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Reporter’s Notebook: Military whistleblowers testify to Congress about unexplained UFO encounters

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We could write about a possible government shutdown.
We could detail the Senate changing procedures to confirm nominees.
We could even tackle the Epstein files.
But frankly, all of that would be boring.
Especially when you could instead write about UFOs.
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U.S. Air Force veteran Jeffrey Nuccetelli, U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Alexandro Wiggins, journalist George Knapp, U.S. Air Force veteran Dylan Borland and Project On Government Oversight senior policy counsel Joe Spielberger are sworn in to testify at a U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on «Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection» on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2025. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)
«There were four lights in total,» recalled former Air Force intelligence officer Dylan Borland before a House panel investigating UFOs Tuesday. «I immediately could feel static electricity all over my body.»
«Chaos ensued over the radio as the object approached rapidly. I heard my friend screaming, ‘It’s coming right at us! It’s coming right for us!’» testified retired Air Force officer Jeffrey Nuccetelli.
«There is something out there, and we should know what it is,» recounted U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Alexandro Wiggins.
Shocking eyewitness testimony came this week to Congress about close encounters, especially since the testimony came from whistleblowers who served in the military.
«It stopped about 100 feet in front of me and approximately 100 feet above me. My telephone got extremely hot. Completely froze,» said Borland about his experience.
Quite the space oddities.
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«I’ve not jumped to the conclusion that I believe that there are aliens coming from another planet,» said Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., during the hearing. «But I’m open to that.»
Burlison may not be all in on little green men. But the testimony was enough to convince at least one lawmaker about UFOs who was a skeptic.

Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., leaves the Capitol Hill Club on March 25, 2025 (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
«Growing up, I really never believed in UFOs or any of this stuff. I always thought it was a little kooky,» said Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz. «But after hearing your testimony from honorable service members and watching videos, I’ve got to admit, I’ve become a believer.»
Burlison showed an alarming intelligence video during the hearing. The Missouri Republican said it was leaked to him anonymously. He contends it reveals video of a U.S. drone firing a Hellfire missile at an unidentified object off the coast of Yemen last fall.
«That’s a Hellfire missile that smacked into that UFO and just bounced right off, and it kept going,» said UFO investigative journalist George Knapp at the hearing.
Burlison provided color commentary.
«[The UFO] kind of pivots in some way. And then there’s what appears to be debris from the missile. The missile is deflected. And then there’s some pieces of debris that appear to be traveling alongside this object at speed,» said Burlison.
In other words, Knapp and Burlison believe the U.S. fired a missile from a drone at a UFO, the UFO miraculously parried it, and then the drone somehow «captured» remains of the missile, like it was caught in a tractor beam. The UFO then zipped off without changing course and without losing speed.
Not exactly the Great Space Coaster.
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KLAS-TV journalist George Knapp, of Las Vegas, takes his seat for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets Subcommittee hearing in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Here’s another issue: How in the world (or another world) is Congress ever going to get to the bottom of these mysteries if lawmakers can’t even agree on the nomenclature.
«UAPs or UFOs?» asked Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev.
UAPs is the term that gained currency in recent years, short for «unidentified aerial phenomena.»
Sanitized. Anodyne. Washington-speak.
But «UFOs» are code: «Unidentified flying objects.»
When you hear «UFOs,» you can practically see people fleeing apartment buildings after the Martians landed in Grovers Mill, New Jersey, during «The War of the Worlds.»
«UFOs» implies conspiracy. Cover-ups. Peculiar visitors from another galaxy. All garnished with a dash of Roswell and Project Blue Book.
This is why Congress, the military and the aviation industry have looked askance at UFO claims for decades.

A newly released image shows the UFO that was shot down by a U.S. fighter jet over Canada in 2023. (Department of National Defence;CTV News)
«I still don’t want to say UAP,» said Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn. «I recently introduced the UAP Whistleblower Protection Act to help provide whistleblower protection to federal personnel for disclosing the use of federal taxpayer funds to investigate UFOs.»
Legislative remedies like the UAP Whistleblower Protection Act reflect a recent change in Congress.
Lawmakers held the first hearing into UFOs in two generations in 2022. Such congressional inquests now pop up at a rate of one or two a year. In a push for transparency, Congress created an office which is required to probe reports of unidentified objects in the sky when reported by the military, as well as civilian and commercial pilots.
Congressional intervention helped diminish the stigma associated with reporting UFOs. But not to the degree some would like. One witness said the agency tasked with investigating them routinely relies on a convenient shield to dismiss potential extraterrestrial encounters, out of hand.
Or tentacle.
«[They say] the only way to scientifically prove [that something is] extraterrestrial is we have to go to that planet, acquire technology, bring it back, and compare it to what we have here,» said Borland.
«So you’re saying they won’t let anything out … unless they go to the planet and confirm its origin?» questioned Burlison.
«That would be scientific evidence. Yes,» answered Borland.
And before we get into a broader discussion about ET, we should note that one witness on the panel was Joe Spielberger, with the Project on Government Oversight.
«How do we get to these other planets? How do we pass the Van Allen Radiation Belt safely?» asked Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo.

Rep. Lauren Boebert chats with reporters after leading the floor of the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on June 21, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Astronauts aboard the Apollo missions to the moon successfully navigated the Van Allen radiation hazards. But radiation elsewhere in deep space presents a challenging problem for humans.
Regardless, lawmakers believe the witnesses at the hearing were credible because of their positions in the military.
«The narrative has changed. It [would be] politically convenient for the government if you all weren’t military folks in suits. It would be much better if you pulled up in Winnebagos and were wearing [tinfoil] hats,» said Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla.
Burchett flagged his legislation to safeguard UAP whistleblowers. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., who called the hearing, believes these types of whistleblowers are a special class and deserve extra protection.
«For most of our whistleblowers that come forward, the first thing that goes is their security clearance,» said Luna. «The security clearance is their livelihood.»
«If I say the wrong word, technically I can be charged with espionage,» said Borland.
So lawmakers find themselves in the same posture as members of Congress in the 1950s and 1960s. Lots of questions. Few answers. But in the social media era, there are competing influences to simultaneously fuel skepticism and inhibit the ability of government to cover things up.
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U.S. Capitol Building at sunset on Jan. 30, 2025. (Fox News Digital)
«I think it’s clear from the hearing that there’s advanced technology taking place in our airspace. The question is, is it ours or is it otherworldly?» asked Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn.
«I don’t really know what is true,» said Moskowitz. «But I do know when we’re being lied to.»
«This is not science fiction or creating speculation. This is about national security,» said Luna.
That means the U.S. is again in a space race. It’s competing against China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and perhaps others to determine who can solve the UAP mystery first.
And getting to the truth would be one giant leap for mankind.
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Trump gives ex-ally Greene new nickname after dropped endorsement, says she betrayed ‘entire Republican Party’

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President Donald Trump gave Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a new nickname and accused her of betraying «the entire Republican Party» as a feud between the two escalates.
«Lightweight Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Brown (Green grass turns brown when it begins to ROT!), betrayed the entire Republican Party when she turned Left, performed poorly on the pathetic View, and became the RINO that we all know she always was. Just another fake politician, no different than Rand Paul Jr. (Thomas Massie), who got caught being a full-fledged Republican In Name Only (RINO)! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!,» Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday.
«Marjorie Taylor Brown» is the second nickname Trump has bestowed upon the congresswoman in the last 24 hours. The initial nickname he gave her was «Wacky Marjorie.»
After his initial post on Saturday morning, the president posted again and gave his former ally yet another nickname, calling her «Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Greene.»
TRUMP DROPS MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE ENDORSEMENT, CALLS HER A ‘RANTING LUNATIC,’ HINTS AT BACKING PRIMARY RIVAL
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., talks with reporters after a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
«Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Green [sic] is a disgrace to our GREAT REPUBLICAN PARTY!,» Trump wrote on Truth Social.
On Saturday, Greene posted a message on X thanking those who reached out amid her feud with the president.
«I never thought that fighting to release the Epstein files, defending women who were victims of rape, and fighting to expose the web of rich powerful elites would have caused this, but here we are. And it truly speaks for itself,» Greene wrote.
«The toxic political industrial complex thrives on ripping us all apart but never delivers anything good for the American people, whom I love,» she added. «I believe in the American people more than I believe in any leader or political party and the American people deserve so much better than how they have been treated by both sides of the aisle.»
She then replied with her personal account and added screenshots of her «Liberty Score» — a grading system used by Conservative Review — and that of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., showing that she received an «A» while the senator was given an «F.» She also included a graphic from «AIPAC Tracker» showing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) had not given her any donations.
«This and the Epstein files is why I’m being attacked by President Trump. It really makes you wonder what is in those files and who and what country is putting so much pressure on him? I forgive him and I will pray for him to return to his original MAGA promises,» she wrote.

President Donald Trump withdrew his endorsement of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE SURPRISES ‘THE VIEW’ CO-HOSTS WITH CIVILITY, PRAISE
Trump announced on Friday that he was withdrawing his support and endorsement of Greene, calling her a «ranting lunatic.» He also accused her of «complaining» instead of celebrating what he described as his administration’s «record achievements.» The president, in a lengthy Truth Social post, then vowed «complete and unyielding support» for «the right person» if someone were to challenge Greene in 2026.
The president claimed that Greene was complaining to others that he was not returning her calls. He said that «with 219 congressmen/women, 53 U.S. senators, 24 cabinet members, almost 200 countries, and an otherwise normal life to lead, I can’t take a ranting lunatic’s call every day.»
After the post on Friday, Greene said that «President Trump just attacked me and lied about me. I haven’t called him at all, but I did send these text messages today. Apparently this is what sent him over the edge. The Epstein files.»
In the post on X, Greene included a screenshot of a message she claimed she sent to Trump. The message read, «Check the flight logs of Epstein’s plane. Bill Clinton is on there like 26 times! Hillary too!! For many of us releasing the Epstein files has always been for the women who were victims of Jeffery Epstein, but also because we believed that Democrat bad guys like the Clintons were entangled and involved with him. Epstein was the spider that wove the web of the deep state. Lean into it.»
The congresswoman accused Trump of «coming after me hard to make an example and scare all the other Republicans before next weeks [sic] vote to release the Epstein files.» She remarked that it was «astonishing» that Trump was «fighting» to stop the files from being released to the public.
THE REVOLT OF MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE, NOW DONALD TRUMP’S FIERCEST CRITIC
Greene declared where her loyalty will always lie, writing, «I have supported President Trump with too much of my precious time, too much of my own money, and fought harder for him even when almost all other Republicans turned their back and denounced him.»
«But I don’t worship or serve Donald Trump. I worship God, Jesus is my Savior, and I serve my district GA14 and the American people,» she wrote.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks alongside then-2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump at a campaign event in Rome, Georgia, on March 9, 2024. (Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images)
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Greene had been a strong supporter of Trump since she entered Congress in 2021. However, she has become a vocal critic of the president, particularly when it comes to U.S.-Israel relations and the Epstein files.
On Nov. 4, Greene joined the co-hosts of «The View,» who are famously critical of Trump, and discussed a wide range of topics. When co-host Sunny Hostin remarked that it seemed like Greene had moved to the left — something Trump later echoed — Greene pushed back, insisting that «there’s lies that come in both sides.»
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Un nene perdió dos dedos tras un brutal ataque en una escuela de Portugal y su mamá denunció un ataque racista

Un hecho estremecedor sacudió a la localidad de Cinfães, en el distrito de Viseu, Portugal: José Lucas, un nene brasileño de 9 años, perdió dos dedos luego de un violento ataque dentro de la Escuela Básica de Fonte Coberta. Según denunció su madre, Nívia, el chico ya había sido víctima de otras agresiones en el colegio, pero esta vez la situación escaló a un nivel dramático.
El episodio ocurrió apenas una hora y media después de que el chico llegara a la escuela, ubicada a unos 130 kilómetros de Oporto. De acuerdo a la madre, dos compañeros siguieron a José al baño y le cerraron la puerta sobre los dedos, presionando hasta amputárselos. El nene, desesperado por el dolor, intentó abrir la puerta pero no pudo y tuvo que arrastrarse para pedir ayuda.
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“¿Por qué vine más temprano a la escuela?”: el desgarrador testimonio de la madre
Nívia contó que la primera empleada que encontró a su hijo se descompuso por el impacto. La segunda, en cambio, le dijo al nene: “¿Por qué vine más temprano a la escuela?”. Las trabajadoras lograron frenar la hemorragia, pusieron hielo y llamaron a la madre.
Mientras tanto, la docente de la clase, Sara Costa, se comunicó con Nívia y le dijo que José “estaba jugando” y que “se machucó el dedo con la puerta”, minimizando la gravedad del hecho.
José Lucas perdió dos dedos en una agresión en la escuela. (Foto: gentileza g1).
Sin embargo, la madre escuchó de fondo que alguien pedía una ambulancia y salió corriendo hacia la escuela, que queda a menos de cinco minutos de su casa. Nadie le avisó que su hijo había perdido dos dedos.
Al llegar, la condujeron al fondo del edificio y encontró a su hijo gritando de dolor, con la mano vendada y una tela en la boca para morder por el dolor. “Mi hijo no le pega a nadie, es una buena persona. ¿Voy a enseñarle a mi hijo a pegar?”, les reclamó a los empleados del colegio.
El rescate y la cirugía: “No sé si eran dos o tres dedos”
Los bomberos tardaron entre 30 y 40 minutos en llegar. La escuela guardó uno de los fragmentos amputados y lo entregó a los paramédicos. Durante el traslado, un bombero le pidió a Nívia que llevara una bolsa con partes de los dedos de su hijo: “No sé si eran dos o tres, porque no quisieron revisar”, le dijo el rescatista.
En el hospital, José Lucas fue operado durante tres horas. Los médicos informaron que no era posible reimplantar los dedos y usaron parte de uno para cubrir la zona expuesta. El nene perdió la primera falange del dedo mayor y del índice, justo donde está la uña. “El dedo mayor quedará sin uña y el índice con solo la mitad”, explicó la madre.
“Esa escuela no es para tu hijo”: la advertencia de la asistente social
Tras la cirugía, el hospital dio aviso a una asistente social, que notificó a la Comisión de Protección de Niños y Jóvenes de Portugal. El organismo abrió una investigación y la profesional aconsejó a la madre que sacara a su hijo de la escuela: “Siguen diciendo que fue una travesura. Si podés cambiar de escuela y de ciudad, hacelo”, le recomendó.
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Nívia fue a la policía local, pero le dijeron que se trataba de un accidente, como había informado la escuela, y que debía aceptar esa versión.
La repercusión del caso recién comenzó cuando la madre publicó lo ocurrido en redes sociales. “Vine a Portugal buscando una vida mejor. Viví tres años en Oporto y después me mudé a una zona más barata. Ahora tengo que cambiar todo de nuevo. Tengo miedo”, confesó Nívia, que nació en Belém, Brasil, y vive en Portugal desde hace siete años.
Un historial de violencia y discriminación
La madre denunció que su hijo ya había sufrido agresiones previas en la escuela.
En una ocasión, “lo arrinconaron contra la pared y le dejaron marcas moradas” en el cuello, contó. También mencionó tirones de pelo, patadas y hasta intentos de ahorcarlo. Según Nívia, la escuela nunca tomó medidas y, tras la amputación, volvió a tratar el hecho como una simple “broma”. José Lucas ya había sido víctima de varias agresiones. (Foto: gentileza g1).
Nívia aseguró que su hijo fue agredido por ser brasileño, negro, tener sobrepeso, además de ser nuevo en la escuela. Este era el primer año de José Lucas en la institución.
“¿Por qué me hicieron esto?”: el drama psicológico tras la agresión
Nívia contó que José Lucas sufre crisis de llanto cada vez que recuerda la violencia. “Durante el día está bien, pero a la noche pregunta por qué le hicieron eso y quién va a pagar. Yo trato de contenerlo, pero todavía estoy procesando todo”, expresó la madre, que ahora vive con miedo y decidió mudarse.
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Así se hace el perfume indio que huele a tierra mojada y vale más de USD 2.000 el litro

En Kannauj, una ciudad al norte de la India ubicada a unos 400 kilómetros de Nueva Delhi, familias de perfumistas preservan una tradición que permite capturar el olor de la tierra mojada tras la primera lluvia del monzón (cambio estacional en los patrones de vientos que trae consigo temporadas de precipitaciones intensas).
Este perfume, conocido como mitti attar, se comercializa a más de USD 2.000 el litro y representa uno de los mayores tesoros olfativos del país.
Desde hace más de tres mil años, Kannauj funciona como epicentro de la industria perfumera local, atrae visitantes internacionales y mantiene técnicas ancestrales de producción intactas hasta la actualidad.
El aroma de la lluvia, llamado petricor en lenguaje científico, simboliza la esperanza y el renacimiento para millones de personas en la India, donde la llegada del monzón marca el fin del periodo seco.

De acuerdo al sitio web especializado Travesías Digital, los perfumistas de Kannauj dedicaron generaciones a perfeccionar la captura y conservación de esa esencia, elaborando el mitti attar a partir de materiales naturales y un método de destilación único en el mundo.
Según detalló Atlas Obscura, el proceso y el resultado entusiasman a clientes de Francia, Estados Unidos y otros países, quienes valoran la autenticidad y profundidad aromática que solo este perfume ofrece.
La demanda de mitti attar se mantiene en ascenso, impulsada por el regreso global a los aceites y fragancias naturales en la perfumería de autor. Kannauj se identifica como la “capital del perfume de la India” y compite con otras regiones históricas, como Grasse, en Francia, gracias a su legado técnico y cultural.

El proceso para obtener mitti attar comienza tras las primeras lluvias monzónicas. Los perfumistas recogen ladrillos y discos de barro local, que el sol y la lluvia han moldeado. Estos materiales se cuecen y se seleccionan minuciosamente según su capacidad para retener el aroma.
Luego, los artesanos colocan la arcilla en grandes ollas de cobre (deg), junto con agua. El recipiente se sella mediante una mezcla de barro y se somete a calor controlado con fuego de leña y estiércol seco.
Durante al menos siete horas, la olla se calienta y el vapor producido viaja por un tubo de bambú hacia un recipiente especial (bhapka) que contiene aceite puro de sándalo. El vapor aromático se condensa y el aceite absorbe, lentamente, la esencia de la tierra mojada.

Según precisó Atlas Obscura, el destilador repite el proceso durante varios días, retirando y reemplazando tierra y agua, hasta lograr que el aceite sature su fragancia.
Según Rajat Mehrotra, responsable de Meena Perfumery en Kannauj, solo esta ciudad domina el arte de preservar el olor original de la tierra tras la lluvia en un producto embotellado.
El perfume, al ser un aceite, se almacena al final en frascos de cuero o camello, donde madura y gana detalles aromáticos durante años. Un litro de mitti attar cuesta más de USD 2.000 debido al trabajo intensivo, la escasez de materia prima y la exclusividad del método.
El origen exacto del mitti attar se remonta, probablemente, a la civilización del Valle del Indo, que desarrolló técnicas de destilación de aceites y aguas florales hace más de tres milenios.

Según la investigadora Giti Datt, especialista de la Australian National University, la práctica sobrevivió invasiones, cambios religiosos y colonización británica. El Mahabharata, uno de los textos más antiguos de la India, ya hacía referencia al uso de perfumes en la vida diaria de la realeza y en rituales sagrados.
Con la llegada del islam, la tradición se enriqueció y surgió la cultura indefinida del attar, una perfumería de aceites puros extractados de flores, maderas y resinas.
Kannauj ostenta hoy el reconocimiento internacional de capital india del perfume y recibe visitas de perfumistas de países como Francia, que buscan aprender el método artesanal o utilizan el attar como base para combinaciones. El mitti attar se asocia a recuerdos, identidad y espiritualidad, y se emplea en ceremonias hinduistas y en la vida cotidiana.
El método no se replicó con éxito fuera de la ciudad, ya que la combinación única del barro local, el clima monzónico y el saber transmitido entre generaciones forman la clave del aroma.
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