Disclosure Diaries Update #30

In the article, Dr. Kirkpatrick speculates that the "unexplained phenomena" may be from potential adversaries, or from past/ongoing advanced domestic programs.

Furthermore, he lambasts an unnamed small group of 'ufo-conspiracists' for essentially leading Senators, Congresspeople, and the broader public on a wild-goose chase.

In conversation withAskapol, the following exchange clarified the current status of behind-the-scenes activity regarding potential UAP legislation:

Askapol: “Hey, are you working with Schumer and his team on amending your guys’ UAP amendment from NDAA [National Defense Authorization Act] last year?”

Sen. Rounds: “We’re still… Not a lot of activity on right now.”

Askapol: “Yeah.”

Sen. Rounds: “I mean, doesn’t mean there’s no activity but it’s nothing that we’re specifically going in and saying, ‘No’, and, you know, changing language yet.”

Askapol: “Would you like to see changes though?”

Sen. Rounds: “Umm, it worked… the reality is that we’ll have to work with the House to find out what their concerns are and we’ll have to address that.”

In conversation with Askapol, Rep. Eric Burlison revealed:

"I’ve been advocating to [House Oversight Chair James] Comer and [Speaker Mike] Johnson to kinda create a special [UAP] subcommittee."

Crucially, this committee would have the ability to call into a SCIF, & access sensitive information.

Confirmation of an incident (initially brought to the public's attention by Rep. Gaetz during the July 2023 UAP hearings) has been obtained by Abbas Michael Dharamsey through documents he obtained from a FOIA request.

While most of the information in the documents has been redacted, a declassified summary of the incident is provided along with a sketch depicting the appearance of one of the encountered UAPs.

For a full overview of this event, see the Debrief's coverage.

AARO, the Pentagon's UAP office, releases a much-anticipated report that aimed to cover >70 years of the U.S. record relating to UAP – drawing from interviews, archival research, and partnerships across government and industry.

As mentioned in the Executive Summary, the report states:

"AARO found no evidence that any USG investigation, academic-sponsored research, or official review panel has confirmed that any sighting of a UAP represented extraterrestrial technology."

Furthermore:

"AARO found no empirical evidence for claims that the USG and private companies have been reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology. AARO determined, based on all information provided to date, that claims involving specific people, known locations, technological tests, and documents allegedly involved in or related to the reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial technology, are inaccurate."

A closed press conference was also hosted by acting AARO director Tim Phillips with a pre-selected group of media representatives to discuss and reiterate the key findings from the report.

According to an exclusive interview with Askapol, UAP whistleblower David Grusch is in talks with a member of the UAP Caucus to bring him on as a congressional intel aide.

This would potentially enable Grusch to overcome some of the barriers currently preventing him from providing classified briefings to certain House members.

In an appearance on Matt Ford's Good Trouble Show, Ross Coulthart alleges to be aware of the members who comprised a secretive group of AARO advisors. Some of these members are purportedly the very gatekeepers of the alleged Legacy UAP programs themselves.

While it is unclear why this information cannot be publicised immediately, Ross did indicate that one of the members sat on the National Security Council with Dick Cheney.

• According to Senator Gillibrand – a public hearing in line with AARO's latest report can be expected soon, saying –"I'll probably have another hearing aligned with that public report.”

• Following the UAP hearing on the 26th of July, Members of Congress have called for a select committee with subpoena authority, to “go about the task of collecting information from the Pentagon and elsewhere” on unidentified flying objects. There have been conflicting messages from various Members of Congress on whether this is likely to happen anytime soon.
• Reps. Moskowitz, Luna, and Burchett have repeatedly stated their intent to hold field hearings to overcome stonewalling from the Pentagon and military establishment
  
  "I think we [Congress] should try to get into one of these places [housing UAP evidence]...and if they won't let us in I think we should have a field hearing right outside the building...and the military will have to explain why that is." – Rep. Moskowitz (D)
  
  It is currently unknown when exactly we might expect that to occur, however as of Jan 12 – Rep. Luna confirmed: "I feel confident that we have enough evidence to move forward with our first field hearing. @mattgaetz @JaredEMoskowitz @timburchett . We will be announcing details soon."
• Several journalists have indicated that first-hand witnesses of the alleged UAP legacy programs are in the process of providing testimony/evidence to the relevant authorities (e.g. the IC IG) and/or are on the verge of making public statements in the near future (Example 1, example 2, example 3, example 4)
• David Grusch has received additional clearances through DOPSR to discuss some of his (alleged) first-hand knowledge of Legacy programs. He has mentioned he may be covering more of this information in an upcoming Op-Ed
• Some commentators have speculated that the architects of the UAPDA (e.g. Sens. Schumer/Rounds et al) are working diligently behind the scenes to continue furthering serious legislative UAP transparency efforts