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Luis Elizondo: Rejects the idea of exploiting the UFO topic for gain: says that his public engagement and his role at To The Stars Academy are not a for-profit activity and that he accepted no payment for his speech at the MUFON conference.

Luis Elizondo · Jul 2018 · Interview with Keith Kloor at the MUFON symposium (summer 2018) (Interview)

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It concerns his motivations, which are not verifiable; the documented facts about his employment are reported without implying a judgment.

Against or denials: He joined To The Stars Academy, which was raising over two million dollars through crowdfunding, a few days after leaving the Pentagon, as head of security and special programs; in the book Imminent (SuperSummary summary) he recounts that he accepted that position also because he needed money.

Sources

Keith Kloor, “UFOs Won't Go Away”, Issues in Science and Technology, Spring 2019 (analysis, skeptical)
SuperSummary – summary of Imminent, chapters 21–25 (other)

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