In 2017, the New York Times published an article exposing a secret Pentagon program to study UAPs. The US Government had previously denied that it was investigating the topic.

Reference: New York Times, 16th December 2017
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

In April 2020, the Pentagon formally released three videos, taken by US Navy pilots, showing airborne craft with flight characteristics way beyond any human capability.

The 2017 New York Times article was accompanied by two videos (termed ‘FLIR’ and ‘GIMBAL’) showing encounters by jets from the USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt with unusually shaped, fast-moving airborne ‘craft’.  The Washington Post also published a video of a similar encounter, titled ‘GOFAST’.  On 27th April 2020, the Pentagon formally released the three videos, confirming their authenticity.

Reference: CNN, 29^th April 2020 UFO videos have been officially released by Pentagon | CNN Politics

In 2021, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence produced a Preliminary Report that said that UAPs were real, that they probably represented physical objects and that they clearly pose a safety of flight issue.

The Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) was established in 2020 within the Office of Naval Intelligence with the remit to “standardize collection and reporting of sightings of UFOs.”  The Preliminary Report noted that 143 of 144 reported cases of UAPs could not be explained.

Reference: DNI website, 25^th June 2021 Prelimary-Assessment-UAP-20210625.pdf (dni.gov)

In July 2023, David Grusch gave evidence under oath to the House of Representatives Oversight Committee that the US Government has a secret crash retrieval program and has recovered craft and ‘biologics’.

He said: “I was informed, in the course of my official duties, of a multi-decade UAP crash retrieval and reverse engineering program…”

Grusch was an intelligence officer for 14 years and reported to the UAP Task Force (UAPTF).

Reference: David Grusch Opening Statement, House Oversight website, 25^th July 2023 Microsoft Word – Dave_G_HOC_Speech_FINAL_For_Trans (house.gov) and [3:22 to 3:33] at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrCMLVk614

Grusch had previously given evidence under oath to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community as part of a whistleblowing complaint, and the IGIC found his complaint to be “credible and urgent”.

Reference:  The Debrief, 5^th June 2023 Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin – The Debrief

In summer 2023, Democrat Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced an amendment to what became the National Defense Authorization Act 2024 that included the term “Non-Human Intelligence” more than 20 times.

Reference: Senate Democrats website, 14^th July 2023 Schumer, Rounds Introduce New Legislatio… | The Senate Democratic Caucus

The Amendment was watered down, but the final NDAA24 still included the words “non-human intelligence” – the first time in American legislative history.

Reference: Final version of NDAA24 at Congress.gov website PUBL031.PS (congress.gov)

In May 2024, Retired Colonel Karl Nell addressed business leaders at the SALT Conference in New York.

He said: “Non-human intelligence exists.  Non-human intelligence has been interacting with humanity.  This interaction is not new and it’s been ongoing.  And there are unelected people in the Government who are aware of that.”

In answer to a question from interviewer Alex Klokus as to how confident he was that this statement was true, Col Nell added: “There is zero doubt.”

Reference: [3;13 to 3:40] of the video from the interview (161) “Zero Doubt” Non-Human Intelligence on Earth – Col. Karl Nell & Alex Klokus | SALT iConnections NY – YouTube