‘Americans have the right to know truth’ about UFOs after ‘cover-up of evidence’

SEVERAL United States lawmakers are calling for more information to be released to the public on UFOs, saying Americans “have a right to know.” 

Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz has joined forces with multiple Republican colleagues in an effort to launch a special select committee to hold congressional hearings on UFOs. 

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The Florida Congressman is pushing for more information to be made public on the matter, telling the Daily Beast in an interview that “We can’t over-classify this stuff.” 

“The American people have a right to know,” Moskowitz said. 

“They have a right to some level of disclosure.” 

In July, Moskowitz along with Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida, Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, and Tim Burchett of Tennessee, urged the House of Representatives to launch a committee to investigate “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena” (UAPs). 

They pointed to whistleblower David Grusch’s recent testimony before Congress, in which he made multiple jaw-dropping claims. 

In a letter, the Representatives wrote, “[He] testified that the Pentagon has been keeping Congress in the dark concerning ‘Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena’ or UAPs.” 

“Historically UAPs have been called by other names—’unidentified flying objects’ or UFOs in particular—but despite the changing alphabet soup, our concern and the concern of our constituents remain constant.”

They continued: “This issue is much bigger than the news cycle: it represents a confluence of concerning governmental actions that indicates a lack of forthrightness on the part of the Pentagon and intelligence community.” 

The Pentagon has so far denied claims of a cover-up, insisting it has “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.”

Following Grusch’s testimony, Burchett accused the federal government of a “cover-up.”

“We’re trying to get to the bottom of it,” Burchett told Fox Business.

“And the only way we’re going to do that is with a Select Committee on this issue, so that we can expose it to the public.”  

In order for the select committee to be established, Republican leadership in the House must approve the request. 

Moskowitz told the Daily Beast that while he serves the minority party, he is looking to work with Republicans to move the request forward. 

“Look, I’ll work across the aisle on this and other issues, obviously. But we gotta get the majority leadership to make this a priority,” the Congressman said. 

Specifically, the Democrat and his Republican colleagues are looking for answers to Grusch’s claims regarding alleged Pentagon UFO programs being funded by a “misappropriation of funds.” 

“That’s the American taxpayer. That’s their money,” Moskowitz said.