- David Grusch, a former U.S. Air Force officer, renewed claims that the federal government is hiding information about alien life and secret UFO programs.
- Grusch and other whistleblowers gathered at the U.S. Capitol, demanding greater government transparency and the release of files detailing encounters with non-human life, including the 1996 Varginha incident.
- Several lawmakers, including Republicans Anna Paulina Luna and Eric Burlison, and Democrat Jared Moskowitz, expressed bipartisan support for disclosure and whistleblower immunity.
- The Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) conducted a 2024 review following Grusch's 2023 testimony but found no evidence of recovered extraterrestrials or technology.
- Some political figures, such as JD Vance and Lauren Boebert, have suggested that alleged “aliens” might be spiritual entities or demons rather than extraterrestrial beings.
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