Email mysteriously deleted of UFO that 'threatened multiple mid-air collision'

Confirmation that UA PS are real came to me in January of 2015 when I was serving as the commander of the Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Command. At the time my personnel were participating in a pre deployment naval exercise off the US East Coast. It included the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and this exercise is overseen by the United States Fleet Forces Command led by a four-star Admiral who at the time was also my superior officer. During this exercise I received an e-mail on Navy Secure Network from the Operations Officer of US Fleet Forces Command. The e-mail is addressed to all the subordinate commanders and the subject line red in all capital letters. Urgent safety of flight issue. The text of the e-mail was brief but alarming with words to the effect. If any of you know what these are, tell me ASAP. We are having multiple near mid air collisions and if we do not resolve this soon we are going to have to shut down the exercise. Attached to the e-mail is what is now known as the Go Fast video captured on the forward-looking infrared sensor of one of the Navy F18 aircraft participating in the exercise. The now declassified video showed an unidentified object exhibiting flight and structural characteristics unlike anything in our arsenal. The implication of the e-mail was clear. The author was asking whether any of the recipients were aware of classified technology demonstrations, demonstrations that could explain these objects. Because the DoD policy is to rigorous rigorously deconflict such demonstrations with live exercises, I was confident this was not the case. The very next day, that e-mail disappeared from my account and those of the other recipients without explanation. Moreover, the commander of Fleet Forces Command and the operations officer never discussed the subject, even during weekly meetings specifically designed to address issues affecting exercises like the one in which the Theodore Roosevelt strike group was participating. This lack of follow up was very concerning to me. As the Navy's chief meteorologist at the time, I was responsible for reducing safety of flight risks. Yet it appeared to me that no one at the flag officer level was addressing the safety risk posed by Uaps. Instead, pilots were left to mitigate these threats on their own, without guidance or support. I concluded that the UAP information must have been classified within a special access program managed by an intelligence agency. That is a compartment of program that even senior officials, including myself, were not read into. Last year's UAP hearing before this Oversight Committee confirmed that UAP related information is being withheld from senior officials and members of Congress. And just this week, I learned from former DoD official Chris Mellon that satellite imagery of UAP from a few years ago still has not been shared with Congress. Equally concerning, last year's UAP hearing also revealed that elements of the government are engaged in a disinformation campaign to include personal attacks designed to discredit UAP whistleblowers. Having never signed a non disclosure agreement regarding UA PS and now as a private citizen, I've become an advocate for greater UAP transparency from the government. The the continued over classification surrounding UA PS has not only hindered our ability to effectively address these phenomena, but is also eroded trust in our institutions. Well, I applaud previous bipartisan legislation passed by Congress concerning UA PS. A more constant, comprehensive approach is needed to address the broader implication of UAP on public safety and national security, as well as the socioeconomic opportunities that open UAP research could unlock. Therefore, I recommend Congress take the following action, which I believe will receive bipartisan support. First, establish robust oversight of the Executive branch's management of UAP information by directing key officials, beginning with the Director of the DO DS All Domain Anomaly Resolution Office to provide comprehensive briefings on what the government knows about UAP and does not know. To enact the provisions of the UAP Disclosure Act that established a UAP Records Review Board to ensure independent oversight, transparency, and accountability in the government's handling of UAP information. And three, strengthen the UAP Disclosure Act and future reauthorizations with provisions that mandate a whole of government approach to addressing UAP. In closing, I will share my personal reasons for speaking out on this topic. First, as a former science agency leader, having led the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, I've always sought the truth in human knowledge and thought. Now that we know UAP are interacting with humanity, and these include unidentified submerged objects in the ocean, we should not turn a blind eye, but instead boldly face this new reality and learn from it. Additionally, at a time when leaders in government leave much to be desired, I feel obligated to show moral leadership on this issue of UAP disclosure by validating the credibility of the courageous men and women who've come out as witnesses and whistleblowers to expose the truth. My speaking out has encouraged others to do the same and it may in my it's my hope over time that a number of your constituents will want to know the truth and about UAP and will increase this number will increase to such an extent that the congressional action I've just recommended will become inevitable. Thank you and I look forward to your questions.