The topic of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) has recently intensified. Lue Elizondo, the former head of a secretive Pentagon unit focused on studying UFOs, has reported threats made against him and several other whistleblowers who were part of the U.S. Government’s unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAP effort.
In a recent statement, Elizondo clarified, “I would like to make this perfectly clear to the American people. I am not prone to accidents. I am not suicidal. I am not abusing drugs. I am not engaged in any illicit activities. If something happens to me or my family members in the future, you will know what happened.” A chilling message, indeed.
In a related development, Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., a personal friend of Elizondo and an advocate for full UFO disclosure, has expressed his skepticism about whistleblower protection, stating it’s a “joke.” Burchett was dining with Elizondo when he learned about the threats, which left the congressman “alarmed.”
The narrative about threats against whistleblowers isn’t new. David Grusch, a former U.S. intelligence officer and Air Force veteran, previously testified that he was threatened and advised to remain silent about a secret government-run crashed UFO retrieval program. Grusch referred to the “brutal, unfortunate tactics” of retribution he faced as “administrative terrorism.”
Elizondo formerly led the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program or AATIP, a secretive government program that was established from the remnants of the Advanced Aerospace Weapons System Application Program or AAWSAP. Harry Reid, D-Nev., who was the Senate Majority Leader at the time, initiated this program back in 2009 to investigate potential next-generation aerospace technologies, according to the latest report from the Pentagon’s UFO-focused office, AARO.
This report, however, concluded that there was no evidence of aliens, alien technology, or secret government-run reverse engineering programs, prompting severe criticism from experts, scientists, and lawmakers. They argued that the 63-page report was incomplete and filled with gaps. Investigative journalist Jeremy Corbell voiced his concerns, stating, “The historical review is an attempt to rewrite history and obscure the basic fundamental facts about the UFO phenomenon.”
