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AATIP: THE PENTAGON'S SECRET UFO PROGRAM
ADVANCED AEROSPACE THREAT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Official Designation:
- Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP)
- Successor to AAWSAP (Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program)
- Department of Defense black budget program
- Budget: $22 million (officially acknowledged)
- Operational: 2007-2017 (officially ended, likely continues under new name)
- Investigate Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP)
- Assess aerospace/national security threats
- Study advanced propulsion systems
- Analyze encounters between military personnel and UAPs
- Document "tic-tac," "cube-in-sphere," and other anomalous craft
KEY PERSONNEL
Program Director:
- Luis "Lue" Elizondo (2010-2017)
- Former Army Counterintelligence Special Agent
- TOP SECRET/SCI Clearance
- Resigned in protest over lack of action on UAP threat
Senate Sponsor:
- Senator Harry Reid (Nevada)
- Secured $22M black budget funding
- Called UFOs "one of the great mysteries of our time"
- Pushed for continued research and disclosure
Key Contributors:
- Dr. Hal Puthoff - Advanced propulsion physicist
- Dr. Eric Davis - Astrophysicist, warp drive theorist
- Chris Mellon - Former Deputy Asst. Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
- Colm Kelleher - Biochemist, Skinwalker Ranch researcher
- Robert Bigelow - Aerospace entrepreneur, contractor
DOCUMENTED ENCOUNTERS
USS Nimitz "Tic-Tac" Incident (2004):
- White oval craft, ~40 feet long
- Descended from 80,000 ft to 50 ft in seconds
- Instant acceleration beyond known physics
- Jammed advanced radar systems
- Witnessed by Commander David Fravor & multiple pilots
- FLIR footage released 2017 (GIMBAL video)
USS Theodore Roosevelt Encounters (2014-2015):
- "Cube within a sphere" craft
- Daily sightings off East Coast
- Speeds exceeding Mach 5
- No visible propulsion or exhaust
- GO FAST and GIMBAL videos released
USS Omaha Sphere Incident (2019):
- Sphere craft descended into ocean
- No splash, no wreckage recovered
- Trans-medium capability confirmed
- Leaked footage verified by Pentagon 2021
OFFICIAL FINDINGS
Confirmed UAP Characteristics:
- Anti-gravity or advanced propulsion
- Hypersonic velocities without sonic booms
- Trans-medium travel (air/water/space)
- Instant acceleration & impossible maneuvers
- No visible means of lift, propulsion, or control
- Advanced stealth beyond current technology
- Radiation burns (documented)
- Time distortion experiences
- Electromagnetic interference
- Neurological symptoms
- Missing time reports
- Physical injuries from close encounters
- "Meta-materials" of unknown origin recovered
- Layered allotropic structures not found in nature
- Isotopic ratios inconsistent with Earth
- Properties suggest advanced manufacturing beyond human capability
- Stored at Bigelow Aerospace facilities (contract holder)
THE 38 DIRD REPORTS
AATIP commissioned 38 Defense Intelligence Reference Documents (DIRDs) on advanced physics:
Advanced Technology Studies:- Warp Drive, Dark Energy, & Extra Dimensions
- Traversable Wormholes & Stargates
- Invisibility Cloaking
- Negative Mass Propulsion
- High-Frequency Gravitational Wave Communications
- Quantum Vacuum Engineering
- Space-Time Modification Weapons
- Metallic Glasses & Engineered Materials
These aren't science fiction - they're official Pentagon research!
LUE ELIZONDO'S RESIGNATION
October 4, 2017 - Elizondo's explosive resignation letter:
Key Quotes: "Despite overwhelming evidence... certain individuals in the Department remain staunchly opposed to further research..." "Why aren't we spending more time and effort on this issue?" "There remains a vital need to ascertain capability and intent of these phenomena for the benefit of the armed forces and the nation."
Elizondo walked away from 20+ year government career to tell the truth.
TO THE STARS ACADEMY
After resignation, Elizondo joined Tom DeLonge's To The Stars Academy:
- Released Navy UFO videos to New York Times (Dec 2017)
- Sparked worldwide UAP conversation
- Forced Pentagon to acknowledge videos' authenticity
- Led to Congressional hearings and UAP Task Force
- Declassified gun-camera footage shows impossible physics
CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSE
2019 - Navy Acknowledges:
- Videos are authentic
- Objects are "unidentified"
- Encounters pose flight safety risk
- Updated UAP reporting protocols
June 2021 - DNI UAP Report:
- 144 military UAP encounters (2004-2021)
- Only 1 identified (deflated balloon)
- 143 remain UNEXPLAINED
- 11 near-misses with military aircraft
- 18 displayed advanced technology
May 2022 - Congressional Hearing:
- First public UFO hearing since 1970s
- Pentagon confirms UAP encounters ongoing
- Admits some objects remain unidentified
- New videos shown in classified session
July 2023 - David Grusch Testimony:
- Former AATIP intelligence officer
- Claims: "Non-human biologics" recovered
- Alleges: Intact craft in US possession
- Testifies: Reverse-engineering programs exist
- Says: "We are not alone"
SUCCESSOR PROGRAMS
2020: UAP Task Force (UAPTF)- Established by Department of Defense
- Led by Naval Intelligence
- Investigates military UAP encounters
- Reports to Congress annually
- Current official Pentagon UFO program
- Studies UAPs across all domains (air/sea/space)
- Led by Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick
- Handles classified UAP data
- Reports directly to Secretary of Defense
THE FIVE OBSERVABLES
Elizondo identified 5 key UAP characteristics beyond current tech:
1.Anti-Gravity Lift: No visible propulsion, defies gravity 2.
Sudden/Instantaneous Acceleration: 0 to hypersonic instantly 3.
Hypersonic Velocities: No heat signature, no sonic boom 4.
Low Observability: Cloaking/stealth beyond known tech 5.
Trans-Medium Travel: Seamless movement between air/water/space
No known human technology exhibits even ONE of these.
UAPs routinely exhibit ALL FIVE simultaneously.
ONGOING SECRECY
Why the Cover-Up?
- National security concerns (adversary tech?)
- Public panic/religious upheaval fears
- Admission of decades-long deception
- Potential energy/propulsion tech disrupts global economy
- Acknowledgment of superior non-human intelligence
- Classified crash retrieval & reverse-engineering programs
Elizondo's Warning: "Somber" - That's how he describes what full disclosure would mean. Not joyful first contact. Something darker, more complex.
THE TRUTH
What AATIP Proved:
- UFOs/UAPs are REAL and documented
- They demonstrate technology far beyond ours
- Military encounters are frequent and ongoing
- Government has known for decades
- Some craft may not be from Earth
- We are not being told the full truth
What We Still Don't Know:
- WHO is operating these craft?
- WHERE are they from?
- WHAT do they want?
- HOW MANY have been recovered?
- WHEN will full disclosure happen?
Type 'NIMITZ' for the USS Nimitz Tic-Tac encounter.
Type 'GRUSCH' for David Grusch's explosive 2023 testimony.
Type 'DISCLOSURE' for the current state of UFO disclosure.
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