Pentagon: Spokesperson retracts AATIP-UAP connection statement
Pentagon representative Susan Gough reversed prior statements regarding AATIP's scope. She asserted the program focused exclusively on foreign aerospace technology rather than anomalous phenomena.
Background
Seven months following Sherwood's confirmation, Pentagon spokesperson Susan Gough issued a formal correction that fundamentally altered the official historical record. In correspondence with The Black Vault, Gough asserted that neither AATIP nor its predecessor AAWSAP maintained any connection to UAP investigations.
Gough attributed Sherwood's earlier statement to outdated information provided by a previous spokesperson no longer assigned to public affairs. She characterized the authentic purpose of AATIP as exclusively focused on foreign advanced aerospace weapons systems and future technology projections spanning four decades.
This retraction established the Pentagon's definitive position regarding AATIP's scope, effectively negating Sherwood's prior validation of UAP research activities. The contradiction between these official statements remains unresolved in current Defense Department literature.