A former Pentagon official involved in investigating unexplained anomalous phenomena (UAPs) asserts that newly released government documents reveal the U.S. has long regarded UAPs as a notable national security issue. These documents include claims of recovered ‘non-human’ materials dating back decades.
On ‘Jesse Watters Primetime,’ Luis Elizondo highlighted the extensive information in the recent data release. The documents contain top-secret intelligence from as early as the 1940s, which he believes strongly indicates the existence of UAPs.
“The reality is that this is a topic that our government has been taking very seriously for a very long time,” Elizondo stated. “We’d go to extreme lengths to try to cover it up.”
The release of these declassified files is part of Trump’s Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) program, which unveiled a second collection of documents recently.
Elizondo praised the current administration for its transparency regarding UAPs, suggesting this is the first administration committed to openly discussing the topic with the American public. He elaborated on the significance of the findings and questioned why the Pentagon had kept such information hidden for so long.
He warned that the files suggest the presence of extraterrestrial materials is ‘very real’ and represents a ‘national security issue.’ These objects have reportedly been identified over controlled U.S. airspace and have the capability to outmaneuver the U.S. military’s current inventory.
He attributed part of the secrecy to geopolitical tensions during the Cold War. The U.S. government might have hidden these details to avoid revealing technological insights to adversaries or to conceal vulnerabilities in national security.
Elizondo believes that current times call for transparency, dismissing old reasoning for secrecy. He argued that the American public deserves and can handle the truth about UAPs.
“I think the American public deserves the truth, and I know what I saw when I was at the Pentagon,” he said.
He noted that addressing UAPs involves profound challenges that require philosophical, psychological, theological, and sociological introspection.
Taylor Penley is an associate editor with Fox News.

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