Written Testimony of Luis Elizondo: Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth

The Written Testimony of Luis Elizondo: Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth is a written testimony dated 2024-11-13 and attributed to Luis Elizondo. It presents his views on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), government activity, secrecy, oversight, and proposed policy responses.

Subject and central claims

Elizondo said that he considers UAP to be real.¹ He also said that advanced technologies not made by the United States Government or any other government are monitoring sensitive military installations around the globe.² In his account, the United States is in possession of UAP technologies,³ while some adversaries of the United States are also in possession of such technologies.⁴

Elizondo characterised the situation as a secretive arms race lasting multiple decades. He said that it was funded by misallocated taxpayer dollars and hidden from elected representatives and oversight bodies.⁵

Government experience and classified work

Elizondo said that, in his last government position, he managed a Special Access Program on behalf of the White House and the National Security Council.⁶ He also said that he had been entrusted for many years with protecting some of the United States’ most sensitive government programmes.⁷

He stated that, over the preceding decade and a half, he had learned that certain UAP programmes were operating without a watchful United States Congress, a responsive Executive Branch, or an informed public.⁸ He further stated that much of his government work on UAP remained classified.⁹

Secrecy and alleged retaliation

Elizondo considered excessive secrecy around UAP to have led to what he described as grave misdeeds against loyal civil servants, military personnel, and the public, in order to hide the fact that humanity is not alone in the cosmos.¹⁰

He stated that a small cadre within the United States Government involved in the UAP topic had created a culture of suppression and intimidation, of which he had personally been a victim.¹¹ He added that many of his former colleagues had also been victims of this culture.¹² According to his testimony, it included unwarranted criminal investigations, harassment, and efforts to destroy the credibility of those affected.¹³

Elizondo stated that the Pentagon Public Affairs Office employed a professional psychological operations officer as the sole point of contact for UAP-related enquiries from citizens and the media.¹⁴

He said that he and many former colleagues had provided classified testimony to the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and the Intelligence Community Inspector General.¹⁵ He further stated that many colleagues who provided classified testimony on UAP to those bodies were subsequently targeted with threats to their careers, security clearances, and lives.¹⁶

Proposed oversight and governance

Elizondo proposed that the United States Congress and the President create a single point of contact responsible for a whole-of-government approach to the UAP issue.¹⁷ He stated that the White House, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Pentagon, and the United States Department of Energy currently played a role in the issue, but that no single entity was in charge.¹⁸

He considered that the absence of a single entity in charge led to unchecked power and corruption.¹⁹ He proposed a national UAP strategy intended to promote transparency and restore public trust, using a whole-of-government approach involving academic and scientific communities, the private sector, and international partners and allies.²⁰ He also considered public trust in relation to UAP to be at an all-time low.²¹

Whistleblower protections and congressional action

Elizondo proposed that the United States Congress create a protected environment in which whistleblowers could come forward without fear of retaliation.²² He stated that UAP whistleblowers currently suffered because of stigma, a code of silence, and concerns about retaliation.²³

He proposed that Members of the United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and other lawmakers use subpoena power against hostile witnesses. He also proposed preventing additional government funding for UAP efforts that remained hidden from Congressional oversight.²⁴

Conclusion

Elizondo said that Americans could handle the truth about UAP.²⁵ He also said that the world deserved the truth about UAP.²⁶