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James Mattis
Also known as: James Mattis, Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense James Mattis, General James Mattis, James N. Mattis
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How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker newyorker.com Apr 30, 2021 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.
An Integrated U.S. Strategy to Address Iran's Nuclear and Regional ... carnegieendowment.org Oct 26, 2017 3 facts
claimIlan Goldenberg wrote an article in Fortune on December 17, 2016, discussing how James Mattis could potentially prevent Donald Trump from withdrawing the United States from the Iran nuclear deal.
quoteDuring his confirmation hearing, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis stated: “I think to publicly display what Iran is up to with their surrogates and proxies, their terrorist units that they support, to recognize the ballistic missile threat, to deal with their maritime threat, and to publicly make clear to everyone what they are doing in the cyber realm all helps to constrain Iran.”
accountThe U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services held a confirmation hearing for James N. Mattis regarding his nomination to be Secretary of Defense on January 12, 2017.
House Hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Transcript rev.com Jan 23, 2026 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.