Lue Elizondo's Secret UFO Memo to Trump Finally Revealed
- Cristina Gomez
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For the first time, the contents of a UFO memo Lue Elizondo sent to the incoming Trump administration have been made public. Investigative journalist Ross Coulthart obtained a copy of the document, titled “Prioritizing Emerging All Domain Technologies,” and sat down with Elizondo on NewsNation’s Reality Check to discuss its implications.
According to Elizondo, the memo was sent through the Disclosure Foundation shortly after Trump’s election victory in 2024. The document introduces a new term, EADT, which stands for Emerging All Domain Technologies. This framing is intentional. Rather than leading with aliens or anomalous phenomena, the memo focuses on national security. According to the document, EADT includes unmanned aerial systems, unidentified anomalous phenomena, and other advanced systems operating across air, space, and sea domains that are capable of intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and kinetic strikes.
The most significant recommendation in the memo is the creation of a White House senior advisor, a czar, within the National Security Council. This individual would coordinate the government’s response to emerging technologies, formulate policy, conduct domestic and international outreach, and have direct access to the president. Elizondo referenced existing positions during the interview, stating that the United States already has a drug czar and a terrorism czar to cut through bureaucratic red tape and inform the administration of emerging threats as they happen.
The memo also recommends a national intelligence estimate on EADT including UAP, a 25-year mandatory declassification of all UAP information unless the president grants case-by-case exemptions, and accelerated research into advanced propulsion through engagement with academic and scientific communities. According to the document, AARO, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, remains hopelessly stuck in bureaucracy and unable to achieve its mission, according to Elizondo.
When asked whether President Trump has acted on the memo, Elizondo was careful not to speak for the administration. He confirmed the memo was sent but could not confirm whether the president has read it personally. However, he expressed cautious optimism, stating that he is very confident and relieved that certain individuals working on the topic are taking it very seriously and pulling the thread to see where it leads. He referenced pockets within the FBI and the Director of National Intelligence that are asking the right questions.
This revelation comes as the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act explicitly includes UAP provisions. The legislation requires briefings on UAP intercepts conducted by NORAD and NORTHCOM going back to January 1, 2004, mandates that every element of the intelligence community make UAP data available immediately to AARO, and requires AARO to account for all security classification guides that apply to UAP investigations.
The NDAA conference negotiations are expected soon, and the outcome will determine what UAP provisions survive in the final bill. Whether the administration acts on Elizondo’s recommendations remains to be seen, but the memo represents the clearest roadmap yet for how the government could approach UAP transparency at the highest levels.
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