TTSA technical collaborations (2019)
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Contents 7
| Date | 8 August 2019 |
|---|---|
| People | Tom DeLonge |
| Testimony | Shellenberger testimony, p. 194 |
| Year | 2019 in UFO history |
| Timeline | 2019 on the UAP Timeline |
| Sources | 7 |
On 8 August 2019 Tom DeLonge posted on Instagram about technical collaboration between his company, To The Stars Academy (TTSA), and aerospace firms; a blog reporting the post named Lockheed, Boeing, Bigelow Aerospace and BAE. None of the companies publicly confirmed any UFO-related collaboration.[1][2]
The Army agreement
On 17 October 2019 TTSA announced a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command, to be carried out by the Ground Vehicle Systems Center in Warren, Michigan. TTSA cited materials science, space-time metric engineering, quantum physics, beamed-energy propulsion and active camouflage; the Army's interest centred on novel materials. The Army's Joseph Cannon called TTSA "an exciting, non-traditional source", while TTSA's chief operating officer, former Skunk Works executive Steve Justice, spoke of "dual-use" applications. No money changed hands, though the Army said it would contribute support worth at least $750,000.[2][3]
Outcome
The agreement drew wide media attention. Its only tested item was a single metallic sample, "Artifact A1", which the Army and Oak Ridge National Laboratory found to consist of layered magnesium, zinc and bismuth consistent with conventional casting or rolling. The close-out report, publicised in 2025, said the material could not serve as the hoped-for electromagnetic waveguide, had "no military or ground vehicle application" and was likely a test object or manufacturing by-product.[4]
Later
TTSA's leading UAP figures, including Luis Elizondo, left in 2020, and in 2022 the company shortened its name to To The Stars, focusing more on entertainment. The episode illustrates how TTSA blended media, business and claims of science.[3]
People and topics
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- To The Stars Academy — The company founded by Tom DeLonge in 2017 that released the Navy UAP videos.
- Tom DeLonge — Musician who founded To The Stars Academy.
- Lockheed Martin — The aerospace company whose Skunk Works built the U-2, SR-71 and F-117.
- Boeing — The aerospace company whose Phantom Works looked at gravity research in 2002.
- Bigelow Aerospace — Robert Bigelow's space habitat company.
- BAE Systems — The British defence company that funded Project Greenglow.
On the Timeline
- USS Russell drone swarm logs (30 July 2019) — Logs from the USS Russell UAP incident are heavily redacted.
- Mark Walker and the Navy (2019) (6 September 2019) — Rep. Mark Walker accuses the Navy of withholding UAP information.
See every 2019 event on the UAP Timeline →
References
- "DeLonge confirms TTSA technical collaboration with Lockheed, Boeing, Bigelow Aerospace, BAE", Silva Record (Aug 2019) · silvarecord.com · archived copy
- "What we know about the Army teaming up with rockstar Tom DeLonge's UFO research company", The War Zone (Oct 2019) · twz.com · archived copy
- To the Stars (company) — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- "What the U.S. military now says about TTSA's anomalous artifact", The Black Vault (May 2025) · theblackvault.com · archived copy
- Tom DeLonge — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Tom DeLonge on the Podesta emails — Rolling Stone · rollingstone.com · archived copy
- Tom DeLonge emailed Clinton's adviser about aliens — BuzzFeed News · buzzfeednews.com · archived copy
Further reading
- AATIP / AAWSAP — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Robert Bigelow — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Skunk Works — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
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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