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The retired rear admiral and oceanographer who testified in 2024. 6 events, newest first.
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Whistleblowers24 Oct 2025
The Sol Foundation held its third UAP symposium on the shores of Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, October 24-27, 2025. Listed speakers included Karl Nell, Jacques Vallee, Garry Nolan, Tim Gallaudet, Beatriz Villarroel and Jake Barber.
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Whistleblowers22 Nov 2024
The Sol Foundation, a UAP think tank founded by Stanford academics, held its second annual symposium on Nov. 22-23, 2024. Speakers included former NOAA head Tim Gallaudet, a former Senate Armed Services staffer, and scientists Garry Nolan, Avi Loeb and Jacques Vallee.
Government13 Nov 2024
Two House Oversight subcommittees held a joint hearing at which Tim Gallaudet, Luis Elizondo, Michael Gold and Michael Shellenberger testified under oath. The witnesses alleged excessive secrecy around UAP and urged more disclosure and better reporting.
Photo: U.S. Navy, Public domain
WhistleblowersMar 2024
Retired Rear Adm. Tim Gallaudet, a former Oceanographer of the Navy, published the Sol Foundation's first policy paper, 'Beneath the Surface', arguing that UAP research should look at the ocean and at reported objects that move between air and water.
Photo: United States Department of Commerce, Public domain
Whistleblowers17 Nov 2023
The Sol Foundation, a UAP research and policy group led by Stanford's Garry Nolan, held an invitation-only two-day symposium at Stanford. Speakers included former NOAA official Tim Gallaudet and Army Col. Karl Nell, and David Grusch appeared remotely. Lecture videos were later posted.
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0
WhistleblowersJan 2015
Retired Rear Adm. Tim Gallaudet testified in 2024 that in January 2015, during a pre-deployment exercise, Fleet Forces Command emailed commanders about near-midair collisions with unknown objects, attaching the 'Go Fast' video. He said the email vanished the next day.
Photo: United States Department of Commerce, Public domain
