Trump Waives NDAs for UAP Whistleblowers
President Trump directs federal agencies to waive prior nondisclosure agreements for former government employees and contractors with relevant UAP information
President Donald Trump has directed federal agencies to waive prior nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) for former government employees and contractors cooperating with unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) investigations, as reported by Fox News. This move is part of a broader effort to uncover and release information about UAPs, following Trump's earlier order to release UAP documents, detailed in the article Trump Orders UAP Documents Release. The Department of War is overseeing this initiative, as outlined on the war.gov website, which provides information on the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters. Former officials with relevant information about UAPs can now come forward and meet with designated government representatives, including the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), without fear of repercussions from their prior NDAs, as they work to uncover the truth about these phenomena, a topic also explored in Consciousness Research Challenges Prevailing Views. According to a senior administration official, the move allows former government employees or contractors to share information with AARO or the President's UAP task force, 'PURSUE', and have their prior NDAs abrogated. The official emphasized that this is not a "declassification directive" and only allows employees to come forward through government channels. Officials say that years of congressional inquiries, whistleblower allegations, and newly declassified records have raised questions about whether additional witnesses have remained silent due to prior nondisclosure agreements. As part of this effort, newly released infrared footage from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command shows an object resembling a six-pointed star over the Yellow Sea on January 1, 2025. Under the new process, former government employees and contractors who believe they possess relevant UAP information would first meet with designated officials at AARO or PURSUE, who hold the appropriate security clearances, and any applicable nondisclosure agreements could be waived, allowing witnesses to share information without fear of violating prior agreements. The information provided through the process would be reviewed through the administration's existing declassification procedures, and any information that sheds light on the UAP mystery will ultimately be made public, according to the official.
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