Historical suppression tactics, from the seizure of Nikola Tesla’s research to MKULTRA’s concealed experiments

As I’ve previously reported, trust in the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) continues to erode among key members of Congress. Lawmakers are increasingly skeptical of the agency’s claims of “transparency” regarding its reporting on UFO and UAP incidents. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has taken a bold stance, publicly calling for the defunding of AARO because of a lack of transparency. She’s not alone. Representative Eric Burlison (R-MO) has also criticized AARO about its lack of answers, suggesting that the office is failing to deliver meaningfully. Kevin Wright, our public relations manager and policy liaison at the New Paradigm Institute, wrote this week's policy analysis on Congress’s still-misguided faith in AARO. Read Kevin’s breakdown below to understand why Reps. Luna and Burlison are correct to call for defunding AARO, and what may come next. Congress Must Reject AARO’s Disinformation and Deny Further Funding The following article appeared in the June 15th issue of the Roswell Daily Record and has been republished with permission.  By Kevin Wright

The U.S. House Appropriations Committee shapes national priorities by allocating federal funds to government agencies. Composed of members from both sides of the aisle, it drafts critical legislation, including the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (DDAA), which finances the Pentagon’s operations, including military personnel, weapons systems, and specialized programs.

For Fiscal Year 2026, the committee is finalizing the DDAA, which includes a misguided endorsement of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO): “The Committee recognizes the importance of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in providing the Congress and the public with transparency and improved understanding of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP).” This praise is unwarranted. AARO’s history of disinformation and obstruction, particularly its opposition to the UAP Disclosure Act (UAPDA), demands that Congress withhold further funding and redirect resources to transparent, independent efforts. Established by Congress in 2022 under the Department of Defense, AARO was tasked with investigating UAP and delivering a comprehensive historical record of government involvement with the issue, particularly by the Intelligence Community. Yet, as detailed in my recent paper for the New Paradigm Institute, AARO has perpetuated a legacy of suppression, mirroring Cold War-era disinformation campaigns, such as Project Blue Book and Operation Mockingbird. Its 2024 “Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena” dismissed credible whistleblower claims, such as David Grusch’s 2023 testimony about UAP crash retrieval programs, while curating a sanitized narrative of misidentifications. AARO’s pre-release media briefings, led by then-Acting Director Tim Phillips and Pentagon spokesperson Susan Gough, alongside former director Sean Kirkpatrick’s dismissive Scientific American op-ed, reveal a coordinated effort to shape public perception, potentially violating Executive Order 12333’s ban on domestic disinformation.  Cover art for Scientific American’s op-ed article on UFO Disinformation  AARO’s duplicity is further exposed by its actions against the UAPDA, as I reported in my July 28, 2024, Roswell Daily Record column. In 2023, the Senate passed the UAPDA, a bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, co-sponsored by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Mike Rounds (R-SD). The UAPDA aimed to create a UAP Records Review Board (URRB) to oversee the controlled disclosure of UAP records, with eminent domain powers to recover “technologies of unknown origin” and “biological evidence of non-human intelligence” from contractors. AARO, under Kirkpatrick’s leadership, lobbied to gut the UAPDA, arguing the URRB duplicated AARO’s mandate. Kirkpatrick claimed there was “no need for additional legislation,” convincing Congress to strip the URRB and weaken the act, for example leaving only a diluted UAP Records Collection, without enforcement mechanisms, at the National Archives.

Strikingly, while AARO opposed the UAPDA in general and the UAP Records Review Board specifically, it sought to retain eminent domain authority for itself. According to Douglas Dean Johnson’s reporting, the Pentagon’s 33-page rewrite of the UAPDA in November 2023 weakened but preserved eminent domain provisions, redirecting that power to AARO rather than an independent board. This move, despite Kirkpatrick’s claim that no such technologies exist in commercial hands, suggests AARO’s intent to monopolize control over UAP-related materials while evading oversight.

Over-classification practices further erode AARO’s credibility. The UAP Security Classification Guide blankets all UAP data as classified, violating Executive Order 13526’s transparency standards. This mirrors historical suppression tactics, from the seizure of Nikola Tesla’s research to MKULTRA’s concealed experiments, which ensured transformative knowledge has remained hidden within Special Access Programs beyond congressional reach. Congress must not reward AARO’s deception with more funding. The committee’s endorsement ignores AARO’s role in misleading lawmakers and obstructing the UAPDA’s transparency goals. Instead, Congress should pass UAPDA when it is reintroduced this legislative session, empowering an independent URRB with eminent domain authority and enacting robust whistleblower protections to safeguard truth-tellers like Grusch. Funding should support open scientific inquiry through groups like the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies or Harvard’s Galileo Project, breaking the Pentagon’s stranglehold on UAP knowledge. AARO’s actions betray its mission and public trust. Congress was misled in 2023; it must not be fooled again. Deny AARO’s funding, pass the UAPDA, and liberate UAP truths for the public good. Together, we create the future, Danny Sheehan President and Chief Counsel  The New Paradigm Institute

 

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Tesla papers:

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