A PENTAGON whistleblower who claims UFOs are real is set to present his bombshell testimony at a major “alien“ hearing today before the US Congress.

Former counterintelligence officer Luis Elizondo, who is said to have investigated UFO cases while at the Department of Defence, claims America is in “possession of UAP technologies“.

The former defence official will speak before The US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

The hearing has been named Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth.

UAP refers to UFO sightings that might occur in the air, in space, or across multiple domains.

In Elizondo’s written testimony submitted to the house for today’s hearing, the former defence expert said many “advanced technologies“ that do not belong to the US or any other government exist around the world.

He added that the US is hiding many UFO secrets, including including materials recovered from crashed flying saucers.

He wrote: “Let me be clear: UAP are real. Advanced technologies not made by our Government – or any other government – are monitoring sensitive military installations around the globe.

“Furthermore, the US is in possession of UAP technologies, as are some of our adversaries.

“I believe we are in the midst of a multi-decade, secretive arms race — one funded by misallocated taxpayer dollars and hidden from our elected representatives and oversight bodies.“

Elizondo wrote in his 2024 book titled Imminent: “The cover-up and disinformation campaign [by the US] has been so successful that most scientists do not even know UAP are real.“

Meanwhile, Christopher K. Mellon, former deputy assistant secretary of Defence for Intelligence, said he had seen reports of “clear satellite imagery of a fast-moving UAP“.

In a letter addressed to today’s hearing, he said: “I reviewed remarkable intelligence report of fast-moving UAP […] it exemplifies a subset of UAP cases that defy easy explanation and merit rigorous explanation.“

A bombshell picture captured by a US spy plane that was leaked in 2016 showed a metallic orb UFO flying over Iraq.

The picture was included in a classified briefing video shown to American government agencies and it’s claimed that it’s the first time a UFO was filmed in an active conflict zone.

The image was obtained by UFO investigators Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp, who have now posted it on their podcast Weaponized.

They say the image, captured in April 2016, was designated as a UAP.

During another landmark Congress hearing in 2022, dramatic videos of two UFO sightings were shown by US spy chiefs.

Security officials were forced to admit there have been 400 unexplained sightings reported by the US military.

That was more than double the 144 mentioned in the first Pentagon report released in 2021.

They also confessed there have been 11 near misses with unidentified objects and US military aircraft, and they are probing incidents where craft may have attempted to “jam“ US planes.

Another expert witness set to testify before Congress today is Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, who is expected to reveal the secret “satellite imagery“ from a 2017 UFO case that has been illegally hidden from congressional oversight.

He wrote in his written testimony: “We’re being visited by non-human intelligence with technology we really don’t understand and with intentions, we don’t understand either.

“Elements of the government are engaging in a disinformation campaign.“

The House hearing comes more than a year after whistleblower David Grusch accused the Pentagon of running a secret UFO retrieval program.

Grusch said at a Congress hearing in 2023 that he is “absolutely” certain that the federal government has UAPs in their possession.

He also made the shocking claim that he’s aware of people being hurt while attempting to cover up alien tech.

However, he refused to share if he knew of or had heard of anyone who had been murdered in the supposed cover-up.

“I directed people with that knowledge to the appropriate authorities,“ he said in the hearing, which was live-streamed on C-SPAN.

Throughout Grusch’s questioning, he noted that there were certain details he could not discuss in a public setting.

One of those moments happened after he was asked if US officials had made contact with extraterrestrial lifeforms.

While he could not comment on that, he did go on to claim that “non-human biologics“ were recovered at some of the alleged crash sites.

Many former US officials, including ex-pentagon staff, Nasa scientists and retired Air Force personnel – along with previous whistleblowers – are now attempting to seek more public transparency on UFOs and alleged alien technologies.

Donald Trump’s crushing election victory means he is soon set to have the power to release UFO secrets.

Transparency champion Rep. Tim Burchett has revealed he’s had “signals“ from Trump that his return to the White House would mean more information on the phenomena would be disclosed.

Trump previously said he would work to declassify American secrets on UFOs.

He told popular American podcaster Lex Fridman that he would “surely“ make secret footage of alleged UFO sightings public.

During the chat, Fridman asked Trump: “Will you help push the Pentagon to release more footage, which a lot of people claim is available?“

To which Trump readily agreed and said: “Oh yeah, sure, I’ll do that. I would do that. I’d love to do that. I have to do that.“

Quizzed about his views on UFOs during his recent interview on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Trump said he was told “a lot.“

FOR decades, UFOs and aliens were considered to be make belief things created by people in tinfoil hats but they are now considered a threat to national security.

Long gone are those who claim conspiracy theories are all false as many are now discussed at the highest levels of government with US officials even admitting their existence.

As more and more credible witnesses continue to come forward to tell their extraordinary stories publicly.

The 2010s saw decades of stigmas around extraterrestrial life start to break down as politicians made UFO sightings a matter of national security.

Across the world, governments have also unveiled some spooky truths with some even showcasing “dead alien corpses“ on display for Congress.

Researchers recently verified the legitimacy of a set of three-fingered mummies as potential evidence of “non-human“ life forms.

A line-up of doctors confirmed at Mexico’s Congress on Tuesday that the bodies, purportedly not of this Earth, were in fact real, once-living organisms.

The Pentagon also released a blockbuster 1,574 pages of real-life X-Files in 2022, related to its secretive UFO programme.

The haul includes reports into research on the biological effects of UFO sightings on humans, sets out categorisations for paranormal experiences, and studies into sci-fi-style tech.

Top UFO chief Sean Kirkpatrick told the world last year that he is set to step down from his job following his stern warning of concerning activity “in our backyard.“

The Pentagon’s UFO analysis office launched a UFO reporting service to the public after admitting to uncovering “some things“ and calling the high number of suspicious activity either a foreign power or aliens.

Navy jet footage has revealed the intriguing images of a government-confirmed UFO baffling the internet.

The United States Government launched the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022 to investigate reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs).