Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (New York) said that in the spirit of increasing government transparency, President Trump has made secret government archives on unidentified flying objects (UFOs), also known as unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), confidential. He said it should be lifted.
Mr. Schumer said on social platform wrote on social platform X in a repost of the White House's announcement that it had ordered the filing. . Declassified.
Schumer and Sen. Mike Rounds (R.S.D.) introduced a bill in the last Congress that would require disclosure of government records related to UAPs unless government officials show a reason why they should be kept secret.
However, provisions requiring the disclosure of information related to UAPs or UFOs were later removed from the annual National Defense Authorization Bill.
Schumer took over from the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who sponsored a project to investigate cases surrounding unexplained aerial phenomena, and called for greater transparency in government records regarding UFOs. is.
Lawmakers took great interest in the phenomenon a month ago, when unexplained drone sightings over New York, New Jersey and other eastern states caused an uproar in the media and on Capitol Hill.
Last month, the Federal Aviation Administration banned drone flights in parts of New Jersey and New York, and the FBI and Department of Homeland Security investigated drone sightings that sparked public concern.
