UFO Disclosure? Part 1 - Tom DeLonge and AATIP

A number of fans have asked me my opinion on the recent news around UFOs, and the apparent moves towards UFO disclosure on the part of the US government. I have been extremely skeptical of this “disclosure” campaign from the start, and I think it’s important that students of ufology take a critical look at these developments, and challenge some of the narratives presented. To this end, I’ve decided to do a two-part series on the disclosure campaigns of the 21st century, and how they’re not what they appear to be.

This is the first of these videos, covering the work of Tom DeLonge and To The Stars Academy, as well as the revelation of the AATIP program.

Special thanks to Robbie Graham for reviewing an earlier draft of this narration. Robbie is an indispensable voice in ufology, and he currently runs August Night Books, which has published some excellent titles in anomalistics. Check out their website:
https://augustnightpress.blogspot.com/p/books.html

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Main Sources:

Blumenthal, Ralph. “On the Trail of a Secret Pentagon U.F.O. Program.” New York Times, December 18 2017. Accessed June 27, 2021: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/18/insider/secret-pentagon-ufo-program.html.

Goodman, Jessica. “Tom DeLonge on New Sekret Machines Book: ‘This is not just Tom Talking about UFOs Again.’”ew.com, April 5, 2016. Accessed June 13, 2021: https://ew.com/article/2016/04/05/tom-delonge-sekret-machines-book.

Graham, Robbie. “DeLonge DeLusion Part 1.” Mysterious Universe, November 3, 2016. Accessed June 13, 2021:
https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2016/11/the-delonge-delusion-part-one.

Guarino, Ben. “Tom DeLonge defined Pop-Punk with Blink 182. He left stardom behind to study aliens.” The Washington Post, March 31, 2017. Accessed June 13, 2021: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/03/31/tom-delonge-defined-pop-punk-with-blink-182-he-left-stardom-behind-to-study-aliens.

Kean, Leslie, Helene Cooper, Ralph Blumenthal. “Glowing Auros and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program.” New York Times, December 16, 2017: https://nyti.ms/2kB62aH.

Pell, Nicholas. “Tom DeLonge’s Ne Sekret Machines Project takes a Serious Look at UFOs.” LA Weekly, April 19, 2016. Accessed June 13, 2021: https://www.laweekly.com/tom-delonges-new-sekret-machines-project-takes-a-serious-look-at-ufos.

Rogoway, Tyler. “Tom DeLonge’s Origin Story For To The Stars Academy Describes A Government UFO Info Operation.” Thedrive.com, uploaded June 5, 2019. Accessed May 30, 2021:
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/28377/tom-delonges-origin-story-for-to-the-stars-academy-describes-a-government-info-operation.

Tedder, Michael. “Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge on UFOs, Government Coverups and Why Aliens are Bigger than Jesus.” Paper, February 17, 2015. Accessed June 13, 2021: https://www.papermag.com/tom-delonge-ufos-interview-1427513207.html?rebelltitem=16#rebelltitem16.

This video uses sound effects downloaded from stockmusic.com.