (2001)
In 2001, Haisch published an essay titled "Black Special Access Programs" on a website he created called UFOskeptic (the skeptic framing was intended to attract scientist-minded readers rather than to dismiss the subject). The essay argued:
- UAP crash retrieval and reverse engineering programs operate independently of any given presidential administration, making them structurally impenetrable by FOIA requests and even executive inquiries.
- The programs' funding lineage traces most likely to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
- Over time, these programs become extremely autonomous and self-perpetuating.
These arguments prefigured the post-2023 testimony of David Grusch by more than two decades.
2018 Public Statements
Following the December 2017 revelation of the Pentagon's ATIP program, Haisch made a series of public statements that further specified what he claimed to know. He stated the following was "conjecture" but was informed by sources:
- Four related but separate unacknowledged SAPs — tracing to a 1947 Truman memorandum — still existed and were housed, as of the 1990s, in major aerospace companies including Lockheed Martin, TRW, Raytheon, and others.
- These programs collectively carry budgets "in the $10 billion range and up."
- Program topics include both reverse engineering of non-human technology and extraterrestrial biology.
- ATIP located the UFO crash retrieval program via official channels but was denied access, because ATIP itself was not a Special Access Program. Senator Harry Reid's petition to confer SAP status to ATIP was denied by the DOD.
The ATIP-denial claim directly corroborates the account in the Wilson-Davis Memo in which Thomas Wilson located but was blocked from accessing the crash retrieval program.
Significance
Haisch's combination of peer-reviewed physics research conducted under Lockheed's institutional umbrella, his 2001 structural analysis of black SAP programs, and his 2018 source-informed statements make him a uniquely positioned figure in UAP research — occupying the rare space between mainstream science and insider disclosure. His claims about the 1947 Truman memorandum as the origin point for ongoing crash retrieval programs also align with the Majestic-12 documentation tradition and with David Grusch's Congressional testimony.