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People vs. Pentagon: The battle for UFO transparency

Christopher Sharp
Liberation Times
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 22:28 UTC
UFO Hearing
© AP Photo/Nathan HowardRyan Graves, Americans for Safe Aerospace Executive Director, from left, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Maj. David Grusch, and U.S. Navy (Ret.) Cmdr. David Fravor, testify before a House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee hearing on UFOs, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
It was an Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) office designed for failure.

And it was located within another office, one accused of persecuting UAP whistleblowers.

At one time, it was led by a now-tarnished Executive Secretary known for his vendetta against the Director of a former UAP program.

And now under a new name, the UAP office is missing in action, albeit for the private outbursts on LinkedIn by its current Director.

If the Pentagon intended this to be their approach to a UAP investigation, then it appears designed to obscure the truth, create obstacles for Congress and the public, and downplay or dismiss the concerns of whistleblowers.

And that's exactly how it has played out so far. Although we can only hope for better once its expected and delayed unclassified report is released in the upcoming weeks.

But it could have been different.

Step back into August 2020. The UAP Task Force (UAPTF) was formally established by then Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist.
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Lawmakers want subpoena power in UFO inquiries

Veronica Roseborough
The Hill
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:53 UTC
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© Greg NashReps. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) and Anna Luna (R-Fla.) pose for a photo before a House National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing to discuss Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are looking to expand their investigative power following their July hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), or UFOs, which they say left more questions than answers.

Reps. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) joined The Hill's event last week, "The Truth Is Out There: UFOs & National Security."

They emphasized the hearing only scratched the surface of existing intelligence on UFOs, partly because former intelligence official David Grusch, their star whistleblower, said he was unable to present classified evidence to substantiate his claims.

The trio of lawmakers are among those now leading a push for Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) to appoint a select committee on UAPs, though they have not yet heard back on the request.

Burchett said such a panel would allow lawmakers to subpoena people to speak on UAPs in an open setting.

"When you subpoena these folks, they'll have their lawyers there, but they will not be prosecuted under law," Burchett told The Hill's congressional reporter Mychael Schnell, who moderated the virtual event.

Comment: The bipartisan team have sent a letter to the current Intel Community IG asking for the information provided to him by Grusch (since they have been unsuccessful getting permission to get Grusch in a SCIF). Here's the press release:
August 22, 2023 Press Release

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., (Aug. 22, 2023) - U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) recently launched the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Caucus and led five of his colleagues on the caucus in a letter to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community Thomas A. Monheim. The members asked for follow-up information regarding David Grusch's testimony in the recent hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs).

During the hearing on July 26, 2023, in the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Air Force veteran and former intelligence officer David Grusch said he could not provide specific details regarding UAP crash retrieval programs or UAP reverse engineering programs because those details are classified. However, he testified that he provided the details to the Intelligence Community Inspector General's office.

Rep. Burchett and his colleagues requested information from the Intelligence Community Inspector General regarding which people and facilities are involved with UAP crash retrieval programs and reverse engineering programs.

The letter was sent by: U.S. Reps. Tim Burchett (TN-02), Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13), Nancy Mace (SC-01), Eric Burlison (MO-07), and Andy Ogles (TN-05)

You can read the full letter by clicking here.
Here is what they want from him:
1. Which intelligence community members, positions, facilities, military bases, or other actors are involved with UAP crash retrieval programs, directly or indirectly?
2. Which intelligence community members, positions, facilities, military bases, or other actors are involved with UAP reverse engineering programs, directly or indirectly?
They are requesting Monheim respond by Sept. 15, and if a SCIF is required, no later than Sept. 26.

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Flashback Best of the Web: Are alien-human 'hybrids' already walking among us? Indeed, claims retired professor David Jacobs

Dana Difilippo
philly.com
Wed, 16 Jul 2014 02:42 UTC
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The way David M. Jacobs sees it, aliens from outer space have been kidnapping humans for aeons and sexually molesting them to create human-alien hybrids that walk among us today undetected and will soon take over Earth.

He knows that sounds crazy.

But he long ago quit caring what people think of him. As director of the International Center for Abduction Research, Jacobs, 71, has made it his life's mission to investigate claims of extraterrestrial abduction.

"What I'm doing will either be an interesting but nonessential footnote to popular culture or the most important thing that's ever happened to humankind. I see it as the latter," said Jacobs, who's now working on his fifth book, tentatively titled The New People.

While most people might write off UFO believers as deluded, conspiracy-theorist kooks, Jacobs isn't your typical believer.

He was a tenured professor at Temple University, where he taught American history for 36 years before retiring in 2011. He's a married father of two who lives in a picturesque, 134-year-old Victorian just over the Philadelphia line, in Wyndmoor. He makes his case with well-reasoned, articulate explanations and applies a scholarly approach to his research, which he has shared in four books - printed by well-known and academic publishers.

Jacobs has interviewed about 150 people who say they've been abducted by aliens, the forgotten details of their cosmic kidnappings resurfacing in relaxation sessions the self-taught hypnotist does in his home.
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Bipartisan House group pushes for select committee, classified hearings into UFOs

Nick Robertson
The Hill
Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:31 UTC
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© Greg NashRep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) speaks to reporters as he arrives to the Capitol for a vote on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
The bipartisan group of representatives pushing for public information on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) is having difficulty continuing their effort after a blockbuster committee hearing last month.

The Hill hosted an event Thursday, The Truth Is Out There: UFOs & National Security, which was moderated by congressional reporter Mychael Schnell and featured three of the four members of Congress who have pushed for UAP transparency.


"I hear from people more on this subject than anything else," Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) said. "Not the Trump indictments, not Hunter Biden. They are talking about the UAP hearing because there's great interest in this government transparency issue."

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn) said the group — comprising Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla), Moskowitz and himself — will likely not get another opportunity for a hearing unless Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) designates a select committee on UAPs as they have requested.

Comment: Graves has started sharing video, photos, and accounts from commercial pilots on his Twitter page. Here is the first:



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Flashback Dutch publication interviews David Grusch

Max Moskowicz
New Revu
Tue, 27 Jun 2023 17:32 UTC
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© Drew Angerer / Getty ImagesDavid Grusch, a former U.S. intelligence official, testifies Wednesday at a House Oversight Committee hearing about unidentified aerial phenomena.



Comment: This interview was published over a month ago. What follows is a translation produced by DeepL, as it is not available in English.


Slowly the realization is dawning that we are not alone in the immense universe. In the U.S. in particular, that discussion has taken off after several presidents set up committees that are seriously working on uaps (unidentified aerial phenomenon). New Revu spoke with UFO whistleblower David Grusch, who reveals the existence and possession of UFOs and bodies of non-terrestrial pilots.

Before we go to the interview with David Grusch, let's take a brief history: for two years now I have been covering everything about UFOs/uaps for New Revu. Two weeks ago, both I and two more Dutch journalists received the suspected evidence of extraterrestrial existence from my source who wishes to remain anonymous for now. We were shown a preview of the interview in which CIA whistleblower David Grusch steps out of the shadow of his secrecy within the uap task force and reveals that the Americans appear to have been in possession of UFOs/uaps for decades.

We were also presented with documents endorsing these claims by Grusch. These UFOs, according to Grusch, have either been crashed and salvaged by secret services over the past 90 years or unearthed as if they were an archaeological find. Since then, according to insiders of this renowned whistleblower, very select organizations have been trying to figure out how the crashed, presumably non-terrestrial devices work. According to these insiders, the technology used is light years ahead of our technology, which would explain the great importance of the decades of secrecy and cover-ups by the U.S. government and others.
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Prosectuor reveals what the green 'aliens' in Peru really were

Kay Smythe
Daily Caller
Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:21 UTC
peru logging
© ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images
A report published Wednesday revealed what investigators and prosecutors found while hunting for a green alien who was reportedly attacking members of the Loreto community in Peru.

Villagers from the Ikitu tribe, who live in the Alto Nanay district of Peru, begged the military and government officials for help in August. They claimed a seven-foot tall green alien was hunting and attacking members of their community. The "aliens" were masked and caught on video chasing children and others around the area, according to La República.


Comment: See: Terrified Peruvian villagers claim they are under attack from 7ft-tall 'aliens' dubbed 'Face Peelers' as they plead with authorities to send backup


The prosecutor investigating the case, Carlos Castro Quintanilla, has reportedly indicated the "aliens" are actually illegal miners from Brazil and Colombia, the outlet stated. The miners were reportedly brought to the area by organized crime syndicates to help with the illegal extraction of gold.

Comment: See also:

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NASA's approach to UFOs appears remarkably unscientific

Marik Von Rennenkampff
The Hill
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 20:13 UTC
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© US Navy/KLASUFO captured on Navy radar, nicknamed "Gimbal"
In 2021, NASA administrator Bill Nelson suggested that mysterious objects encountered by military aviators in recent years may have extraterrestrial origins.

A few years earlier, then-Senator Nelson (D-Fla.) received classified briefings from fighter pilots who had observed mysterious objects exhibiting extraordinary flight characteristics. According to Nelson, "the hair stood up on the back of my neck" while reviewing a classified report on UFOs.

Nelson's briefings on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) undoubtedly influenced NASA's decision to establish a 16-member UAP Study Team, consisting largely of outside academics, to "lay the groundwork for future study on the nature of UAPs."

But from what can be gleaned publicly, the NASA panel appears to be taking a remarkably unscientific approach to the UFO phenomenon.

In May, NASA's UAP study team held its first public meeting. According to Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, the director of the Pentagon's UFO office and a speaker at the NASA-hosted forum, of the 800 reports received by his office by late May, the most common observations are of "spheres," 3-13 feet in size and "white, silver, [or] translucent" in color.

Intriguingly, sensors have observed such objects traveling at speeds ranging from "stationary to Mach 2," or twice the speed of sound, with "no thermal exhaust detected."
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Kirsten Gillibrand wants to know the truth about aliens

Shalie Donaldson
City & State New York
Tue, 08 Aug 2023 18:52 UTC
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© Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Protect Our CareU.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand defended service members who spoke out about UFOs and aliens.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand intends to get to the bottom of potential UFO activity.

While that's not a word you are likely to hear around the halls of government - the official term is unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP - the topic is currently the subject of heightened scrutiny. A House Oversight subcommittee held a hearing July 26 on UFOs in which lawmakers heard testimony from three former military officials who made claims ranging from allegations of the federal government sheltering alien spacecraft to encounters with unknown objects.

Having helped lead the effort to create the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office tasked with detecting and identifying mysterious objects a few years ago, probing for answers is right up Gillibrand's alley.

City & State caught up with the senator to discuss some of her recent legislative wins, the Trump indictment, the Equal Rights Amendment and the dire need for federal action to help New York support asylum-seekers. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
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UFO whistleblower David Grusch's health records leaked: Coulthart

Caitlyn Shelton
NewsNation
Tue, 08 Aug 2023 18:03 UTC
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NewsNation's exclusive interview with UFO whistleblower David Grusch sparked international attention with his claim the U.S. government has secretly been in possession of nonhuman spacecraft. Investigative journalist Ross Coulthart says Grusch believes the government may now be behind an effort to release his medical records in an effort to smear his credibility.

In a statement to NewsNation, Grusch said he learned The Intercept intends to publish an article that highlights previous struggles he had with post traumatic stress disorder, grief and depression, specifically incidents in 2014 and 2018. Coulthart thinks someone in the intelligence community leaked Grusch's medical records to the outlet.

"A temporary detention order transferred (Grusch) to a psychiatric unit and inpatient program where he got the treatment that he needed. This is a document, that if the media had done the right thing, would be in his police department file in the county sheriff's office," Coulthart told NewsNation host Chris Cuomo on Tuesday.

Coulthart continued: "Dave checked today because he assumed that the journalist had done his homework and just asked the local sheriff for the files. The sheriff has confirmed it did not come from him. The only other place that had this information is the intelligence community. (...) The intelligence community leaked it."

Comment: Here is NewsNation's coverage, including an interview with Rep. Byron Donalds on the link, and the need to investigate it.




Rep. Burchett isn't pleased, either:


He told Ask a Pol:
"That's just disgusting," Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) exclusively tells Ask a Pol. "Someone needs to lose their job."

While Burchett says it's too early to know where the leak came from, he's vowing to "dig into it" personally. And he's also planning to enlist the help of House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to help protect Grusch and other whistleblowers.

"I believe the Speaker will be very angry about this. I think he, like the rest of us, realizes our veterans and their sacrifice," Burchett says.

Burchett says instead of discrediting Grusch, he thinks this will attract

"I think it's gonna blow up in their face," Burchett tells Ak a Pol.
Update: The Intercept piece has been published, and its author clarifies that the report was not leaked, it was received via a FOIA request to the county:
The records were not confidential, medical, nor leaked. They are publicly available law enforcement records obtained under a routine Virginia FOIA request to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and provided by the office's FOIA coordinator. Copies of The Intercept's correspondence with the sheriff's office are being published with this story.
The question is whether the journalist was just fishing for info based on a public records search of Grusch's old addresses, or if he was directed where to look.

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Terrified Peruvian villagers claim they are under attack from 7ft-tall 'aliens' dubbed 'Face Peelers' as they plead with authorities to send backup

Chris Jewers
Daily Mail
Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:33 UTC
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Terrified villagers in a rural Peruvian district have claimed they have come under attack by 7ft-tall aliens they have dubbed Los Pelacaras (The Face Peelers). Pictured: A man with bandages around his head who was supposedly attacked is helped by two other villages
Terrified villagers in a rural Peruvian district have claimed they have come under attack by 7ft-tall aliens they have dubbed Los Pelacaras, or The Face Peelers.

Members of the Ikitu tribe from the San Antonio native community have reported mysterious figures in dark-coloured hoods attacking the villagers, who live in the rural district of Alto Nanay, north east of Lima, Peru.

After one such 'attack', a 15-year-old girl had to be taken to hospital.

Comment: The Sun reported:
It has been suggested the "beings" could be drones covered with cloth and masks to scare the locals by illegal miners in a Scooby Doo-style scheme.

Others have suggested the sightings could be a case of mass hysteria.

Police and the navy are now investigating the claims - with locals calling for a military force to be deployed in the region, which is a 10-hour river ride from Iquitos City.
Peruvian ufologist Anthony Choy claimed he had heard of accounts from across the Amazon about the so-called "aliens".

He stated he had heard there was a report from the city of Pucallpa of three boys being "attacked with laser beams".

And he claimed there was a similar report from the town of Contamana.

But he speculated this may be a case of mass hysteria - with real stories being embellished.

He suggested reports of human traffickers may be becoming intertwined with folklore and reports of alien abductions.

"There are legends that speak of the so-called 'peelers' who are a kind of mythical characters," he explained.

"That is what the communities constantly repeat."


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