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Sen. Hawley: Government 'Downplayed' UFO Reports
June 23, 2023
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said this week that the U.S. government has "downplayed, if not kept from the public," reports about unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP).
Hawley's comments came shortly after U.S. Air Force officer and former intelligence official David Grusch claimed that the government has found evidence of "non-human" wreckage that has been concealed from the public.
"The number of these is apparently huge," Hawley said on NewsNation. "And that is something that the government has, the best I can say about it, downplayed, if not kept from the public, for a long, long time."
Hawley said he can't "evaluate" Grusch's claims, but said that some details "sound plausible."
"I don't have any basis to evaluate them, but do some of the details that he's alleging, do they sound plausible? Yeah, sure. They sound plausible, based on what I've seen this government do in other instances," Hawley said.
Hawley later said Grusch is "saying that the government knows more about this than they have previously let on. That doesn't really surprise me. Because it looks to me like the government has been tracking these UAPs for a long time now, and has not been saying much about it."
Hawley also said: "What we learned from the Chinese spy balloon incident is that one part of the government actively concealed it from other parts of the government. Because that's what they do all the time."
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/josh-hawley-ufo-david-grusch/2023/06/23/id/1124716/
Ride of the Valkyries?
NASA Welcomes India as 27th Artemis Accords Signatory
June 23, 2023
During a ceremony at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington on Wednesday, June 21, India became the 27th country to sign the Artemis Accords. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in the signing ceremony for the agency and Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India’s ambassador to the United States, signed on behalf of India.
The Artemis Accords establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations, including those participating in NASA’s Artemis program.
“On behalf of NASA, on behalf of President Biden and Vice President Harris, we are very pleased to grow our partnership with India here on Earth and in space,” said Administrator Bill Nelson. “As we venture farther out into the cosmos than ever before, how we go is as important as what we do when we reach our destinations. We want to go in a peaceful way. We want to go in a transparent way. And we want to support each other in times of trouble. We are very grateful for India’s leadership in signing the Artemis Accords and look forward to all that we will accomplish together.”
“India is taking a landmark step in becoming a party to the Artemis Accords, a momentous occasion for our bilateral space cooperation,” said Sandhu. “We reiterate India's commitment to space exploration underpinned by new levels of cooperation and progress. India is a responsible space power and places the highest importance on the peaceful and sustainable use of outer space. We are confident that the Artemis Accords will advance a rule-based approach to outer space. It also underlines our collective belief that exploration is not just the pursuit of knowledge – of knowing the unknown – but is a catalyst in advancing the betterment of humanity. In that sense, signing of these Accords highlights the evolution of a partnership into one for global good.”
NASA, in coordination with the U.S. Department of State, established the Artemis Accords in 2020 together with seven other founding member nations. The Artemis Accords reinforce and implement key obligations in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. They also reinforce the commitment by the United States and signatory nations to the Registration Convention, the Rescue and Return Agreement, as well as best practices and norms of responsible behavior that NASA and its partners have supported, including the public release of scientific data.
Additional countries will sign the Artemis Accords in the months and years ahead, as NASA continues to work with its international partners to establish a safe, peaceful, and prosperous future in space. Working with both new and existing partners will add new energy and capabilities to ensure the entire world can benefit from our journey of exploration and discovery.
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-welcomes-india-as-27th-artemis-accords-signatory