The Trump Administration Sends a New Signal to Alien Disclosure Whistleblowers

Nearly half a dozen times during the congressional hearing, the witness expressed concerns about answering questions regarding a private company he worked for that allegedly reverse-engineered non-human technology within a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF). He warned that he was unsure if he was legally permitted to provide certain information and feared potential charges under the Espionage Act.

A year later, on September 14, the Defense Department announced a legal waiver, though some in the unidentified anomalous phenomena research community believe more needs to be done for full transparency. The waiver, not publicly disclosed, supersedes certain non-disclosure agreements and special access program agreements, allowing current and former service members, civilians, and contractors holding UAP-related national defense information to disclose it to the White House-directed effort, PURSUE.

This waiver, however, does not extend to speaking with Congress, the press, or the public. President Trump hinted at the move in the summer, directing the Defense Department and intelligence community to waive UAP-related NDAs. In July, the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence confirmed that any NDAs prohibiting disclosure to the President or designated individuals like PURSUE were no longer in effect.

Despite these developments, UAP whistleblower Michael Borland remains skeptical, stating that the waiver changes nothing and is merely one more avenue for whistleblowers to use. Borland, who used the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) channel to disclose information, has been denied employment in other agencies and faces retaliation.

While the new waiver covers those who have worked with the Pentagon, it leaves a gap for those within the CIA and other intelligence agencies. UAP researchers and whistleblowers argue that this announcement is still significant, as after decades of government denial and ridicule, it represents progress in the ongoing investigation of non-human technology.