To The Stars Academy
Type
Organization
Status
DefunctActive Period
2017-2021
Parent Organization
Private (founded by Tom DeLonge)
Summary
To The Stars Academy of Arts and Science (TTSA) was a public benefit corporation founded in October 2017 by musician Tom DeLonge with Luis Elizondo, Hal Puthoff, Jim Semivan, and Chris Mellon as the core leadership team. TTSA released the three classified Navy UAP videos (FLIR1, Gimbal, GoFast) to the New York Times in December 2017, breaking the modern UAP disclosure story. The organization published the DIRDs, pursued aerospace research, and produced media content. It dissolved its science division in 2021 following personnel departures.
Significance
TTSA is directly responsible for the 2017-2019 media cycle that brought UAP into mainstream public and congressional awareness. The release of the three Navy videos - later officially authenticated by the Pentagon - was the catalyst for the UAP Task Force (2020) and ultimately AARO (2022). Without TTSA's targeted media strategy, the current legislative and institutional momentum around UAP disclosure would not exist in its current form.
Key Personnel
Tom DeLonge
Founder and CEO
Luis Elizondo
Director of Global Security Programs
Hal Puthoff
Co-founder; Vice President of Science and Technology
Chris Mellon
National Security Affairs Advisor
Jim Semivan
Co-founder; Former CIA Senior Intelligence Officer
Limitations & Caveats
- !TTSA operated as a publicly traded company, raising questions about financial motivations alongside disclosure goals.
- !Several key personnel departed under disputed circumstances, with conflicting public accounts.
- !The organization's entertainment projects (Sekret Machines novels/film) complicated its scientific credibility.
- !TTSA's Army CRADA and materials analysis research has not produced publicly released findings.