"Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth" is a U.S. House congressional hearing record from the 118th Congress, published by the U.S. Government Publishing Office on 2024-11-13.
What is this hearing about?
This is the official House hearing record titled "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth", produced by Congress, House of Representatives. It is part of the public congressional record relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP).
Where can I read the full transcript?
The complete official transcript is published by GovInfo (U.S. Government Publishing Office). Use the source link below to read or download the full record.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Immaculate Constellation program described at this hearing?
According to Shellenberger's testimony, Immaculate Constellation is the name of an alleged unacknowledged special access program within the U.S. military. He said a whistleblower's report describes it as a strategic intelligence program that consolidates UAP observations from military and civilian collection platforms, including imagery from low Earth orbit, the upper atmosphere, and maritime environments.
The report that was just shared with Congress says Immaculate Constellation serves as a central or parent USAP that consolidates observations of UAPs by both tasked and untasked collection platforms. Immaculate Constellation includes high-quality imagery intelligence and measurement and signature intelligence of UAPs, the whistleblower's report adds. The sources of this intelligence are a blend of directed and incidental collection capacities, capabilities, position in low Earth orbit, the upper atmosphere, as well as military and civilian aviation altitudes and maritime environments.
Why did Gallaudet say the disappearing email was significant?
Gallaudet testified that the email described near-midair collisions during a live Navy exercise and asked whether anyone knew what the objects were. He said it vanished from his account the next day without explanation, and the issue was never raised again in weekly command meetings. He said this led him to conclude the information had been classified within a special access program that senior officials like himself were not cleared to access.
What did Elizondo say about threats against UAP whistleblowers?
Elizondo testified that he and former colleagues have faced unwarranted criminal investigations, harassment, and efforts to destroy their credibility after providing classified testimony to the Department of Defense and intelligence community Inspector General. He described this as coming from a small group within the government and said it was not hyperbole.
Many of my former colleagues and I have provided classified testimony to both the Department of Defense and the intelligence community Inspector General, and many of us have subsequently been targeted by this cabal with threats to our careers, our security clearances, and even our lives. This is not hyperbole but a genuine fact, and this is wrong.
What role did witnesses say NASA could play in UAP research?
Gold testified that NASA could host symposia on UAP, use artificial intelligence to search its archives for anomalous data, and expand its aviation safety reporting system to collect UAP reports from civilian pilots. He said the reporting system has collected nearly 2 million reports over 47 years and could generate a large volume of UAP data.
Was this hearing bipartisan?
Members from both parties participated and several emphasized the bipartisan nature of the hearing. Rep. Garcia said bipartisanship on UAPs is critical, and Rep. Moskowitz noted that bipartisan cooperation had also occurred in classified briefing settings. Members from both sides of the aisle co-sponsored related legislation, including the Safe Airspace for Americans Act.
What did Rep. Grothman say about the prior year's hearing and follow-up?
Grothman said that after the prior hearing, he led briefings with the Department of Defense Inspector General, the intelligence community Inspector General, and AARO. He noted that none of those agencies were able to substantiate the claims made by David Grusch at the prior hearing, despite repeated questioning by committee members inside and outside of the SCIF.
While these agencies have been helpful to us in understanding the challenges that come from collecting UAP data, none of them have been able to substantiate the claims made at this hearing last year by David Grusch, despite our Committee Members endlessly questioning these agencies inside and outside of the SCIF.
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