Document · D-030
Elizondo's written statement for the November 13, 2024 hearing
Written Testimony of Luis Elizondo – hearing «Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth»
Luis Elizondo – filed with the House Oversight Committee · Nov 13, 2024 · USA · Transcript
Original available
PDF read on the Oversight Committee's website; it is the author's text.
- What it contains
- Elizondo writes that UAP are real, that technologies not built by the U.S. government or by other governments monitor sensitive military installations, and that the United States, like some adversaries, possesses UAP technologies, in a secret arms race funded with diverted funds. He says that in his last assignment he managed a special access program on behalf of the White House and the National Security Council, that he was a victim, together with former colleagues, of a culture of repression and intimidation, and that the Pentagon press office employs a psychological operations officer as its sole point of contact on UAP. He proposes a single government official in charge, a national strategy and protections for whistleblowers.
- What it shows and what it does not
- It documents the claims presented to Congress in the form prepared in advance. It contains no supporting documents or evidence; the details on retrieval programs are deferred to classified settings or to later written answers.
- How it came to light
- Filed by Elizondo and published by the House Oversight Committee.
- The document
- Open the document (oversight.house.gov)
Sources
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People 1
Claims 8
- Luis Elizondo: Claims under oath that UAP are real, that advanced technologies not built by the U.S. government or by other… Disputed
- Luis Elizondo: Claims under oath that the United States possesses UAP technologies, as do some adversaries, and confirms to… Disputed
- Luis Elizondo: Claims under oath that he believes a secret arms race has been under way for decades, funded with diverted… Disputed
- Luis Elizondo: Claims under oath that in his last assignment he was Director of the National Programs Special Management… Partly verified
- Luis Elizondo: Claims under oath that a small group within the government created a culture of repression and intimidation… Partly verified
- Luis Elizondo: Claims under oath that he and many former colleagues, after giving classified testimony, were targeted with… Disputed
- Luis Elizondo: Claims under oath that the Pentagon press office employs a professional psychological operations officer as… Unverifiable
- Luis Elizondo: Claims under oath that he and many former colleagues gave classified testimony both to the Department of… Partly verified
Where the claims come from 2
- The United States has been engaged for decades in a secret “cold war” with rival powers, in particular…
- Those involved in the programs or who speak about them have suffered threats, retaliation, violence and even…
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