Roger Rager
Roger Rager is a satellite sensor technician who worked at Aerojet in California and conducted research on Fast Walkers alongside Lee Graham. Rager's work focused on investigating connections between Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite detection data and documented UFO incidents.
| Role | Satellite sensor technician; UAP researcher |
|---|
1976 Tehran UFO Incident Investigation
Rager and Lee Graham conducted research establishing that the 1976 Tehran UFO Incident was tracked by United States military DSP satellites. During their investigation, they located a computer printout from the time frame of the Iranian UFO overflight which showed that the DSP satellite definitely detected an anomalous object in Iranian airspace.
The printout showed 238 scans of the object, which translates to approximately 39.7 minutes of continuous tracking (DSP satellites scan once every 10 seconds). The document included the notation "possible SR" — likely referring to Strategic Reconnaissance.
Technical Expertise
As a satellite sensor technician, Rager possessed the technical knowledge necessary to interpret DSP satellite data and printouts. His professional background lent credibility to his analysis of the Tehran incident documentation and his collaboration with Graham in connecting specific UFO cases to hard satellite detection records.
Significance
Rager's work represents rare confirmation from technical personnel with direct access to satellite sensor data that specific, well-documented UFO incidents were detected and tracked by US military space-based surveillance systems. His research bridged the gap between eyewitness UFO reports and classified satellite detection records, providing hard evidence of military tracking that was typically withheld from public UFO investigations.