George Knapp — Written Statement (House Oversight UAP Whistleblower Hearing, Sept 2025)
Summary
This record is a transcript of a written statement by investigative journalist George Knapp presented to the House Oversight subcommittee on September 9, 2025, in Washington, D.C. It outlines his journalistic findings on U.S. government UAP programs and the treatment of whistleblowers, based on four decades of reporting.
Key highlights
George Knapp has pursued UFO stories since 1987, stating, "To me, it is—and always has been—a news story."p.1
“To me, it is—and always has been—a news story.”
Knapp claims the government has lied about UFOs, stating, "they lied, and are still lying, to the public and to Congress."p.2
“they lied, and are still lying, to the public and to Congress.”
He describes a reverse engineering program related to UFOs, mentioning, "there is a crash recovery program, and reverse engineering has been underway for a long time."p.5
“there is a crash recovery program, and reverse engineering has been underway for a long time.”
Outliers
He discusses a shift in a source's story, noting, "Al had a reason for changing the story. Someone told him to do it."p.4
“Someone told him to do it.”
Source
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