Congressman Proposes Whistleblower Protection for UFO Observers
A UFO-obsessed Republican congressman has introduced an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act to provide new protections for UFO whistleblowers. Representative Mike Gallagher has been pushing for a new rule to establish a process for receiving reports of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). It is hoped that once these elements are in place, soldiers and contractors will feel more comfortable sharing details of unexplained phenomena they see on the battlefield.
The Drive suggests this could be a way to resolve the pervasive rumors that the government has evidence of extraterrestrial life. Those who come forward should be confident that they will not violate secrecy laws and that they will be protected from retaliation. There are some on the UFO loudspeaker circuit, for example, who say they have evidence of extraterrestrial life but cannot reveal it for fear of being imprisoned.
The idea that the United States has had secret dealings with extraterrestrial life is something of a hobbyhorse for Gallagher. Last May, Politico reported that Gallagher used a House Intelligence Committee meeting to brief Pentagon officials about a glowing orb floating over Montana that briefly shut down a nuclear weapons facility in 1967. This story apparently comes from the book Unidentified: The UFO Phenomenon, by former USAF Airman Robert Salas. At the time, Pentagon officials denied the existence of a secret trove of evidence regarding extraterrestrial life.
In 2020, the Pentagon released a series of videos it had received regarding UAPs, showing pilots capturing something moving in their line of sight. But officials added that there was nothing more to share and that he was unable to prove to anyone's satisfaction that the events presented were the result of an extraterrestrial incursion.
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A UFO-obsessed Republican congressman has introduced an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act to provide new protections for UFO whistleblowers. Representative Mike Gallagher has been pushing for a new rule to establish a process for receiving reports of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). It is hoped that once these elements are in place, soldiers and contractors will feel more comfortable sharing details of unexplained phenomena they see on the battlefield.
The Drive suggests this could be a way to resolve the pervasive rumors that the government has evidence of extraterrestrial life. Those who come forward should be confident that they will not violate secrecy laws and that they will be protected from retaliation. There are some on the UFO loudspeaker circuit, for example, who say they have evidence of extraterrestrial life but cannot reveal it for fear of being imprisoned.
The idea that the United States has had secret dealings with extraterrestrial life is something of a hobbyhorse for Gallagher. Last May, Politico reported that Gallagher used a House Intelligence Committee meeting to brief Pentagon officials about a glowing orb floating over Montana that briefly shut down a nuclear weapons facility in 1967. This story apparently comes from the book Unidentified: The UFO Phenomenon, by former USAF Airman Robert Salas. At the time, Pentagon officials denied the existence of a secret trove of evidence regarding extraterrestrial life.
In 2020, the Pentagon released a series of videos it had received regarding UAPs, showing pilots capturing something moving in their line of sight. But officials added that there was nothing more to share and that he was unable to prove to anyone's satisfaction that the events presented were the result of an extraterrestrial incursion.
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