Summary
This is the official House Oversight Committee record of the September 9, 2025 hearing “Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection,” chaired by Rep. anna-paulina-luna. It is the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets’ first UAP-focused hearing, examining aaro’s effectiveness, transparency shortfalls at DoD and the intelligence community, and ways Congress can better protect military UAP witnesses. The hearing featured the first active-duty Navy official to testify publicly before Congress on UAP, video evidence of a kinetic military engagement with an unidentified orb off Yemen, and advocacy for a UAP Disclosure Act of 2025 as an NDAA amendment. This primary-source record supplements src-uap-whistleblower-hearing-2025, which covered the same hearing via DefenseScoop reporting.
Key Claims
- Jeffrey Nuccetelli (USAF veteran) described multiple UAP incursions 2003–2005 near Vandenberg AFB during NRO launches; objects appeared “like flying buildings” witnessed by multiple personnel. (Nuccetelli)
- Dylan Borland (USAF veteran) alleged more than a decade of professional retaliation following a 2012 UAP experience at langley-afb. (Borland)
- Senior Chief Petty Officer Alexandro Wiggins (U.S. Navy, active duty) reported a 2023 USS Jackson incident: a self-luminous Tic Tac-shaped object emerged from the ocean and linked with three similar objects before disappearing with near-instantaneous synchronized acceleration — no sonic boom, no conventional propulsion. First active-duty Navy official to testify publicly before Congress about UAP. (Wiggins)
- Rep. Eric Burlison publicly released footage for the first time of an MQ-9 firing a Hellfire missile at a high-speed orb off Yemen (October 2024); the object was struck but continued on course, apparently intact. (Burlison)
- Joe Spielberger (POGO) advocated for stronger disclosure channels and uap-whistleblower-protections, noting national security misconduct “has a direct impact on public safety, civil liberties and the security of our country.” (Spielberger)
- Rep. Burlison introduced the UAP Disclosure Act of 2025 as an NDAA amendment on August 29, 2025, seeking government record preservation, National Archives access, and an independent declassification board. (Legislative record)
- The hearing contextualized the November 2024 session where Rep. Nancy Mace introduced the immaculate-constellation document into the Congressional Record, and matthew-brown’s April 2025 public confirmation as its author. (Hearing record)
Notable Quotes
“Transparency is the foundation of truth. Without it, witnesses like us are dismissed. Protect the witnesses. Many stay silent out of fear for their careers, reputations, and the safety of their families. Protect them and you will embolden others to join this cause.” — Jeffrey Nuccetelli
“What I observed and what our crew recorded was not consistent with conventional aircraft or drones. A self-luminous Tic Tac-shaped object emerged from the ocean before linking up with three other similar objects.” — Alexandro Wiggins
“The American people deserve maximum transparency from the federal government on sightings, acquisitions, and examinations of UAPs and whether they pose a potential threat to Americans’ safety.” — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
“The secret is out. I mean, how many videos of UAP have there been?” — George Knapp