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Christopher Mellon

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Christopher Mellon

Christopher Mellon is a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and a key figure in UAP disclosure advocacy.

Background

  • Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
  • Has leveraged his national security credentials and political connections to advance UAP transparency

Advocacy Work

Key Arguments

Criticism of AARO

Significance

Mellon’s former senior DoD position lends institutional credibility to disclosure efforts. He serves as a bridge between the intelligence community and Congress on UAP matters.

On the Trump Directive (March 2026)

Per src-trump-uap-files-delay-2026-03, Mellon confirmed to CNN that interagency meetings have begun to scope the release. He urged tempered expectations — the review is line-by-line, trained security officers are scarce, and the challenge is balancing transparency with protecting war-fighting capabilities.

Disclosure Foundation chairman (May 2026)

Per src-defensescoop-pursue-not-disclosure-2026-05, Mellon chairs the disclosure-foundation board. On the May 8 pursue Release 01: “We view [this initial release] as a meaningful step towards transparency, not because it resolves the major questions, but because it puts something important on the record… That is no longer deniable.” Adds that the Foundation takes the release “at face value as a genuine transparency effort — while remaining clear-eyed that genuine efforts can still fall short.” Notes the IC has “almost certainly” already done sophisticated integrated analytical work on PURSUE data that has not yet been released.

Disclosure Forum keynote (June 25, 2026)

Mellon delivered the keynote address at the disclosure-foundation Disclosure Forum 2026 at the Kennedy Caucus Room, Russell Senate Office Building. He cited bipartisan polling showing nearly 90% of both Republicans and Democrats favor greater UAP transparency from the government, and stated: “It is wiser to prepare for the future than conceal it.” (src-disclosure-forum-june25-2026-06)

Military base incursions (June 26, 2026)

In a NewsNation/The Hill segment, Mellon said UAP incursions over U.S. military bases occur nationwide and overseas far more often than publicly known, estimating hundreds of baffling incidents annually. He cited a case in which unidentified objects violated Langley AFB airspace for 17 consecutive days, forcing relocation of a fighter squadron — corroborating the existing Langley drone-swarm entry in drone-incursions — and said some objects “were deliberately trying to provoke us,” including incidents involving Navy ships at sea. He dated such incursions back to World War II. See src-pentagon-bases-ufo-mellon-2026-06.

“I’m sorry to say these kind of incursions have been happening at bases all over the United States and overseas. It isn’t as widely known as it ought to be.” — Christopher Mellon

SCU Conference 2026 keynote (July 24, 2026)

Mellon is slated to deliver the opening dinner keynote at the SCU Conference 2026 (Toronto), calling for the Air Force to provide sworn congressional testimony on UAP data if it possesses relevant information. See src-scu-conference-2026-2026-03.

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