Elizondo, the former intelligence official known for his role investigating UAPs, said during an appearance on CUOMO that some of the individuals now under scrutiny were not strangers to him.
“Several of the people that you have on your list right there that you showed, I personally spoke with years ago, and it was about the UAP topic, and their work in that arena,” Elizondo said.
The claim adds a dramatic new layer to growing questions surrounding scientists and researchers with high-level security clearances who have died or vanished in recent years.
Many of those individuals reportedly had access to sensitive information tied to nuclear programs, defense systems, aerospace projects, or other classified government work.
According to Elizondo, the public list may only scratch the surface.
“There’s other individuals that are not on that list that I am personally aware of, that might actually be associated with it,” Elizondo said.
He then described another case involving a man allegedly connected to a legacy U.S. government UAP program.
“There is an individual, somebody you know, Chris Mellon, who’s been on your show before, was going to talk to about two-and-a-half, three years ago,” Elizondo said.
“He was a few days away from meeting this individual. He was an engineer, apparently on the legacy U.S. government’s legacy UAP effort, and mysteriously died right before the meeting.”
Elizondo also described a second case involving a senior Department of Energy special agent.
According to him, the agent contacted him about sharing information with Congress related to UAP files allegedly being held within the department.
“He was talking to me about coming out and talking to Congress about what he knows within DOE and the files, the UAP files, that they’re holding on to,” Elizondo said.
“He was very upset, and he felt like he was a whistleblower.”
Elizondo said arrangements were underway for the man to meet with lawmakers.
“So, I was arranging for this individual to actually meet with certain members of Congress,” he said.
Then came the startling allegation about the man’s death.
“His wife, who is a doctor for the Veterans Affairs, walks in one evening after work and finds him dead on the sofa.”
Elizondo acknowledged the death occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, but claimed there was no confirmed link between the illness and the man’s death.
He stopped short of declaring a conspiracy, but clearly suggested the circumstances deserved scrutiny.
“I want to be careful not to scare people, say this is all about UFOs and the conspiracy that they’re trying to keep people like us quiet,” Elizondo said.
“But I can tell you as a matter of fact, I, myself and other individuals whom I know, and Congress can tell you the same, have actually been threatened before.”
The comments come as federal authorities reportedly examine several suspicious deaths and disappearances involving individuals tied to sensitive scientific and government work, NewsNation reported.
Elizondo said investigators should aggressively pursue the facts.
“The FBI should do exactly what they said they’re going to do,” he said.
His remarks are likely to intensify speculation among those already convinced that the federal government has concealed information about UAP programs for decades.
At the same time, Elizondo offered no direct evidence publicly tying the deaths to UAP-related activity, and no official findings have linked the cases he referenced to extraterrestrial research or government secrecy.
Still, the fact that a former Pentagon insider is openly saying he personally knew some of these individuals — and discussed UAP-related matters with them — will only fuel more questions.
Whether those questions lead anywhere concrete remains to be seen.
