CD278: All Three UAP Hearings

Since May 2022, Congress has held three hearings looking into Unidentified Aerial Phenomena and the possibility of non-human intelligent life flying aircraft on Earth. In this episode, hear testimony from three Defense Department officials and three credible whistleblowers, whose testimony is often as contradictory as it is shocking.

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Background Sources

Whistleblower Protections

“Whistleblower Protections for Employees of Government Contractors Under the NDAA.” Clayton E. Wire. 2020. Ogborn Mihm LLP.

Security Classifications

“Chapter 7: Classification Levels.” Security Classification of Information, Volume 2. Principles for Classification of Information. Arvin S. Quist. Oak Ridge National Laboratory: 1993.

UAP Background

“Military whistleblower claims US has UFO retrieval program.” Brian Entin. June 6, 2023. NewsNation.

“Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin.” Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal. June 5, 2023. The Debrief.

“ Navy pilots describe encounters with UFOs.” May 16, 2021. 60 Minutes.

“On the Trail of a Secret Pentagon U.F.O. Program.” Ralph Blumenthal. December 18, 2017. The New York Times.

“Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program.” Helene Cooper et al. December 16, 2017. The New York Times.

Independent Research and Development

“Independent Research and Development.” National Defense Industrial Association.

SCIFs

“Inside the fortified rooms securing U.S. secrets.” Derek Hawkins et al. April 26, 2023. The Washington Post.

Kirkpatrick Response Letter

“AARO DIRECTOR ISSUES STATEMENT ON U.S. HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE'S UFO HEARING…” D. Dean Johnson (@ddeanjohnson). Twitter.

Audio Sources

Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency

July 26, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs

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Witnesses:

• Commander David Fravor (Ret.), Former Commanding Officer, United States Navy

• Ryan Graves, Executive Director, Americans for Safe Aerospace

• David Grusch, Former National Reconnaissance Office Representative, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, Department of Defense

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