{"type":"events","slug":"2025-09-09-restoring-public-trust-uap-hearing","title":"Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/2025-09-09-restoring-public-trust-uap-hearing","description":"House hearing brought five witnesses under oath with written statements and transcripted testimony focused on UAP disclosure and whistleblower protection","date":"2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Hearing"],"updated":"2026-02-19T00:00:00.000Z","disclosureRating":4,"status":"unresolved","lat":38.8899,"lng":-77.0091,"connectionCount":8,"content":{"markdown":"<Video url=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBKRr5OvF6E\" />\n\nOn September 9, 2025, the House Oversight Committee Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets held a public hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena, with the same witness list announced earlier that week and a focus on whistleblower protection, AARO credibility, and information release norms.[^1][^2]\n\n## Origin\n\nThe hearing was announced on September 3 by Task Force Chairwoman Anna Paulina Luna, with a stated goal of improving federal transparency on UAP-related sightings, examinations, and whistleblower reporting standards. The notice identified four principal witnesses and located the hearing at HVC-210 in Washington, D.C.[^2]\n\nCongress published the hearing as a House committee event in its September 9 calendar set, linking witness material and the complete hearing text to a public congressional record stream.[^3][^4]\n\n## Who\n\nThe primary witnesses were Jeffrey Nuccetelli, Alexandro Wiggins, George Knapp, and Dylan Borland, with Joe Spielberger appearing as minority witness counsel. Their written statements were filed publicly for the record before testimony and are preserved on oversight and committee resources.[^1][^5][^6][^7][^8][^9]\n\nThe hearing was chaired by Congresswomen Anna Paulina Luna and other committee members, with witness questioning covering reporting failures, sensor evidence, retaliation risk, and mechanisms for protected disclosures.[^2][^3]\n\n## How evolved\n\nThe hearing record moved from scheduling and testimony to formal proceedings with opening remarks, sworn testimony, and member Q&A in the House transcript. That evolution shows the event shifted from a planned agenda into a complete evidentiary session tied to UAP oversight and declassification friction points across DoD, the intelligence community, and AARO workflows.[^3][^4][^10]\n\nCommittee materials then framed the hearing’s outcome as incomplete and called for stronger processes around reporting, investigation access, and whistleblower safety, continuing the policy arc from initial launch to accountability hearings in the 119th Congress UAP docket.[^10]\n\n## References\n\n[^1]: [House Oversight Hearing: Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection](https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/restoring-public-trust-through-uap-transparency-and-whistleblower-protection/)\n[^2]: [Press Release: Luna Announces Hearing on Transparency Relating to UAPs](https://oversight.house.gov/release/luna-announces-hearing-on-transparency-relating-to-unidentified-anomalous-phenomena/)\n[^3]: [Congress.gov Hearing Overview: September 9, 2025 Event](https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-congress/house-event/118584/)\n[^4]: [Congress.gov Hearing Transcript (PDF)](https://www.congress.gov/119/chrg/CHRG-119hhrg61718/CHRG-119hhrg61718.pdf)\n[^5]: [Jeffrey Nuccetelli Written Testimony](https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Nuccetelli-Written-Testimony.pdf)\n[^6]: [Alexandro Wiggins Written Statement](https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Wiggins-Written-Statement.pdf)\n[^7]: [George Knapp Written Testimony](https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/George-Knapp-Written-Testimony.pdf)\n[^8]: [Dylan Borland Written Testimony](https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Borland-Written-Testimony.pdf)\n[^9]: [Joe Spielberger Written Testimony](https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Spielberger-Written-Testimony.pdf)\n[^10]: [Hearing Wrap Up: Government Must Be More Transparent About UAPs](https://oversight.house.gov/release/hearing-wrap-up-government-must-be-more-transparent-about-uaps/)","readingTime":"2 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"locations","slug":"gulf-of-aden","title":"Gulf of Aden","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/gulf-of-aden"},"direction":"inbound","weight":2},{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"andy-ogles","title":"Andy Ogles","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/andy-ogles"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1},{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"dylan-borland","title":"Dylan Borland","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/dylan-borland"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1},{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"joe-spielberger","title":"Joe Spielberger","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/joe-spielberger"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1},{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"eric-burlison","title":"Eric Burlison","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/eric-burlison"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1},{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"anna-paulina-luna","title":"Anna Paulina Luna","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/anna-paulina-luna"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1},{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"tim-burchett","title":"Tim Burchett","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/tim-burchett"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1},{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"dina-titus","title":"Dina Titus","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/dina-titus"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/events/2025-09-09-restoring-public-trust-uap-hearing","title":"Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/events/2025-09-09-restoring-public-trust-uap-hearing","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"witnesses":["Jeffrey Nuccetelli","Alexandro Wiggins","George Knapp","Dylan Borland","Joe Spielberger"],"evidence":["Official Transcript","Written Witness Statements","Recorded Video","Committee Press Materials"]}