Whistleblowers

Luis Elizondo publishes Imminent

Book cover of Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs by Luis Elizondo
The cover of Imminent, the book Luis Elizondo published in 2024 Luis Elizondo/HarperCollins/United States Department of Defense, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Luis Elizondo, who says he led the Pentagon's AATIP effort, published Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs, arguing that UFOs are a serious national security issue the Defense Department withholds. The Pentagon said in 2019 he had no responsibilities for AATIP.

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  1. PressBook Review: Former Pentagon insider says U.S. unwilling to release all its UFO info (AP, Jeff Rowe)Associated Press (via Sentinel Colorado) / 2024-08-21
  2. PressUFO Expert May Not Have Worked for Shadowy Pentagon Program (Keith Kloor)The Intercept / 2019-06-01

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