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This is the printed record of a July 29, 1968 symposium on unidentified flying objects held by the Committee on Science and Astronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives, chaired by Rep. J. Edward Roush. The committee heard statements from six scientists: J. Allen Hynek, James E. McDonald, Carl Sagan, Robert L. Hall, James A. Harder and Robert M. L. Baker. It also printed papers from Donald Menzel, Stanton Friedman, Frank Salisbury and others. Hynek argued that puzzling UFO reports from competent witnesses deserve serious scientific study.
This is the transcript of an April 19, 2023 hearing of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, chaired by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. AARO Director Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick testified on the office's mission, budget, data collection and review of the historical record. He said AARO had found no credible evidence of extraterrestrial activity or off-world technology. He also presented trend data and two declassified MQ-9 videos, and one of them was resolved as a commuter aircraft.
H.R. 6967, the Safe Airspace for Americans Act, was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 11, 2024 by Rep. Robert Garcia of California with five cosponsors. The bill would require the FAA Administrator to set up procedures for civilian aviation personnel to report, archive and investigate unidentified anomalous phenomena, and to share those reports with the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. It also protects pilots' medical and airman certificates and bars reprisals against people who report UAP.
H.R. 8424, the UAP Transparency Act, was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 16, 2024, by Mr. Burchett with Mr. Moskowitz, Mrs. Luna and Mr. Burlison, and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The bill would require the President, within 270 days of enactment, to direct every federal agency holding records on unidentified anomalous phenomena to declassify them and post them on a public website. It would also require quarterly progress reports to House and Senate committees.
H.R. 10111, the UAP Whistleblower Protection Act, was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on November 12, 2024 by Mr. Burchett with Ms. Mace, Mrs. Luna and Mr. Burlison. It was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability and to the Intelligence and Armed Services committees. The bill amends federal law so that disclosures about using federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material are protected. The protection covers civilian employees, the FBI, the armed forces, DoD and civilian contractors, and the intelligence community.
H.R. 1187, the UAP Transparency Act, was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Mr. Burchett on February 11, 2025 and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The bill would require the President, within 270 days of enactment, to direct every federal department or agency holding records on unidentified anomalous phenomena to declassify them and post them on a public website. It also requires progress reports to Congress starting at 360 days and quarterly thereafter.
H.R. 5060, the UAP Whistleblower Protection Act, is a bill that Representatives Burchett and Luna introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on August 29, 2025. It was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Armed Services Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The bill amends federal whistleblower laws to protect disclosures about the use of federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material. The protections would cover civilian employees, FBI staff, the armed forces, defense and civilian contractors, and the intelligence community.
This is the printed transcript of a September 9, 2025 hearing held by the U.S. House Oversight Committee's Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, chaired by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna. The witnesses were Jeffrey Nuccetelli, Alexandro Wiggins, George Knapp, Dylan Borland and Joe Spielberger. They described UAP incursions at Vandenberg Air Force Base from 2003 to 2005 and a tic-tac-shaped object seen from USS Jackson in 2023. Members criticized AARO and called for whistleblower protections and the UAP Disclosure Act.
H.R. 5231, the Safe Airspace for Americans Act, was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on September 9, 2025 by Mr. Garcia of California with three cosponsors. The bill would require the FAA Administrator to set up procedures for civilian aviation personnel to report, archive and investigate unidentified anomalous phenomena incidents and to share them with the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office. It also protects reporters' medical and airmen certificates, bars reprisals, and defines UAP and transmedium objects.
H.R. 8197 is a bill that Mr. Burchett introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on April 6, 2026, during the 119th Congress. It was referred to the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Within 60 days of enactment, the Secretary of Defense would have to terminate the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office and transfer its functions to other Defense Department elements. The bill also bars any similar centralized office, repeals Section 1683 of the FY2022 NDAA, and defines unidentified anomalous phenomena.