Behind UFO Secrecy: AATIP, BAASS, and Private Ownership of UFO Data
To the point
UFO information is kept secret by routing materials through private contractors like BAASS and Bigelow Aerospace, allowing AATIP to persist beyond 2012 and shielding the underlying data from public view in a shell game that preserves plausible deniability, as shown by Luis Elizondo’s 2017 departure and Harry Reid’s backing of the private-sector approach.