The recent congressional hearing on unidentified aerial phenomenon–also known as UAPs– gave a high-profile platform to what we used to call UFOs. But why now–and was this a substantive government inquiry or a summertime Washington diversion? 

Bloomberg’s Roxana Tiron and Megan Scully join this episode to make sense of the hearing and claims that UAPs may pose a threat to national security. And astronomer Seth Shostak gives his view of theories that some UAPs may be alien spacecraft.

Read more: Close Encounters With UFOs Described to Congressional Committee

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The recent congressional hearing on unidentified aerial phenomenon–also known as UAPs– gave a high-profile platform to what we used to call UFOs. But why now–and was this a substantive government inquiry or a summertime Washington diversion? 
Bloomberg’s <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQSfcWdmnaM/roxana-tiron">Roxana Tiron</a> and <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AVTFhXksqNk/megan-scully">Megan Scully</a> join this episode to make sense of the hearing and claims that UAPs may pose a threat to national security. And astronomer Seth Shostak gives his view of theories that some UAPs may be alien spacecraft.
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-26/close-encounters-with-ufos-described-to-congressional-committee">Close Encounters With UFOs Described to Congressional Committee</a> 
Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: <a href="https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK">https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK</a> 
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What’s Behind Washington’s Sudden Fascination With UAPs?

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