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As the conversation around UFOs/UAPs continues to heat up on Capitol Hill, documentarian James Fox has set his next feature on the subject.

Fox directs The Program, which is described as exploring “the unprecedented bipartisan Congressional effort to uncover what intelligence agencies really know about UFOs, now referred to as UAP.” In July 2023, three former Pentagon officials testified about their experience with or sightings of UFOs/ UAPs, and the U.S. Senate introduced the bipartisan UAP Disclosure Act. Earlier this month it was reported that the Senate Armed Services Committee is looking to hold a UFO hearing after the elections in November.

The doc, narrated by Peter Coyote, will include extensive interviews with insiders, experts, and politicians. Christopher Mellon, the former deputy asst. sec. of defense for intelligence, and Stanford University’s Dr. Gary Nolan, will be among those who appear in the doc. Also set are Jason Sands, a master sergeant in the United States Air Force, Craig Lindsay, formerly of Scotland’s Royal Air Force Office, and Nick Pope, formerly of the U.K.’s Ministry of Defense. Among others, Andre Carson, Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Tim Burchett are interviewed, along with Kirk McConnell, who previously held a position in Senate Armed Services Committee...