Angels and…Aliens: How Tom DeLonge Has Set Out To Uncover The Truth Behind UFOs
Tom DeLonge is a name most 80s and 90s babies will resonate with – his angsty and over the top pop-punk drawl, mixed with crafted radio-friendly accessible tunes inspired by adolescent frustration and relationships; singing about breakups, suburban parties and the fact that work sucks (I know).
Fast forward to the present decade, and conspiratorial undertones have amplified for Tom DeLonge.
Most artists grow into retirement by dropping off the media glare and enjoying their mansions in peace. DeLonge, however, has chosen to pursue his infatuation with aliens.
Following a prolonged hiatus and brief reunion, DeLonge quit Blink-182 for good in 2015.
From there, he took an entirely otherworldly direction - by founding To the Stars Academy of Arts & Science (TTSA).
DeLonge’s campaign for UFO evidence
While DeLonge has written new music with Angels and Airwaves, it would seem music has taken a backseat, and his hunt for UFO knowledge has ensued.
His new pet project is a multi-brank company consisting of entertainment, aerospace, and science divisions.
To The Stars’ website declares itself as a “public benefit corporation…a revolutionary collaboration between academia, industry and pop culture.”
Their mission statement?
‘To advance society’s understanding of scientific phenomena and its technological implications’
No snap backs here; instead TTSA is headed up by a cohort of former intelligence staff, scientists and other has-beens of three letter agencies.
Co-founding with Tom DeLonge is Jim Semivan, who served 25 years in the CIA. The company is literally, as well as figuratively, out there among the stars.
DeLonge’s company is spearheading the disclosure of supposed evidence of UFOs, being the first to release a video reporting to show an encounter between a US. Navy aircraft and UFOS, after having secured a Freedom of Information Act from U.S Government.
A mystery material
Most recently, To The Stars announced it has made a ground-breaking metamaterials acquisition, stating excitedly that “the structure and composition of these materials are not from any known existing military or commercial application."
Surprisingly, DeLonge made no mention of inhaling this substance, though the press release does cite TTSA’s COO Steve Justice.
Adding heft to TTSA’s mystical mission, Justice was the former head of Advanced Systems at Lockheed Martin’s “Skunk Works” (yep, Skunk Works), pseudonym for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs (ADP.)
Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO investigation
It just gets better.
DeLonge has teamed up with the History Channel to bring us, the unwilling public six hour-long episodes of pure, unadulterated episodes featuring interviews with military personnel, and eye witness reports of UFO sightings.
The first episode, ‘The UFO Insiders’, will air on 26th August, and will reveal new details about Luis Elizondo’s Pentagon investigation, including ‘five extraordinary capabilities the bizarre craft may share and chases fresh leads’.
The US Government and UFOs
The US Government certainly seems to be taking the recent uptake in unidentified aerial phenomena seriously.
A member of the House Committee on Homeland Security has recently written an open letter to Secretary of the Navy, Richard Spencer, requesting more details about what they are doing to record and assess sightings.
Meanwhile on Facebook, an event self-evidently (albeit joking) titled ‘Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us’ has amassed over 1.5 million signatures.
Is DeLonge pioneering the answer humanity’s greatest question:
Are we alone in the universe?
Some remain sceptical and would rather DeLonge left the ground breaking science to Elon Musk and alien life forms to Mulder and Scully (new series, anyone?)
