What on Earth (or Beyond) Is Going on in U.S. Skies?

Whistleblowers accuse the government of a secret, ‘multidecade’ program that recovers and reverse engineers UFOs—among other bombastic claims.

Jack Daleo

Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 05:05 PM ET

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Retired Major David Grusch and former Navy pilot Ryan Graves prepare to deliver opening remarks to the House Oversight subcommittee. [Courtesy: C-SPAN]

Key Takeaways:

Three whistleblowers, including former intelligence officer David Grusch, testified to Congress that the U.S. government is concealing a multi-decade program to recover and reverse-engineer UAPs (UFOs), allegedly possessing "nonhuman" craft and biologics.
Retired Navy pilots David Fravor and Ryan Graves shared their encounters with advanced UAPs, emphasizing the objects' superior technology and criticizing the military's inadequate reporting systems and the stigma surrounding UAP sightings.
Despite the Department of Defense's denial of Grusch's claims, the testimonies generated bipartisan interest in greater transparency on UAPs, leading to proposed legislation aimed at declassifying records and improving reporting to address national security and flight safety concerns.

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Congressional hearings aren’t known for being firecrackers. But on Wednesday, three whistleblowers testified before the House Oversight subcommittee that the government knows more about unidentified aerial phenomena—or UAPs, the government’s preferred term for UFOs—than it’s letting on.

Retired Major David Grusch, who served 14 years as an intelligence officer with the U.S. Air Force and National Geospacial Intelligence Agency, told Congress that government officials are concealing a “multidecade” program dedicated to recovering and reverse engineering UFOs. Among other bombastic claims, Grusch alleged the government is in possession of aircraft and “biologics” of “nonhuman” origin. Cue the X-Files theme.