Congress is advancing legislation ordering government contractors to hand over any information about "non-earth origin or exotic unidentified anomalous phenomena," or UAP, better known as UFOs. The bill, recently approved by the Senate's intelligence committee, follows claims by David Grusch, a whistleblower who analyzed UAP as part of a Pentagon task force, that the government has attempted to reverse-engineer craft of "non-human origin."
Some regard these sensational developments as fresh evidence that Congress has fallen victim to hysteria. Yet to dismiss them entirely ignores the serious work done by lawmakers to yield conclusive answers to this enduring mystery.
In fact, UAP whistleblowers have begun to step forward because a rather boring law now permits them to. Before, insiders—who hold security clearances and sensitive government posts—faced retaliation and litigation for breaking their secrecy oaths and confidentiality agreements. Now, whistleblowers have immunity to share information with a Pentagon office called the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, or AARO, which Congress created in 2021. Meant to serve as the government's clearinghouse for everything UAP-related, AARO is required to gather and analyze these claims and report to Congress.
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