Unidentified anomalous phenomena take center stage from the Columbia River Gorge to Capitol Hill

BINGEN, Wash. (KPTV) – The House of Representatives held a hearing Wednesday morning to hear new testimony titled: “Unknown Anomalous Phenomena: The Truth Revealed.”

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill heard from and interviewed senior officials from the Navy, NASA and the Department of Defense to learn more about surveillance video and photos of objects that government agencies have been unable to identify.

The session followed the first congressional hearings on the topic in 50 years, in which officials alleged that the federal government had deliberately kept the public in the dark about the presence of UAPs in US airspace for the past several decades.

The Pacific Northwest is among the states that report the most paranormal activity, said James Shubsky, co-owner of Margie’s Outdoor Store, which encourages residents and visitors to report any paranormal activity.

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“In my experience, there are a lot of people, ordinary people, who quite often have extraordinary experiences,” Shubski said.

Busy in Bingen, Washington: 371 reports in less than four years. The U.S. Army veteran and Washington resident says 97 percent of the accounts come from ordinary people, including politicians and law enforcement.

“We’re learning that the gorge is literally the most active paranormal hot spot in all of North America,” Shubski said.

However, this talk comes with a healthy dose of skepticism, which is why researchers believe feedback and evidence are vital to proving whether we are alone in the universe.

“Science cannot progress if the reporting of real phenomena that people experience is stigmatized,” Shubsky said. “By providing that space for discussion, as we do here, that’s how knowledge about this world is expanded.”

There was a similar theme in Washington, D.C., where members of this committee asked US military and defense experts to share important information about these incidents.

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“UAPs remain a controversial topic,” said Congresswoman and committee member Nancy Mace. “I will not name names, but there are certain individuals who did not want this hearing to take place because they were afraid of what might be revealed. But we stood firm. No external pressure would ever keep me from pursuing a subject on earth, come hell or high water.”

The question-and-answer portion of the hearing lasted more than two hours, but little could be revealed due to national security and concern concerns.

Many were left to wonder who or what these potential ships could be, if they were anything other than a balloon, satellite, or unmanned object.

However, the very fact that these conversations are happening at the highest level goes some way to proving that these concerns are valid and deserve a deeper discussion.

“Life is much more interesting when you allow yourself the space to think that it might be something out of the ordinary,” Shubsky said. “I would encourage people to keep their eyes on the skis and keep an open mind.”

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