UFOs 'are real' and 'need to be investigated,' House committee chair says

Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday conducted its first hearing on UFOs since 1966, CNN reports.

"Unidentified Aerial Phenomena are a potential national security threat. And they need to be treated that way," said Rep. André Carson (D-Ind.), who chairs the House Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence and Counterproliferation.

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Grayson Quay

Grayson Quay was the weekend editor at TheWeek.com. His writing has also been published in National Review, the Pittsburgh Post-GazetteModern AgeThe American ConservativeThe Spectator World, and other outlets. Grayson earned his M.A. from Georgetown University in 2019.