for those who raise concerns regarding UAP programs?
How important, given everything that you've seen and experienced, is the UAP Disclosure
In addition to that, what lessons from these oversight failures should guide Congress in approaching UAP oversight?
How important is it for whistleblowers to have strong protections when it comes to UAP related disclosures or disclosures of other topics of excessive government secrecy?
I recently introduced the UAP Whistleblower Protection Act to help provide whistleblower protection to federal personnel for disclosing the use of federal taxpayer funds to investigate UFOs.
How did you manage to obtain the classified Russian UAP documents, and how did you get them back in the United States?
and radar confirmed UAP encounter aboard USS Jackson?
After filing your inspector general complaint over retaliation inside the Pentagon's UAP office,
And do you, do you think that that experience would suggest that the internal UAP investigations may be compromised?
Just last night, I tried to get an amendment onto the National Defense Authorization Act that fit in the germaneness of that bill to have UAP disclosure.
the ones who are reporting on UAP.
Finally, I'd like to enter into the testimony a letter I sent to the DOD regarding the case of Major David Charles Grush, a UAP whistleblower who's been extremely helpful to this committee.
Unfortunately, due to his participation in the disclosure of UAP, he suffered reprisal like the removal of his clearance, denial of promotion, and loss of medical retirement.
not by elected officials, but by staff behind the scenes. And the other bill, the UAP Disclosure Act,
The only person witnessed it, saw UAP at Vandenberg at that time frame, that was interviewed,
come to light. I'm going to go to you, Mr. Knapp, first. You've interviewed numerous UAP whistleblowers over the years.
Next question to George Knapp, what is the estimated annual budget, your view, for the program for investigating or reverse engineering UAP-related technology, including official, misappropriated, or black budget funds?
Does anyone on this panel wish to address that question? Okay, moving on. Are any of you willing to name specific gatekeepers within the root cell of the UAP SAP Federation?
Is, and this is, again, available to anyone, is there a security classification guide for UAP or NHI?
I was, I remember in the 2003 or 2023 hearing, it was stated that all UAP-related material is classified secret or above.
It's time that we pass the UAP disclosure act.