US Congress UAP / UFO Hearing Recap: The Truth is Out There

What if I told you that lawmakers have been left in the dark about something peculiar, baffling, and a tad bit extraterrestrial? Well, that’s what a former military intelligence officer turned whistleblower, David Grusch, told our House representatives on July 26th, 2023.

David, who spent a good chunk of his life – 14 years to be precise – serving in the Air Force and the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, came forward to spill some classified beans in front of the House Oversight Committee. The chit-chat wasn’t a dull affair as he was accompanied by two ex-fighter pilots who’ve had their fair share of close encounters with the so-called UAP, better known to most of us as UFOs.

Remember that Grusch was once part of the big boys club, serving on Pentagon’s two task forces looking into the UFO phenomena. He told the committee about a hush-hush “UAP crash retrieval and reverse-engineering program” that has been running for decades. However, the deeper he tried to dig, the more he was kept out, sparking accusations of fund misappropriation and a significant lack of transparency.

There was a real bipartisan feel to the hearing, as lawmakers from both sides expressed the urgent need for the executive branch to come clean about this X-Files-esque scenario. This entire saga has been a hot topic of discussion, especially with several UFO sightings coming to light through video leaks, showcasing puzzling objects whizzing around our skies.

The team at the Pentagon’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, tasked with probing such incidents, has been kept busy with around 800 reports of UAP since last May. Despite most having innocent explanations, there’s a substantial chunk that’s still unexplained, leaving lawmakers with the gut feeling that they aren’t being told the whole story.

Besides Grusch, the committee also heard from Ryan Graves, an ex-Navy pilot, and David Fravor, the Navy pilot behind the viral “Tic Tac” video, shot off the California coast in 2004. Both emphasized the need for better reporting systems and voiced their concerns about the existing stigma around these encounters.

Graves shared some eerie tales from his time stationed in Virginia Beach back in 2014. He narrated his encounters with bizarre, dark grey or black cubes encased within clear spheres, cruising along our shores. One such object even had a near-miss with two F-18s, though there was no official recognition or method to report such an event.

Graves is clear – this isn’t a one-off event. He believes that if everyone could see the data he has witnessed, we’d be having a very different conversation right now. Whether these UFOs are foreign drones or something else entirely, the truth is a matter of national security and scientific curiosity. Plus, our people deserve to know what’s happening up there!

Grusch, having also served the National Reconnaissance Office, hinted at his desire for more transparency in these matters. Meanwhile, Fravor, vividly recalled his encounter with an oval-shaped object off the California coast, describing its unusual speed and maneuverability that he thought was beyond our current scientific understanding.

It’s clear that there’s a shift in attitudes, with lawmakers pushing hard for the release of more information about these mysterious sightings. Amid all this, a group of bipartisan senators, led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, is making moves to pass a legislation that would require agencies to release all UAP-related records, reminiscent of the JFK disclosure law.

This conversation isn’t new, with a similar House panel hearing testimony from Pentagon officials last summer. But lawmakers are growing restless, with both parties expressing their frustration at the unnecessary secrecy maintained by military and intelligence agencies.

Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida says, “We should have disclosure today. We should have disclosure tomorrow. The time has come.” GOP Rep. Glenn Grothman, the subcommittee’s chairman, adds, “Several of us are going to look forward to getting some answers in a more confidential setting. I assume some legislation will come out of this.”

The truth is out there, and it seems we’re getting closer to it than ever before.