Brad Sparks
Brad Sparks is a UFO researcher and early co-founder of Citizens Against UFO Secrecy (CAUS), an organization dedicated to forcing government disclosure of UFO information through legal and legislative means. Sparks has conducted detailed technical analysis of NASA and military satellite data related to UFO incidents.
| Role | UFO researcher; co-founder of Citizens Against UFO Secrecy |
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1976 Tehran UFO Analysis
Sparks conducted analysis of the alleged Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite detection data from the 1976 Tehran UFO Incident. In an email exchange preserved on the now-defunct website virtuallystrange.net (dating back to 1998), Sparks raised technical questions about whether DSP-1 actually detected the UFO during the Tehran incident or instead tracked the Iranian Mirage F-4 jets scrambled to pursue it.
Technical Critique
Sparks noted concerns about an "out of focus graphic image" that showed only the date but not the time of the detection event. He referenced data showing 238 scans with the notation "possible SR" (possibly Strategic Reconnaissance), noting that since DSP scans once every 10 seconds, this represented 39.7 minutes of continuous tracking.
Sparks' analysis raised the question of whether the long tracking duration indicated detection of the jets rather than the faster-moving UAP, demonstrating the kind of rigorous technical scrutiny needed to interpret satellite detection data correctly.
CAUS and Government Transparency
As a co-founder of Citizens Against UFO Secrecy, Sparks was part of a pioneering effort to use FOIA requests and legal pressure to force disclosure of classified UFO information. CAUS represented one of the earliest organized civilian efforts to challenge government secrecy on the UFO issue systematically.
Significance
Sparks' work exemplifies the challenge of interpreting satellite detection data without access to complete records. His technical questions about the Tehran case highlight why full disclosure of DSP detection records — rather than grainy partial printouts — is necessary for proper scientific analysis of Fast Walker events.