AATIP

Summary

The Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program is a later Department of Defense effort associated with UAP reporting and analysis. It is included for continuity between Cold War-era UFO programs and more recent UAP structures.

Origin

Associated with Department of Defense interest in advanced aerospace threats and anomalous reports during the late 2000s.

Scope

Tracked and assessed selected aerospace threat reporting and UAP-adjacent material through defense channels.

Key personnel

Department of Defense personnel and program advocates publicly associated with AATIP.

Termination

Reported program funding ended around 2012, though related reporting activity continued in other channels.

Current status

Modern historical program; link records only when the source directly names AATIP or clearly references the program.