HHRG-117-IG05-MState-S001150-20220517.pdf

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Chairman Schiff Opening Remarks 
C3 Subcommittee Hearing 
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Open Hearing 
May 17, 2022 
 
Thank you, Chairman Carson, for holding this open hearing 
on unidentified aerial phenomenon. Holding a portion of our 
discussion today in open session is critical to the cause of 
transparency and openness, which was Congress’s intent in 
authorizing and funding the new task force. 
 
The larger effort that is being undertaken to study and 
characterize UAP reports is an important step towards 
understanding these phenomenon - what we know and don’t 
know - and I look fo…

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UAP reports have been around for decades, and yet we 
haven’t had an orderly way for them to be reported – without 
stigma – and to be investigated. 
  
That needs to change. UAP reports need to be understood 
as a national security matter, and that message needs to go out 
across DOD, the IC, and the whole of the U.S. government. 
When we spot something we don’t understand or can’t identify 
in our air space, it’s the job of those we entrust with our national 
security to investigate. And report back. 
  
That is why it is important we hold this open hearing for 
the public to hear direc…

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It is also the responsibility of the our government and this 
panel to share as much as we can with the American people – 
since excessive secrecy only breeds distrust and speculation. I 
look forward to hearing how the UAP task force is being stood 
up, what challenges they still face, and how this committee can 
help make sure the task force is able to shed light one of the 
world’s most enduring mysteries. 
I thank the Chair, and I yield back.