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This claim is currently marked as "PARTIAL". The verification is based on 0 primary sources and 2 total sources reviewed by the They Knew community.

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This claim was made by Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, Retired Navy Rear Admiral / Former Acting NOAA Administrator, on or around 2022-05-17.

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Congress held multiple UAP hearings where military witnesses testified about daily UFO encounters and government cover-ups — documented evidence

⚪ PARTIAL

Starting in 2022, the US Congress held unprecedented public hearings on UAPs. In July 2023, the House Oversight Committee heard testimony from David Grusch, Commander Fravor, and Ryan Graves, who described encountering UAPs on an 'almost daily basis.' In November 2024, a follow-up hearing featured Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, Luis Elizondo, and Michael Shellenberger testifying about a government 'cabal' hiding UAP information. Multiple bipartisan legislators expressed frustration at Pentagon stonewalling. The hearings represented the most serious Congressional engagement with the UFO topic in over 50 years.

Congress held multiple UAP hearings where military witnesses testified about daily UFO encounters and government cover-ups

UFO·May 17, 2022·By Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet·4.1K upvotes·134 comments

What They Said Was Crazy

“The American people deserve to know what the government knows about UAPs. We are being stonewalled by the Department of Defense.”

— Rear Admiral Tim GallaudetMay 17, 2022Source

📄 The Receipts

Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth — House Oversight

oversight.house.gov/hearing/unidentified-anomalous...

TESTIMONYOpen

UFOs and UAPs should be studied, experts tell congressional hearing (NPR)

www.npr.org/2024/11/13/nx-s1-5189426/ufo-uap-heari...

ARTICLEOpen

⚖️ The Record, Side by Side

What they said vs. what the evidence shows

What They Said

“I found no evidence of any programs involving reverse-engineering of alien technology. Persistent conspiratorial leanings at the highest levels of government are driving these claims.”

— Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick (Former AARO Director) · Jan 2024

What Actually Happened

TESTIMONY

Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth — House Oversight

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ARTICLE

UFOs and UAPs should be studied, experts tell congressional hearing (NPR)

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🙈 They Laughed At Us

“I found no evidence of any programs involving reverse-engineering of alien technology. Persistent conspiratorial leanings at the highest levels of government are driving these claims.”

— Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick (Former AARO Director), 2024