House task force hears military witness accounts of UAP encounters and presses for declassification, whistleblower protections

Chairwoman Luna opened a House Oversight and Reform task force hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena, saying: "This is about national security, government accountability, and the American people's right to the truth." The panel heard testimony from multiple current and former service members, a career investigative reporter and government watchdogs who described encounters, alleged retaliation against whistleblowers, and obstacles to congressional oversight.

Former Air Force security police officer Jeffrey Nusatelli testified that multiple incidents occurred at Vandenberg Air Force Base between 2003 and 2005, including an episode he and others now call the "Vandenberg Red Square," and another in 2005 in which he said a 30-foot-diameter sphere of light hovered above his backyard before accelerating away. "The truth remains hidden, classified and silenced by fear, retaliation, stigma and confusion," Nusatelli told the task force, and said base records requested under FOIA show routine destruction of police logs on a three‑year schedule.

Active-duty U.S. Navy Senior Chief Alexandra Wiggins described a Feb. 15, 2023 encounter in the Whiskey 291 warning area off Southern California while aboard USS Jackson. She said sensors and visual observations recorded a self-luminous "Tic Tac"‑shaped object that paired with three similar objects and then…