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By India Today News Desk: Three witnesses testified in front of the United States’ Congress on Wednesday about unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), disclosing possible encounters with UFOs, the threats they pose to national security, and damning allegations against the government’s secrecy on the matter.
David Grusch, a former military intelligence officer, told the House Oversight committee that he became aware of a multi-decade effort to retrieve and reverse-engineer UFOs that had crashed into the US while he was a member of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). He said he “absolutely” believes the government is in possession of UAPs as well as remains of their non-human operators.
Former Navy pilot Ryan Graves and retired Navy Commander David Fravor also testified about their own UFO sightings while serving in the military.
Here are the key takeaways from the hearing:
1. Whistleblower’s revelations:
David Grusch, who turned whistleblower last year, revealed that Congress has been kept in the dark about Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) or UFOs. He claimed that executive branch agencies have withheld information on these mysterious objects for years. He said that he personally interviewed people with direct knowledge of non-human craft.
“My testimony is based on information I’ve been given by individuals with a longstanding track record of legitimacy and service to this country — many of whom also shared compelling evidence in the form of photography, official documentation and classified oral testimony,” Grusch told lawmakers.
2. Existence of alien aircraft
Grusch alleged that the US government had “intact and partially intact” alien vehicles. He also disclosed details about a UAP crash retrieval and reverse-engineering program, which he was denied access to despite his role in investigating classified programs.
3. Non-human biologics at crash site
Grusch also informed the congressional hearing that the US government discovered non-human intelligent life in the 1930s. He claimed that the Department of Defense had not only recovered extraterrestrial craft from crash sites but also possesses non-human biological material.
4. Pilot encounters with UAPs
Former Navy pilots Ryan Graves and David Fravor shared their experiences with UAP during their missions. Graves described encountering dark grey or black cubes inside a clear sphere, while Fravor recounted his famous “Tic Tac” video of a large object off the coast of California in 2004 that demonstrated capabilities beyond current material science.
“…A white Tic Tac-shaped object with the longitudinal axis pointing north and south and moving very abruptly over the white water. There were no rotors, no rotor wash, or any visible flight control surfaces like wings,” he detailed.
He added that the UFO he saw over the Pacific could be a serious threat.
5. Misuse of funds for ‘cover-ups’
Grusch accused the military of misusing funds to hide these operations from congressional oversight. This claim has been previously denied by the Pentagon.
Grusch also alleged that people have been threatened and physically hurt in the Pentagon’s cover-up of the alleged UFO evidence. Asked if he had heard of anyone being killed in the alleged cover-up, he did not completely rule out the possibility.
6. Inadequate reporting systems
All three witnesses emphasised that current reporting systems are insufficient to investigate UAP encounters. They highlighted the existence of stigma for pilots and officials seeking more transparency about their experiences.
7. Urgent national security concern
Graves urged for a change in the national conversation about UAP encounters. He emphasised the need to address the security and safety implications, as unidentified objects in the skies could pose a potential national security problem if they are foreign drones.
8. Pentagon denies
The Pentagon has denied Grusch’s claims of a coverup. In a statement, Defense Department spokeswoman Sue Gough said investigators have not discovered “any verifiable information to substantiate claims that any programs regarding the possession or reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial materials have existed in the past or exist currently.” The statement did not address UFOs that are not suspected of being extraterrestrial objects.
9. ‘Don’t have the answers’
Asked if there may be life beyond Earth, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said he does not have a position on the issue one way or another.
“What we believe is that there are unexplained aerial phenomena that have been cited and reported by pilots — Navy and Air Force,” he said, adding: “We don’t have the answers about what these phenomena are.”
10. Congressional push for transparency
A bipartisan group of senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced an amendment to the defense spending bill, aiming to reveal government records on UAP through a review board with a presumption of immediate disclosure.
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