Luis Elizondo Testifies on UAP Programs and Government Secrecy

Former Department of Defense official Luis Elizondo testified before the House Oversight Subcommittee during the November 2024 UAP hearing. Elizondo, who previously directed the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), provided testimony under oath about the existence of classified UAP retrieval and reverse-engineering programs within the U.S. government. He described a pattern of institutional resistance to congressional oversight and confirmed details about multi-decade programs operating outside normal channels of accountability. Elizondo stated he had firsthand knowledge of these programs from his time in government service.