Disclosure Diaries Update #51

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As covered by D. Johnson – Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), respectively the chairman and ranking Republican on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), filed a revised version of the Fiscal Year 2025 Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA), including revised UAP-related language.

Joining the likes of Sens. Gillibrand, Rounds and Schumer – Senate Intel Committee member Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) has become a co-sponsor of the Rounds-Schumer UAP Disclosure Act of 2024.

Notably – he had some interesting UAP-related comments in 2021:

"I can't imagine that what has been described or shown in some of the videos belongs to any government that I'm aware of".

A FOIA request submitted by former senior MoD official Nick Pope reveals that a 2 members of staff from Defense Intelligence attended the inaugural UAP Working Group session hosted by the Pentagon in 2023. Notably, this seems to contradict recent official statements from the UK MoD that insist the UK government no longer investigates UFOs.

More information via Liberation Times.

• According to Senator Gillibrand – a public hearing in line with AARO's latest report can be expected soon, saying –"I’m hoping July, and if not then September. But I’m trying to do July.”
• Speaking with Askapol, Reps. Luna and Burchett indicated that the next UAP hearing is likely to come after the August recess.
• Lue Elizondo has indicated his much-awaited book will be published in August 2024. Elizondo was the former director of the now defunct Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) – a program associated with the release of the Pentagon UFO videos.

• 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.
  
  Note – a select subcommittee was formally requested on March 13th.
• 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