“The incidents last month involving the Chinese high-altitude balloon and the three unknown objects highlighted the need for us to continue to improve our understanding of UAPs over U.S. airs…
Members of Congress have called for an increase in funding for the Pentagon’s unidentified aerial phenomena research office after the Biden administration’s budget request was released.
Gillibrand, the chair of the Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, questioned why the office was now underfunded for the second year.United States Senate committee on Armed Services Gillibrand argued that the office wasn’t receiving “basic operational funding” and that multiple senators previously sent a letter to the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, Kathleen Hicks, specifying what funding was needed.