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House Approves Measure to Share Information on UFO Reports

A bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act would establish a "secure system" for to receive reports about UFOs. The Senate has yet to take up the bill.

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Congress took a step toward creating a database of UFO reports with House passage of a measure that would establish a "secure system" to receive information about unidentified aerial phenomena.

The House voted Wednesday to adopt a bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. The measure was approved by voice vote, signaling little to no opposition, and there was no floor debate.

The UFO reporting system would provide for "immediate sharing" of information with certain scientists, analysts and government personnel, according to the legislative text.

The amendment would allow exceptions to reporting when “the observed object and associated events and activities likely relate to" restricted programs that have been reported to the congressional defense and intelligence committees.

The highly anticipated intelligence report released by the Department of Defense on Friday said it did not have sufficient data on “unidentified aerial phenomena” spotted from 2004 to 2021.

The amendment, introduced by Reps. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., was approved more than a year after the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a highly anticipated intelligence report that indicated the agency didn’t have enough data to explain 143 of the 144 cases of unidentified flying objects that military planes reported from 2004 to 2021.

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