This morning we expect to see the latest congressional hearing on UFOs kicking off. (Information on watching the hearing is below.) The media attention surrounding this event has been the most intense of any I’ve seen since Congress began getting seriously involved in the subject back in 2017. Particular attention has been drawn by Tennessee Congressman Tim Burchett, who has been giving rapid-fire interviews all week. Burchett was supposed to be “running” the hearing, along with Florida Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna, but last night he tweeted that he had been informed that he was no longer “chairing” the meeting. (I’ll explain the scare quotes in a moment.)

I was just informed along with @realannapaulina that I will NOT be chairing the #UAP hearing.

— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) July 25, 2023

Given Burchett’s very blunt accusations about the Pentagon running a coverup program over the government’s involvement with UFOs, this announcement immediately raised suspicions among the ufology community that “the fix was in.” But further investigation revealed that this was a simple procedural issue. The hearing is being held by the Subcommittee on National Security, which falls under the House Oversight Committee. Oversight Committee Chair James Comer had originally asked Burchett to “spearhead” the effort along with Luna and he told reporters that Burchett is still “the main player.” He will still give an opening statement and will ask twenty questions of the three witnesses. But he is a member of the subcommittee and not technically in charge. The hearing will be officially chaired by the subcommittee chairman, Wisconsin congressman Glenn Grothman. Comer said that he regrets the misunderstanding.

So what is it we will be hearing from the three witnesses who will testify under oath? Former defense official Chris Mellon told NewsNation last night that he expects the public will hear some “explosive things.” (NY Post)

Mellon said UFO whistleblower Dave Grusch, a former intelligence official, is set to drop explosive new testimony before Congress regarding the Pentagon’s alleged spacecraft retrieval program this week.

“The objective here, I think, and the opportunity, is for the American people to come to better understand why it is that so many in Congress actually takes seriously the idea that there are UFOs, UAP [unidentified aerial phenomena] that are violating US airspace and the associated rumor, allegation, that we may have in our possession off-world technology recovered from someone else’s space program,” Mellon said.

Notice that Mellon is being careful with his language just as many of the players involved in this story have been. He’s discussing the idea that the American government is in possession of “off-world technology” that came from “someone else’s space program.” And by “someone else” he’s not talking about Russia or China. He’s referring to the “non-human technology” revealed by UFO whistleblower David Grush, who will be testifying today. Grusch will be joined by David Fravor and Ryan Graves. Fravor is the former wing commander who famously encountered the Tic Tac UFO off the coast of southern California in 2004. Graves is also a fighter pilot who reported multiple close calls with UFOs off of the east coast in 2014 and 2015.

I had assumed that we’d already heard most of what Grusch had to say during his initial interview. (Or at least what he’s allowed to say in public.) But we’re hearing reports that there are more bombshells left to drop. It’s also been suggested that both Fravor and Graves have some additional details they may be ready and able to reveal. We shall see.

You can rest assured there will be plenty of people watching. Recent polling shows that people want to know what’s going on. In fact, 42% of Americans believe in UFOs, with 10% saying they have seen a UFO. And a solid majority of Americans believe that the government knows more than we’re being told. Probably a lot more. As Tim Burchett said during a recent press briefing, “More people believe in UFOs than believe in Congress.” Buckle up, folks. Things may get very interesting.

To watch the hearing, NewsNation is planning to air it live, assuming you have that option. If not, you can watch it on the Committee’s YouTube channel or, if it’s more convenient, you can watch it right here. It begins at 10:00 am Eastern time.