Lawmakers pushing for transparency on Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAPs), more commonly referred to as UFOs, say they are facing an “orchestrated effort” to deny them access to information about the subject.
Rep. Tim Burchett, R.-Tenn., one of the loudest voices on the topic, said congressional efforts to provide more transparency on UAPs have been stymied by the defense and intelligence communities.
“At least since 1947, there has been a long history of covering this up,” he said, referencing the 1947 Roswell incident involving an object that crashed into a rancher’s land. Many believe the U.S. government covered up evidence of an alien spacecraft, while the government maintains the object was a high-altitude balloon.
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