Official position · S-033
In the historical report AARO writes that AATIP was never an official DoD program, but that after AAWSAP was canceled some people continued to use its name, and that the DIA closed the program in 2012 for lack of merit and of usefulness of its results. According to the report, the allegations of hidden extraterrestrial technology come largely from the same group linked to AAWSAP/AATIP.
AARO (Department of Defense) · Mar 8, 2024
AATIP and AAWSAP
What it denies and what it leaves open
It denies that AATIP was a formal program, without naming Elizondo, and acknowledges an informal use of the acronym after the end of AAWSAP; it does not assess the individual activities carried out by Elizondo.
- Original words
AATIP was never an official DoD program.
- Who disputes it
- Elizondo, who presents himself as a former director of AATIP, called the report intentionally dishonest and says he knows of extensive classified evidence that contradicts it; former Senator Reid wrote in 2021 that he was among the original sponsors of AATIP and could attest to Elizondo's leadership role.
- Concerns
- Luis Elizondo
Sources
- AARO, Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with UAP, Vol. I (PDF) (primary source)
- Brian Dunning, March 12, 2024, on AARO's historical report (analysis, skeptical)
- Justin Snead: summary of AARO's historical report (2024) (analysis)
- Justin Snead: what Elizondo's book adds (analysis)
On this site
People 1
Documents 4
- The official objectives of the DIA's AAWSAP program (July 18, 2008) Original available
- The AAWSAP contract between the DIA and Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (September 22, 2008) and its modifications Original available
- Senator Reid's letter asking to protect AATIP with a special access program Original available
- AARO's Historical Record Report, vol. 1 (March 2024) Original available
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