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The Pentagon is directly linked to UAP/UFO research through its internal task forces and secret study programs as described in [1] and [2]. Furthermore, the Pentagon manages the administrative portfolio for UAPs [3], while former officials have expressed concerns regarding the institution's role in disclosure and potential efforts to bury information [4] and [5].
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How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker newyorker.com 2 facts
perspectiveA former Pentagon official expressed concern that the public appetite for disclosure regarding UAPs has been heedlessly stoked.
claimWithin one month of the New York Times article regarding UAPs being published, the Pentagon reassigned its U.A.P. portfolio to a civilian intelligence official with a rank equivalent to a two-star general.
UFO hearing this week included whistleblowers. Key takeaways palmbeachpost.com 1 fact
accountDavid Grusch is a former Air Force and intelligence official who served on a Pentagon task force investigating UAPs and UFOs and previously worked for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Disclosure or deception? New UFO Pentagon office divides believers nbcnews.com 1 fact
perspectiveLuis Elizondo and Christopher Mellon, former government insiders who publicized military aircraft video of UAPs, applauded Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's amendment but expressed concern that it was watered down before final passage and might be buried by the Pentagon.
UFOs and the U.S. government: The push towards greater ... - WBUR wbur.org 1 fact
claimFormer U.S. Senator Harry Reid backed and funded a secret Pentagon program that studied UAPs and paranormal phenomena in collaboration with Las Vegas businessman Robert Bigelow.