“There are phenomena that have been witnessed by multiple people that are just inexplicable by the science available to us.”
House Oversight UAP Hearing - November 13, 2024
- Date
- 13 Nov 2024
- Venue
- House Oversight Subcommittees on Cybersecurity, IT, and Government Innovation and on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs
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30 speakers, A to ZAdmiral GallaudetRear Admiral3 statementsAndy BiggsRepresentative4 statementsAndy OglesRepresentative7 statementsBiggsRepresentative12 statementsDaniel GoldChief Growth Officer2 statementsDr. GallaudetRear Admiral29 statementsElizondoFormer Government Official5 statementsEric BurlisonU.S. Congressman14 statementsGallaudetRear Admiral9 statementsGarciaRepresentative10 statementsGlenn GrothmanU.S. Congressman37 statementsGoldChief Growth Officer4 statementsJared MoskowitzRepresentative30 statementsLuis ElizondoFormer Government Official79 statementsMichael GoldChief Growth Officer26 statementsMichael Shellenberger34 statementsMr. ElizondoFormer Government Official13 statementsMr. GarciaRepresentative26 statementsMr. GoldChief Growth Officer1 statementMr. HigginsU.S. Representative13 statementsMr. Shellenberger21 statementsMr. TimmonsU.S. Congressman1 statementMs. Boebert15 statementsMs. Mace5 statementsNancy Mace34 statementsShellenberger1 statementTim BurchettRepresentative17 statementsTim GallaudetRear Admiral24 statements
Unknown Speaker1 statement
William TimmonsU.S. Congressman13 statementsTranscript
490 statements, in transcript orderEach entry is one claim, quoted word for word. These are extracted statements, not the full record: the original document has everything.
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“nonhuman intelligence exists, nonhuman intelligence has been interacting with humanity. This interaction is not new and has been ongoing, and they're unelected people in the government that are aware of that.”
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“there are certain individuals who did not want this hearing to happen because they feared what might be disclosed.”
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“Some of the testimony you will hear them deliver today does not reflect well on influential individuals and agencies within the U.S. Federal Government and, perhaps, some of our contractors.”
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“This hearing is intended to help Congress and the American people to learn the extent of the programs and activities our government has engaged in with respect to UAPs and what knowledge it has yielded. This includes, of course, any knowledge of extraterrestrial life or technology of nonhuman origin.”
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“If government-funded research on UAPs has not yielded any useful knowledge, we also need to know those facts. Taxpayers deserve to know how much has been invested. How much has been spent? They should not be kept in the dark to spare the Pentagon a little bit of embarrassment.”
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“The Pentagon has failed six consecutive audits. In fact, it has never actually passed one.”
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“Adding to this is a runaway, overclassification of documents and materials, and reluctance to declassify materials when appropriate, and, at times, an outright refusal to share critical information with Congress.”
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“Congress has tried in recent years to lift the veil and find out if information about UAPs is being withheld not only from the American public but also from their elected Representatives in Congress.”
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“Part of the transparency effort was legislation created in the Pentagon, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, or AARO, but the new office is struggling to get its footing.”
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“A recent statutorily required report from AARO intended to illuminate the government's historic assessment of UAPs was heavily criticized by those seeking UAP transparency. The report has stoked suspicions AARO is unable or, perhaps, unwilling to bring forward the truth about the government's activities concerning UAPs.”
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“I am disturbed that AARO itself lacks transparency. Even its budget is kept from the public. So, if there is no there ''there'', then why are we spending money on it, and by how much? Why the secrecy if it is really no big deal and there is nothing there? Why hide it from the American people?”
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“We will also hear, from the witnesses today, allegations of UAP-related misinformation and disinformation by government officials of which they are personally aware and directly experienced.”
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“And we will hear testimony today concerning recent revelations about a purportedly secret UAP program whose existence and findings may have been improperly withheld from Congress.”
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“this is going to be the original document from the Pentagon about Immaculate Constellation that Michael Shellenberger delivered to Congress today. So, thank you, Mr. Shellenberger, for this information. We are all reading it in real time now, and Mr. Burchett will enter it into the record, but 12 pages about this unacknowledged special access program that your government says does not exist.”
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“I want to say that I was greatly saddened to hear about the recent news of Mr. Connolly's cancer diagnosis. And I want to convey to him and to all of our colleagues, we wish our very best to you and a full and speedy recovery.”
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“I want to thank the Chairwoman and the Chairman both for their continued support and really treating this discussion and these hearings in a way that is bipartisan.”
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“I think one thing that is very important for all of us that are interested in the conversation around UAPs, is that this is an area that both Republicans and Democrats, while we may disagree in a lot of other spaces, this is an area where bipartisanship is really important.”
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“We should always ground these conversations in facts, evidence, and the data in front of us.”
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“We know that there are objects or phenomena observed in our airspace, as our witnesses will testify, and also, possibly, in our oceans.”
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“In many cases, we do not know what they are, and, of course, this is why we are discussing UAPs.”
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“The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, AARO, has reported hundreds of UAPs that remain, quote, ''uncharacterized and unattributed'' and which, quote, ''appear to have demonstrated unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities and require further analysis.''”
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“Now, we should not prejudge what they might be. I am certainly not going to. We need evidence. But we are detecting things, and we know that we do not understand them, and this is worth investigating.”
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“The American people have legitimate questions, and I believe it is critical that Congress should help address them.”
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“This is about the truth, and science and facts.”
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“Transparency and faith in our institutions is vital in a good democracy.”
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“In our last hearing in July, we heard testimony that a significant number of pilots of major airlines have witnessed UAPs as well, but have no real confidential way of reporting them to the government.”
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“We heard that commercial pilots, when encountering UAPs, may be hesitant to speak openly due to stigma or fear of retaliation.”
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“We also know that AARO has reported that, and I want to quote, that ''most reports still reflect a bias toward restricted military airspace, a result of reporting from military personnel, and sensors presence in such areas.''”
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“And so, the lack of ability for civilian pilots raises real safety concerns and limits our ability to understand UAPs.”
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“This is a particular piece of this conversation that I am very interested in.”
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“Now, our last hearing inspired us to introduce the Safe Airspace for Americans Act, joined by Chairman Grothman, Chairwoman Mace, and a bipartisan group of cosponsors.”
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“And that would create a safe reporting for the UAP process, which we want to continue to do.”
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“Now, Members of both parties and senior officials in multiple administrations have now taken an interest in this issue.”
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“Mainstream media, in many cases, are beginning to take more of an interest in this issue, and we should all be proud to carry that work and build confidence for the American people.”
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“I believe we can always be more transparent.”
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“To me, this hearing and others are simply about the truth and getting to the facts of what these UAPs actually are.”
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“It is very important that we show that Democrats and Republicans in Congress can work together to cut through misinformation and look for a serious and thoughtful way to have the discussion in public.”
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“Many of us have also called for additional public hearings to discuss UAPs.”
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“This should be a topic that continues on throughout the Congress so we can gather more information, data, and work with the relevant agencies to gather more information.”
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