House Armed Services Committee: Classified UAP Briefing by Navy
The House Armed Services Committee received a classified briefing on March 11, 2020 regarding unidentified aerial phenomena. Navy officials presented information to the full committee as part of the UAP Task Force efforts. This represented an early official congressional engagement on the UAP topic by military authorities.
Background
On March 11, 2020, the House Armed Services Committee held a classified session where U.S. Navy officials briefed members on unidentified aerial phenomena. The briefing was conducted as part of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) and addressed the future of defense capabilities regarding these encounters. The session included the full committee membership and focused on threats to aviator safety and operational security. Pentagon spokesperson Susan Gough later confirmed that Navy representatives presented progress reports on efforts to understand these phenomena. The briefing materials were documented in the Committee's March 2020 Summary of Progress reports.