A former Pentagon official testified to Congress that the U.S. authorities has proof that “we are not alone in the cosmos,” however {that a} “cabal” of officers is hiding the knowledge.
The official, Luiz Elizondo, is the previous head of the Protection Division’s Superior Aerospace Risk Identification Program (AATIP), which was tasked with investigating Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs). He and different witnesses testified earlier than the Home Oversight Committee.
“Excessive secrecy has lead to grave misdeeds against loyal civil servants, military personnel and the public, all to hide the fact that we are not alone in the cosmos,” Elizondo mentioned, later calling the group a “cabal.”
“A small cadre within our own government involving the UAP topic has created a culture of suppression and intimidation that I have personally been victim to, along with many of my former colleagues,” he continued.
A former Pentagon official says the federal government is withholding details about UAPs. (DANIEL SLIM/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
Elizondo went on to induce Congress to enact laws defending whistleblowers who’re at present too afraid to come back ahead about authorities operations.
“I believe that we as Americans can handle the truth. And I also believe the world deserves the truth,” he mentioned.
The listening to is a component of a bigger effort by lawmakers to analyze UAPs and decide whether or not parts throughout the authorities are unlawfully withholding proof from Congress.
One of many key applications concerned within the subject is the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Decision Workplace (AARO).
A UAP (unidentified anomalous phenomenon) was filmed from the usOmaha off the coast of San Diego in July 2019. (Jeremy Corbell/WeaponizedPodcast)
AARO’s mission is to synchronize efforts throughout the DoD and different U.S. federal departments and companies to “detect, identify and attribute objects of interest” in or round army amenities or airspace, which might pose a risk to security of operations or nationwide safety — this contains anomalous, unidentified house, airborne, submerged and trans-medium objects.
The Pentagon says this system has not uncovered any proof that UAPs have an extra-terrestrial origin.
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Dr. Tim Gallaudet, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, additionally testified at Wednesday’s listening to. He recounted an incident the place personnel aboard the usTheodore Roosevelt plane provider had a run-in with UAPs throughout a army train.
“Throughout this train, I acquired an electronic mail on the Navy’s safe community from the operations officer of Fleet Forces Command. The e-mail was addressed to all subordinate commanders, and the topic line learn in all capital letters: URGENT SAFETY OF FLIGHT ISSUE. The textual content of the e-mail was temporary however alarming, with phrases to the impact: ‘If any of you know what these are, tell me ASAP. We are having multiple near-midair collisions, and if we do not resolve it soon, we will have to shut down the exercise,'” Gallaudet said.
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“Attached to the email was what is now known as the “Go Fast” video, captured on the forward-looking infrared sensor onboard one of the Navy F/A-18 aircraft participating in the exercise,” he added.
“The very next day, the email disappeared from my account and those of the other recipients without explanation. Moreover, the Commander of Fleet Forces and his operations officer never discussed the incident again,” he continued.
A third witness, journalist Michael Shellenberger, says sources within the Pentagon assert the existence of an Unacknowledged Special Access Program (USAP) known as “Immaculate Constellation.”
Journalist Michael Shellenberger testified before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday.
He says the sources told him that the program consolidates information on UAPs that has been gathered by the military.
“A source warned that simply printing the name ‘Immaculate Constellation’ might set off authorities surveillance of me below the International Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of whoever publishes it,” Shellenberger mentioned. “‘They won’t comment on it, but talking about it will put you in the danger zone,’ I was told. ‘They enforce the secrecy with a lot of vigor.'”
