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cross_type 2.81 — strongly supporting 5 facts
The Department of Defense (DoD) is directly linked to the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) as the entity that funded the program between 2007 and 2012 [1] and managed its research efforts [2]. Furthermore, the DoD has been the central authority responsible for handling, denying, or acknowledging records related to the program [3] and was the target of briefing attempts by program members like Luis Elizondo {fact:1, fact:4}.
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How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker newyorker.com 2 facts
claimThe successor to the AATIP program argued that the government needed a process similar to post-9/11 fusion centers to handle uncategorizable observations, allowing different agencies like the D.O.D., F.B.I., and N.R.O. to share information.
claimLuis Elizondo attempted to brief Secretary of Defense James Mattis on the research findings of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), but was blocked by subordinates, though Mattis's personal assistant at the time does not recall being approached by Elizondo.
Disclosure movement - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
quoteLuis Elizondo, a former Department of Defense official and member of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, stated regarding UAP/UFOs: 'You have information being locked away that can change the trajectory of [our] species.'
Unidentified flying object - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
measurementThe United States Department of Defense funded the Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program from 2007 to 2012 with a budget of $22 million.
Steven Greer | Exo News exonews.org 1 fact
claimLuis Elizondo is a former intelligence operative who was linked to John Brennan, Jim Clapper, and the Department of Defense's AATIP project, which was tasked with tracking UFOs.