House Oversight Committee Hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena – September 9, 2025
The House Oversight Committee is officially moving forward with its long‑anticipated hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). The session is scheduled for September 9, 2025, and according to members of Congress, a press release naming the witnesses will be issued shortly.
Representative Anna Paulina Luna announced via social media that the committee will be releasing the names of witnesses imminently. This adds weight to earlier reports from Liberation Times in late August 2025 and comments by Rep. Eric Burlison, who confirmed that staff memos had already circulated internally discussing a potential witness lineup. The House Oversight and Accountability Committee is one of the largest and most powerful in Congress, with more than 40 members. Its broad jurisdiction underscores the significance of the upcoming hearing. At least four witnesses are expected. Reports point to three confirmed military witnesses, with speculation about a fourth tied to legacy programs. Their testimonies are expected to include firsthand encounters with UAPs, possible links to crash retrieval or reverse engineering programs, and broader national security concerns.
Sources suggest that among the witnesses may be a former U.S. Air Force veteran who investigated or directly observed five separate UAP incidents, a Navy officer with firsthand observations, another U.S. Air Force officer with direct encounters, and possibly a witness tied to alleged legacy UAP programs. Advisors such as Dr. Eric Davis, Mike Gold, and Kirk McConnell have reportedly supported preparations but are not listed as testifying. Members of advocacy organizations, including Christopher Mellon and the UAP Disclosure Fund, have also signaled their readiness to testify if called.
This marks the first major UAP‑focused hearing since November 13, 2024, when lawmakers entered the now‑famous Immaculate Constellation document into the Congressional Record. With growing pressure from the public and bipartisan members of Congress, the September 9 hearing is being positioned as another watershed moment in the debate over transparency.
Some reports in late August 2025 suggested the hearing might face delays due to witness availability. A House Oversight spokesperson reportedly indicated postponement, and Dr. Eric Davis commented that “no one wants to testify.” Rumors of a potential reschedule to November circulated. However, journalist Christopher Sharp confirmed on September 2 that House Oversight staff had directly verified the September 9 date. Most decisively, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna stated publicly on September 2 that the hearing has not been postponed, stressing: “We have great witnesses! Whoever is saying that is literally making stuff up. If there are any changes to hearings you will hear from ME first.” Her comments reinforced that the event is moving forward as planned.
Groups such as the UAP Disclosure Fund (UAPDF) have been actively supporting the hearing. Their contributions include classified briefings for committee staff, lists of alleged UAP records and program code names, draft oversight letters, legal policy briefs, and free legal aid for whistleblowers willing to testify. Public roundtables and post‑hearing analysis are already being scheduled by UAP activists and researchers, including Steve Bassett on September 10. The names of witnesses and the official agenda will be available once the committee’s press release is published.
The most recent House Oversight session on UAPs was held on November 13, 2024, under the official title Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth. That joint subcommittee hearing featured high‑profile witnesses including Luis Elizondo (former AATIP official), Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet (Ret., oceanographer), Michael Gold (former NASA Associate Administrator), and Michael Shellenberger. A pivotal moment came when Rep. Nancy Mace introduced the Immaculate Constellation document into the Congressional Record, spotlighting an alleged covert UAP intelligence program. Those proceedings raised transparency concerns and laid critical groundwork, making the upcoming September 9 hearing a continuation of a high‑stakes journey toward public disclosure.
Since that November 2024 hearing, major developments have emerged. In June 2025, President Donald Trump appeared on the Pod Force One podcast and said he knew the identity of the drones reported over New Jersey but could not disclose that information, adding there was no cause for concern. His statement hinted at knowledge of classified material while downplaying the threat. In August, Tulsi Gabbard, also speaking on Pod Force One, argued that alien life is possible and emphasized the need for deeper investigation into UAP cases. She called for a measured, science‑driven approach rather than secrecy, framing the issue as both a national security and public transparency challenge. Commentators at Breaking Points noted inconsistencies between official government silence and the frank tone of these interviews, fueling debate about how UAP information is communicated. On the ground, New Jersey and other parts of the U.S. have seen clusters of reports ranging from drone swarms to suspected UAPs, driving public interest.
Rep. Eric Burlison reflected on how David Grusch’s testimony sparked his engagement with the UAP issue. Burlison noted that high‑level briefings included physicist Eric Davis, who described different nonhuman entities such as “grays,” “Nordics,” “reptilians,” and “insectoids.” These disclosures point to an expanding dialogue in Congress that stretches beyond sightings toward deeper questions about the nature of nonhuman intelligence. Whistleblower revelations have further deepened the debate. In April 2025, former Pentagon intelligence contractor Matthew Brown publicly confirmed his authorship of the Immaculate Constellation report, the same document entered into the Congressional Record in November 2024. Brown described the program as a covert reconnaissance initiative that allegedly documented UAPs, including F‑22s being boxed in by fast‑moving orbs and satellite evidence of a football‑field‑sized saucer. These claims have been denied by Pentagon officials, but their emergence underscores the rift between official denials and insider disclosures.
Adding to this shifting landscape, Jay Stratton, former director of the UAP Task Force, confirmed in May 2025 that the FBI has been deeply involved in UAP investigations for years. He pointed to declassified memos describing recovered craft and even humanoid bodies, emphasizing that the Bureau’s role stretches back decades. This disclosure added another layer to the growing acknowledgement of institutional involvement beyond the Department of Defense.
Clear audio and video have also surfaced through filmmaker James Fox, amplifying the credibility of testimony shared with lawmakers. On May 1, 2025, during the Understanding UAP: Science, National Security & Innovation congressional briefing hosted in the Rayburn House Office Building, physicist Dr. Eric Davis declared:
“The craft that had been recovered are not of this Earth. They’re not made by human hands. They are not from this planet. They are not human. They are an alien technology. Whatever the word alien means—are they extraterrestrial? We don’t know. We don’t know. What motives do they have? Well, we need anthropologists and social psychologists and philosophers to figure that out because they haven’t communicated that to us.”
This briefing was hosted by the UAP Disclosure Fund (UAPDF) in partnership with the bipartisan Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets and supported by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. Its purpose was to give lawmakers a science‑first understanding of UAP data and implications. Together, these political, security, and testimonial developments underscore the intensifying urgency and complexity of the disclosure process as the September 9 hearing approaches.
On August 29, 2025, Rep. Eric Burlison introduced the UAP Disclosure Act of 2025 as an amendment to the FY 2026 NDAA. This legislation seeks to preserve government records on UAP, establish a National Archives collection for public access, and create an independent board with congressional oversight to review and declassify material. Burlison described the effort as one of transparency and trust, emphasizing that the government should share as much as possible with the American people without compromising national security.
As the hearing draws near, it is clear that momentum for disclosure is no longer limited to hearings alone but is also being enshrined into legislation. For readers and researchers seeking to stay connected, there are active communities offering resources and dialogue, including the growing interdimensional community on X.
