UFO hearing live updates: Lawmakers, witnesses accuse Pentagon of ‘cover up’

The House Oversight subcommittee on national security spent the morning hearing from witnesses who pushed for more transparency in how the government handles reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP).

Both the witnesses and lawmakers accused the Pentagon of covering up information about its UAP program, and called for transparent and centralized reporting databases moving forward.

David Grusch, a whistleblower who has accused the government of withholding information related to UFOs, made a series of explosive claims but often told lawmakers he could only provide specifics in a confidential setting.

Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.), who chaired the hearing, said he looked forward to collecting more information and drafting legislation to expose more of what the government knows.