The US Congress has ordered the publication of UFO records.
New UFO Disclosure Law Passes, but Advocates Express Concerns
The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act requires the U.S. National Archives to gather and distribute materials regarding unidentified anomalies, undiscovered technologies, and non-human intelligence. In the bill, the phrases are unclear. The Schumer-Rounds Amendment, or UAP Disclosure Act, requires the release of records after 25 years unless the president deems them classified. Some openness advocates are disappointed because the stronger language that initially demanded the declassification of UFO sighting information was removed.
The law follows a disclosure push spurred by former U.S. military and intelligence officials. The Defense Department’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office began collecting and studying UFO claims near U.S. military facilities in July 2022. The office director stated in April 2023 that extraterrestrial activity and technology were unproven. An expert group commissioned by NASA to research UAP found that there is much more to learn.
In July 2023, former Navy aviators told the House Subcommittee on National Security about their military airspace experiences with anomalies. According to witnesses, including a former Pentagon intelligence officer, the U.S. government has crashed UAP and biologics.
UFO Disclosure Legislation Raises Concerns Among Transparency Advocates
Transparency advocates worried about the government’s UFO disclosure pledge when the Schumer-Rounds Amendment was revised. Some say the amendment’s weak phrasing makes it harder to find and disclose UAP records. The Defense Department’s opposition to bill expansion explains the resistance to harsher measures. Advocates remain skeptical despite the legislation’s passing, citing aerospace contractors’ campaign to cover up crashed UFO technologies. The Defense Department, not external influences, is thought to have resisted, but there is little evidence.
The legislation requires the publication of certain UFO-related documents after a specific period, but transparency advocates are concerned about the absence of stronger language, underscoring persistent hurdles in comprehensive disclosure.
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