Federal agencies have been given until October 20 to send all their video, audio, and document records on UFOs to the government for public distribution.
UAP Records Collection: a Centralized Database on the Works
This month, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) released instructions for implementing the UFO disclosure amendment to the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) of 2024. Such guidelines show the most recent strategy for compelling unwilling facets of the intelligence and military community to release what is known about unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP).
Such a move comes two months following the Pentagon's controversial report to Congress. The body claimed no verifiable evidence that the private industry and the US government had ever gained access to extraterrestrial technology.
Now, archivists from NARA have released guidelines that mandate all UAP or UFO documents be sent in electronic formats with detailed metadata so that they can be included in a novel search database that the public may soon access. This database may cover classified material that the NARA will independently store, safekeeping it until its public declassification.
The UAP Records Collection will cover copies of all Government-funded, Government-provided, and Government records related to UAPs, non-human intelligence, or technologies with no known origin. The public may access unclassified copies of such records online via the National Archives catalog.
Though the copies' deadline is September 30, agencies may have until October 24 to organize, review, and identify the material.
UAP Transparency Act
Some lawmakers aim to go even further than the defense bill's language. Last Friday, Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn, introduced a bill requiring all UAP-related federal documents to be declassified. This falls under the proposed UAP Transparency Act.
Burchett explains that the bill is not about finding flying saucers or tiny green men. Instead, it is about forcing federal agencies and the Pentagon to be transparent with the public. The push also spurs from Burchett's belief that the government has been covering up its use and knowledge of UFO technology for a long time.
Reps also join the Representative. Anna Paulina Luna, R-FL, Eric Burlison, R-MO, and Jared Moskowitz, D-FL.
This act would require the President to instruct every federal agency to share all their UAP-related material with the public within nine months. It also calls for the President to offer congressional subcommittees quarterly progress reports.
Concerns regarding the credibility of earlier government initiatives and transparency levels have been lingering. So far, the Pentagon has revealed a report showing that extraterrestrial technology does not have any legitimate evidence. However, lawmakers and the general public are still skeptical about this.
As they move forward, Congress stays resolute regarding efforts toward full disclosure. Plans are to conduct UFO public hearings, including investigations on USOs (unidentified submerged objects). The latest NARA guidelines are a step forward towards revealing the truth about UFOs.
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