BDM Braddock, Dunn, McDonald

Braddock, Dunn, and McDonald (BDM) was a prominent defense contractor based in McLean, Virginia, that served as a critical nexus for intelligence and military officials investigating the UFO/UAP phenomenon during the 1980s and 1990s. The company is characterized in research sources as a "magnet" for members of the intelligence community interested in high strangeness and exotic technologies.

The Advanced Theoretical Physics (ATP) Working Group

BDM's most significant role in this context was hosting the inaugural and subsequent meetings of the Advanced Theoretical Physics (ATP) Working Group starting in 1985. Colonel John Alexander established the group and used his contact, Major General Albert Stubblebine, to gain access to BDM's Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) for their proceedings.

Joseph Braddock (the "B" in BDM) attended these meetings and was described as a renowned scientist who, according to some notes, may have provided funding for UFO reverse-engineering research. Stubblebine served as BDM's Vice President for Intelligence Systems after his "early retirement" from the Army, and used his position to support the group's efforts to find who was "minding the UFO store."

Association with Intelligence Community "Gatekeepers"

BDM became a primary landing point for several high-ranking officials linked to legacy UAP programs:

• RADM Sumner Shapiro: After serving as the Director of Naval Intelligence, Shapiro became BDM's Vice President of Advanced Planning. In a 1989 recorded call, former NSA Director Bobby Ray Inman referred researcher Bob Oechsler to Shapiro at BDM for guidance on "recovered vehicles."
• Karl T. Pflock: A former CIA officer and noted researcher of cattle mutilations served as a strategic senior planner at BDM.
• The Wilson-Davis Connection: Vice Admiral Thomas Wilson stated that Oke Shannon briefed him on the "whole BDM thing," which researchers believe may have been related to the use of remote viewing as an intelligence tool to peer inside recovered craft.

Retired Commander Will Miller identified BDM as one of the civilian contractors where the "keepers of the keys" for UAP secrets reside.

EMP and Radar Research

BDM was a "go-to contractor" for the Department of Energy regarding Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) research. The company was awarded subcontracts for the analysis, timing, and control equipment of The TRESTLE, a massive EMP testing facility at Kirtland Air Force Base.

Researchers have speculated that BDM's extensive work on high-powered electromagnetic wave generators and "super-power radar systems" may have been applied to UAP-baiting or capture operations, potentially using EMP or specific frequencies (such as 3 GHz) to interfere with craft propulsion systems.

Corporate Lineage

BDM was acquired by TRW in 1997. TRW, and thus BDM's legacy programs, was subsequently absorbed by Northrop Grumman in 2002.