Military Official Refuses to Discuss UFOs in Public Hearing

A Wyoming military official declined to discuss UAP in public testimony last week, while new reporting reveals that unelected Senate staff have been blocking bipartisan UFO disclosure legislation.

During a state appropriations hearing on Friday, December 12th, Wyoming Senate Appropriations Chair Tim Salazar asked Adjutant General Greg Porter a direct question about UAP activity over Wyoming airspace. According to Cowboy State Daily, Porter responded that for Wyoming airspace specifically, there had been no incidents. However, he then acknowledged that he is aware of incidents near other federal facilities that he did not feel he could discuss in open testimony.

Senator Salazar told Cowboy State Daily he raised the question because news of UAPs frequenting U.S. military installations has become an increasing concern following national media reports.

The exchange comes after months of unexplained aerial activity over Wyoming. According to reporting by Cowboy State Daily journalist Clair McFarland, eight Wyoming sheriffs confirmed receiving reports of unidentified object sightings. In three of those cases, the objects were observed flying over critical energy infrastructure including power plants, oil and gas fields, and coal mines, yet no individual or organization has admitted to operating them.

McFarland also noted that when she compared descriptions from Wyoming sheriffs to accounts from officials in New Jersey during the 2024 sightings, the details matched closely. Both described objects flying in locked formations at approximately 400 feet altitude, with different groups executing coordinated flight patterns.

When asked during the hearing whether the Wyoming National Guard has the capability to address these objects, Porter admitted they do not. According to Cowboy State Daily, Representative Jeremy Haroldson asked if they are operating at the shotgun level of technology, and Porter confirmed that assessment.

Adjutant General Greg Porter

Meanwhile on Capitol Hill, Congressional UAP Caucus co-chair Representative Tim Burchett confirmed in an exclusive interview with Ask a Pol journalist Matt Laslo that he will meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio next week. Burchett stated that UAPs will be part of the conversation and described the meeting as moving up the chain, referencing his ongoing request for a 15-minute meeting with President Trump.

Representative Andy Ogles, also a member of the Congressional UAP Caucus, confirmed to Ask a Pol that another public UAP hearing is in the works, potentially scheduled for January due to the holiday recess.

Perhaps the most significant development involves the UAP Disclosure Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Mike Rounds. The bill, modeled after the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, would establish a nine-member independent review board to assess UAP-related records and create a pathway for public disclosure.

The legislation has been stripped from the National Defense Authorization Act multiple times since 2023. According to Representative Eric Burlison in an interview with Ask a Pol, House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers indicated he would be fine with including the bill. However, Burlison revealed that the opposition appears to come not from elected officials, but from Senate Appropriations Committee staff members who view the matter as their territory.

Representative Eric Burlison

The pattern of officials declining to answer questions publicly continues at both state and federal levels, raising questions about transparency and accountability on a topic that has drawn bipartisan congressional interest.

Sources

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Cowboy State Daily. (2025b, March 25). CLAIR DRONES 12 15 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKuPttAeNfc

Daily, C. S. (2025, December 13). Lawmaker questions Wyoming adjutant general over presence of UFOs. Cowboy State Daily. https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/12/12/lawmaker-questions-wyoming-adjutant-general-over-presence-of-ufos/

Laslo, M. (2025a, December 12). “pretty soon” — another public House UAP hearing in works. Ask a Pol uap. https://www.askapoluaps.com/p/another-public-uap-hearing-coming

Laslo, M. (2025b, December 12). UAP Caucus Co-chair “meeting with Marco Rubio next week.” Ask a Pol uap. https://www.askapoluaps.com/p/uap-caucus-meeting-with-marco-rubio

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