A Vermont lawmaker has introduced a bill to establish a panel to investigate UFOs that appear in the skies over the Green Mountain State. According to a local media report, the envisioned Vermont Airspace Safety and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Task Force would function in a fashion similar to the Pentagon’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office. Specifically, the panel would “evaluate reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena, assess airspace and public safety risks, coordinate with academic institutions and federal agencies, and develop recommendations to improve incident reporting, response, and analysis.”
The ten-person group would consist of representatives from the Vermont state government, law enforcement agencies, the aviation industry, and experts in aerospace and radar systems. Additionally, the group would receive technical assistance from the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, an independent UFO research group boasting an array of scientists and professionals with an active interest in the phenomenon. Remarkably, the bill defines “unidentified anomalous phenomena” as unknown drones or conventional aircraft as well as objects that display “performance characteristics not consistent with currently understood technologies,” such as “instantaneous acceleration” and “hypersonic velocity.”
The proposal for the panel was introduced to the Vermont House of Representatives on Tuesday by Rep. Troy Headrick. The lawmaker offered no opinion on the envisioned UFO group nor an endorsement of the idea itself, indicating that his role was simply to advance an issue of interest to a constituent, Maggie Lenz, who came up with the concept after the mystery drone wave of late 2024. The bill will next move to the House Government Operations Committee, where members will debate its merits and decide if it should advance further towards becoming law. To that end, one would be wise to temper their expectations as, last summer, a similar effort to create a state UFO commission in New Hampshire failed to pass.
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