Anthony Bragalia

Background

Anthony Bragalia is an independent UFO researcher and investigative journalist specializing in FOIA requests and materials analysis connected to alleged crash retrievals. Working as an executive search consultant for multinational corporations, Bragalia has applied his research and interview skills to uncover documentary evidence of government possession and study of unconventional materials.

Major Contributions

Bragalia's most significant achievement came through a three-year FOIA request to the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), filed in 2017, which yielded 154 declassified pages of government documents. These materials confirmed that the Pentagon had conducted testing on mysterious debris, including a substance known as Nitinol—a shape-memory metal that retains its original form after deformation. The documents revealed that Bigelow Aerospace, a Las Vegas-based defense contractor, had performed metallurgical analysis on recovered materials at the direction of the Department of Defense.

Roswell Materials Analysis

Bragalia's most detailed research concerns the connection between the 1947 Roswell crash debris and the development of advanced materials technology. Through archival investigation, he traced a path connecting Battelle Memorial Institute (a defense contractor in Columbus, Ohio), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (the alleged destination for Roswell debris), and the emergence of nickel-titanium alloys research. Battelle had conducted a contract for materials analysis beginning in 1949, suspiciously coinciding with reports of unknown metallic debris of extraordinary properties arriving at Wright-Patterson. Bragalia argues this represents circumstantial but significant evidence of reverse-engineering of recovered non-terrestrial materials, though no explicit document confirming this connection has been declassified.

Methodology and Independence

Bragalia's investigations rely on FOIA requests, first-ever interviews, deep historical archival research, and technical literature analysis. He operates entirely independently, refusing organizational affiliation and self-funding all investigative work. This independence allows him to publish what he describes as "bold and uncensored" reports challenging official narratives. Early in his UFO research, Bragalia investigated the famous Socorro UFO sighting and exposed it as a student prank—demonstrating his willingness to challenge even widely-held UFO claims through rigorous investigation.

Published Works

Bragalia's work has appeared in three published books: Witness to Roswell, Inside the Real Area 51, and The Children of Roswell. His articles have been featured in major media outlets including The Daily Mail, The Sun, The Daily Mirror, MSN.com, Newsmax.com, American Military News, and Nexus magazine, reaching international audiences.