House Panel Hears of Hidden UAP Trove, 'Secretive Arms Race'

Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

The House Intelligence Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation on Tuesday heard testimony from a former senior intelligence official who alleged that the Pentagon and other U.S. government agencies are hiding a trove of data about unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), commonly known as UFOs.

The official, Luis Elizondo, told the subcommittee that he was part of a secret government program that investigated UAPs from 2007 to 2012. He said that the program was shut down in 2012, but that the government continued to collect data on UAPs.

Elizondo said that the government has a "treasure trove" of data on UAPs, including videos, radar data, and other evidence. He said that this data shows that UAPs are real and that they pose a potential threat to the United States.

Secretive Arms Race

Elizondo also alleged that the United States is engaged in a "secretive arms race" with other countries to develop new technologies to counter UAPs. He said that the United States is lagging behind other countries in this race, and that this could put the country at risk.

Elizondo's testimony comes as the U.S. government is taking a new look at the issue of UAPs. In 2020, the Pentagon established a new task force to investigate UAPs. The task force is expected to release a report on its findings later this year.

Implications

The implications of Elizondo's testimony are significant. If true, it would mean that the government has been hiding information about UAPs from the public for decades.

It would also mean that the United States is engaged in a secretive arms race with other countries to develop new technologies to counter UAPs.

Elizondo's testimony raises a number of questions.

• What is the nature of the UAPs that the government is hiding?
• What is the potential threat that these UAPs pose to the United States?
• What is the United States' role in the secretive arms race to develop new technologies to counter UAPs?

These are just some of the questions that the government will need to answer in the coming months and years.