Politics Senators downplay threats from unidentified objects, but call for more information Out of context, he said, their stories 'sound fantastical' but given the credentials of all three witnesses, he said he's a believer. The highly anticipated hearing was open to the public people waited for hours to secure a spot for the hearing.Ī 22-year-old from New York City who asked to remain anonymous - 'due to stigma that still persists around the subject' - told NPR he made plans to attend 'knowing that it's something that could be a historic moment.'įrom an overflow room with about 100 other enthralled spectators, he watched as Grusch, Graves and Fravor - men with long careers in the military - shared their experiences. It was incredible technology.'įravor said it was several years before any officials followed up on the extraordinary events of the day and even then, he added, 'nothing was done.' Gasps from the overflow room But what we saw with four sets of eyes - we have nothing close to it. 'The technology that we faced was far superior than anything that we had,' Fravor said. Space NASA announces the team members for its UFO study Grave claimed the UAP could remain stationary despite hurricane-force winds. While flying an F-18, he said, he came upon an aircraft that looked like a 'dark gray or black cube inside of a clear sphere' that he estimated to be five to 15 feet in diameter and unlike any aircraft he has ever seen. Graves recounted an incident with a flying object off the coast of Virginia Beach in 2014.

David Fravor about their alleged encounters with aircraft of an unexplained origin. The subcommittee also heard testimony from former Navy fighter pilot Ryan Graves and retired Cmdr. Some of the tactics they used to hurt me both professionally and personally,' he said, adding that there is currently an open investigation into the matter.

'It was very brutal and very unfortunate. The former intelligence officer also told the panel that he and several other colleagues have been the targets of 'administrative terrorism,' and that he has at times feared for his life since coming forward. Those instances include when he was asked if the government has had any contact with aliens and whether anyone had been murdered to cover up information about 'extraterrestrial technology.' Grusch said he couldn't comment. Several times during the hearing, Grusch deflected lawmakers' questions, saying he could only elaborate in a SCIF - a sensitive compartmented information facility. Space The Pentagon got hundreds of new reports of UFOs in 2022, a government report says

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