Disclosure Diaries Update #67

Dr. Jon Kosloski, the new head of AARO (effectively, the Pentagon's "UFO/UAP" office), was called to provide an update on their past, ongoing and planned activities. The hearing was quite brief, and only Sens. Gillibrand and Ernst had questions prepared.

Dr. Kosloski imparted the latest statistics regarding UAP reports, in terms of morphology, hotspots, resolutions, altitude etc...

He also revealed the resolution analysis for several UAP incidents (slides can be access here), some of which (such as the GoFast incident) are quite well-known. AARO's assessment concluded that the object in that particular case was likely not moving very fast. Some have criticised this analysis, as it ignores some potentially relevant additional context.

Dr. Kosloski also discussed 3 incidents that are considered anomalous/unresolved. Unfortunately, he did not have any prepared slides or supporting data to demonstrate for these particular cases.

Much to the disappointment of neutral observers, it seems unlikely that AARO will voluntarily distribute data for cases that are as yet unresolved.

The letter urges Trump to investigate the misuse of federal funds, specifically calling out the alleged UAP programs in this context.

When asked to comment on recent UAP reports, he responded:

"There are things that happen, have happened and probably will continue to happen that are difficult to explain…"

He also clarified he has not seen any UAP incidents that would be categorised as threatening national security

According to a purported LinkedIn exchange, Deputy Director (Tim Phillips) categorically dismisses the bulk of (e.g.) Grusch’s claims.

Speaking to Askapol, Sen. Gillibrand mentioned:

“I think it's going to happen. I think the fact that [AARO] already talked to two whistleblowers with firsthand information — those are whistleblowers who would not come in before. It just gives us another lens of information"

Unfortunately, this was not explored during the Senate Hearing with Dr. Kosloski.

Speaking to Askapol, Rep. Moskowitz underscored the need to establish an investigative body to get to the bottom of the UAP issue:

"I want the Speaker to do a Select [UAP] Committee in the next Congress"

This author has long been a proponent of such a Committee, and has summarized the reasoning here.

The Sol Foundation held their second UAP Symposium in San Francisco. A full summary of the event will have to wait until the footage is published.

Event details and attendees can be seen here.

• James Fox's "The Program" is scheduled for release on December 16

• 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. Rep. Burlison reiterated a desire to establish such a committee on Nov 13 2024.
• 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