Claim · E-049
Luis Elizondo: Claims under oath that the GOFAST, GIMBAL and FLIR videos were part of the work of the AATIP program of which he was a part.
Luis Elizondo · Nov 13, 2024 · Joint hearing of two subcommittees of the House Oversight Committee, “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth” (November 13, 2024) – answers to Moskowitz (Hearing)
Under oath Direct knowledge Sightings, video, sensors
Partly verified
It is documented that Elizondo dealt with the declassification of the videos in 2017, whereas it remains disputed that this work fell under a formally existing AATIP program.
- Original words
the GOFAST, the GIMBAL, the FLIR, that was part of our effort
- In support
- According to Reid's memorandum, in August 2017 Elizondo asked a Navy civilian for help declassifying one or more videos, the same ones later aired on TV; the DD Form 1910 approved by DOPSR was submitted by him; a 2019 Navy email confirms that he facilitated contacts and meetings with the pilots.
- Against or denials
- The DoD maintains that he had no assigned responsibilities in AATIP, and AARO that AATIP was not an official program.
Sources
- Transcript of the hearing “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth”, House of Representatives, November 13, 2024 (primary source)
- Memorandum for Record by Garry Reid (OUSD(I)), late December 2017 – FOIA 22-F-1322, released April 2, 2024 (primary source)
- The Black Vault – dossier on the DD Form 1910 and the DOPSR review of the three Navy videos (analysis)
- DoD, FOIA 25-F-2554 – documents on Elizondo 2017–2019 (emails, letter of June 5, 2019, replies from the Navy and the press office) (primary source)
On this site
People 1
Claims 3
- Luis Elizondo: Claims to have directed for almost a decade a sensitive aerospace threat identification program (AATIP)… Disputed
- Luis Elizondo: Maintains that the three Navy videos were released by the Department of Defense, that the DoD made the… Contradicted
- Luis Elizondo: Claims under oath that, after returning to the Pentagon around 2009, he soon became part of the program… Partly verified
Inconsistencies 1
Documents 2
- The DD 1910 form with which Elizondo submitted the three Navy videos to DOPSR review Original available
- The transcript of the November 13, 2024 House hearing with Elizondo, Gallaudet, Shellenberger and Gold Original available
Cases 3
- Nimitz Carrier Strike Group: the “Tic Tac” off San Diego Unexplained
- GIMBAL video: object filmed in infrared by an F/A-18 off Florida Unexplained
- GOFAST video: according to AARO the object was at 13,000 feet and slow, not skimming the water Explained
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