High-ranking U.S. officials could provide congress with new information surrounding government intel on Unidentified Flying Objects, commonly known as UFO’s, according to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).
Florida’s senior senator revealed that UFO whistleblower David Grusch isn’t the only person to come forward to share information with the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, where Rubio serves as vice chair. Grusch, an Air Force veteran who worked with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), recently made international headlines when he claimed to have seen evidence of a secret UFO crash retrieval program. According to Rubio, other potential whistleblowers, many who have held or currently hold high-ranking clearances in high positions of government, have come to speak with the intelligence committee have been fearful of possible harm to their personal life and professional career.
“There are people who have come forward to share information with our committee over the last couple of years”, Rubio said. “I would imagine that some of them are perhaps some of the same people that he [Grusch] is referring to. I want to be very protective of these people. A lot of these people came to us even before protections were in the law for whistleblowers to come forward. Some are public figures and we’ve heard from them in the past. Others have not shared publicly, so we’re trying to gather as much of that information as we can. The reason why I’m being cautious, is not because I’m trying to be evasive, but I am trying to be protective of these people. Some of these people still work in the government, and frankly, a lot of them are very fearful. Fearful of their jobs. Fearful for their clearances. Fearful for their career, and some, frankly are fearful of harm coming to them.”
Rubio’s disclosures marked one of the few occasions when an elected official has mentioned high-ranking officials as potential witnesses to the existence of extraterrestrial spacecraft. Past witnesses, have consisted by low to mid-level ranking government employees and contractors, such as Bob Lazar, claimed to have first-hand experience with alien spacecraft around Area 51, but didn’t produce any hard evidence to verify their claims.
The Department of Defense, sparked national interest in 2020, when they released documents, including pilot-recorded footage of UFO’s, which they refer to as unidentified aerial phenomena. The U.S. Inspector General will investigate the claims of Grusch, and if they are deemed credible, the claims will be sent to Congress. The same path could occur with other claims if the Inspector General deems them credible.
Since 2004, O’Hern has worked with political campaigns in roles ranging from major projects involving nationwide digital marketing for U.S. Presidential candidates, U.S. Congressmen, state governors, and state representatives. O’Hern’s journalism background includes news reporting and editing for various organizations and news publications in Alabama and Florida since 2002. O’Hern graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Ala with a degree in journalism and a minor in political science.