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Luis Elizondo: Claims that there have been episodes in which UAP interfered with U.S. nuclear capabilities by putting them out of service and that in other countries they instead activated them.
Luis Elizondo · Jun 8, 2021 · Washington Post Live (public online interview), June 8, 2021 (Interview)
Hearsay UAP and nuclear weapons
Unverifiable
He has not indicated the source of the episodes, and no public document confirms or refutes them.
- Against or denials
- No official confirmation of the episodes described; the AARO FY2025 report (July 2026) lists 50 reports of drones near nuclear sites, none classified as UAP, and 2 cases of electronic or avionics interference whose cause was not determined.
Sources
- Swarajya – Elizondo's remarks at Washington Post Live, June 10, 2021 (press)
- AARO, FY2025 Consolidated Annual Report on UAP, July 2026 (The Black Vault copy) (primary source)
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