By Billy Cox, 24 April 2019
(De Void, Sarasota Herald-Tribune , Florida
Quote from the article:
“Former intelligence agent Elizondo left a military career
in 2017 because the information he was accumulating was being stovepiped by
mid-level higher-ups who refused to send it up the chain of command. A generous
and accessible public speaker, he capped an hour-long presentation by fielding
queries from a surprisingly well-informed audience for another two hours. But
the questions he raised – about the imperatives of strategic defense – make De
Void wonder if we’re on the verge of a blunder as consequential as Project Blue
Book.
Elizondo did his best to assure listeners that TTSA,
which has gone quiet about its research over the past year, will make a big
bang on ‘Unidentified’ with a load of new material. For instance, ‘You will see
that we even had people from the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) on
camera, analyzing,’ he volunteered. ‘… I’ve never seen anything like that in my
career. For the record. On camera.’
This is a sea change from 1969, when the Air Force
shut down Project Blue Book by proclaiming UFOs posed no threat to national
security. Today, we have Navy footage of UFOs outperforming our frontline
warplanes, confirmation of a secret Pentagon research program, and a grownup
conversation that couldn’t have been imagined half a century ago. In fact, just
yesterday, the Navy issued a statement to Politico indicating it is now
‘updating and formalizing’ the way it handles reports of ‘unauthorized’
incursions into ‘military-controlled ranges and designated air space.’ ”
Luis
Elizondo, a
military intelligence official, ran the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification
Program (AATIP) on the fifth floor of the Pentagon’s C Ring from 2007 to 20012.
After 2012, Elizondo oversaw UFO work for five more years before resigning in
October 2017.
Elizondo
is now the Director of Global Security & Special Programs for the To The
Stars Academy of Arts & Science.
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Luis Elizondo
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