December 22, 2025 • 10 mins
Cristina Gomez discusses the latest UAP developments from Capitol Hill including a new whistleblower working with the UAP Caucus, Rep. Nancy Mace's shocking statements, and Ross Coulthart's predictions for UFO disclosure in 2026 under the Trump administration.
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00:00 - New Whistleblower Emerges
00:38 - Grusch's Future on Capitol Hill
01:44 - CIA Crash Recovery Confirmed?
03:29 - Mace Wants Rubio in a SCIF
04:12 - Ross Coulthart on Trump & NHI
05:27 - Hollywood's UFO Connection
06:51 - Catastrophic Disclosure Warning
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00:00 - New Whistleblower Emerges
00:38 - Grusch's Future on Capitol Hill
01:44 - CIA Crash Recovery Confirmed?
03:29 - Mace Wants Rubio in a SCIF
04:12 - Ross Coulthart on Trump & NHI
05:27 - Hollywood's UFO Connection
06:51 - Catastrophic Disclosure Warning
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
A new whistleblower is working with Congress, more specifically the
UAP Caucus. Members of Congress say a documentary just revealed
things they have never heard in their own hearings, and
one lawmaker wants Secretary of State Margo Rubio in a
classified UFO briefing. It seems that over the past few
days a lot has happened on Capitol Hill. Journalist Matt
(00:22):
Laslow from Ascopole caught members of Congress right after one
of the final votes of twenty twenty five, and what
they revealed tells us exactly where things stand heading in
the next year. As always, I'm here to report the
information without bias, and you can decide what to believe.
You can find the sources of my detailed articles at
ufonews dot com, along with in the description box below. Hey,
(00:44):
follow yours. I'm Christina Gomez and welcome to this episode
of UFO News Updates. On December sixteenth, Congressman Eric Burlison
spoke with Matt Laslow about the current state of UAP investigations.
When asked about a potential public hearing, Burlison explained they
are focused on getting people into a skiff first, which
is a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility, which is a secure
(01:06):
room where classified information can be discussed more freely. But
here's where things get really interesting.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
There's one person that's new whistleblower that we have a
lead on that might go public.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
There's a long process to be a whistleblower, and Burlerson
is indicating this person may be willing to testify publicly.
Laslo also asked about David Grush and he went from
speaking to Congress about non human biologics to now working
as a special advisor for Congressman Burlison's staff. Burlson confirmed
Grush will continue into the next year, but for how
(01:41):
long depends on whether additional hearings are needed, and to
be honest, he stayed there a lot longer than many
people expected. Are you is he still going to be
understaff next year?
Speaker 2 (01:52):
How'd that go at this time? I mean, well, in
the next year, I don't know how far. Yeah, it
all depends on if we have other hearings that we
need to be prepped for things like that.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
He also mentioned Grush is putting together an end of
the year synapsis a review of what has been accomplished
and what remains to be done and what threads need
to be pulled in order to continue to push the
UAP disclosure. Now, this is very significant. It suggests the
Congressional UAP Effort is actively organizing a strategy for the
(02:27):
upcoming year in twenty twenty six. It's also worth noting
that back in October of twenty twenty four, former Congressman
Matt Gets stated on The Benny Show that it is
now open source knowledge that the CIA has a crash
retieve recovery operation for non human intelligence tech and biologics.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
Well, we're learning more each and every day. You're getting
the tie traded leaking on the UFOs, Like, it's now
open source information that the CIA has a program around
craft recovery. That's not a question anymore. And so that's
probably where I would start, the craft recovery and the
biologics that have been taken from those crafts.
Speaker 4 (03:07):
People are people going to be ready for that?
Speaker 3 (03:11):
I think you got to let it out there. You don't,
you don't in order the benefit of the citizen read
by keeping those kinds of secrets.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
From the gates was framing it as an established fact,
not as speculation. In another interview that Matt lastlow caught
with Nancy Mays. She walked up to him and what
she said caught everyone off guard. Nancy Mays had just
watched Age of Disclosure, the new UAP documentary, and her
reaction to it was very strong. Take a listen.
Speaker 4 (03:41):
I wish we'd had more time at our hearing because
I go, like I learned more commentary, you know, so
like we need to do it again.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
Think about that, just for a moment, A sitting member
of Congress who has participated in UAP hearings is saying
a documentary gave her information she did not receive through
innofficial channel. Now that raises very serious questions about what's
being withheld from lawmakers and what information was placed in
the documentary That left everyone very shocked. When asked if
(04:12):
she would want Secretary of State Marco Rubio to come
in for a briefing, Mace didn't even hesitate.
Speaker 3 (04:18):
I want to get in a skiff with Ribo.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
That's what I want to get in a classified setting
with Rubio and find out what he does now, because
that would be very interesting.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
Rubio, of course, has been one of the most vocal
senators on the UAP issue, and he has stated publicly
that credible people with long careers have told him things that,
if true, would be very significant, and Mace wants to
know what he knows now. Rubio has been in the
news lately. Some think he has been briefed on the
UAP issue, while others think he's not in the need
(04:49):
to know, And yet it seems that Nancy Mace believes
that Rubio might have all of the answers. She also
made another point worth hearing the details that they provided,
that we had heard that hearing some of it was
just just the tiniest detail made the biggest separance.
Speaker 3 (05:07):
You know what I'm saying.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Yeah, right, But there's still so much more to cover,
so stay with me, investigate. A journalist, Ross Coulthard addressed
several important topics during the Reality Check Q and A
this week, and his perspective on this upcoming year is
worth hearing. When asked about his outlook for twenty twenty six,
Ross was very direct.
Speaker 4 (05:26):
Everything hangs on one man, Donald Trump. Donald Trump's a
transactional person. He'll be asking the question now that he's
been briefed, and I'm sure he has been about NHI.
What's in it for him? You know? What benefit is
derived for him to be the person who comes forward
(05:47):
and tells the public the truth. I'm very influenced by
the fact that good people like David Grush and others
have talked about agreements, and there's a question mark in
my mind, is there some kind of agreement that strain's
government from revealing what it knows about the phenomenon.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
Ross believes Trump has been briefed on non human intelligence.
The question now is whether the upcoming administration sees value
in being the one to tell the American public the truth.
Ross also addressed something that has been discussed in ufology
for decades, the idea that Hollywood has been used to
prepare the public for certain ideas about UFOs, and he
(06:27):
referenced Chase Brandon, who served as the CIA's Entertainment liaison
officer from nineteen ninety six to two thousand and seven,
and Brandon's job was to help shape how UFOs and
the intelligence community were portrayed in movies and in television.
This brings us to Steven Spielberg's new film Disclosure Day,
(06:48):
set to be released in June of twenty twenty six.
The trailer shows Emily Blunt as a weather broadcaster who
appears to speak in a very strange clicking sound during
a live broadcast. Now, Spielberg has a long hittory with
this subject, going back to Close Encounters of the Third
Kind and et. I did a show on Friday talking
about all the theories on what people are assuming will
(07:10):
take place in that movie. And I will place that
link in the description box below for you. But here's
this clip from Ross.
Speaker 4 (07:16):
And I guess that's the suspicion that people have with
Steven Spielberg. Is he being used? Has he been fed?
Because Close Encounters particularly was an extremely well informed film.
A lot of the ideas in Close Encounters endure today
in a lot of the witness accounts and experiencer accounts.
Speaker 1 (07:35):
The bigger picture, however, according to Ross, is that the
cover up is becoming impossible to maintain. He warned that
if the government did not control the narrative, there is
a risk of what is called catastrophic disclosure. Do you
agree or disagree with Ross's statement? Let me know your
thoughts in the comments.
Speaker 4 (07:53):
So it's much better for government to do this in
a controlled way. I worry, frankly some of the things
I get told by people because I do think that
it would be been a for government to control the
narrative on this and explain to the public why they're
doing what they're doing.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
So where does this all leave us when we're heading
into twenty twenty six Leave your thoughts in the comments.
I'm Christina Gilmez and that is it for today. I
will see you again tomorrow at ten AMPST for another
UFO news update. Be safe and remember keep your eyes
on the skies. If you enjoyed today's show, hit that
(09:45):
li like button and if you're not subscribed, what are
you waiting for? Hit the notification bell. As I do.
Daily UFO news and updates, rash a wave stories, government
disclosures and breaking developments land here every single day.
Speaker 3 (10:00):
FO
A new whistleblower is working with Congress, more specifically the
UAP Caucus. Members of Congress say a documentary just revealed
things they have never heard in their own hearings, and
one lawmaker wants Secretary of State Margo Rubio in a
classified UFO briefing. It seems that over the past few
days a lot has happened on Capitol Hill. Journalist Matt
(00:22):
Laslow from Ascopole caught members of Congress right after one
of the final votes of twenty twenty five, and what
they revealed tells us exactly where things stand heading in
the next year. As always, I'm here to report the
information without bias, and you can decide what to believe.
You can find the sources of my detailed articles at
ufonews dot com, along with in the description box below. Hey,
(00:44):
follow yours. I'm Christina Gomez and welcome to this episode
of UFO News Updates. On December sixteenth, Congressman Eric Burlison
spoke with Matt Laslow about the current state of UAP investigations.
When asked about a potential public hearing, Burlison explained they
are focused on getting people into a skiff first, which
is a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility, which is a secure
(01:06):
room where classified information can be discussed more freely. But
here's where things get really interesting.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
There's one person that's new whistleblower that we have a
lead on that might go public.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
There's a long process to be a whistleblower, and Burlerson
is indicating this person may be willing to testify publicly.
Laslo also asked about David Grush and he went from
speaking to Congress about non human biologics to now working
as a special advisor for Congressman Burlison's staff. Burlson confirmed
Grush will continue into the next year, but for how
(01:41):
long depends on whether additional hearings are needed, and to
be honest, he stayed there a lot longer than many
people expected. Are you is he still going to be
understaff next year?
Speaker 2 (01:52):
How'd that go at this time? I mean, well, in
the next year, I don't know how far. Yeah, it
all depends on if we have other hearings that we
need to be prepped for things like that.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
He also mentioned Grush is putting together an end of
the year synapsis a review of what has been accomplished
and what remains to be done and what threads need
to be pulled in order to continue to push the
UAP disclosure. Now, this is very significant. It suggests the
Congressional UAP Effort is actively organizing a strategy for the
(02:27):
upcoming year in twenty twenty six. It's also worth noting
that back in October of twenty twenty four, former Congressman
Matt Gets stated on The Benny Show that it is
now open source knowledge that the CIA has a crash
retieve recovery operation for non human intelligence tech and biologics.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
Well, we're learning more each and every day. You're getting
the tie traded leaking on the UFOs, Like, it's now
open source information that the CIA has a program around
craft recovery. That's not a question anymore. And so that's
probably where I would start, the craft recovery and the
biologics that have been taken from those crafts.
Speaker 4 (03:07):
People are people going to be ready for that?
Speaker 3 (03:11):
I think you got to let it out there. You don't,
you don't in order the benefit of the citizen read
by keeping those kinds of secrets.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
From the gates was framing it as an established fact,
not as speculation. In another interview that Matt lastlow caught
with Nancy Mays. She walked up to him and what
she said caught everyone off guard. Nancy Mays had just
watched Age of Disclosure, the new UAP documentary, and her
reaction to it was very strong. Take a listen.
Speaker 4 (03:41):
I wish we'd had more time at our hearing because
I go, like I learned more commentary, you know, so
like we need to do it again.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
Think about that, just for a moment, A sitting member
of Congress who has participated in UAP hearings is saying
a documentary gave her information she did not receive through
innofficial channel. Now that raises very serious questions about what's
being withheld from lawmakers and what information was placed in
the documentary That left everyone very shocked. When asked if
(04:12):
she would want Secretary of State Marco Rubio to come
in for a briefing, Mace didn't even hesitate.
Speaker 3 (04:18):
I want to get in a skiff with Ribo.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
That's what I want to get in a classified setting
with Rubio and find out what he does now, because
that would be very interesting.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
Rubio, of course, has been one of the most vocal
senators on the UAP issue, and he has stated publicly
that credible people with long careers have told him things that,
if true, would be very significant, and Mace wants to
know what he knows now. Rubio has been in the
news lately. Some think he has been briefed on the
UAP issue, while others think he's not in the need
(04:49):
to know, And yet it seems that Nancy Mace believes
that Rubio might have all of the answers. She also
made another point worth hearing the details that they provided,
that we had heard that hearing some of it was
just just the tiniest detail made the biggest separance.
Speaker 3 (05:07):
You know what I'm saying.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Yeah, right, But there's still so much more to cover,
so stay with me, investigate. A journalist, Ross Coulthard addressed
several important topics during the Reality Check Q and A
this week, and his perspective on this upcoming year is
worth hearing. When asked about his outlook for twenty twenty six,
Ross was very direct.
Speaker 4 (05:26):
Everything hangs on one man, Donald Trump. Donald Trump's a
transactional person. He'll be asking the question now that he's
been briefed, and I'm sure he has been about NHI.
What's in it for him? You know? What benefit is
derived for him to be the person who comes forward
(05:47):
and tells the public the truth. I'm very influenced by
the fact that good people like David Grush and others
have talked about agreements, and there's a question mark in
my mind, is there some kind of agreement that strain's
government from revealing what it knows about the phenomenon.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
Ross believes Trump has been briefed on non human intelligence.
The question now is whether the upcoming administration sees value
in being the one to tell the American public the truth.
Ross also addressed something that has been discussed in ufology
for decades, the idea that Hollywood has been used to
prepare the public for certain ideas about UFOs, and he
(06:27):
referenced Chase Brandon, who served as the CIA's Entertainment liaison
officer from nineteen ninety six to two thousand and seven,
and Brandon's job was to help shape how UFOs and
the intelligence community were portrayed in movies and in television.
This brings us to Steven Spielberg's new film Disclosure Day,
(06:48):
set to be released in June of twenty twenty six.
The trailer shows Emily Blunt as a weather broadcaster who
appears to speak in a very strange clicking sound during
a live broadcast. Now, Spielberg has a long hittory with
this subject, going back to Close Encounters of the Third
Kind and et. I did a show on Friday talking
about all the theories on what people are assuming will
(07:10):
take place in that movie. And I will place that
link in the description box below for you. But here's
this clip from Ross.
Speaker 4 (07:16):
And I guess that's the suspicion that people have with
Steven Spielberg. Is he being used? Has he been fed?
Because Close Encounters particularly was an extremely well informed film.
A lot of the ideas in Close Encounters endure today
in a lot of the witness accounts and experiencer accounts.
Speaker 1 (07:35):
The bigger picture, however, according to Ross, is that the
cover up is becoming impossible to maintain. He warned that
if the government did not control the narrative, there is
a risk of what is called catastrophic disclosure. Do you
agree or disagree with Ross's statement? Let me know your
thoughts in the comments.
Speaker 4 (07:53):
So it's much better for government to do this in
a controlled way. I worry, frankly some of the things
I get told by people because I do think that
it would be been a for government to control the
narrative on this and explain to the public why they're
doing what they're doing.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
So where does this all leave us when we're heading
into twenty twenty six Leave your thoughts in the comments.
I'm Christina Gilmez and that is it for today. I
will see you again tomorrow at ten AMPST for another
UFO news update. Be safe and remember keep your eyes
on the skies. If you enjoyed today's show, hit that
(09:45):
li like button and if you're not subscribed, what are
you waiting for? Hit the notification bell. As I do.
Daily UFO news and updates, rash a wave stories, government
disclosures and breaking developments land here every single day.
Speaker 3 (10:00):
FO
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