Mr. Luis Elizondo: UAP are real and are monitoring sensitive U.S. military installations around the globe.

Mr. Elizondo managed a Special Access program for the White House and National Security Council

Mr. Elizondo: “It is my honor and privilege to testify before you on the issue of Unidentified Anonymous Phenomena, formerly known as UFOs.

Let me be clear: UAP are real.

Advanced technologies not made by our government, or any other government are monitoring sensitive military installations around the globe.

Furthermore, the U.S. is in possession of UAP technologies, as are some of our adversaries.

I believe we are in the midst of a multi-decade secretive arms race, one funded by misallocated taxpayer dollars and hidden from our elected representatives and oversight bodies.

For many years I was entrusted with some of our nation’s most sensitive programs.

In my last position I managed a Special Access Program on behalf of the White House and the National Security Council.

I understand the consequnces of excessive secrecy and stove-piping.

Nowhere was this more apparent than the aftermath of 9/11.

I believe that America’s greatness depends on three elements:

A - a watchful Congress;

B - a responsive executive branch;

C - an informed public.

Over the last decade and a half, I learned that certain UAP programs were and are operating without any of these elements.

Although much of my government work on the UAP subject still remains classified, excessive secrecy has lead to great misdeeds against loyal civil servants, military personnel and the public; all to hide the fact that we are not alone in the cosmos.

A small cadre within our own government involved in the UAP topic has created a culture of suppression and intimidation that I’ve personally been victim to, along with many of my former colleagues.

This includes unwarranted criminal investigations, harrassment and effort to destroy one’s credibility.

Most Americans would be shocked to learn that the Pentagon’s very own Public Affairs Office openly employs a professional psychological operations officer as the singular point of contact for any UAP-related inquiries from citizens and the media. This is unacceptable.

Many of my former colleagues and I have provided classified testimony to both the Dept. of Defense and the intelligence community Inspector General and many of us have subsequently been targeted by this cabal with threats to our careers, our security clearances and even our lives.

This is not hyperbole, but a genuine fact, and this is wrong.

To fix these problems I propose three principle actions:

First, Congress and the President should create a single point of contact responsible for a whole of government approach to the UAP issue.

Currently, the White House, CIA, NASA, the Pentagon, Dept. of Energy and others play a role, but no one seems to be in charge, leading to unchecked power and corruption.

Second, we need a national UAP strategy that will promote transparency and help restore the American public’s trust at a time when the public’s trust is at an all-time low.

This strategy should include a whole of government approach, including the academic and scientific communities, the private sector and our international partners and allies.

Third, Congress should create a protected environment so whistleblowers desperate to do the right thing can come forward without fear.

As it currently stands, these whistleblowers suffer because of stigma, a code of silence, and concerns about retaliation.

These whistleblowers should be encouraged to come forward in ways that protect them against any forms of retaliation.

Policies and procedures should ensure that protection, and for those who refuse to cooperate, it is up to the members of this committee and other lawmakers to wield their subpoena power against hostile witnesses and prevent additional government funding to those UAP efforts that remain hidden from Congressional oversight.

Ron Harold opposes U.S. wars, proxy wars, occupations, opposes state-sponsored war crimes. To PUMP UP THE VOLUME against US PROXY WARS and the bi-partisan boondoggle, become a paid subscriber.