Official position · S-008
The formal investigation opened in December 2017 into Elizondo's possible improper use of classified material closed with the conclusion that the released videos were not classified; AFOSI noted, however, that the release authority would not have approved their release to the media had it been informed.
AFOSI (Air Force Office of Special Investigations) · Apr 13, 2018
Sightings, video, sensors
What it denies and what it leaves open
It rules out a disclosure of classified material; it does not confirm that the videos were authorized for public release and does not rule on Elizondo's role in AATIP.
- Original words
would not have approved
- Who disputes it
- Elizondo cites the closing of the investigation as proof that he committed no unauthorized disclosure and maintains that it was the Department of Defense that released the videos.
- Concerns
- Luis Elizondo
Sources
- Garry Reid's memorandum for the record, December 2017 (FOIA release 22-F-1322, PDF) (primary source)
- FOIA release from the DoD Inspector General DODIG-2022-000313 (PDF) (primary source)
- The Debrief, April 14, 2022 (press, pro-disclosure)
- The Black Vault, June 23, 2023: the Pentagon memos on Elizondo (analysis)
On this site
People 1
Documents 1
- Garry Reid's memorandum on AATIP and on Elizondo (December 2017) Original available
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