Luis Elizondo: A Ufological Dung Beetle.

Greetings. The world of UFOs is an incredibly mixed-up, convoluted, polarized environment. You have credible researchers, and some who are far less credible. You also have fraudsters, charlatans, and celebrities; all of whom so closely related that they are almost indistinguishable from each other. And of course, you have those who are easily fooled by some of the aforementioned "far less credible" people on the UFO field of dreams. In other words, the UFO public. 

The fraudsters, charlatans, and celebrities that hold a place in the starting lineup for team UFO are, for the most part, peddlers of steamy excrement, ufological dung beetles. No offense to dung beetles. They consistently make unsubstantiated claims and promote sensationalized information that is not true, not grounded in reality, and unsupported by anything which could be accepted as proof or evidence. In the course of their activities, a fee or a paywall is usually in place, putting on full display their real motivations, to make a buck.

Here we have Mr. Luis Elizondo, the face of the disclosure movement (whatever the hell that means,) lecturing at a recent paid private event. Mr. Elizondo is discussing a photograph that initially made the rounds online back in September of 2023, in a Facebook group called "Mysterious Ancient Discoveries." "Easily Identifiable Modern Bullshit" would be far more accurate and appropriate. The photograph in question was allegedly taken in Romania and prominently features the reflection of a lit chandelier, lampshade or some other light fixture, with the individual taking the image shooting through glass in an outward direction. Not exactly an alien spacecraft, or anything else worthy of scrutinization. Mr. Elizondo claimed that the photo was taken in Romania, in 2022, at the U.S. Embassy. Nonsense. The photo was actually taken in Arad, which is approximately 423 kilometers, or 262.8 miles distant from Bucharest, the city where the U.S. Embassy is located.

Mr. Elizondo has become the face of the UFO subculture, and like so many other players on the UFO field of dreams, he has not produced a shred of proof, evidence, or documentation to support his outlandish claims. His claimed professional credentials have come under intense scrutiny, and are now in doubt, at least by those who are not blinded by the light of celebrity. His credibility is also firmly in doubt, but no matter, the UFO subculture simply doesn't care. Mr. Elizondo has even fooled some experienced UFO researchers, which is a sad, disgusting and an embarrassing turn of events. 

Eventually, Mr. Elizondo addressed his "mistake" on X (Twitter, ) and I quote: "As you all know, I am always happy to be my own worst critic. A photo that was provided to me by a friend in Government a couple of years ago was presented by me two days ago at our engagement in Philadelphia. Looks like we can put this one bed, as our friends in Twitter figured/solved this one, major bravo to you! Excellent work to whoever solved this one and a big thank you! Crowdsourcing works. Now let’s see if together we can figure out the rest. As folks at the show will attest, this is precisely why I showed the first few slides at the beginning with an example of a fake UAP. We must continue to be vigilant and always go where the data leads. As you know, I will always own up to any mistakes I make. A good lesson here, just because someone in Government gives me something, due diligence and scrutiny is always a good idea. Onwards and upwards!"

Not good enough Mr. Elizondo, not by a long shot! The photograph in question has been thoroughly debunked by multiple individuals, not all of which being researchers of the UFO problem. Such an easily recognized piece of nonsense should not have been embraced or promoted by anyone hoping to maintain their credibility, so Mr. Elizondo's ill-advised and embarrassing course of action places his motivations on full display, at least for those who choose not to be suckered into the game. Mr. Elizondo's critical thinking and observational skills are now under a dark cloud of uncertainty, which is where they have resided for a while now, long before this newest fiasco.

A short video snippet featuring Mr. Elizondo lecture is available at: https://x.com/MiddleOfMayhem/status/1851273969422520382?t=HBaNOdlRgdt_iRUD_DLtsA&s=09 

What an embarrassment. As it turns out, Mr. Elizondo is up to his burly neck in shit.

Thank you for your time and consideration.