I thought that, initially, it was denied that Elizondo's departure was part of a master plan, yet Zabel repeats a quote from Mellon in an earlier Open Minds interview:
“We had a strategy from the outset and a plan before he (Elizondo) even left (AATIP). We discussed what that would look like, and we’ve been executing on that ever since.”
So it really seems that Delonge was used to create a public platform to promote Mellon's strategy; combining a presentation of the excellent Nimitz encounter (that hadn't previously gained any traction) and a 'legend' regarding Elizondo's directorship of the secret AATIP.
Just recently, another article came out misrepresenting AATIP as a $22m project to investigate military encounters - the apparent myth has taken on a life of its own...
Would the NY Times have published a story about a tiny, unfunded, semi-official group that pursued military accounts in an off-the-books manner? Mellon's PR plan required a more substantial entity: a fully official, secretly funded project with its disenfranchised Director ready to spill the beans (within the limits of his NDAs). George Knapp was persuaded not to publish first, in exchange for an interview with flip-flopping Senator Reid (the instigator of the AAWSAP contract with friend Bigelow's BAASS) and away we go.
Does any of this really matter? Only if one wants to understand the truth. With individuals like Richard Doty gaining popularity (another CI officer with a tenuous relationship with the truth), it's difficult to know what the actual facts are. Tell the people what they want to hear and they won't ask too many questions.
But roses grow in manure. Will UAPTF come up smelling of roses or something not quite so sweet? Can the day be saved by good data and real analyses? I really, really hope so; because if the nitwits in Congress didn't recognise the implications of Fravor & Dietrich's testimony then what the heck will shift their butts into real action? Science depends on honesty, but if science doesn't take any notice then what remedial measures are acceptable?
Talking about making slow progress... some researchers requested radar data for AA 2292 during Feb 21st when the flight encountered an unidentified object. (A very common type of request sent regularly to the FAA.)
Usually the FAA provides data within a couple of weeks without charge. This time they extended their deadline twice then refused on the grounds that it:
"would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law"
Then said:
"the FAA neither confirms nor denies the existence of records which would indicate whether an individual or organization is or has ever been of investigatory interest of the federal government. Further, acknowledging federal government interest invites the risk of circumvention of federal law enforcement efforts. Therefore, we can neither confirm nor deny the existence of the records
that you seek."
Btw, radar data are recorded 24/7 by air traffic radars covering the entire U.S. (just like weather radars), so we *know* the data exists.
Now we also know that an investigation was active (because the request was denied), even though the objective of the denial was to not give the game away that an investigation was active...
The US and British pilots feared that Foo Fighters was a secret Luftwaffe weapon. The fact is that German pilots were also being harassed by this phenomena.
I was recently pointed towards an update by Bryce Zabel regarding TTSA:
https://medium.com/on-the-trail-of-the-saucers/ttsa-638f93173240
I thought that, initially, it was denied that Elizondo's departure was part of a master plan, yet Zabel repeats a quote from Mellon in an earlier Open Minds interview:
“We had a strategy from the outset and a plan before he (Elizondo) even left (AATIP). We discussed what that would look like, and we’ve been executing on that ever since.”
So it really seems that Delonge was used to create a public platform to promote Mellon's strategy; combining a presentation of the excellent Nimitz encounter (that hadn't previously gained any traction) and a 'legend' regarding Elizondo's directorship of the secret AATIP.
Just recently, another article came out misrepresenting AATIP as a $22m project to investigate military encounters - the apparent myth has taken on a life of its own...
Would the NY Times have published a story about a tiny, unfunded, semi-official group that pursued military accounts in an off-the-books manner? Mellon's PR plan required a more substantial entity: a fully official, secretly funded project with its disenfranchised Director ready to spill the beans (within the limits of his NDAs). George Knapp was persuaded not to publish first, in exchange for an interview with flip-flopping Senator Reid (the instigator of the AAWSAP contract with friend Bigelow's BAASS) and away we go.
Does any of this really matter? Only if one wants to understand the truth. With individuals like Richard Doty gaining popularity (another CI officer with a tenuous relationship with the truth), it's difficult to know what the actual facts are. Tell the people what they want to hear and they won't ask too many questions.
But roses grow in manure. Will UAPTF come up smelling of roses or something not quite so sweet? Can the day be saved by good data and real analyses? I really, really hope so; because if the nitwits in Congress didn't recognise the implications of Fravor & Dietrich's testimony then what the heck will shift their butts into real action? Science depends on honesty, but if science doesn't take any notice then what remedial measures are acceptable?
Talking about making slow progress... some researchers requested radar data for AA 2292 during Feb 21st when the flight encountered an unidentified object. (A very common type of request sent regularly to the FAA.)
Usually the FAA provides data within a couple of weeks without charge. This time they extended their deadline twice then refused on the grounds that it:
"would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law"
Then said:
"the FAA neither confirms nor denies the existence of records which would indicate whether an individual or organization is or has ever been of investigatory interest of the federal government. Further, acknowledging federal government interest invites the risk of circumvention of federal law enforcement efforts. Therefore, we can neither confirm nor deny the existence of the records
that you seek."
Btw, radar data are recorded 24/7 by air traffic radars covering the entire U.S. (just like weather radars), so we *know* the data exists.
Now we also know that an investigation was active (because the request was denied), even though the objective of the denial was to not give the game away that an investigation was active...
Is that insane, or is it just me?
The US and British pilots feared that Foo Fighters was a secret Luftwaffe weapon. The fact is that German pilots were also being harassed by this phenomena.
Fascinating stuff I never knew.