U.S. Air Force Awards Nearly $6 Million Contract to Anomaly 6 for Anomalous Health Incidents Support

The U.S. Air Force Concepts, Development, and Management Office awarded a contract worth nearly $6 million to Anomaly 6 to support the Anomalous Health Incidents Cross Functional Team. The Intercept reported that the agreement, designated Project Yellowfin, runs through September and requires the company to apply location intelligence to identify actors and activities of interest.

Anomaly 6 is a Virginia-based startup that purchases bulk cellular location data harvested from millions of smartphone users. The Intercept reported that in 2022 the firm demonstrated its capabilities by tracking the movements of CIA and NSA employees commuting between their homes and agency headquarters.

The contract calls for Anomaly 6 to produce data visualization products that highlight geographical distribution, temporal patterns, patterns of life, and interconnectivity of events and actors.

The Air Force redacted most of the contract document before releasing it to The Intercept. In February, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the reorganization of the Anomalous Health Incidents Cross-Functional Team into a division of the Office of the Undersecretary of War for Research and Engineering. Former Uber executive Emil Michael was appointed to lead the reorganized team.

Last year, the U.S. intelligence community released a report stating that most agencies believe it is highly unlikely Havana syndrome symptoms result from actions by a national adversary. Anomaly 6, the U.S.

Air Force, and Emil Michael’s office did not respond to requests for comment.