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Document: Defense Intelligence Agency Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) Report Agency: Defense Intelligence Agency Date: January 9, 2018 Notable: This document is a list of products produced under the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) contract for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). The purpose of AATIP was to investigate foreign advanced aerospace weapon threats from the present out to the next 40 years. Provenance: This document was released in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted to the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) on August 15, 2018. The request was for information concerning all communications to and/or from the DIA with the Armed Services Committee in 2017 and 2018 regarding the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP). The document was released on February 18, 2020, under FOIA case number U-18-2150/FAC-2AI. The Document: The Honorable John McCain Chairman The Honorable Jack Reed Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services United States Senate January 9, 2018 Dear Chairman McCain and Ranking Member Reed, Based on interest from your staff regarding the Defense Intelligence Agency's role in the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), please find attached a list of all products produced under the AATIP contract for DIA to publish. The purpose of AATIP was to investigate foreign advanced aerospace weapon threats from the present out to the next 40 years. The list includes 16 attachments, all classified UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY, except for attachment 37, which is a SECRET//NOFORN version of attachment 38, titled "Artificial Evolution of High Energy Laser Weapons." The list includes products from various researchers and institutions, including Dr. George Miley, Dr. F. Winterberg, Dr. James Wells, Dr. P. Czysz, Dr. Hal Puthoff, Dr. Bruce Towe, Dr. Ulf Leonhardt, Dr. Eric Davis, Dr. Robert Baker, Dr. George Hathaway, Dr. Gerald Smith, and Dr. Claudio Maccone. Context: The Defense Intelligence Agency's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) was a research program aimed at investigating foreign advanced aerospace weapon threats. The program was established in 2007 and was led by Luis Elizondo, who later resigned in 2017. The program was declassified in 2020, and its existence was confirmed by the US government. Outro: This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. The Defense Intelligence Agency's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) was a research program aimed at investigating foreign advanced aerospace weapon threats. The program's existence was declassified in 2020, and its documents are now available to the public. Canonical URL: https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/dia/dia-aatip-reports.pdf

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Could This Be DARPA’s Project for UFO/UAP Research?

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Document: Defense Intelligence Agency Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) Report Agency: Defense Intelligence Agency Date: January 9, 2018 Notable: This document is a list of products produced under the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) contract for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).

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Date: JUN 21 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)

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What was Could This Be DARPA’s Project for UFO/UAP Research? about?: Document: Defense Intelligence Agency Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) Report Agency: Defense Intelligence Agency Date: January 9, 2018 Notable: This document is a list of products produced under the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) contract for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
Why was this case declassified?: This material was released by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process.

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