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Congressman Provides Account of Military UAP Image That He Says Matches No "Human Capability” (Gaetz)
The Debrief ^ | Micah Hanks

Posted on 07/28/2023 10:23:22 AM PDT by RoosterRedux

Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) says he was recently shown evidence of unidentified anomalous phenomena by military personnel that included a UAP image he was “not able to attach to any human capability.”

Gaetz revealed details about the incident during a widely viewed Congressional hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena Wednesday morning.

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Gaetz was reportedly shown the image several months ago during a visit to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, where he was accompanied by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL).

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During the hearing, Gaetz said his office received a protected disclosure of a UAP off of Eglin Air Force Base in Okaloosa County. Gaetz traveled to Eglin along with Burchett and Luna and were initially denied access to data and members of the flight crew who saw the UAP.

“We were not afforded access to all of the flight crew, and initially, we were not afforded access to images and to radar (data),” Gaetz said. “Thereafter, we had a bit of a discussion about how authorities flow in the United States of America, and we did see the image, and we did meet with one member of the flight crew who took the image.”

Gaetz said the image he saw showed an "orb" that he described as not having a "human capability" of which he was aware.

According to Gaetz’s account, the pilot had reportedly encountered what he characterized as a fleet of four UAPs “flying in a diamond formation” while conducting training exercise over the Gulf of Mexico.

The visual observations were also corroborated with radar data that personnel at Eglin Air Force Base allowed Gaetz to review.

“There is a radar sequence that I, and I alone, have observed in the United States Congress,” Gaetz said during Wednesday morning’s hearing.

According to the account the pilot provided Gaetz, as he went to investigate and came in near proximity to the objects, the approach of the UAPs apparently caused his radar system and Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) to malfunction, requiring him to have to rely on manual controls in order to obtain an image of the UAP.

When attempting to characterize the object he observed in the pilot’s photo, Gaetz said it resembled “what I can only describe as an orb,” adding that it did not appear to be “of any human capability that I’m aware of.”

“It was stated explicitly to me by these test pilots that if you have a UAP experience, the best thing you can do for your career is forget it and not tell anyone,” Rep. Gaetz said of the recent incident during Wednesday’s hearing, acknowledging the stigmas that have long prevented pilots from reporting their encounters.

“Because any type of reporting, either above the surface or below the surface, does have a perceived consequence to these people.”

(Excerpt) Read more at thedebrief.org ...


TOPICS: UFO's
KEYWORDS: florida; fringe; gaetz; mattgaetz; ohsomysteriouso; uap; ufo; ufos
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1 posted on 07/28/2023 10:23:22 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: Openurmind; Churchjack; eastforker; Levy78; maddog55; Jonty30; GingisK; Mark17; spirited irish; ...
Ping.

If anyone wants on or off this ping list, let me know.

2 posted on 07/28/2023 10:24:16 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

12 years ago (yes twelve) this guy took all the fun out of UFO/ET talk.

https://youtu.be/ndRxU1wRIYM


3 posted on 07/28/2023 10:26:02 AM PDT by Nifty
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The commanding general of Eglin AFB at first refused access to Gaetz, Burchett, and Luna (after having been invited down to the base for this purpose). In fact, there was quite an argument (according to Burchett).

They had to call the House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, who in turn had to call the Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall III to finally intervene with a phone to the Eglin AFB general.

They got the access they sought.

4 posted on 07/28/2023 10:31:08 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: Nifty

Drones in general took all the fun out of it.

(Swamp Gas is very grateful...)


5 posted on 07/28/2023 10:32:39 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Nifty
Just watched that video. Nice.

As pilots are saying, it doesn't matter whether these UFO's are non-human or belong to our adversaries...we have a national security problem until we can determine what to do about them.

6 posted on 07/28/2023 10:34:05 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux
The government is going to shut down this country telling us the aliens are in our midst. Stay inside. No election. Remain calm and please don't shoot or defend yourself.
7 posted on 07/28/2023 10:34:35 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: RoosterRedux

He saw a fuzzy photo that was unexplainable

Bahahahahaha

I’ve seen a thousand!


8 posted on 07/28/2023 10:35:24 AM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: RoosterRedux
Interesting, things seem to be heating up....

I find it disconcerting that a U.S. Congressman would have initially been denied access to that info. and have to argue his way in.

That indicates to me that there are likely groups out there that are secretly operating unseen, way in the background.

9 posted on 07/28/2023 10:36:30 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: RoosterRedux

Dolphins, then.


10 posted on 07/28/2023 10:37:17 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: TornadoAlley3
Er...okey dokey.

So are you saying that the Pentagon should just let drones (possibly belonging to our adversaries) fly in our airspace and secure naval air training areas?

11 posted on 07/28/2023 10:37:30 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: Jamestown1630

Let’s see the footage of the drone flying above Mach 1.

How about just 300 knots?

Unless all those pilots are lying.


12 posted on 07/28/2023 10:38:26 AM PDT by CTyank
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To: TornadoAlley3

+1000

Thumbs down to Gaetz for spending one minute on this Deep State distraction nonsense.


13 posted on 07/28/2023 10:38:32 AM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: Hot Tabasco

The USAF seems to be at the center of the problem. Others have said that the DOE is right there with the Air Force.


14 posted on 07/28/2023 10:38:55 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

“we have a national security problem until we can determine what to do about them.”

Meanwhile the aliens are trying to determine what to do about us.

;-)


15 posted on 07/28/2023 10:40:23 AM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: CTyank

Just because it *looks* solid doesn’t mean it is.


16 posted on 07/28/2023 10:40:43 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: All
I posted a comment on another thread that is germane here:
It is interesting to see how some folks on FR react to the subject of UFO's. I am reminded of the stages of grief/loss. The threat of a major paradigm shift or loss of one's perception of reality can cause the same kind of reaction.

Here are the five stages:

  • Denial
  • Anger
  • Bargaining
  • Depression
  • Acceptance
A lot of people on FR are still in the Denial, Anger stage. You can see it in their irrational comments. Their minds are closed, their comments are emotional, not logical, and they often display some anger at those who disagree with them and at the subject of the threads themselves.

As an aside, it is worth mentioning that the above-listed stages don't have clearly-defined borders--they bleed into each other. A person may be in denial and be quite angry at the same time. Or even be in denial and already depressed about the issue under consideration.


17 posted on 07/28/2023 10:41:44 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: Nifty

Let me know when Japan has a drone that can fly at Mach 8, come to a halt, then turn 90 degrees and instantly accelerate to Mach 8 again.


18 posted on 07/28/2023 10:41:54 AM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: Hot Tabasco

“groups out there that are secretly operating unseen, way in the background.”

Welcome to my world:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t564HRXeS6o


19 posted on 07/28/2023 10:42:00 AM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: cgbg

;-)


20 posted on 07/28/2023 10:42:25 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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