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with: "[[Raytheon]]"
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start: 2015-10-12
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role: "Pike 40 mm guided-munition flight tests 'at Mile High Resources in Texas' (release of October 12, 2015); later Next Generation Short Range Interceptor radio filings naming the 'Mile High Resources Range, 2000 Skunk Canyon Rd., Sierra Blanca, TX'"
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with: "[[Sky Watcher|Skywatcher]]"
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start: 2025
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with: "[[Dynetics]]"
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start: 2023-01-16
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role: "experimental licence WK2XCW filings listing a Sierra Blanca entry at 31 20 05 N, 105 30 16 W (10 km radius); earliest Sierra Blanca-era filing 0012-EX-CM-2023"
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fn: 22
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- type: hosted
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with: "[[RADA Technologies]]"
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start: 2023-02-20
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role: "radar tests filed under WV9XAV (0384-EX-ST-2023) and WV9XWE (1443-EX-ST-2023), the second naming 'Mile High Range in Texas' and customer BAE"
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fn: 17
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fn: 23
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- type: hosted
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with: "[[Numerica Corporation]]"
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start: 2023-11-13
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role: "short-range air defense radar test for unmanned aircraft detection, special temporary authority WW9XKG (2178-EX-ST-2023), testing planned November 13 to 27, 2023"
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fn: 18
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fn: 24
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- type: hosted
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with: "[[Drug Enforcement Administration]]"
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start: 2014-01-07
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end: 2015-11-30
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role: "El Paso Intelligence Center licences for access to Quitman Mountain and 'remote collection' (awards DJD14NEP0008 and DJD15NEP0006, $2,582.88 each)"
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- type: hosted
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with: "[[International Boundary and Water Commission]]"
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start: 2014-09-10
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end: 2019-08-31
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role: "radio tower for the American Dam Field Office on Quitman Mountain, access awards IBM14P0145 and IBM14P0140"
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created: 2026-10-04
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updated: 2026-10-04
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@ -82,9 +94,26 @@ A ten-parcel block of 6,185 acres in the Quitman Mountains appears on the Februa
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[[Starry Quantum Tech Co., Ltd.]], a company registered in Taipei, holds two 40-acre accounts (106265 and 106266, in Section 14, TEX MEX survey, assessed at 9,000 dollars each on the 2023, 2024 and 2026 rolls, with a value of 0 on the 2025 roll) on all four appraisal rolls; both lie inside the polygon, about 8.5 miles from the Eagle Peak tower site. The company's Ministry of Economic Affairs registry record gives a set-up date of March 26, 2021, capital of NT$1,000,000 of which none is paid in, one director holding all shares, and a business scope of thirty-two items including aircraft and parts wholesale (F114070), aviation consulting (I101100), shipbuilding consulting, battery and machinery wholesale, energy technology services, general investment and venture capital. The other fourteen accounts of Section 14 are held by [[GovernmentAuction.com LLC]] (nine) and individuals.[^10][^13]
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### Federal access payments for Quitman Mountain
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USAspending records four awards of 2014 for access to Quitman Mountain in the Quitman Mountains:
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- January 7, 2014: award DJD14NEP0008, [[Drug Enforcement Administration]], Division-[[El Paso Intelligence Center]], $2,582.88, period January 7 to November 30, 2014, description "LICENSE RENEWAL OF ACCESS TO QUITMAN MOUNTAIN" (competition field "NOT COMPETED UNDER SAP").
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- August 30, 2014: award IBM14P0140, [[International Boundary and Water Commission]], $12,900.00, to August 31, 2019, "AGREEMENT TO CONTINUE SERVICES TO ACCESS QUITMAN MTN SITE FOR MAINTENANCE OF RADIO TOWER AND EQUIPMENT FOR AMERICAN DAM FIELD OFFICE."
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- September 10, 2014: award IBM14P0145, the same commission, $13,301.40, to August 31, 2019 (modified August 29, 2018), same description; the payee is [[Walker's Flying W Ranch]], and the competition field reads "NOT COMPETED," solicitation procedure "ONLY ONE SOURCE."
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- December 3, 2014: award DJD15NEP0006, El Paso Intelligence Center, $2,582.88, period December 3, 2014 to November 30, 2015, "RIGHT OF WAY LICENSE TO ACCESS REMOTE COLLECTION ON QUITMAN MOUNTAIN." (competition field "NOT COMPETED UNDER SAP").
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The two El Paso Intelligence Center awards and award IBM14P0140 name two individuals of El Paso as payees; place of performance is coded Fort Bliss, El Paso County, for the two El Paso Intelligence Center awards and El Paso for award IBM14P0140, not Hudspeth County.[^14][^15]
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The Federal Communications Commission licence WRBZ759 of Walker's Flying W Ranch, LLC (granted August 3, 2018) is located at 31 10 29.5 N, 105 30 2.3 W in the Quitman Mountains, 1.04 miles from the centroid of the parcel at 2000 Skunk Canyon.[^16]
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### Federal firearms licence
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The [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] list of Federal Firearms Licensees for Texas, September 2026, carries one entry at Sierra Blanca: Mile High Ordnance, LLC, licence type code 10 (the ATF application form, Form 7/7CR, defines type 10 as "Manufacturer of Destructive Devices, Ammunition for Destructive Devices, or Armor Piercing Ammunition"), premises 201 Four Section Road, Hudspeth County (see [[Mile High Resources]]). The operator's website, in copies from March 2023 onward, calls its range the "MHR Four Section Range Complex" and states that it "operates an airfield"; the Federal Aviation Administration airport data effective October 1, 2026 lists no airport or heliport at Sierra Blanca, and the nearest facility in the data to the parcel at 2000 Skunk Canyon is about 32 miles away.[^17][^18][^19]
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### Mile High Resources Range
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A Raytheon release datelined Tucson, October 12, 2015, reports that [[Raytheon]] fired two Pike 40 mm precision-guided munitions "during flight tests at Mile High Resources in Texas," both landing in the target area after flying more than 2,300 yards.[^14] The Federal Communications Commission experimental licensing records for Sierra Blanca (25 filings) and Fort Hancock (2) name the site in 2025 and 2026 as the "Mile High Resources Range, 2000 Skunk Canyon Rd., Sierra Blanca, TX, 79851." The range is described on [[Mile High Resources]]. The ranch parcel at that address, 7.5 miles from the town, lies inside the polygon. The licensees with Sierra Blanca transmitter locations, with file numbers and receipt years, are:
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A Raytheon release datelined Tucson, October 12, 2015, reports that [[Raytheon]] fired two Pike 40 mm precision-guided munitions "during flight tests at Mile High Resources in Texas," both landing in the target area after flying more than 2,300 yards.[^20] The Federal Communications Commission experimental licensing records for Sierra Blanca (25 filings) and Fort Hancock (2) name the site in 2025 and 2026 as the "Mile High Resources Range, 2000 Skunk Canyon Rd., Sierra Blanca, TX, 79851." The range is described on Mile High Resources. The ranch parcel at that address, 7.5 miles from the town, lies inside the polygon. The licensees with Sierra Blanca transmitter locations, with file numbers and receipt years, are:
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- [[SRC, Inc.]], WF9XFX, 0621-EX-ST-2011.
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- [[Lockheed Martin]], WF9XKC, 0041-EX-ST-2012; the exhibit is an antenna sketch for a "Cassidian Electronics Model #TRxS Radar Antenna."
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- [[Numerica Corporation]], WW9XKG, 2178-EX-ST-2023.
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- [[Boots Consulting LLC]], WY9XUK, 0231-EX-ST-2025 (received February 6, 2025).
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- Raytheon Company, WA9XGO, 1976-EX-ST-2025: a radio "used in the development and testing of the Next Generation Short Range Interceptor (NGSRI)," with the sentence "Raytheon needs to complete DOW testing with Army customer by the end of the year (2025)," 2200-2290 MHz, area of operations the Mile High Resources Range.
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- Raytheon Company, WA9XYW, 0306-EX-ST-2026 (received February 10, 2026): the same programme, "DOW follow up testing with Army customer," 2272 MHz, up to 5,500 feet above ground level.[^15]
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- Raytheon Company, WA9XYW, 0306-EX-ST-2026 (received February 10, 2026): the same programme, "DOW follow up testing with Army customer," 2272 MHz, up to 5,500 feet above ground level.[^21]
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The [[Texas Military Department]] filed for special temporary authority at Fort Hancock (file 2314-EX-ST-2024, received December 13, 2024, granted, grant document December 31, 2024, call sign WX9XFF) to operate radars in the 15.7-16.55 GHz band from January 31 to July 1, 2025; the vendor named is [[Echodyne]], whose own application (2221-EX-ST-2024, received November 27, 2024) was denied or dismissed. Fort Hancock is among the border sites listed with 5 kilometer radii.[^15]
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Mile High Ordnance, LLC, which shares a mailing address with Mile High Resources, LLC in the Texas Comptroller records, holds federal firearms licence type code 10 (see Federal firearms licence above) at 201 Four Section Road, Sierra Blanca (September 2026 list).[^17]
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The [[Texas Military Department]] filed for special temporary authority at Fort Hancock (file 2314-EX-ST-2024, received December 13, 2024, granted, grant document December 31, 2024, call sign WX9XFF) to operate radars in the 15.7-16.55 GHz band from January 31 to July 1, 2025; the vendor named is [[Echodyne]], whose own application (2221-EX-ST-2024, received November 27, 2024) was denied or dismissed. Fort Hancock is among the border sites listed with 5 kilometer radii.[^21]
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### Experimental Licence Chronology
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The Federal Communications Commission Experimental Licensing System filings with Sierra Blanca transmitter locations from 2023 to 2026, in order of filing:
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- January 16, 2023: Dynetics files 0012-EX-CM-2023 for call sign WK2XCW, the first of its filings to list a Sierra Blanca entry ("Ground Temp Fixed and Mobile, Sierra Blanca, TX," Hudspeth County, 31 20 05 N, 105 30 16 W, 10 km radius, 9.2 to 9.9 GHz, 7.6 kW peak). Later modifications and renewals were filed May 5, 2023, January 10, 2024, February 15, 2024, July 30, 2025 and February 24, 2026. The February 2024 and July 2025 exhibits give the supported contract as "AvMC Contract No.: AMTC 20-01-017," replacing "DARPA No. HR0011-17-9-0017" (see Dynetics).[^16]
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- February 20, 2023: RADA Technologies files 0384-EX-ST-2023 (WV9XAV), requesting February 20 to August 20, 2023 on 3300 to 3400 MHz at 31 15 06 N, 105 19 35 W. The stated reason is "Short term requirement from customer that exceeds conventional timeline," and the purpose "for RADA to use radars in demos/tests for threat protection at Mile High."[^17]
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- July 14, 2023: RADA Technologies files 1443-EX-ST-2023 (WV9XWE), requesting August 1, 2023 to January 1, 2024 at 31 16 11 N, 105 24 34 W. The reason reads "To meet August 3rd deadline requested by customer ([[BAE Systems|BAE]])" and the purpose "Test of our product line at Mile High Range in Texas"; the bands include 3300 to 3500 MHz and 9201 to 9375.5 and 9444.5 to 9956.5 MHz.[^17]
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- October 27, 2023: Numerica Corporation files 2178-EX-ST-2023 (WW9XKG) for special temporary authority at one fixed Texas site, 31 20 06 N, 105 30 18 W, 15.7 to 17.2 GHz, requested November 13 to 27, 2023. The application states that Numerica "already holds experimental authority (Call sign WN2XWH; File # 1110-EX-CN-2023) to test the same equipment from three fixed sites in Colorado," and that the purpose is to "test and demonstrate short-range air defense (SHORAD) radar pursuant to internal testing with an industry partner. The radar is designed to detect unmanned aerial system (UAS) threats. Testing is planned for November 13-27, 2023." The coordinates are within two arc-seconds of the Dynetics WK2XCW Sierra Blanca entry.[^18]
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- February 6, 2025: Boots Consulting LLC files 0231-EX-ST-2025 (WY9XUK), requesting March 6 to September 6, 2025 for one RADA RPS-42 radar on 3300 to 3400 MHz at three Sierra Blanca sites (31 16 14 N, 105 23 25 W; 31 15 04 N, 105 26 10 W; 31 14 01 N, 105 32 51 W) and one at Sanderson, Texas. The narrative refers to "support for federal government-related operations" and states "Operation will be sporadic."[^19]
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- November 19, 2025: Raytheon files 1976-EX-ST-2025 (WA9XGO), requesting December 5 to 31, 2025 for telemetry flight testing for the Next Generation Short Range Interceptor at 31 16 18 N, 105 24 46 W, 2200 to 2290 MHz, ten Quasonix transmitters. The application narrative reads "Raytheon needs to complete DoD testing with an Army customer by the end of the year (2025). Testing will take place on a non-DoD range near Sierra Blanca, TX"; the exhibit reads "Raytheon needs to complete DOW testing with Army customer by the end of the year (2025)" and gives the limited area of operations as the Mile High Resources Range (see above).[^20]
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- February 10, 2026: Raytheon files 0306-EX-ST-2026 (WA9XYW), requesting February 24 to August 24, 2026 at the same coordinates (2272 MHz): "Raytheon needs to complete follow up testing with an Army customer. Testing will take place on a non-DoD range near Sierra Blanca, TX. Requesting 6 months for any potential future testing."[^20]
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- January 16, 2023: Dynetics files 0012-EX-CM-2023 for call sign WK2XCW, the first of its filings to list a Sierra Blanca entry ("Ground Temp Fixed and Mobile, Sierra Blanca, TX," Hudspeth County, 31 20 05 N, 105 30 16 W, 10 km radius, 9.2 to 9.9 GHz, 7.6 kW peak). Later modifications and renewals were filed May 5, 2023, January 10, 2024, February 15, 2024, July 30, 2025 and February 24, 2026. The February 2024 and July 2025 exhibits give the supported contract as "AvMC Contract No.: AMTC 20-01-017," replacing "[[DARPA]] No. HR0011-17-9-0017" (see Dynetics).[^22]
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- February 20, 2023: RADA Technologies files 0384-EX-ST-2023 (WV9XAV), requesting February 20 to August 20, 2023 on 3300 to 3400 MHz at 31 15 06 N, 105 19 35 W. The stated reason is "Short term requirement from customer that exceeds conventional timeline," and the purpose "for RADA to use radars in demos/tests for threat protection at Mile High."[^23]
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- July 14, 2023: RADA Technologies files 1443-EX-ST-2023 (WV9XWE), requesting August 1, 2023 to January 1, 2024 at 31 16 11 N, 105 24 34 W. The reason reads "To meet August 3rd deadline requested by customer ([[BAE Systems|BAE]])" and the purpose "Test of our product line at Mile High Range in Texas"; the bands include 3300 to 3500 MHz and 9201 to 9375.5 and 9444.5 to 9956.5 MHz.[^23]
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- October 27, 2023: Numerica Corporation files 2178-EX-ST-2023 (WW9XKG) for special temporary authority at one fixed Texas site, 31 20 06 N, 105 30 18 W, 15.7 to 17.2 GHz, requested November 13 to 27, 2023. The application states that Numerica "already holds experimental authority (Call sign WN2XWH; File # 1110-EX-CN-2023) to test the same equipment from three fixed sites in Colorado," and that the purpose is to "test and demonstrate short-range air defense (SHORAD) radar pursuant to internal testing with an industry partner. The radar is designed to detect unmanned aerial system (UAS) threats. Testing is planned for November 13-27, 2023." The coordinates are within two arc-seconds of the Dynetics WK2XCW Sierra Blanca entry.[^24]
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- February 6, 2025: Boots Consulting LLC files 0231-EX-ST-2025 (WY9XUK), requesting March 6 to September 6, 2025 for one RADA RPS-42 radar on 3300 to 3400 MHz at three Sierra Blanca sites (31 16 14 N, 105 23 25 W; 31 15 04 N, 105 26 10 W; 31 14 01 N, 105 32 51 W) and one at Sanderson, Texas. The narrative refers to "support for federal government-related operations" and states "Operation will be sporadic."[^25]
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- November 19, 2025: Raytheon files 1976-EX-ST-2025 (WA9XGO), requesting December 5 to 31, 2025 for telemetry flight testing for the Next Generation Short Range Interceptor at 31 16 18 N, 105 24 46 W, 2200 to 2290 MHz, ten Quasonix transmitters. The application narrative reads "Raytheon needs to complete DoD testing with an Army customer by the end of the year (2025). Testing will take place on a non-DoD range near Sierra Blanca, TX"; the exhibit reads "Raytheon needs to complete DOW testing with Army customer by the end of the year (2025)" and gives the limited area of operations as the Mile High Resources Range (see above).[^26]
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- February 10, 2026: Raytheon files 0306-EX-ST-2026 (WA9XYW), requesting February 24 to August 24, 2026 at the same coordinates (2272 MHz): "Raytheon needs to complete follow up testing with an Army customer. Testing will take place on a non-DoD range near Sierra Blanca, TX. Requesting 6 months for any potential future testing."[^26]
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Skywatcher dates reported in press accounts, set beside the filing dates without any link between them in the filings: [[NewsNation]] reported in an article updated January 27, 2025 that in August 2024 the group had conducted "their own operation, with a psionic asset"; a NewsNation article updated April 7, 2025 stated that Skywatcher "has a secret location known as 'The Range'"; Coulthart wrote on August 10, 2026 that the group operated at Sierra Blanca "until July" 2025 and that its last field operation was in July 2025, that [[James Fowler]] left in mid-August 2025, and that its last post on X was December 25, 2025. FDC 5/3497 was issued November 6, 2025 and the Raytheon filing was received thirteen days later. No filing in this chronology names Skywatcher.[^21]
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Skywatcher dates reported in press accounts, set beside the filing dates without any link between them in the filings: [[NewsNation]] reported in an article updated January 27, 2025 that in August 2024 the group had conducted "their own operation, with a psionic asset"; a NewsNation article updated April 7, 2025 stated that Skywatcher "has a secret location known as 'The Range'"; Coulthart wrote on August 10, 2026 that the group operated at Sierra Blanca "until July" 2025 and that its last field operation was in July 2025, that [[James Fowler]] left in mid-August 2025, and that its last post on X was December 25, 2025. FDC 5/3497 was issued November 6, 2025 and the Raytheon filing was received thirteen days later. No filing in this chronology names Skywatcher.[^27]
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### Other federal and commercial records
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The Federal Communications Commission Universal Licensing System lists Lockheed Martin microwave licences WQPG885 to WQPG888 (granted May 15, 2012, expired November 11, 2012) and [[Leidos]] licences WQTF571, WQTF669 and WQTF909 (granted January 23 to 27, 2014, expired January 2024) at three Sierra Blanca sites, with 11 GHz dishes; Lockheed also held a private-land licence, WQRH873, in 2013.[^11] [[Union Pacific Railroad]] was granted a Twin Peak microwave licence (WQDX699) on November 21, 2025.[^11]
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[[USAspending]] records for Hudspeth County show: a [[Customs and Border Protection]] award (70B01C26F00000152) to [[Barnard Construction Company]] of Bozeman, Montana, for "Border barrier construction in Hudspeth County, TX," $1,030,175,506 with $1,025,996,158 obligated, March 5, 2026 to August 31, 2028; a Customs and Border Protection design-build award (70B01C26F00000947) to [[Southwest Valley Constructors Co.]] of Albuquerque for a new checkpoint facility at Sierra Blanca, $75,810,908, October 1, 2026 to March 31, 2029; a task order (N0002326F0014) awarded by a [[United States Navy]] contracting office (N00023) with the Army as funding agency to [[KVG LLC]] of Gettysburg, $25,737,198.68, June 26 to July 30, 2026, for transport and placement of about ten linear miles of HESCO and Maccaferri barriers and concertina wire at Fort Hancock; and an [[Army Corps of Engineers]] award (W9126G26PA034) to [[CRB-PLS, LLC]], $2,874,865, starting April 24, 2026, for "575 title abstracts and mapping products, located in Hudspeth" under the heading "TSB25 Southern Border 2025 ... BBT project, border barrier."[^22]
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[[USAspending]] records for Hudspeth County show: a [[Customs and Border Protection]] award (70B01C26F00000152) to [[Barnard Construction Company]] of Bozeman, Montana, for "Border barrier construction in Hudspeth County, TX," $1,030,175,506 with $1,025,996,158 obligated, March 5, 2026 to August 31, 2028; a Customs and Border Protection design-build award (70B01C26F00000947) to [[Southwest Valley Constructors Co.]] of Albuquerque for a new checkpoint facility at Sierra Blanca, $75,810,908, October 1, 2026 to March 31, 2029; a task order (N0002326F0014) awarded by a [[United States Navy]] contracting office (N00023) with the Army as funding agency to [[KVG LLC]] of Gettysburg, $25,737,198.68, June 26 to July 30, 2026, for transport and placement of about ten linear miles of HESCO and Maccaferri barriers and concertina wire at Fort Hancock; and an [[Army Corps of Engineers]] award (W9126G26PA034) to [[CRB-PLS, LLC]], $2,874,865, starting April 24, 2026, for "575 title abstracts and mapping products, located in Hudspeth" under the heading "TSB25 Southern Border 2025 ... BBT project, border barrier."[^28]
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The [[Federal Register]] carries a Presidential Permit extension to 2030 for a 48-inch [[Saguaro Connector Pipeline]] border crossing "about 18 miles southwest of Sierra Blanca in Hudspeth County" (91 FR 18840, April 13, 2026) and a [[El Paso Natural Gas]] application for a nine-mile loop in the county (CP26-156-000, 91 FR 17964, April 9, 2026).[^23]
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The [[Federal Register]] carries a Presidential Permit extension to 2030 for a 48-inch [[Saguaro Connector Pipeline]] border crossing "about 18 miles southwest of Sierra Blanca in Hudspeth County" (91 FR 18840, April 13, 2026) and a [[El Paso Natural Gas]] application for a nine-mile loop in the county (CP26-156-000, 91 FR 17964, April 9, 2026).[^29]
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### Footnotes
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[^11]: Federal Communications Commission, Universal Licensing System bulk files (l_micro, l_LMpriv, l_LMcomm) and Antenna Structure Registration (r_tower), https://data.fcc.gov/download/pub/uls/complete/ , downloaded October 4, 2026.
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[^12]: "Texas General Land Office Buys 353,785-Acre Brewster Ranch in Landmark Transaction," PR Newswire, October 29, 2024, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/texas-general-land-office-buys-353-785-acre-brewster-ranch-in-landmark-transaction-302290476.html ; "Land Office purchases massive 353,785-acre Brewster Ranch," *Big Bend Sentinel*, October 30, 2024, https://bigbendsentinel.com/2024/10/30/land-office-purchases-massive-353785-acre-brewster-ranch/
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[^13]: Ministry of Economic Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan), Government Commerce Information open data, company, director and business-scope datasets for unified business number 90841898, https://data.gcis.nat.gov.tw/od/data/api/5F64D864-61CB-4D0D-8AD9-492047CC1EA6 , queried October 4, 2026; Hudspeth appraisal accounts 106265 and 106266 (note 9).
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[^14]: "Raytheon's miniature Pike munitions go 2 for 2 in first guided tests," Raytheon, Tucson, October 12, 2015. https://raytheon.mediaroom.com/2015-10-12-Miniature-Pike-munitions-go-2-for-2-in-first-guided-tests
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[^15]: Federal Communications Commission, Office of Engineering and Technology, Experimental Licensing System, generic search by transmitter city (Sierra Blanca, Fort Hancock), https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm , with the technical narratives and exhibits of the file numbers cited, read October 4, 2026.
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[^16]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, call sign WK2XCW (Dynetics, Inc.), files 0012-EX-CM-2023, 0148-EX-CM-2023, 0007-EX-CM-2024, 0127-EX-CR-2024, 0161-EX-CM-2025 and 0179-EX-CR-2026, applications and Exhibit 1. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm
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[^17]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, files 0384-EX-ST-2023 (WV9XAV) and 1443-EX-ST-2023 (WV9XWE), RADA Technologies, LLC, applications and narratives. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm
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[^18]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, file 2178-EX-ST-2023 (WW9XKG), Numerica Corporation, application and narrative. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm
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[^19]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, file 0231-EX-ST-2025 (WY9XUK), Boots Consulting LLC, application and narrative. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm
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[^20]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, files 1976-EX-ST-2025 (WA9XGO) and 0306-EX-ST-2026 (WA9XYW), Raytheon Company, applications and narratives. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm
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[^21]: Ross Coulthart and Kellie Meyer, "UAP recovery video shows 'egg-shaped' object: Exclusive," NewsNation, updated January 27, 2025, https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/hfr-uap-recovery-video-egg-shaped-object-exclusive/ ; Michael Ramsey, NewsNation, updated April 7, 2025, https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/summoned-ufos-video-ross-coulthart/ ; Ross Coulthart, "Is the Trump administration running a covert UFO program?," NewsNation Reality Check, August 10, 2026, https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check/trump-administration-covert-ufo-program/amp/ ; Federal Aviation Administration, FDC 5/3497, https://tfr.faa.gov/tfrapi/getNotamText?notamId=5/3497
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[^22]: USAspending.gov, award records 70B01C26F00000152, 70B01C26F00000947, N0002326F0014 and W9126G26PA034, https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70B01C26F00000152_7014_70B01C26D00000006_7014 and the matching award pages, queried October 4, 2026.
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[^23]: Federal Register, 91 FR 18840 (April 13, 2026) and 91 FR 17964 (April 9, 2026). https://www.federalregister.gov/
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[^14]: USAspending.gov, awards DJD14NEP0008 (https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_DJD14NEP0008_1524_-NONE-_-NONE-) and DJD15NEP0006 (https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_DJD15NEP0006_1524_-NONE-_-NONE-), queried October 4, 2026.
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[^15]: USAspending.gov, awards IBM14P0140 and IBM14P0145 (https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_IBM14P0145_19BM_-NONE-_-NONE-), queried October 4, 2026.
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[^16]: Federal Communications Commission, Universal Licensing System, call sign WRBZ759, https://data.fcc.gov/download/pub/uls/complete/ , downloaded October 4, 2026; Texas Geographic Information Office, StratMap land parcels, Hudspeth County (appraisal account 30988); distance computed from the licence coordinates and the parcel centroid (31.17794 N, 105.4835 W).
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[^17]: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Listing of Federal Firearms Licensees, Texas, list 0926, https://www.atf.gov/sites/default/files/ffl/0926-ffl-list-texas.csv ; milehighresources.com, Internet Archive copy of March 27, 2023 and live page; Texas Comptroller open dataset, https://data.texas.gov/resource/9cir-efmm.json
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[^18]: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Form 7/7CR, Application for Federal Firearms License (ATF F 5310.12/5310.16), license type table, https://www.atf.gov/file/61506/download
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[^19]: Federal Aviation Administration, National Airspace System Resources airport data effective October 1, 2026, https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/
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[^20]: "Raytheon's miniature Pike munitions go 2 for 2 in first guided tests," Raytheon, Tucson, October 12, 2015. https://raytheon.mediaroom.com/2015-10-12-Miniature-Pike-munitions-go-2-for-2-in-first-guided-tests
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[^21]: Federal Communications Commission, Office of Engineering and Technology, Experimental Licensing System, generic search by transmitter city (Sierra Blanca, Fort Hancock), https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm , with the technical narratives and exhibits of the file numbers cited, read October 4, 2026.
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[^22]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, call sign WK2XCW (Dynetics, Inc.), files 0012-EX-CM-2023, 0148-EX-CM-2023, 0007-EX-CM-2024, 0127-EX-CR-2024, 0161-EX-CM-2025 and 0179-EX-CR-2026, applications and Exhibit 1. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm
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[^23]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, files 0384-EX-ST-2023 (WV9XAV) and 1443-EX-ST-2023 (WV9XWE), RADA Technologies, LLC, applications and narratives. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm
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[^24]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, file 2178-EX-ST-2023 (WW9XKG), Numerica Corporation, application and narrative. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm
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[^25]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, file 0231-EX-ST-2025 (WY9XUK), Boots Consulting LLC, application and narrative. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm
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[^26]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, files 1976-EX-ST-2025 (WA9XGO) and 0306-EX-ST-2026 (WA9XYW), Raytheon Company, applications and narratives. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm
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[^27]: Ross Coulthart and Kellie Meyer, "UAP recovery video shows 'egg-shaped' object: Exclusive," NewsNation, updated January 27, 2025, https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/hfr-uap-recovery-video-egg-shaped-object-exclusive/ ; Michael Ramsey, NewsNation, updated April 7, 2025, https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/summoned-ufos-video-ross-coulthart/ ; Ross Coulthart, "Is the Trump administration running a covert UFO program?," NewsNation Reality Check, August 10, 2026, https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check/trump-administration-covert-ufo-program/amp/ ; Federal Aviation Administration, FDC 5/3497, https://tfr.faa.gov/tfrapi/getNotamText?notamId=5/3497
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[^28]: USAspending.gov, award records 70B01C26F00000152, 70B01C26F00000947, N0002326F0014 and W9126G26PA034, https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70B01C26F00000152_7014_70B01C26D00000006_7014 and the matching award pages, queried October 4, 2026.
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[^29]: Federal Register, 91 FR 18840 (April 13, 2026) and 91 FR 17964 (April 9, 2026). https://www.federalregister.gov/
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