The Lockheed 'Aurora' Budget Anomaly, 1985–1997

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: Budgetary Discrepancies (FY85-FY97)

Analysis of the attached ledgers indicates a consistent anomaly in the R&D allocations. The delta between public disclosure and internal audit totals approximately $1.2B.

Furthermore, the flight logs for [REDACTED] show sorties that do not correspond to any known airframe in the active inventory.