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Luis Elizondo

2017

Former DoD counterintelligence officer who says he ran/led AATIP (a role the Pentagon disputes); resigned in Oct 2017 and went public.

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confirmedTo The Stars Academy
joined after resigning
Source: NYT, Dec 16 2017
confirmedDylan Borland
co-testified
Source: Congressional hearing records
confirmedEric Davis
Elizondo has said the memo is legitimate
confirmedMichael Shellenberger
co-testified at the November 2024 House hearing
Source: Congressional hearing records
confirmedChad Underwood
released his video
confirmedGarry Nolan
his caudate-putamen research is cited as a possible biological explanation
confirmedNorthrop Grumman
named it as a legacy-program contractor
Source: Elizondo legacy-program statements; company responses (2023-24)
confirmedBoeing
named it as a legacy-program contractor
Source: Elizondo legacy-program statements; company responses (2023-24)
confirmedGeneral Dynamics
one of the contractors asked to comment; no response
Source: Elizondo legacy-program statements; company responses (2023-24)
confirmedAnna Paulina Luna
testified before her committee
Source: Congressional hearing records
confirmedTim Burchett
testified before his committee
Source: Congressional hearing records
confirmedNancy Mace
chaired the hearing where he testified
Source: Congressional hearing records
confirmedImmaculate Constellation
established following his 2017 public disclosure of AATIP/AAWSAP
confirmedChristopher Mellon
left TTSA together
Source: To The Stars Academy public founding disclosures (2017)
confirmedHouse Oversight UAP Hearing (2024)
testified under oath
Source: House Oversight hearing, 13 Nov 2024 (oversight.house.gov; C-SPAN)
reportedRoswell Incident
claimed craft recovered
Source: Roswell case histories; Berlitz & Moore, The Roswell Incident (1980)
reportedJake Barber
joined discussion of his claims
reportedAATIP
claimed leadership role
Source: NYT, Dec 16 2017
disputedSusan Gough
official rebuttal
disputedRoss Coulthart
clashed over 'legacy program' claims (2026)
Source: Elizondo legacy-program statements; company responses (2023-24)
disputedGarry Reid
disputed his role
disputedRaytheon
named it as a legacy-program contractor; company denied it
Source: Elizondo legacy-program statements; company responses (2023-24)
disputedSean Kirkpatrick
disputed each other's credibility
disputedLockheed Martin
named it as a legacy-program contractor; company denied it
Source: Elizondo legacy-program statements; company responses (2023-24)
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