Luis “Lue” Elizondo is the former director of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), an unpublicized U.S. government program formed in 2007 assigned to the investigation of UAPs or UFOs. Find his secret passions in this article.
He is the son of a Cuban immigrant father who was a dissident of the Castro regime.
And his father spent time as a political prisoner for his involvement in the Bay of Pigs. Lue grew up in South Florida, and, as a young man, he was exposed to his father’s efforts in helping change the political situation in Cuba.
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What is Luis’s Education?
Later, he attended the University of Miami, with double majors in Microbiology and Immunology and minors in Chemistry.
Lue also gained advanced research experience in Parasitology and certain tropical diseases such as Malaria and Trypanosomiasis.
His goal with these degrees was to enter the medical profession. However, during his research experience, Lue was exposed to government agencies interested in biological research and intelligence.
It was at this point he decided to pursue a career in intelligence. He further decided then to enlist in the U.S. Army.
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Joins The U.S. Army
During his short tenure in the U.S. Army, he had the honor and privilege to serve in different assignments.
As a Counterintelligence Special Agent, Lue was assigned to the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and later throughout America’s Southwest.
As an Agent, he conducted counterespionage investigations, provided technology protection of advanced aerospace systems and platforms, supported U.S./Russia Treaties, and performed routine security background investigations.
Soon thereafter, he was recruited into a Special Activities Program with the Department of the Army.
This led him to new assignments throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. As an Intelligence Operations Officer, his responsibilities included oversight of sensitive source operations, counter-insurgency missions, and support to counter-narcotics.
Immediately following the aftermath of the attacks on September 11, Lue spent the following years working alongside the brave men and women in uniform in Afghanistan and the Middle East.
The Global War on Terror
In these environments, he worked with the full spectrum of U.S. Intelligence and law enforcement agencies, focusing the efforts along with Special Operations to identify and defeat terrorist organizations.
In this environment, he was able to work within a multi-national effort supporting the global war on terror.
After several assignments in the Middle East, Luis was assigned to Washington D.C. as the Overseas Investigations Desk Officer.
There Luis had the responsibility of managing foreign intelligence and terrorist investigations worldwide. Over the next several years, Elizondo worked within a variety of intelligence agencies and organizations.
AATIP
In 2008 he was asked to be part of the now-famous AATIP or Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program. In 2010, as a Staff member for OSD or the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Lue assumed the lead role in this endeavor.
The mission was to conduct scientific-based intelligence investigations of incursions by Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) into controlled U.S. airspace.
In 2017, with a heavy heart, Luis resigned from his position inside the Pentagon to raise awareness of the UAP issue.
The decision to resign was based on his sense of loyalty to the Secretary and the Department to dismantle the bureaucratic silos and stovepipes hindering the conversation about this important topic.
In 2017, he joined a private company comprised of former intelligence officers, engineers, scientists, and an entertainer to advocate UFO/UAP transparency.
This effort provided Elizondo with a platform to engage U.S. Congressional leadership, Executive level policymakers, and the media.
History Channel
In early 2018, he began working with A&E’s History Channel to help expose the truth about the phenomena on the television series UNIDENTIFIED: Inside America’s UFO Investigation.
This collaboration allowed several of his colleagues and himself to raise awareness of UFOs/UAPs while showcasing the investigative process and legitimizing the science behind the work. In this series, Lue was both a Host and Technical Producer. In late 2020, he decided to focus on disclosure advocacy at the global level.
What does Elizondo do in his free time?
In his personal time, Lue enjoys spending time with his family and experiencing new cultures and the process of learning new perspectives on all aspects of society.
His passion involves anything having to do with science and uncovering the Universe’s hidden language.
Lue spends much of his free time with his family and his two beloved German Shepherds, Paris and Hercules, and hiking the trails in the mountains. He also enjoys stargazing with friends and family over a warm bonfire.
Luis is a staunch supporter of individual freedoms. He is an inventor holding multiple patents in marine transportation, and Lue is a classic car enthusiast.
According to himself, his most significant accomplishments are his two daughters.
He is also a champion of veteran groups and a supporter of animal rights.
Elizondo’s hope for the future is to engage more people and learn from each other based on their varied backgrounds, unique experiences, and rich diversity.