To The Stars Academy

To the Stars Academy of Arts & Science (TTSA) is a public benefit corporation founded in October 2017 by musician Tom DeLonge with the stated mission of advancing scientific understanding of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) and related technologies. The organization brought together former government officials, scientists, and entertainers to investigate and publicize UAP encounters while advocating for increased government transparency.

The Academy’s advisory team included several high-profile former intelligence and military officials: Luis Elizondo, former head of the Pentagon’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP); Christopher Mellon, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense; Harold Puthoff, physicist and former CIA contractor; and James Semivan, former CIA operations officer. This unprecedented assembly of credentialed insiders lent significant legitimacy to UFO disclosure efforts.

TTSA’s most significant achievement was facilitating the December 2017 release of three Pentagon videos showing UAP encounters by military pilots, known as “Flir1,” “Gimbal,” and “GoFast.” These videos, later officially acknowledged by the Pentagon as genuine, sparked renewed mainstream media attention and congressional interest in UAP phenomena. The organization also published witness accounts from military personnel and advocated for establishment of official UAP investigation programs.

However, TTSA faced financial difficulties and organizational changes by 2020, with several key figures departing to pursue independent projects. While the company shifted focus toward entertainment properties and technology development, its early work contributed to the transformation of UAP research from fringe speculation to legitimate national security concern, culminating in official Pentagon UAP reports and congressional hearings.