Tom DeLonge

  From Music to Research

Tom DeLonge, co-founder of Blink-182, established To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science (TTSA) in October 2017 as a public benefit corporation. His stated intention was to create a "vehicle for the disclosure of the UFO phenomenon" by exploring "the outer edges of science and the understanding of phenomena" and translating innovative ideas into world-changing products.¹²³⁴

  Key Initiatives and Milestones (2017-2025)

    UAP Video Releases

In December 2017, TTSA gained significant attention by being the first to release videos of U.S. Navy pilots encountering Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs), including "FLIR1," "Gimbal," and "GoFast." These videos were later officially acknowledged and released by the Pentagon in April 2020, confirming their authenticity.⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹

    Government Collaboration

In October 2019, TTSA announced a five-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command. This agreement involved TTSA providing "metamaterials" for testing and analysis and collaborating on research into advanced technologies such as "inertial mass reduction, mechanical/structural meta materials, electromagnetic meta material wave guides, quantum physics, quantum communications, and beamed energy propulsion." The Army committed to providing laboratories, expertise, and resources, with at least $750,000 in support for the research, though no direct money was exchanged between the Army and TTSA. TTSA had acquired "exotic metamaterials" for$35,000 in July 2019 as part of its Acquisition and Data Analysis of Materials (ADAM) program.^{101112131415161718}

TTSA also played a role in coordinating briefings to the U.S. Senate and assisting the Navy in establishing formal UAP reporting mechanisms.¹⁹²⁰

    Evolution and Entertainment Ventures

By 2021, key figures such as Luis Elizondo (former director of the Pentagon's AATIP program who joined TTSA in 2017) and Chris Mellon reportedly departed from TTSA, with some sources suggesting a perceived shift in the company's focus towards entertainment.²¹²²

Despite these changes, TTSA has continued its entertainment ventures. It produced Tom DeLonge's directorial debut, Monsters of California, which was released in 2023. Upcoming projects include the animated series Breaking Bear for Tubi and a Sekret Machines TV series with Legendary. The third book in the Sekret Machines: Gods, Man and War series has also been released. Jim Semivan, a former CIA agent and TTSA associate, is slated to appear in the upcoming Age of Disclosure documentary.²³²⁴²⁵

  Controversy

A July 2023 Washington Spectator investigation revealed that Securities and Exchange Commission staff were evaluating fraud complaints against To The Stars Academy for promotional materials that solicited $50 million by promising a Star Trek–style craft powered by allegedly recovered alien materials; DeLonge, Luis Elizondo and Christopher Mellon were listed among the executives cited.²⁶

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