Official position · S-037
After the hearing in which Elizondo had spoken under oath about secret retrieval programs, the Pentagon reiterated that it had found no verifiable evidence that any UAP sighting represented extraterrestrial activity.
Pentagon (Department of Defense) · Nov 13, 2024
Legacy program and recoveries
What it denies and what it leaves open
It repeats the general formula about the absence of evidence; it does not respond point by point to Elizondo's claims (retrievals, biologics, contractors) and does not address his role in AATIP.
- Original words
has not found any verifiable evidence that any UAP observation represented extraterrestrial activity
- Who disputes it
- Elizondo maintains under oath that the government has conducted secret retrieval and reverse engineering programs and defers the details to a closed session, citing a signed confidentiality obligation.
- Concerns
- Luis Elizondo
Sources
- The Guardian, November 13, 2024 (press)
- Wikipedia – Luis Elizondo (other)
On this site
People 1
Documents 1
- The transcript of the November 13, 2024 House hearing with Elizondo, Gallaudet, Shellenberger and Gold Original available
Where the claims come from 1
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