Official position · S-011
The spokesman told The Intercept that Elizondo had no responsibility regarding the AATIP program while working at OUSD(I).
Pentagon (Department of Defense) · Christopher Sherwood, spokesman · Jun 1, 2019
AATIP and AAWSAP
What it denies and what it leaves open
It denies that Elizondo had assignments in AATIP in his office; it does not clarify whether he had contacts with the program run by the DIA and does not concern his later claims about craft retrievals.
- Original words
had no responsibilities with regard to the AATIP program while he worked in OUSDI
- Who disputes it
- Elizondo claims to have directed the program, and former Senator Harry Reid confirmed it in writing in 2021. A few days later, on June 13, 2019, the Pentagon softened the wording to “no assigned responsibilities.”
- Concerns
- Luis Elizondo
Sources
- The Intercept, June 1, 2019 (press)
- Wikipedia – Luis Elizondo (other)
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