Luis Elizondo ↔ James Mattis

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Luis Elizondo attempted to brief James Mattis on AATIP research and sought a memo from him to facilitate material transfers, as detailed in [1], [2], [3], [4], and [5]. These interactions are further contextualized by the conflicting recollections of Mattis's staff regarding these briefing attempts in [6] and [7].

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

accountLuis Elizondo failed to brief Secretary of Defense James Mattis on UAP, but his successor successfully briefed Mark Esper, the Director of National Intelligence, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Senate Armed Services Committee, and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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.

claimLuis Elizondo attempted to brief Secretary of Defense General James Mattis regarding AATIP's research but was blocked by subordinates.

accountLuis Elizondo attempted to brief Secretary of Defense James Mattis regarding AATIP's research but was blocked by underlings.

claimThe personal assistant to Secretary of Defense James Mattis at the time of Luis Elizondo's tenure does not recall being approached by Elizondo regarding AATIP research.

claimGeneral James Mattis's personal assistant at the time does not recall being approached by Luis Elizondo for a briefing on AATIP.

House Hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Transcript rev.com Rev 1 fact

accountLuis Elizondo attempted to obtain a memo from Secretary of Defense James Mattis to facilitate the transfer of material of unknown origin after failing to secure the necessary memo from the Secretary of the Air Force.