Aug. 19, 2025
UFOs in Congress: Then & Now
For decades, Congress has wrestled with the mystery of UFOs—once hidden in Cold War secrecy, now debated in open hearings with whistleblowers, generals, and lawmakers demanding answers. From Project Blue Book to today’s UAP Disclosure Act, the question remains: what does Washington really know about unidentified aerial phenomena?
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Start your free seven-day trial and unlock this episode plus hundreds more, all ad-free when you become a Mysterian on Patreon. It's official. Unidentified aerial phenomena exist.
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The Pentagon takes the subject seriously, but no one can say if aliens are involved.
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This is according to the unclassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence that was delivered to Congress this past Friday.
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The fact that Congress is interested in the subject of what have long been known as UFOs has gotten quite a bit of media attention ever since the report was commissioned in legislation passed in 2020.
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But this is not the first time Congress has shown an interest in the subject.
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In the 1960s, UFOs were discussed in Congress on two occasions, both times prompted by concerns that publicly funded UFO studies were not being taken seriously.
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In 1966, there was a series of UFO sightings in Michigan that got the attention of the press and the Air Force.
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There was a great deal Unlock this episode right now by clicking on the link for your free seven-day trial in the show notes or by visiting mysteriousradio.com.
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00:00:00.919 --> 00:00:14.939
Start your free seven-day trial and unlock this episode plus hundreds more, all ad-free when you become a Mysterian on Patreon. It's official. Unidentified aerial phenomena exist.
2
00:00:15.239 --> 00:00:19.859
The Pentagon takes the subject seriously, but no one can say if aliens are involved.
3
00:00:20.279 --> 00:00:28.139
This is according to the unclassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence that was delivered to Congress this past Friday.
4
00:00:28.579 --> 00:00:39.540
The fact that Congress is interested in the subject of what have long been known as UFOs has gotten quite a bit of media attention ever since the report was commissioned in legislation passed in 2020.
5
00:00:39.860 --> 00:00:43.659
But this is not the first time Congress has shown an interest in the subject.
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00:00:43.919 --> 00:00:54.239
In the 1960s, UFOs were discussed in Congress on two occasions, both times prompted by concerns that publicly funded UFO studies were not being taken seriously.
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00:00:54.840 --> 00:01:01.419
In 1966, there was a series of UFO sightings in Michigan that got the attention of the press and the Air Force.
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00:01:01.699 --> 00:01:13.400
There was a great deal Unlock this episode right now by clicking on the link for your free seven-day trial in the show notes or by visiting mysteriousradio.com.
