The history of UFOs in America

Published July 18, 2022 at 10:46 AM EDT

Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Ronald Moultrie, right, and Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray speak with a UAP on a screen, during a hearing of the House Intelligence, Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee hearing on "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena," on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Washington. — Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence speak with an 'Unidentified Aerial Phenomena' on a screen during a hearing of the House Intelligence, Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee hearing.

This fall, NASA will take on UFO evidence in a new study following the Pentagon’s largely inconclusive report on them released last year. Questions around UFOs have taken some legitimacy due to NASA’s involvement.

What do we actually know about UFOs, and what do we hope to learn? Today we’ll take a look at the history of UFOs in America, military secrecy around sightings, and what to expect going forward in the effort to explain these phenomena.

GUESTS:

Shane Harris, Intelligence and National Security Reporter, Washington Post
Kate Dorsch, Historian and Philosopher of Science, University of Pennsylvania
James Wirtz, Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School

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