Lue Elizondo and Chris Mellon join Avi Loeb’s Galileo Project as research affiliates

Avi Loeb (Credit: Lotem Loeb)

Yesterday, 30th October 2021, Avi Loeb announced the addition of Luis “Lue” Elizondo and Christopher Mellon to the widening Galileo Project team as research affiliates.

Avi Loeb commented: ”We all share the goal of identifying the nature of UAP and of anomalous interstellar objects like `Oumuamua.”

As research affiliates, Lue Elizondo and Chris Mellon intend to support the Galileo Project’s mission through the selection of sites where the project’s UAP-Scope systems will be located and in assessing the societal implications of the data, if any extraterrestrial technosignatures or artifacts are discovered.

Luis “Lue” Elizondo

"The Galileo Project, under the leadership of Dr. Loeb, is precisely the direction our scientific and academic communities should be taking regarding this topic. Deliberate and methodical research, along with strict rigor will help ensure the tenets of the scientific method are followed and the spirit of science remains preserved”, said Lue Elizondo.

Elizondo is a former counterintelligence special agent and the former director of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP). He served in the US Army in intelligence for twenty years, followed by nine years of defence intelligence work in the Pentagon. In 2017, Elizondo resigned from his position in the US Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, citing the need for more public exposure and governmental cooperation in the study of UAP.

Christopher Mellon

“It is deeply gratifying to be associated with this unprecedented effort by leading academic scientists to rigorously assess a phenomenon that has for far too long suffered from inappropriate stigma and fear. It takes a renowned and courageous scientist of Dr. Loeb’s stature to confront orthodoxy and explore possibilities that genuinely have the potential to transform our understanding of the universe and humanity’s place within it. I’m thrilled to be part of the team”, added Chris Mellon.

Mellon brings over twenty years of experience in defence intelligence and national security affairs, including serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence under the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations. In the private sector, Mellon has outspokenly pushed for public awareness and governmental accountability regarding the subject of UAP.

Written by Jessica Nelson, 31st October 2021