Disclosure Diaries Update #101

In a provocative NYT opinion piece (featuring Diana Pasulka, author of American Cosmic), Ross Douthat explores the cultural transformation of UFO belief into a quasi-religious framework - merging spiritual myth-making with government secrecy and conspiracy narratives.

Ross doesn't shy away from criticising some of Pasulka's more spurious/metaphoric assertions, and acknowledges that some facets of UAP history - like political interest and leaks - point toward disinformation or misdirection. Ultimately, Douthat contends the core enigma remains unsolved and warns that dismissing UAPs as pure psy-ops fails to address the deeper question: what truth are state actors intentionally obscuring?

Matthew Lohmeier, a former F-15 pilot, was confirmed by the Senate to be undersecretary of the Air Force.

Notably, he has previously spoken about his own UAP encounters (in his case, with a 'ball of light' that 'seemed to be buzzing with life').

Despite having to postpone the hearing, originally scheduled for July, Rep. Burlison confirmed to Askapol that:

“I think that we’re working towards having a good public UAP hearing in September.”

While the broader UAP-related claims remain unconfirmed, the ICIG investigations (spurred on by whistleblower revelations from David Grusch) were able to confirm that several programs have been acting with little to no democratic accountability – according to a recent interview with Rep. Eric Burlison.

He also expressed frustration that the ICIG's attempts to gain access to physical UAP evidence, such as craft or biological material, have so far been obstructed.

• Several journalists have indicated that first-hand witnesses of the alleged UAP legacy programs are in the process of providing testimony/evidence to the relevant authorities (e.g. the IC IG) and/or are on the verge of making public statements in the near future (Example 1, example 2, example 3, example 4)