Elizondo OIG documents 2017 to 2019

25-F-2554
From: (b)(6)
To: 1(b)(6)
Subject: [Non-DOD Source] Substantiating documentation - Elizondo
Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 3:59:55 PM
Attachments: Lue Elizond Mission Transfer Documentation(2).odf
Hi (b)(6)
I am reaching out in a final effort to avoid seeing this unfortunate situation escalate. As a soldier
and public servant with decades of unblemished service, these false accusations are personally
painful as you can well imagine. Moreover, the clearly inaccurate information released by your
office has the potential to profoundly damage my career and with it my ability to provide for my
wife and family.
In that regard, attached you will find a sample of unclassified correspondence that clearly
demonstrates how active I remained on the UAP issue right up until my departure, to include
interagency coordination with the IC on this important issue and operational collaboration with the
US Navy. The transition plans referenced herein were briefed to and approved by a senior
political appointee who reported directly to General Mattis. Some of the F-18 pilots and Navy
officials can confirm multiple briefings and discussions with this individual and others, to include
Congress. Some of these discussions and briefings actually occurred inside the SecDefs
personal office suite. That is why my emails reference "the front office."
Officials from other agencies and departments (ie DIA and CIA) attended meetings I held to
coordinate activities on this topic in support of the men and women in the US Navy, who as you
know were and still are deeply perplexed and concerned by this phenomenon. AATIP was an
official program that was never shut down, when the funding dried-up I continued to lead and
interact with officials in DoD and other agencies to the best of my ability in the interest of national
security. When I departed, as is clear from my resignation letter, it was purely out of frustration
with my ability to gain additional traction and support. But I put my shoulder to the wheel all those
years and worked diligently to maintain a focus on the AATIP issue and continued to coordinate
and promote collection and analysis. Call it an "activity" vs a "program" if you will, but if this
escalates it will be easy to prove how active I remained in support of our men and women in
uniform, especially in the US Navy. If some who were not privy to my actions want to portray me
as a rogue, well bad on them for sitting on their hands and doing nothing about recurring
intrusions into US airspace and military operating areas and good on me for continuing to risk my
reputation and career in support of the US Navy and the nation. Personally, it is outrageous so
many others did so little in the face of what the Navy now publicly acknowledges is serious
national security issue. The plain truth is that I did everything I could to maintain focus and
attention on this vital issue when so many others continued to sweep it under the rug purely for
fear of the stigma and possible impact on their reputations. And for that the department wants to
make me out to be the bad guy? An imposter? For showing initiative and support to the Navy
and others? For keeping this effort going as best I could -- an effort now fully vindicated by the
Navy itself?
As you can well imagine, I am not only hurt and disappointed but angry. I should if anything be
getting accolades for persistence and initiative, especially since the Navy has now publicly
acknowledged the seriousness of the issue, something that only occurred because of my efforts.
Instead, a knife in the back? Wow, thanks guys! If the department wants to have this out in public
we can certainly do so. I can easily establish that Neil took the meetings referenced in these
emails and that this plan was blessed by an individual who has departed but was at the time a
senior Administration appointee and directly reported to General Mattis. Do you honestly think I