Inconsistency · I-E-05
The dates of AATIP change depending on the setting
Weight: Substantial
- First version
- Jul 2018 · In the account of the interview with Keith Kloor, AATIP appears to have been created in 2007; at the MUFON conference he says that in 2008 the program was already evolving. Keith Kloor, “UFOs Won't Go Away”, Issues in Science and Technology, Spring 2019
- Second version
- Aug 20, 2024 · In the book Imminent he places AAWSAP around 2008–2010 and AATIP around 2010–2017; at the hearing (November 13, 2024) he dates his entry to 2009, and in the documentary The Age of Disclosure (2025) he says he was assigned to AATIP in 2009. Justin Snead – what Elizondo's book adds to the historical reconstruction
- Analysis
- Other versions exist: KLAS (2018) reported that AAWSAP ended after 2011 and that he was tasked with continuing its work; according to an analysis on Metabunk, in the complaint to the Inspector General (2021) he stated that he had led both programs from May 2010 to August 2012. The official documents indicate a DIA AAWSAP contract from September 2008 with payments until December 2010, the name AATIP in Senator Reid's request of June 2009, a DoD description that places AAWSAP/AATIP in 2009–2012 and his arrival at the OUSD(I) on September 28, 2008. Part of the differences may depend on the confused history of the two names, on journalists' paraphrases and on a preparatory phase of the program in 2007; overall, however, the dates are not stable.
Sources
- Keith Kloor, “UFOs Won't Go Away”, Issues in Science and Technology, Spring 2019 (analysis, skeptical)
- Justin Snead – what Elizondo's book adds to the historical reconstruction (analysis)
On this site
People 1
Claims 3
- Luis Elizondo: Recounts that in the late 2000s he was asked to handle the security and counterintelligence of AATIP, a… Partly verified
- Luis Elizondo: Reconstructs his career under oath: studies in microbiology and immunology, service in the Army with a brief… Partly verified
- Luis Elizondo: Claims under oath that, after returning to the Pentagon around 2009, he soon became part of the program… Partly verified
Documents 2
- 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
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