Policy
Cutting-edge analyses for advancing U.S. policy on UAP and other emerging technologies
Policy Brief No. 4
Policy Brief No. 4
Policy Brief No. 4
July 30, 2025
July 30, 2025
July 30, 2025
Disclosure of Classified Information to Congress
Disclosure of Classified Information to Congress
Disclosure of Classified Information to Congress
This policy brief by Kirk McConnell, UAPDF Advisory Board member; Christopher Mellon, Chairman of the Board of UAPDF; and Hunt Willis, UAPDF Chief Legal Officer, clarifies why legal considerations around classified UAP information with Congress is lawful, outlines whistleblower protections, and charts a clear path to genuine transparency.
This policy brief by Kirk McConnell, UAPDF Advisory Board member; Christopher Mellon, Chairman of the Board of UAPDF; and Hunt Willis, UAPDF Chief Legal Officer, clarifies why legal considerations around classified UAP information with Congress is lawful, outlines whistleblower protections, and charts a clear path to genuine transparency.
This policy brief by Kirk McConnell, UAPDF Advisory Board member; Christopher Mellon, Chairman of the Board of UAPDF; and Hunt Willis, UAPDF Chief Legal Officer, clarifies why legal considerations around classified UAP information with Congress is lawful, outlines whistleblower protections, and charts a clear path to genuine transparency.
Policy Brief No. 3
Policy Brief No. 3
Policy Brief No. 3
Apr 5, 2025
Apr 5, 2025
Apr 5, 2025
Will the Declassification Task Force or President Trump Compel the DoD to Release its Trove of Unclassified UAP Videos?
Will the Declassification Task Force or President Trump Compel the DoD to Release its Trove of Unclassified UAP Videos?
Will the Declassification Task Force or President Trump Compel the DoD to Release its Trove of Unclassified UAP Videos?
This policy brief by Christopher Mellon, Chairman of the Board of UAPDF, explores how a congressional declassification task force—or a second Trump administration—could unlock improperly withheld UAP videos, challenging systemic overclassification and renewing momentum for public transparency.
This policy brief by Christopher Mellon, Chairman of the Board of UAPDF, explores how a congressional declassification task force—or a second Trump administration—could unlock improperly withheld UAP videos, challenging systemic overclassification and renewing momentum for public transparency.
This policy brief by Christopher Mellon, Chairman of the Board of UAPDF, explores how a congressional declassification task force—or a second Trump administration—could unlock improperly withheld UAP videos, challenging systemic overclassification and renewing momentum for public transparency.
Policy Brief No. 2
Policy Brief No. 2
Policy Brief No. 2
Jan 29, 2025
Jan 29, 2025
Jan 29, 2025
Flying Saucers and the Ivory Dome: Congressional Oversight Concerning Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
Flying Saucers and the Ivory Dome: Congressional Oversight Concerning Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
Flying Saucers and the Ivory Dome: Congressional Oversight Concerning Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
This policy brief presents a groundbreaking legal analysis by Dillon Guthrie, co-founder and member of the advisory board of UAPDF, published in the Harvard National Security Journal as the first known legal scholarship on UAP.
This policy brief presents a groundbreaking legal analysis by Dillon Guthrie, co-founder and member of the advisory board of UAPDF, published in the Harvard National Security Journal as the first known legal scholarship on UAP.
This policy brief presents a groundbreaking legal analysis by Dillon Guthrie, co-founder and member of the advisory board of UAPDF, published in the Harvard National Security Journal as the first known legal scholarship on UAP.
Policy Brief No. 1
Policy Brief No. 1
Policy Brief No. 1
Jan 9, 2025
Jan 9, 2025
Jan 9, 2025
Prioritizing Emerging All-Domain Technologies
Prioritizing Emerging All-Domain Technologies
Prioritizing Emerging All-Domain Technologies
This policy brief by Luis Elizondo, a former director of the Board of UAPDF, highlights one of the most pressing challenges to American and global security: Emerging All-Domain Technologies (EADT), which comprise drones, UAP, and other cutting-edge platforms.
This policy brief by Luis Elizondo, a former director of the Board of UAPDF, highlights one of the most pressing challenges to American and global security: Emerging All-Domain Technologies (EADT), which comprise drones, UAP, and other cutting-edge platforms.
This policy brief by Luis Elizondo, a former director of the Board of UAPDF, highlights one of the most pressing challenges to American and global security: Emerging All-Domain Technologies (EADT), which comprise drones, UAP, and other cutting-edge platforms.