Claim · E-054
Luis Elizondo: Claims under oath that the data have indicated for decades a link between UAP and sensitive military installations, nuclear sites and Department of Energy sites (Oak Ridge, Savannah River, Los Alamos), which seem to be monitored, and that these objects can interfere with nuclear readiness; he says he is absolutely convinced, like his colleagues in the government, that they are particularly frequent near nuclear sites.
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 Grothman, Burlison and Ogles (Hearing)
Under oath Based on documents UAP and nuclear weapons
Unverifiable
He cites documentation that is not public, and no available official document confirms or refutes the interference.
- Original words
the ability to even interfere with our nuclear equities and our nuclear readiness
- Against or denials
- 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
- Transcript of the hearing “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth”, House of Representatives, November 13, 2024 (primary source)
- AARO, FY2025 Consolidated Annual Report on UAP, July 2026 (The Black Vault copy) (primary source)
- The Black Vault – AARO releases the FY2025 report, July 21, 2026 (analysis)
On this site
People 1
Claims 3
- Luis Elizondo: In the resignation letter he claims that there is overwhelming evidence, classified and unclassified, of… Unverifiable
- Luis Elizondo: Claims that there have been episodes in which UAP interfered with U.S. nuclear capabilities by putting them… Unverifiable
- Luis Elizondo: Asked whether there has been communication with non-human life forms, he answers that there certainly has… Hypothesis or opinion
Documents 2
- The U.S. intelligence preliminary assessment on UAP (June 25, 2021) Original available
- The transcript of the November 13, 2024 House hearing with Elizondo, Gallaudet, Shellenberger and Gold Original available
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