So according to his profile on the Air Force's website, Benton Parton was a, quote, deputy for systems, aeronautical systems division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. In 1955, he did an exchange program with the Ballistics Research Laboratories, where he worked on an armament project, which led to him being assigned to the Air Weapons Directorate as a, quote, assistant for advanced weapons concepts. By 1970, he was the commander of the Air Force Armaments Laboratories. So there's definitely some truth that he had experience in this area and had a pretty good resume. That said, I can find no evidence that he was in any secret space program, but I guess if I could, then it wouldn't be so secret.