To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science (now simply To The Stars*) operates at the intersection of government-related disclosure, anomalous phenomena research, and media production. Founded in 2017 by musician Tom DeLonge alongside intelligence veterans Jim Semivan and physicist Harold E. Puthoff, its stated purpose is to investigate Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), study allegedly “exotic” materials, and push for governmental transparency while funding these efforts through entertainment ventures. It gained wide attention through its involvement in the release of military sensor videos—known as “FLIR1,” “Gimbal,” and “GoFast”—that were later confirmed by the U.S.

Navy as authentic UAP footage.

The organization’s structure is a public-benefit corporation, featuring divisions in aerospace, science, and entertainment. Key figures have included Luis Elizondo, who reportedly led AATIP (Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program), and Christopher Mellon, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. Members such as Puthoff bring backgrounds in remote viewing and psychic research, making much of the work controversial among mainstream scientific and national security circles.

To The Stars has produced multiple media outputs—documentaries, books, television series (including Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation)—to reach broad audiences. It also offers a publicly accessible database of UAP sightings (“VAULT”) and claims to have provided anomalous materials to government or academic labs for analysis. These operations serve both research and advocacy roles, aimed at changing how UAP phenomena are viewed in public and policy domains.

Certain claims remain unverified: statements about possessing materials of non-terrestrial origin and breakthroughs in unconventional physics, for example, lack peer-reviewed publication. Associations with fringe research—remote viewing, telepathy, consciousness studies—have drawn criticism and skepticism. Questions linger about financial sustainability, given reported operating losses and dependency on high-profile founders’ personal branding for revenue.

What matters most now is whether To The Stars can sustain scientific rigor and demonstrable results—material analyses, credible data—rather than relying primarily on media exposure. Its future credibility hinges on verifiable breakthroughs or institutional acknowledgment beyond the disclosure-era spotlight.