Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program ↔ Luis Elizondo

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Luis Elizondo is directly linked to the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) as its former director and head, as established in [1], [2], and [3]. He is widely recognized for his leadership role in the program, his efforts to brief officials on its research findings, and his subsequent public advocacy regarding the UAP data studied during his tenure, as detailed in [4], [5], and [6].

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How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker newyorker.com The New Yorker 14 facts

claimLuis Elizondo stated that the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) conducted in-depth studies of several incidents, including the 'Nimitz encounter.'

claimLuis Elizondo asserts that the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) made progress in understanding the “five observables” of UAP behavior, which include gravity-defying capabilities, low observability, and transmedium travel.

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.

accountLuis Elizondo, Christopher Mellon, Hal Puthoff, and Steve Semivan joined To the Stars Academy of Arts & Science after Elizondo resigned from the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP).

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

claimLuis Elizondo claims the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) made progress in understanding the 'five observables' of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) behavior.

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.

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.

claimLuis Elizondo established the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) in 2010, transforming an outsourced study of Utah cryptids into an in-house effort focused on the national-security implications of military U.A.P. encounters.

claimLuis Elizondo claimed that the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) continued to operate after 2012 despite the lack of dedicated funding.

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

accountLuis Elizondo, Christopher Mellon, Hal Puthoff, and Steve Semivan joined To the Stars Academy of Arts & Science, an organization dedicated to U.F.O.-related education, entertainment, and research, following Luis Elizondo's resignation from the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP).

claimLuis Elizondo asserted that the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) made significant progress in understanding the 'five observables' of UAP behavior, which include 'gravity-defying capabilities,' 'low observability,' and 'transmedium travel.'

Disclosure movement - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 5 facts

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.'

claimLuis Elizondo, the former head of the U.S. Defense Department's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, stated that a superior ordered him to stop investigating UFOs on the grounds that the phenomena are 'demonic.'

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

claimHarry Reid published a letter in April confirming that Luis Elizondo held a leadership role in the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP).

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."

House Hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Transcript rev.com Rev 2 facts

accountWhile working at the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), Luis Elizondo focused on the performance characteristics of unidentified aircraft rather than potential occupants.

measurementLuis Elizondo stated that the UAP vehicles he observed in the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) performed in excess of 1,000, 2,000, or 3,000 G-forces.

Steven Greer | Exo News exonews.org Rich Scheck · ExoNews 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.

Ufology: From Fringe to Mainstream to Fringe? - Skeptic Magazine skeptic.com Skeptic 1 fact

accountLuis Elizondo, a retired counter-intelligence operative who ran the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), testified at public Congressional hearings regarding UAP.