THINK ABOUTIT SUMMARY:

Project Sigma: NSA & Alien Communication Protocols

Project/Group Name:    Project Sigma

Mission:  To establish, maintain, and manage formal communication and diplomatic contact with non-human intelligence (NHI).

Date Started:   1953 (Initial detection); 1959 (First binary communication).  Ended:  Ongoing (Classified).

Who or Whom Started It:  Established under the Eisenhower Administration; later managed by MJ-12.

Part of what Government Agency:  U.S. Air Force (specifically OSI) and the NSA.

Location:  Initial contact at a prearranged desert location in New Mexico (Holloman AFB is often cited); headquarters believed to be at Fort Detrick / SOD.

Special Features/Characteristics: 

• Binary Communication: Initial contact was achieved using binary computer language to bridge the gap between species.

• The NHI Taxonomy: Through Sigma, the military identified three distinct categories of visitors: Malevolent (Dangerous), Benevolent (Helpful), and Neutral (Observers).

• Prearranged Meetings: Includes the famous April 25, 1964, meeting where a USAF officer met with entities to reach a basic diplomatic understanding.

Summary/Description:  Project Sigma is the “Above Black” initiative responsible for the first official contact with alien civilizations. Unlike tactical recovery projects, Sigma is purely communicative. It involves the use of high-tech relays to maintain a dialogue that eventually led to more robust programs like Project Plato (treaty negotiation) and Project Serpo (ambassador exchange).

Related to:  Project Plato, Project Serpo, Project Gleam, and Project Aquarius.

Source:  William Cooper (Behold a Pale Horse); Serpo.org leaks (2006).

Other Details:  While some leaks suggest Sigma also studies spacecraft, standard intelligence lore maintains that Sigma is strictly the “communications umbrella,” while projects like Redlight and Snowbird handle the hardware.

“The mission of PROJECT SIGMA was to establish communication with the aliens—the first successful contact occurred in 1959 through binary computer language.”