{"id":5814,"date":"2025-03-25T14:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T14:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/lou-elizondo-meetup-insights\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T14:30:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T14:30:02","slug":"lou-elizondo-meetup-insights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/lou-elizondo-meetup-insights\/","title":{"rendered":"Lou Elizondo Meetup Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Insights from the Lou Elizondo Meetup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hi everyone! I noticed someone mentioned attending the same meet-and-greet with Lou Elizondo in Nashville, so I wanted to share a few snapshots from the slide presentation for some context.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, I found Lou to be a down-to-earth guy. I&#8217;ve been following his journey since the To The Stars initiative began, and I initially had some reservations about an ex-military figure collaborating with Tom DeLonge. However, if he has any agenda, it\u2019s certainly not what one would typically expect from a government figure. He hasn&#8217;t disclosed anything revolutionary or encouraged beliefs beyond existing speculation. Honestly, he doesn\u2019t come off as someone you\u2019d bring on for a psychological operation.<\/p>\n<p>Lou seems approachable and genuine, though not particularly charismatic. He doesn&#8217;t get caught up in the drama and gives off the vibe of your friend&#8217;s dad who served in Desert Storm and prefers not to discuss his experiences.<\/p>\n<p>During our conversation, another attendee in his 30s had a thought-provoking question but was hesitant to ask it. After reaching the $25 minimum food bill (which I used for drinks), I volunteered to pose the question: \u201cWhat are the questions we aren\u2019t asking?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lou\u2019s response (paraphrased) was insightful: \u201cWe need to be asking more about their intentions. Do they have empathy? Do they even live? If they do, we might find common ground for communication. If they don\u2019t, we can learn a lot about their intentions here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the significant points that stood out for me was the discussion about craft sizes. He explained the concept of warp bubbles, which are understood to encapsulate 43 feet. Since warp bubbles alter space-time, those inside or near them perceive the craft as larger than its actual size\u2014something I\u2019m still wrapping my head around, but perhaps some of you will understand better.<\/p>\n<p>Lou shared that there was a breakthrough moment for physicists involved in the program, where they encountered a mathematical solution that correlates with the size of these crafts, leading to the idea of the 43-foot measurement.<\/p>\n<p>In the first photo, you can see dots representing reactors or warp drives. Smaller disks generally have a 43-foot radius, while larger ones may feature multiple reactors. When arranged correctly, they can envelop the entirety of the craft (check out the second photo for reference).<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve attached the photos below. I\u2019d love to hear your thoughts! Also, Lou mentioned that the first image contains an Easter egg, but I couldn\u2019t decipher it. There\u2019s some small text under the phoenix lights craft that I hoped ChatGPT could help with, but I had no luck. Maybe some of you fellow enthusiasts can uncover it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nInsights from the Lou Elizondo Meetup Hi everyone! I noticed someone mentioned attending the same meet-and-greet with Lou Elizondo in Nashville, so I wanted to share a few snapshots from the slide presentation for some context. Overall, I found Lou to be a down-to-earth guy. I&#8217;ve been following his journey since the To The Stars&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/lou-elizondo-meetup-insights\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Lou Elizondo Meetup Insights&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ufos","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}