2017 in UFO history
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| Year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Events | 7 |
| Decade | 2010s |
| Topics | Government programs (topic), Secrecy & cover-up (topic), Beings & bodies (topic), Propulsion & physics (topic) |
| Timeline | 2017 on the UAP Timeline |
2017 in UFO history — the UAP Timeline records 7 events in 2017, mostly about government programs and secrecy & cover-up. People named in these events include Martin Tajmar, Tom DeLonge, John Podesta, Neil McCasland, Rob Weiss.
Overview
2017 began the modern era of official UFO interest. On 16 December The New York Times revealed the Pentagon's secret Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, funded with $22 million from 2007 to 2012.[1][2] The paper also published Navy infrared videos of unexplained objects, made available by Tom DeLonge's company To The Stars Academy.[2][3] Luis Elizondo, who says he ran AATIP, then working for To The Stars Academy, led the campaign to release the videos and said he wanted to shed light on the program.[1] In December the Defense Department confirmed it had a program collecting data on military UFO sightings.[4] A reported 43% of Americans became more interested in UFOs after the videos appeared.[3] Mainstream attention to the subject rose sharply.[2]
The timeline's 2017 entries include DeLonge's statement on a 26 October podcast that his advisers included Air Force generals, a Lockheed Skunk Works executive, John Podesta, Harold Puthoff and former Pentagon official Christopher Mellon.[5] On 2 November Navy scientist Salvatore Pais filed a patent for a triangular craft said to manipulate quantum vacuum fluctuations for propulsion. After an initial rejection, the Navy's aviation technology chief appealed, saying it would "become a reality," and the patent was approved.[6] In April three Air Force majors published a doctrine paper on using advanced propulsion, citing James Woodward's Mach-effect work.[5] On 22 March the National Nuclear Security Administration disclosed its planetary defence partnership with NASA.[7] Other entries include astronomer Marc D'Antonio's claim of a secret Navy underwater-object program and Catherine Austin Fitts's paper on unsupported Pentagon and HUD accounting adjustments.[5][8]
Events
- NASA–NNSA planetary defense partnership (22 March 2017) — The nuclear security agency discloses its planetary defense partnership with NASA.
- Aircraft as pilot prosthetic (Forgotten Languages) (27 March 2017) — An anonymous website publishes an article about making aircraft an extension of the pilot.
- Movement and Maneuver in Deep Space (April 2017) — Air Force doctrine officers publish a framework on using emerging technologies.
- Navy underwater-object program claim (2017) (19 September 2017) — An astronomer with Navy contracts claims the Navy runs a secret underwater-object project.
- DeLonge's advisers on Joe Rogan (26 October 2017) — DeLonge suggests on a podcast that senior officials and executives advise him.
- Salvatore Pais patents (2 November 2017) — Navy scientist Salvatore Pais files a patent for a triangular craft with claimed antigravity effects.
- $21 trillion unsupported adjustments (11 December 2017) — Catherine Austin Fitts and an economist report $21 trillion in unsupported government spending.
People
- Martin Tajmar — Physicist who tested claimed exotic propulsion devices.
- Tom DeLonge — Musician who founded To The Stars Academy.
- John Podesta — Clinton campaign chairman with a long interest in UFO disclosure.
- Neil McCasland — Retired Air Force major general named in the Podesta emails.
- Rob Weiss — Lockheed Skunk Works executive named in the Podesta emails.
- Christopher Mellon — Former deputy assistant secretary of defense for intelligence who helped release the Navy UAP videos.
- Luis Elizondo — Former Army counterintelligence officer who says he ran AATIP.
- Salvatore Pais — Navy engineer who filed patents for exotic propulsion concepts.
- Catherine Austin Fitts — Former HUD official who argues trillions flow to secret programs.
- Mark Skidmore — Economist who co-wrote the $21 trillion analysis with Catherine Austin Fitts.
Nearby years
2016 in UFO history · 2018 in UFO history
References
- Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- Unidentified flying object — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- UFO Report (U.S. Intelligence) [Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena] — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- UAP timeline published with Michael Shellenberger's 2024 congressional testimony, entries for April to 26 October 2017 · oversight.house.gov
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entry for 2 November 2017 · oversight.house.gov
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entries for March 2017 · oversight.house.gov
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entry for 11 December 2017 · oversight.house.gov
Facts in this article are drawn in part from the Wikipedia articles “Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program”, “Unidentified flying object”, “UFO Report (U.S. Intelligence) [Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena]”, “All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office”, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
This page was last edited on 29 October 2026. Articles are written in our own words from the sources listed under References; disputed claims are attributed to the people who made them.
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