Key Players

Legislators, whistleblowers, and officials driving UAP disclosure.

Government

Christopher Mellon

Former Deputy ASDP(I) — Disclosure Foundation

Former deputy assistant secretary of defense for intelligence.

Provided Navy UAP videos to media
Chairs Disclosure Foundation
Criticized AARO statutory failures
Whistleblower

David Grusch

Intelligence Officer & Whistleblower — Former NGA/NRO

Testified under oath about multi-decade UAP retrieval programs.

Testified before House Oversight (Jul 2023)
Filed whistleblower complaint with ICIG
Alleged multi-decade reverse engineering programs
Government

Jon Kosloski

AARO Director — Department of Defense

Current AARO director overseeing UAP investigations.

Testified to Congress on AARO findings
Deployed GREMLIN sensor prototype
Briefed congressional staff on FY2024 report
Whistleblower

Luis Elizondo

Former AATIP Director — Former DOD

Former director of Pentagon AATIP program. Author and congressional witness.

Ran Pentagon AATIP (2007-2017)
Multiple congressional testimonies
Published book on Pentagon UAP programs
Legislator

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna

Representative — U.S. House (R-FL)

Leading House Republican on UAP issues.

Released UAP whistleblower video
Organized House UAP hearings
Thanked Trump for disclosure directive
Whistleblower

Ryan Graves

Former Navy Pilot & Advocate — Americans for Safe Aerospace

Former Navy F/A-18F pilot who reported regular UAP encounters.

Testified before House Oversight
Founded Americans for Safe Aerospace
Advocated for destigmatizing UAP reporting
Legislator

Sen. Chuck Schumer

Senate Minority Leader — U.S. Senate (D-NY)

Lead sponsor of UAP Disclosure Act.

Introduced UAP Disclosure Act
Called stripped provisions an outrage
Urged Trump on UFO transparency
Legislator

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator — U.S. Senate (D-NY)

Key Senate champion for UAP transparency.

Co-authored AARO enabling legislation
Pushed for AARO in NDAA
Advocated for whistleblower protections