Understanding UAP:
Science, National Security & Innovation

Understanding UAP:
Science, National Security
& Innovation

Understanding UAP:
Science, National Security
& Innovation

UAP Disclosure Fund
Hosted by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

May 1, 2025

Join members of the US Congress and leading experts for a groundbreaking discussion on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). This multi-panel event covers:

  • Government Transparency: Hear from Reps. Luna, Burlison, Burchett, & Begich on government transparency efforts, oversight challenges, and bipartisan action for UAP investigations.

  • Scientific Inquiry: Scientists Dr. Avi Loeb (Harvard/Galileo), Dr. Eric Davis (AATIP), Mike Gold (NASA UAP Study/Redwire), & Anna Brady Estevez (American Deep Tech/NSF) discuss rigorous scientific investigation, Galileo Project updates, potential physics, stigma challenges, leveraging existing data (NASA/military sensors), and the future of UAP innovation & microgravity research.

  • National Security: Former officials Chris Mellon (Dep Asst Sec Def-Intel) & Kirk McConnell (Senate Armed Services/Intel) address airspace vulnerabilities, sensor gaps, documented military encounters (USS Roosevelt, Nimitz, Langley AFB), overclassification, whistleblower protection, & the need for a national strategy.

  • Witness Accounts & Data: Insights from moderator Lue Elizondo (AATIP), RAdm Tim Gallaudet (Ret., NOAA/Navy) on naval encounters, & discussion of firsthand pilot/military accounts and challenges.

This forum explores UAP complexities from scientific, national security, & policy perspectives, highlighting the push for disclosure, tech breakthroughs, & profound questions.

Please note: A photograph presented by the moderator around 1:31:41 has since been widely identified, with analysis suggesting a conventional origin.

Moderator

Luis Elizondo

Former Head of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, Department of Defense; 


Former Director, National Programs Special Management Staff,
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security

Former Head of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, Department of Defense; 


Former Director, National Programs Special Management Staff, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security

Former UAPDF Board Member

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Panelists

National Security Panel

National Security Panel

National Security Panel

This panel addresses concerns around airspace sovereignty, data classification, foreign interest in UAP, and the critical gaps in domain awareness that may threaten U.S. security if left unaddressed.

Christopher Mellon

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; Former Staff Director of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

UAPDF Board Member

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Kirk McConnell

Former Senior Professional Staff Member for the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services Committees

UAPDF Advisory Board Member

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