Introduction
I have been reading the recently released Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS) Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP) document "BAASS Ten Month report" dated 30 July 2009. There are a number of pieces of information, which, despite my deep interest and blogging about the BAASS AAWSAP, I was previously unaware. I will be publishing a series of blog posts about these. The first concerns the fact that before Robert Bigelow became the Administrator for the BAASS AAWSAP there was another individual who filled that role, albeit only for a short time.
The first BAASS monthly report
On page 3 of the "Ten Month report" there is reference to the first BAASS monthly report dated October 2008 discussing the time period 22 September 2008 to October 2008. It states that during that time, BAASS had only two employees, namely "Robert Bigelow and senior analyst John Schuessler (In September 2008, a BAASS administrator was hired, but shortly thereafter resigned.)"
Who was this individual?
Who was this individual who resigned? The answer is to be found in Jacque Vallee's "Forbidden Science Volume 5" page 428. In a diary entry dated 24 August 2008, Vallee writes "A NASA manager named Al Holt has been approached to lead the BAASS project..."
In another diary entry dated 25 August 2008, page 429, Vallee writes "I hand-delivered to Bob two documents from Hal...as well as signed NDAs from all of us, including Al Holt."
Al Holt gets three mentions in FS5, page 76, where he attended an "inner circle" meeting, with Joe Firmage, Vallee and others. Plus pages 428 and 429, described above.
Al Holt's name is missing from the list of permanent full time and significant part time employees found in the "Ten Month report." Holt's name isn't mentioned anywhere else, I can see, in respect of being The initial BAASS Administrator. Indeed, in FS6, Holt's name appears only once on page 64, in an entry dated 26 January 2011, recollecting a 2000 meeting at Firmage's home.
Holt's UAP interests
Holt's interest in UAP goes back many years. In 1980, he was involved with John Schuessler, in the detailed investigation of the 1980 Cash/Landrum UAP case. According to U.S. UAP researcher Curt Collins, Holt lectured at the second CUFOS Conference held Sep 25-27 1981 on "UFO Maneuvers and Radiation." (Later printed in The Spectrum of UFO Research (1988)..."
In June 1999, Holt co-authored a paper with Eric W. Davis and Hal Puthoff, titled "Space testing of electromagnetically sensitive materials for breakthrough propulsion physics."
A 2002 blurb for an appearance on "The Space Show" read:
Mr. Holt has had a lifelong interest in astronomy, astrophysics, space travel (advanced physics and technology), and the destiny paths of humans and other civilizations. He recently retired from NASA after 50+ years of service, which included supporting the Apollo lunar missions, Skylab, Space Shuttle, Spacelab and the International Space Station. Mr. Holt has ben actively involved in research relating to encounters with unidentified aerial phenomena and in metaphysical studies for the past 49 years. He has a B.S. in Physics, Iowa State University (1967) and a M.S. In Physical Sciences (astrophysics), University of Houston/CLC (1979). He retired from NASA JSC."
As recently as 12 October 2023, a video titled "The Field Resonance Propulsion Concept, authored by Alan C. Holt from the Johnson Space Center," from 1979, was uploaded to Youtube
I therefore conclude, that the mystery first Administrator of BAASS AAWSAP, was Alan C. Holt. I found no reason why his stay with BAASS was so short. If any reader knows why, I would appreciate hearing from them.
