Agencies And Companies Sitting On UFO Secrets Called to Testify
- Cristina Gomez
- Sep 18
- 3 min read
While public attention focused on dramatic testimony during the September 9th UAP hearing, Representative Eric Burlison revealed to Ask a Poll that Congress has quietly deployed a sophisticated legal strategy targeting both government agencies and private contractors who have stonewalled UAP investigations for decades. According to Burlison’s exclusive interview, congressional staff sent interrogatories to four entities — two government agencies and two private companies — though the specific targets remain undisclosed.
The interrogatories represent a fundamental shift from previous hearing-focused approaches to aggressive legal pressure designed to compel disclosure. However, Burlison revealed that committee oversight staff significantly diluted the original requests crafted by UAP whistleblower David Grusch, who now serves as Burlison’s special advisor. According to Burlison, this strategic dilution positions Congress better legally for issuing subpoenas when agencies inevitably refuse to provide requested information, creating a foundation for escalated enforcement action.
Burlison indicated that Congress maintains a list of potential witnesses, primarily military contractors who have not voluntarily come forward. Reference to his Ask a Poll interview shows these individuals would likely testify in classified SCIF briefings rather than public hearings, as they have not demonstrated willingness to participate openly. The congressman suggested that resistant parties would be added to a subpoena list, indicating Congress is prepared to compel testimony through legal mechanisms.
While Congress develops these enforcement strategies, military witnesses face substantial personal and financial barriers to participation. Jeffrey Nuccetelli, the Air Force veteran who testified about UAP incidents at Vandenberg Air Force Base, revealed on his podcast the extensive personal costs of congressional testimony. According to Nuccetelli, witnesses receive no congressional financial support and must personally fund travel from across the country, expensive Washington D.C. hotel accommodations, and unpaid leave from their jobs while facing potential career retaliation.
Witness preparation for the September hearing required intensive coordination, with investigative journalists Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp providing crucial logistical and financial support that enabled witness participation. According to Nuccetelli, witnesses spent two full days together preparing without official government assistance, highlighting the informal networks necessary to overcome institutional barriers.
Nuccetelli described what he characterized as systematic retaliation against military witnesses, including coordinated harassment, employment sabotage, and psychological pressure designed to silence those who report UAP encounters. According to his testimony, this creates a chilling effect where potential witnesses observe the consequences faced by those who speak publicly and choose to remain silent. Reference to his congressional testimony indicates that despite submitting Vandenberg incident documentation with multiple witness statements and official Air Force reports to AARO, the Pentagon’s UAP investigation office, these cases never appeared in the agency’s historical review.
The witness testified that claims of insufficient witnesses willing to testify are “absolutely 100% false,” stating there exists a “deep pool” of potential witnesses, including individuals like Matthew Brown whom he identified as priority candidates. However, according to Nuccetelli, the fundamental issue remains witness protection — once hearings conclude, individuals return to normal life without government support, facing ongoing employment and reputation risks.
This exclusion of witness evidence from official channels while simultaneously burdening witnesses with personal costs represents what Nuccetelli characterized as institutional failure requiring independent solutions. The coordination between congressional representatives, military witnesses, and investigative journalists represents a new approach to overcoming institutional resistance through multiple pressure points rather than relying on voluntary government cooperation.
The strategy indicates that traditional patterns of government stonewalling on UAP issues may face unprecedented legal and organizational challenges as Congress develops enforcement mechanisms while witnesses create independent support networks to bypass official gatekeeping entirely.
Sources
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Laslo, M. (2025, September 18). UFO investigation: UAP Caucus pens letters, vets whistleblowers. Ask a Pol uap. https://www.askapoluaps.com/p/ufo-investigation-heats-up
The Jeff Nuccetelli Podcast. (2025, September 16). Exclusive: Discussing the 2025 UAP Hearing with Jeff and Tom [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oi3APzIUHM
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