Close Encounters With UFOs Described to Congressional Committee

Former military officers say UFOs made complex maneuvers
Pentagon denies ever possessing extraterrestrial materials

Ryan Graves, from left, David Grusch and David Fravor are sworn-in during a House hearing in Washington, DC, on Wednesday.Photographer: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

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By Elizabeth Kim and Amelia Davidson

July 26, 2023 at 3:04 PM UTC

Updated on

July 26, 2023 at 4:20 PM UTC

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Three former military officers described to Congress disturbing encounters with high-tech, unexplained flying objects and one of them claimed the US government is secretly holding on to extraterrestrial wreckage.

The Pentagon denies that they have a destroyed alien spacecraft.