The House Oversight Committee, led by Republican members, is set to hold a highly anticipated hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), more commonly known as UFOs, on July 26. The hearing follows recent claims by a former intelligence official regarding crashed alien spacecraft allegedly discovered by the U.S. military. The Pentagon, however, has denied having any substantiating evidence to support these claims.
Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee, a leading figure in the committee's inquiry into UAPs, took to Twitter to announce the hearing date. The Republican lawmakers have expressed their commitment to exploring this subject further, prompting the scheduled session.
The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on UAPs on Wednesday, 7/26.
— Rep. Tim Burchett (@RepTimBurchett) July 17, 2023
We're done with the cover-ups.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was questioned about his beliefs regarding extraterrestrial life in light of Burchett's announcement.
"I will continue to see... But I think if we had found a UFO, I think the Department of Defense would tell us because they would probably want to request more money. I'd love to see whatever facts and information we have... I'm very supportive of letting the American people see what we have, where we go," McCarthy stated.
Burchett, alongside Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a fellow Republican from Florida, leads the committee's inquiry into UAPs. Burchett had previously hinted at the upcoming hearing, stating that professionals would be invited to testify. He also mentioned facing resistance from certain "alphabet agencies," without providing further details. When pressed by the press for more information,
"I'm sick of government... that does not trust the people," Burchett voiced his frustration.
Earlier in 2023, the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) reported that it had examined over 800 UAP cases spanning several decades. However, no conclusive evidence attributing these phenomena to alien origins had been identified. Sean Kirkpatrick, the director of AARO, informed a Senate subcommittee in April that "only a very small percentage" of UAP reports could be classified as "anomalous."
He emphasized that the majority of these unidentified objects were often mundane in nature, such as balloons, unmanned aerial systems, clutter, natural phenomena, or other explainable sources.
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