Pentagon officials in December said they had received 'several hundreds' of new reports since launching a renewed effort to investigate reports of UFOs.Īt that point, 'we have not seen anything, and we’re still very early on, that would lead us to believe that any of the objects that we have seen are of alien origin,' said Ronald Moultrie, the undersecretary of defense for intelligence and security. In previous hearings, Pentagon officials showed a video taken from an F-18 military plane that showed an image of one balloon-like shape. Some lawmakers criticized the Pentagon for not providing more details in a classified briefing or releasing images that could be shown to the public. READ MORE: NASA discovers most distant black hole with potentially more lurking in deep space

'I take it that you’re arguing what we need is real transparency and reporting systems so we can get some clarity on what’s going on out there,' said Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., chaired the panel's hearing and joked to a packed audience, 'Welcome to the most exciting subcommittee in Congress this week.' But members of both parties asked Grusch about his study of UFOs and the consequences he faced. 'It was very brutal and very unfortunate, some of the tactics they used to hurt me both professionally and personally,' he said. He declined to be more specific about the retaliatory tactics, citing an ongoing investigation. Grusch says he became a government whistleblower after his discovery and has faced retaliation for coming forward. READ MORE: Lawmakers claim UFO 'cover-ups' from Pentagon, military as witnesses head to Congress In a statement, Defense Department spokeswoman Sue Gough said investigators have not discovered 'any verifiable information to substantiate claims that any programs regarding the possession or reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial materials have existed in the past or exist currently.' The statement did not address UFOs that are not suspected of being extraterrestrial objects. The Pentagon has denied Grusch's claims of a coverup. likely has been aware of 'non-human' activity since the 1930s. government had information about extraterrestrial life, Grusch said the U.S.

'I was informed in the course of my official duties of a multi-decade UAP crash retrieval and reverse engineering program to which I was denied access,' he said.Īsked whether the U.S.

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