Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) accused the U.S. government of lying regarding its knowledge of unexplained aerial phenomenon (UAP) during a House Oversight subcommittee hearing on Tuesday.
“I don’t really know what is true, I don’t know, on this subject, but I do know when we’re being lied to and we are definitely being lied to, there’s just no doubt about that,” he said at a Task Force for the Declassification of Federal Secrets hearing.
During the hearing, where several veterans testified on witnessing UAP while serving in the military, a new, never-before-seen video of an alleged UAP off the coast of Yemen in October 2024 was shown.
Moskowitz, who has advocated for greater government transparency regarding UAPs, said the veterans’ “impeccable records” made it difficult for the U.S. government to continue to obfuscate the American public regarding such incidents.
“The narrative has changed, right? It’s politically convenient for the government if you all weren’t military folks in suits. It would be much better if you pulled up in Winnebago’s and were wearing hats,” he said. “This is now the second or third committee where we have former military folks with impeccable records with information and knowledge.”
Tuesday’s hearing featured military veterans who shared their stories of encounters with UAPs.
Dylan Borland, a US Air Force veteran, told lawmakers he faced “sustained reprisals” after whistleblowing about the sightings in 2023. He said he saw a “100ft equilateral triangle” made of “fluid” material take off from the base where he was working in 2012.
Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) showed a video during the hearing of a flying orb struck by what he said was a hellfire missile. The orb continued on its trajectory after the strike.
“What the hell is that?” George Knapp, a journalist who was among the witnesses, asked.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), who chairs the federal secrets task force, said at the start of the hearing that “We cannot maintain trust in government if we keep American people in the dark.”
At the close of the hearing, she encouraged her colleague to sign a letter to ensure that whistleblowers like Borland are being given adequate protection.
