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What is To The Stars Academy of Arts & Sciences (TTSA)?
To The Stars Academy of Arts & Sciences (TTSA), now called To The Stars Inc., is a company co-founded by former Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge. It was incorporated in Delaware on February 13, 2017 as a public benefit corporation and launched publicly in October 2017. It became central to UAP disclosure when it posted Navy UAP videos between December 2017 and March 2018 and hired former Pentagon official Luis Elizondo. The Pentagon officially released those videos in April 2020, and the company's 2024 SEC filing describes it as an entertainment media company.
Key dates
- 2017-02-13 — To The Stars was incorporated as a Delaware public benefit corporation, according to its SEC annual report. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)
- 2017-10 — Luis Elizondo joined TTSA several days after resigning from the Defense Department, effective October 4, 2017. The Intercept
- 2017-12-16 — TTSA posted a Navy F/A-18 video on YouTube as The New York Times and other outlets revealed the Pentagon's UAP program. NPR
- 2019 — TTSA signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command covering material science, beamed energy propulsion and other areas. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)
- 2020-04-27 — The Pentagon officially released the three Navy videos TTSA had first posted, saying it wanted to clear up misconceptions about whether the footage was real. CNN via KSAT
- 2022 — The company dropped 'Academy of Arts & Science' from its name and became To The Stars. To The Stars (company blog)
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Strongest Evidence
2017 New York Times UAP Revelation
To The Stars Academy, whose members included Luis Elizondo and Christopher Mellon, publicized Navy UAP videos around the December 2017 New York Times story; the Pentagon later said the videos had been leaked, not approved for release.
Chris Mellon
Mellon worked with To The Stars Academy, which first published the Navy UAP videos in 2017–2018.
Luis Elizondo
After resigning from the Pentagon in 2017, Elizondo joined To The Stars Academy, which first published the Navy UAP videos.
Pentagon Confirms Navy UAP Videos (2020)
TTSA first published the three Navy UAP videos before the Pentagon officially released them.
Connections (4)
To The Stars Academy, whose members included Luis Elizondo and Christopher Mellon, publicized Navy UAP videos around the December 2017 New York Times story; the Pentagon later said the videos had been leaked, not approved for release.
Mellon worked with To The Stars Academy, which first published the Navy UAP videos in 2017–2018.
After resigning from the Pentagon in 2017, Elizondo joined To The Stars Academy, which first published the Navy UAP videos.
TTSA first published the three Navy UAP videos before the Pentagon officially released them.
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2017 New York Times UAP Revelation & Chris Mellon
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2017 New York Times UAP Revelation & Luis Elizondo
Both connected to To The Stars Academy of Arts & Sciences (TTSA) and to each other
Frequently asked questions
Who founded To The Stars Academy?+
Tom DeLonge, the former Blink-182 guitarist, founded the company. Military Times reported in 2019 that former intelligence official Luis Elizondo, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Chris Mellon, physicist Hal Puthoff and former CIA officer Jim Semivan worked with TTSA. Elizondo joined in October 2017, after leaving the Pentagon. Military Times
Did To The Stars Academy release the Navy UFO videos?+
Yes. CNN reported that TTSA first released the three Navy videos between December 2017 and March 2018, and that the Navy acknowledged they were genuine in September 2019. The Pentagon formally released them on April 27, 2020, describing them as unclassified and the phenomena in them as unidentified. CNN via KSAT
What happened to To The Stars Academy?+
In 2022 the company renamed itself To The Stars. Its annual report for 2023, filed with the SEC, describes it as an entertainment media company and says it continued work under its 2019 research agreement with the U.S. Army. The same filing refers to Chris Mellon as a TTSA advisor 'at the time' of a 2020 event. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)
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