2022 House UAP hearing
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| Date | 17 May 2022 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Crashes & retrievals (topic), Secrecy & cover-up (topic), Congress & law (topic) |
| People | Mike Gallagher, Ronald Moultrie, Scott Bray |
| Testimony | Shellenberger testimony, p. 206 |
| Year | 2022 in UFO history |
| Timeline | 2022 on the UAP Timeline |
| Sources | 10 |
On 17 May 2022 the House Intelligence Committee's Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence and Counterproliferation, chaired by Representative André Carson of Indiana, held an open hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), the first public congressional hearing on the subject in more than 50 years.[1][2]
Witnesses
The witnesses were Ronald Moultrie, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, and Scott Bray, Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence. The public session lasted under 90 minutes and was followed by a classified session in the afternoon.[1]
Opening
Carson argued that UAP could pose a national security threat and that stigma had hindered intelligence analysis. He criticised the Pentagon for not yet naming a director for its new Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group and pledged to bring it "out of the shadows".[1]
Testimony
- Bray said reports had grown to about 400 since the 2021 preliminary assessment, and that there had been at least 11 near misses but no collisions with U.S. aircraft.[1]
- Bray said there was no organic or inorganic material or unexplained wreckage suggesting a non-terrestrial origin, and that no attempts at communication had occurred.[1]
- Moultrie said most UAP could be identified through rigorous analysis, and called for cooperation with the FAA and other agencies.[1]
- Bray showed new footage, including a 2021 Navy video of a spherical object passing a fighter's cockpit, and night-vision footage of triangular lights off the coast, which were described as probably drones.[1][3]
Questions
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Representative Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin asked about the "Admiral Wilson memo", disputed notes from 2002 describing a contractor-held program, and both officials said they were not familiar with it. He also asked about the 1967 Malmstrom missile incident, on which the officials said they had no information. Representative Rick Crawford raised concerns about Russian or Chinese hypersonic weapons.[1][3][4]
Reaction
Representative Tim Burchett, who attended though not a committee member, criticised the Pentagon's lack of transparency. Skeptic Robert Sheaffer said the footage shown was unimpressive. The hearing was seen as a milestone, though many observers felt it raised more questions than it answered.[1][3]
People and topics
- Mike Gallagher — Wisconsin congressman who asked about the Wilson memo at the 2022 hearing.
- Wilson–Davis notes — Wilson–Davis notes
- Unidentified anomalous phenomena — The U.S. government's current term for unidentified objects in the air, in space and underwater.
- Ronald Moultrie — Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.
- Scott Bray — Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence who testified at the 2022 UAP hearing.
- U.S. Navy — The U.S. naval service, whose pilots reported the UAP encounters revealed in 2017.
- Malmstrom Air Force Base — A Montana Minuteman missile base linked to UFO reports.
On the Timeline
- Politico "Skull and Bones" faction report (16 May 2022) — An official tells Politico a 'secret society' withholds UAP information from Congress.
- Doty's five Area 51 projects claim (13 June 2022) — Richard Doty claims five UAP-related projects at Area 51.
See every 2022 event on the UAP Timeline →
References
- 2022 United States Congress hearings on UFOs — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Hearing transcript, 17 May 2022, Congress.gov · congress.gov · archived copy
- "Pentagon officials testify on UFOs before Congress", CBS News (May 2022) · cbsnews.com · archived copy
- Thomas R. Wilson — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- In a strange congressional hearing, Navy official revealed UFO sightings are frequent — Salon · salon.com · archived copy
- UFO hearing in Congress — EarthSky · earthsky.org · archived copy
- House UAP hearing, 17 May 2022 — Patrick Gross · ufologie.patrickgross.org · archived copy
- Connecticut congressman questions Pentagon officials about UFOs — CT Public · ctpublic.org · archived copy
- gallagher.house.gov · gallagher.house.gov · archived copy
- congress.gov · congress.gov · archived copy
Further reading
- Thomas R. Wilson — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
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