https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT2iWKZr0qA&ab_channel=GOPOversight
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth
November 13, 2024
Time: 11:30 am
Place: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building
Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation
National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs
Here is Tim Gallaudet's testimony: https://x.com/reedsummers7/status/1856029021668008076?s=46
Among the four witnesses testifying during Wednesday's Congressional UFO hearing, it appears that only Tim Gallaudet has provided pre-hearing written testimony. Here it is IN FULL, with key ideas or statements Bold: "Chairwoman Mace, Chairman Grothman, Ranking Members Connolly and Garcia, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP. "Confirmation that UAPs are interacting with humanity came for me in January 2015 when I was serving as the Commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. At the time, my personnel were participating in a pre-deployment naval exercise off the U.S. East Coast that included the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group. This exercise was overseen by the United States Fleet Forces Command, led by a four-star admiral who also served as my superior officer. "During this exercise, I received an email on the Navy’s secure network from the operations officer of Fleet Forces Command. The email was addressed to all subordinate commanders, and the subject line read in all capital letters: URGENT SAFETY OF FLIGHT ISSUE. The text of the email was brief but alarming, with words to the effect: “If any of you know what these are, tell me ASAP. We are having multiple near-midair collisions, and if we do not resolve it soon, we will have to shut down the exercise.” "Attached to the email was what is now known as the “Go Fast” video, captured on the forward-looking infrared sensor onboard one of the Navy F/A-18 aircraft participating in the exercise. The now declassified video showed an unidentified object exhibiting flight and structural characteristics unlike anything in our arsenal. The implication of the email was clear: the author was asking whether any of the recipients were aware of classified technology demonstrations that could explain these objects. Because DoD policy is to rigorously deconflict such demonstrations with live exercises, I was confident this was not the case. "The very next day, the email disappeared from my account and those of the other recipients without explanation. Moreover, the Commander of Fleet Forces and his operations officer never discussed the incident again, even during weekly meetings specifically designed to address issues affecting exercises like the one in which the Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group was participating. "This lack of follow-up was concerning. As the Navy’s Chief Meteorologist at the time, my primary duty was to reduce safety-of-flight risks. Yet, it was evident that no one at the Flag Officer level was addressing the safety risks posed by UAPs. Instead, pilots were left to mitigate these threats on their own, without guidance or support. "I concluded that the UAP information must have been classified within a special access program managed by an intelligence agency — a compartmented program that even senior officials, including myself, were not read into. Last year’s UAP hearing before this oversight committee confirmed that UAP-related information is not only being withheld from senior officials and members of Congress, but elements of the government are engaging in a disinformation campaign to include personal attacks designed to discredit UAP whistleblowers. "For the remainder of my government service, including my time as an Under Secretary of Commerce and NOAA Administrator, this incident disturbed me. It highlighted a dangerous culture of over-classification, where even pressing safety-of-flight issues could be swept aside under the pretense of secrecy. "Now, as a private citizen not bound by non-disclosure agreements regarding UAPs, I have become an advocate for greater transparency from the U.S. government and continue to speak out to validate the credibility of witnesses and other former government and military UAP whistleblowers. "I do this for several reasons. First, there is a moral imperative. We know from last year’s UAP hearing and recent statements and publications by credible whistleblowers that UAP, NHI, and their technology of unknown origin (TUO) represent a new realization that we are not the only advanced intelligence in the universe. Unelected officials in the U.S. government do not have an exclusive right to this knowledge about the nature of reality. The American people have a right to that knowledge. "There is a public safety requirement for more government UAP transparency. The safety of flight concerns regarding UAP are not limited to the military, and that is why I support Ryan Graves’ organization Americans for Safe Aerospace, which is calling for legislation requiring the FAA establish UAP reporting procedures. "There is a national security need for more UAP transparency as well. In 2025, the U.S. will spend over $900 billion on national defense, yet we still have an incomplete understanding of what is in our airspace and water space. I add the term “water space” because UAP have been observed in the ocean and are known to exhibit transmedium travel through the air-sea interface. These are often referred to as unidentified submerged objects (USOs). Whether aerial or undersea, UAP are operating unhindered in our seas and skies, and American taxpayers have a right to know why our military’s massive budget is inadequately addressing this national defense deficiency. "Additionally, more government UAP transparency has the potential to yield socioeconomic benefits through increased open research. Our present understanding of physics is not capable of explaining many observations of UAP, and more research might lead to unimaginable advances in energy, transportation, medicine, agriculture, not to mention the paradigm shift that NHI represent in areas such as astrobiology, psychology, sociology, and international relations. Such research is the mission of Harvard University’s Galileo Project, which I support as a research affiliate. "Finally, and perhaps the most important reason, the failure of the Executive Branch to share UAP information with Congress is an infringement on the legislative branch that undermines separation powers and may be creating a constitutional crisis. "The foundational issue is one of governance and public accountability. The continued excessive secrecy surrounding UAPs has not only hindered our ability to effectively address these phenomena but has also eroded trust in our institutions and compromised the safety of both military and civilian aviators. While recent initiatives, such as the establishment of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), NASA’s UAP study team, and research efforts by institutions like Harvard and Stanford, are positive steps forward, they are only the beginning. A more comprehensive approach is urgently needed—one that acknowledges the broader implications of UAP transparency across public safety, national security, and the socioeconomic opportunities that open research could unlock.
Luis Elizondo testimony for Nov. 13, 2024 "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth"
https://x.com/ddeanjohnson/status/1856145861564129659
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