Pentagon: Internal memo questions Elizondo's AATIP role claims
Garry Reid, then Director for Defense Intelligence, authored an internal memorandum challenging Luis Elizondo's public assertions about his leadership role in the AATIP program. The document characterized Elizondo's claims as inflated and stated he possessed no assigned responsibilities connected to the program.
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In late December 2017, approximately one week following the New York Times publication, Garry Reid prepared an internal memorandum for the record that explicitly contradicted Luis Elizondo's public claims of leadership within the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program. The memo asserted that Elizondo had exaggerated his position and lacked any official job responsibilities related to AATIP. These internal assessments notably predated and contradicted the Pentagon's controversial public statements from June 2019. The document also expressed concerns regarding potential security breaches connected to classified video leaks. Handwritten notes likely made by Secretary James Mattis accompanied the memo, questioning whether Elizondo's sudden departure represented a counter-intelligence concern. Via TheBlackVault.com (FOIA).
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