Pentagon ↔ Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program

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The Pentagon is the government entity that managed and confirmed the existence of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), as evidenced by official statements and reports [1], [2], and [3].

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How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker newyorker.com The New Yorker 6 facts

perspectiveA former Pentagon official suggested that the story of the AATIP program was complicated because the program Leslie Kean disclosed was of less consequence than the government interest she set in motion by publicizing the topic.

claimThe Pentagon confirmed that the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) had existed but stated it was closed in 2012 due to other funding priorities.

claimHarry Reid requested Special Access Program (SAP) status for the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) because he wanted the program to investigate potential retrieved UFO materials, but the Pentagon denied him the necessary clearance.

claimThe Pentagon confirmed that the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) had existed, but stated that it was closed in 2012 due to other funding priorities.

accountIn 2010, Luis Elizondo transformed an outsourced study of Utah cryptids into the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), an in-house Pentagon initiative focused on the national-security implications of military U.A.P. encounters.

claimSenator Harry Reid requested Special Access Program (SAP) status for the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) in an attempt to gain clearance to investigate UAP/UFO materials, but the Pentagon denied the request.

Disclosure movement - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 3 facts

claimThe New York Times published a story on December 16, 2017, titled "Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program," which reported on the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program and popularized speculation that the US government might soon reveal information about UFOs.

claimLuis Elizondo, former director of the Pentagon's AATIP program, stated that he is actively working behind the scenes as a disclosure advocate.

perspectiveLuis Elizondo, the former director of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), described a Pentagon report denying that UFOs are extraterrestrial as "intentionally dishonest, inaccurate and dangerously misleading."

Ufology: From Fringe to Mainstream to Fringe? - Skeptic Magazine skeptic.com Skeptic 2 facts

quotePentagon public affairs spokesperson Susan Gough stated on January 13, 2020: "DIA managed the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program. All of the work performed under AATIP was done via a single contract vehicle called AAWSAP. The total work effort for AATIP consisted of the 38 technical reports produced under the contract vehicle. DIA was the sole lead for management of AATIP via AAWSAP. Congress was briefed on the total work conducted for AATIP—the aforementioned 38 technical reports."

quotePentagon public affairs spokesperson Susan Gough stated in January 2020: "The Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) was the name of the overall program. The Advanced Aerospace Weapons Systems Application Program (AAWSAP) was the name of the contract that DIA awarded for the production of all technical reports under AATIP."