AATIP revealed by the New York Times
- When
- Where
- New York, NY
- Sources
- 2 public sources
The New York Times reported that the Pentagon had run a little-known Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, funded with about $22 million from 2008 to 2011. The story ran with two Navy videos and said Luis Elizondo had led the program.
Sources
How the story came out
Happened 16 Dec 2017. First made public 3 years later (Oct 2020).
This reports on USS Nimitz 'Tic Tac' (Nov 2004), DIA awards the AAWSAP contract (Sep 2008) and Pentagon UFO-related program (AAWSAP/AATIP) funding ends (2012).
- 16 Dec 2017It happened (this event)
- Oct 2020Christopher Mellon says he passed the Navy UAP videos to the New York Times - first made public