Rubio Issues Pre-Release Statement on ODNI UAP Report
Senator Marco Rubio released a statement ahead of the ODNI's UAP report, emphasizing that military personnel had long reported encounters with advanced unidentified craft. He stressed these reports were previously dismissed, marking this report as merely an initial step toward understanding potential aerial threats.
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On June 25, 2021, just hours before the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released its landmark UAP report, Senator Marco Rubio issued a formal statement from Miami, Florida. As Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Rubio had previously mandated the report's creation through the 2021 Intelligence Authorization Act.
In his remarks, Rubio acknowledged that defense personnel responsible for national security had consistently reported observations of unidentified aerial vehicles demonstrating exceptional performance characteristics. He noted that such accounts had historically faced disregard and skepticism rather than serious investigation.
The senator characterized the forthcoming document as a necessary but incomplete measure, stating that substantial additional efforts by defense and intelligence agencies would be required to determine whether these phenomena constitute genuine threats to national security.
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