{"id":1558405,"date":"2022-07-17T08:04:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-17T12:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1558405"},"modified":"2022-07-17T09:05:23","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T13:05:23","slug":"house-votes-to-make-reporting-ufo-sightings-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-make-reporting-ufo-sightings-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"House Votes to Make Reporting UFO Sightings Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-votes-to-make-reporting-ufo-sightings-easier%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1558405&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--syndicated\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__header\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__logo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/foxnews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"144\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=144&#038;h=96&#038;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_small size-nyp_small\" alt=\"Fox News\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288 288w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=216 216w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=144 144w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=72 72w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1000w\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/house-of-representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House of Representatives<\/a>\u00a0on Wednesday voted for an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act,\u00a0making it easier to report unidentified flying objects or UFOs.<\/p>\n<p>The amendment creates a secure reporting system for UFOs and would also\u00a0\u201cprevent unauthorized public reporting or compromise of properly classified military and intelligence systems, programs and related activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s meant for government workers and military personnel to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/science\/air-and-space\/ufos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report a sighting<\/a>\u00a0without fears of retaliation and asks for the \u201cimmediate sharing\u201d of phenomena \u201cpreviously prohibited from reporting under any non-disclosure written or oral agreement, order, or other instrumentality or means.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., who co-sponsored the bill, said Congress \u201cmust ensure the military and intelligence community are armed with the best possible information, capital, and scientific resources to defeat our enemies and maintain military and technology superiority.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/ufo-department-defense-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ufo-department-defense-2.jpg\" alt=\"UFOs\" class=\"wp-image-23049715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/ufo-department-defense-2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/ufo-department-defense-2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/ufo-department-defense-2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The House of Representatives voted to create a secure reporting system for UFOs. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">DoD\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/scott-bray-ufo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/scott-bray-ufo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23049693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/scott-bray-ufo.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/scott-bray-ufo.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/scott-bray-ufo.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The bill would allow military personnel to report UFOs without fear of retaliation. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/pentagon-ufo-findings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pentagon-ufo-findings.jpg\" alt=\"UFOS\" class=\"wp-image-23049728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/pentagon-ufo-findings.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/pentagon-ufo-findings.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/pentagon-ufo-findings.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Congress held its first hearing on UFOs in 50 years last May. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Fox News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He added the amendment would \u201cplay an important role in furthering Congress\u2019 ability to fact gather and further prove or disprove the origin and threat nature of whatever seems to be flying in our skies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., who also sponsored the bill, said, \u201cWe need to empower our service members to be transparent and to drop the stigma surrounding Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In May, the House Intelligence subcommittee\u00a0held the first hearing on UFOs in more than 50 years.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Andr\u00e9 Carson, D-Ind., said in that hearing that reporting on phenomena needs to be stigmatized.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also spent considerable efforts engaging directly with our naval aviators to help destigmatize the act of reporting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/aliens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sights and encounters,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Carson said, after saying that pilots were \u201claughed at\u201d when they made reports. \u201cThe direct results of those efforts have been increased reporting \u2026 The message is now clear: if you see something, you need to report it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/ufo-screen-shot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ufo-screen-shot.jpg\" alt=\"UFOs\" class=\"wp-image-23049742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/ufo-screen-shot.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/ufo-screen-shot.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/ufo-screen-shot.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz said the bill would end the \u201cstigma\u201d around reporting Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0House of Representatives\u00a0on Wednesday voted for an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act,\u00a0making it easier to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1547296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1558405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1558405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1558405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1558405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1547296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1558405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1558405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1558405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}