WASHINGTON DC – The Senate Armed Services Committee will be conducting an open hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, more commonly called Unidentified Flying Objects, on April 19, confirmed press secretary Cole Stevens.
The hearing has been scheduled to address the growing concerns surrounding the allegedly growing UAP incidents. The lawmakers are also expected to bat for increased transparency and funding for investigation into the UAP sightings.
Dr Sean Kirkpatrick, head of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office will also be speaking at the hearing which will be conducted by Emerging Threats and Capabilities subcommittee.
The announcement comes in the backdrop of Democrat Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the chair of AARO publicly slamming the Department of Defence for not providing funds for a second year in running.
“The lack of full funding for AARO is a significant concern. We need to ensure that our government is taking the UAP issue seriously and dedicating the necessary resources to improve our understanding and response capabilities,” Gillibrand was quoted as saying by Roswell Daily Record.
She also targetted Under Secretary of Defence (Comptroller) Michael J. McCord by stating her department was disappointed at not receiving the funding.
“Understanding that we cannot get into specific budget figures in this forum, can you discuss why AARO was not fully funded?”
In recent years, Pentagon has pushed ahead with the decision of investigating military sightings of UFOs. This has led to the release of hundreds of classified reports which suggest that we may not be alone on planet Earth.
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