# UFO & Anomalous Phenomena Individuals central to UFO/UAP research, disclosure, and related government programs. | Name | Description | | --- | --- | | [[Alex Dietrich]] | Lieutenant Commander Alex Dietrich is a U.S. | | [[Christopher Mellon]] | Christopher Mellon served for nearly two decades in the federal government, holding high-level positions in both the executive and legislative branches. | | [[Chuck Schumer]] | In the summer of 2023, Senator Schumer, along with a bipartisan group of senators including Marco Rubio and Mike Rounds, sponsored the UAP Disclosure Act. | | [[Daniel Inouye]] | As a highly respected and influential senator, and a decorated World War II veteran who had lost an arm in combat, Inouye was a key member of the bipartisan trio that controlled congressional spending for 'black budget' programs within the Pentagon. | | [[Dave Fravor]] | Commander Dave Fravor is a retired U.S. | | [[David Grusch]] | In 2023, Grusch went public with his allegations, testifying under oath before the House Oversight Committee's National Security Subcommittee. | | [[Eric Davis]] | Astrophysicist and AATIP contractor with high-level security clearances, alleged author of the Wilson-Davis Memo on UAP crash retrieval programs. | | [[Garry Nolan]] | Garry Nolan is a leading research scientist at Stanford University, specializing in genetics, immunology, and bioinformatics. | | [[Garry Reid]] | According to Elizondo, Garry Reid was part of a hostile leadership environment within the OUSD(I) that was determined to undermine and dismantle AATIP. | | [[Harry Reid]] | Senator Reid's interest in the UAP topic was sparked by his position as the senator for Nevada, the home of the highly classified Area 51 military installation. | | [[James Lacatski]] | Rocket scientist and DIA program leader who headed AAWSAP, the precursor to the AATIP UFO investigation program. | | [[James Mattis]] | Elizondo first met General Mattis in 2001 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, where Elizondo was serving as the counterintelligence coordinating authority. | | [[Jay Stratton]] | In early 2009, Jay Stratton, along with a colleague, approached Luis Elizondo to recruit him for a highly classified program at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). | | [[Jim Semivan]] | Semivan joined the CIA in 1982 and served for twenty-five years, retiring in 2007 as a member of the Senior Intelligence Service. | | [[Kirsten Gillibrand]] | Senator Gillibrand has been a key ally in the bipartisan effort to pass UAP-related legislation. | | [[Luis Elizondo]] | Elizondo's upbringing was unconventional and deeply shaped by his father, Luis D. | | [[Marco Rubio]] | Senator Rubio was the chief sponsor of the bill that mandated the Director of National Intelligence to produce an unclassified report on UAP, which led to the landmark June 2021 'Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.' He has been a vocal advocate for taking the UAP issue seriously, | | [[Robert Bigelow]] | Bigelow has had a lifelong obsession with UAP and paranormal occurrences, and he has used his personal fortune to fund research into these mysteries. | | [[Ronald Moultrie]] | In his testimony, Moultrie acknowledged the reality of UAP and the potential threat they pose to national security. | | [[Rosemary Caine]] | Rosemary Caine' is the pseudonym for a former intelligence case officer who, along with Jay Stratton, recruited Luis Elizondo into the Advanced Aerospace Weapons System Applications Program (AAWSAP), the precursor to the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP). | | [[Roswell L. Gilpatric]] | The report also suggested reconsidering a controversial American plan to create a multilateral force (MLF) that would give NATO members, including West Germans, a joint finger on the nuclear trigger. | | [[Ted Stevens]] | As a long-serving and powerful senator, Stevens was a key member of the bipartisan trio that controlled congressional spending for 'black budget' programs within the Pentagon. | | [[Tom DeLonge]] | DeLonge has had a lifelong interest in UAP and has used his celebrity to bring attention to the issue. |