STAR SHIELD and the Legacy of Ronald Reagan

This document, titled 'STAR SHIELD and the Legacy of Ronald Reagan' by Michael Schratt, examines the series of UFO sightings in the Hudson Valley, New York, between 1983 and 1989. Over 25,000 eyewitnesses reported a large, silent, boomerang or V-shaped craft, often described as having multi-colored lights and a bottom surface resembling pipes or structural girders. The document highlights several specific incidents, including a sighting at the Indian Point nuclear power plant on July 24, 1984, where security guards reported a 900-foot craft that caused the plant's security systems to go offline. The author, drawing on research by Joseph Jones and Tony Gonsalves, posits that these sightings were not extraterrestrial but rather evidence of a classified U.S. aerospace program. This program, allegedly designated 'STAR SHIELD' (with the internal codename 'Brilliant Buzzard' or 'ASTRA'), was part of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) proposed by President Ronald Reagan. The author suggests that Boeing was the primary contractor, with JP Aerospace as a subcontractor, and that a material called 'SEAGEL' was used to construct these massive, lightweight craft. The document also details a 1984 'town hall' meeting in Brewster, NY, organized by researchers Peter Gersten and Phil Imbrogno, which attracted over 1,200 attendees to discuss the sightings. The author concludes that while some sightings may be extraterrestrial, many are likely connected to man-made, classified technology, noting that significant sightings often occurred on Thursdays, which aligns with a typical classified test-flight schedule.