Retired Rear Admiral And Former Agency Chief Calls For Expanded UFO Investigation And Greater White House Involvement
Written by Christopher Sharp - 10 April 2024
In an interview with Liberation Times, retired Rear Admiral and former Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Tim Gallaudet, underscored the potential threat of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) to submariners.
He also called for greater involvement and action from the White House’s National Security Council in directing the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community to provide greater transparency on the topic.
Following the publication of his recent white paper addressing the undersea aspect of UAP for the Sol Foundation, Gallaudet conveyed his eagerness to participate in a U.S. government-led investigation into UAP occurring beneath the ocean, framed by his informed belief that some of the phenomena may represent a form of higher non-human intelligence.
Gallaudet told Liberation Times:
“I want to look in the oceans for UAP and evidence of higher non-human intelligence because I know the area really well. I know all the collection systems out there and the universities and government agencies that do ocean exploration and research.
“I want to pursue the study of UAP in the oceans to add to the overall body of knowledge.
“Why just limit ourselves to looking up when we know if we look below we'll find that evidence too?”
Gallaudet, a distinguished veteran and esteemed oceanographer, has engaged in discussions with both retired and active submariners. They shared their first-hand experiences with what appeared to be exceptionally advanced submerged crafts detected through sophisticated military sensor systems.
One retired submariner was referred by Gallaudet to the DoD’s UAP office, known as the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO).
In the 1980s, while serving aboard a U.S. submarine in the North Atlantic, the retired submariner witnessed a perplexing scenario: sonar suggested the presence of a Russian torpedo closing in on the vessel, but it soon became apparent that the object had no clear explanation.
Gallaudet told Liberation Times:
“The submariner was in the North Atlantic during a very significant storm, when you had 40-foot waves. The waves mix the water up and create a lot of noise, making it really hard for submarines to find each other.
“He did not expect to see any submarine contacts because of the high sea state. But the submarine encountered an object that started closing in on it rapidly.
“It was so fast that the signature had every indication that it was a Russian torpedo. The crew had trained for this scenario. But it didn't make any sense for Russian submarines to be in that area and to be able to detect their submarine because of the high noise and sea state.”
Demonstrating the seriousness of the situation, Gallaudet explained how the submarine’s crew were forced to take emergency action:
“They were surprised and ended up taking evasive manoeuvres. They dove deep near the crush depth of the submarine.”
But strangely, the object slowed down as it approached the submarine, to the astonishment of the crew.
Gallaudet explained:
“The object slowed down as it approached and then went around the submarine to the stern and began slowly trailing it.
“It trailed the submarine for a time and then rapidly moved out of the area.”
As a highly distinguished naval veteran who has extensive knowledge and experience of undersea phenomena and military systems, Gallaudet has struggled to find an explanation for the encounter:
“It had no explanation”, Gallaudet asserted.
“Our technology couldn't do that. The Russians didn't have this in the 1980s, nor do they now - so it cannot be explained.”
Following the retired submariner’s interview with the AARO, he was informed that they would look into the acoustic datasets, which are held by Johns Hopkins University. Since the interview took place, no further information or update has been provided by the Office.
“I don't know what the status of that is.
“I'm almost certain it's not resolved in the nature of the movement of the object that was detected on the sonar.”
The manner in which the DoD has handled such threats has led to frustration among numerous active and retired military and intelligence officials.
Many of them have communicated with individuals who have held high-security clearances, who allege to have been involved in covert programs focused on the retrieval and analysis of craft and biological entities of advanced non-human intelligence.
Gallaudet maintains contact with highly credible first-hand whistleblowers who assert, through programs they have worked on, that advanced multiple species of non-human intelligence in various crafts have visited and continue to visit Earth.
Gallaudet told Liberation Times:
“I do know from the people I trust, who have had access to some of these programs, that there are different types of non-human intelligence visiting us whose intentions we do not know.”
But for Gallaudet, an experienced oceanographer, the allegation of multiple species of higher intelligence visiting the Earth is of no surprise, given the diversity of life the planet alone can support:
“I guess it’s what you'd expect when you think about the nature of life just on this planet.
“So why wouldn’t it be different for species that are of higher intelligence than us? It’s not a real stretch when you consider the diversity of life on this planet.”
Gallaudet, shares the frustrations of many other military and intelligence insiders, following the gutting of extensive UAP transparency language, known as the ‘UAP Disclosure Act’ (UAPDA) proposed by Senators Chuck Schumer and Mike Rounds last year.
Gallaudet views the lack of understanding surrounding purportedly advanced non-human intelligence linked to certain UAP sightings as a significant threat.
He stresses the importance of transparency, research and official acknowledgement to effectively address this issue.
“We still don't understand their intentions, which is worthy of serious research and discussion, instead of putting our heads in the sand.”
Gallaudet believes that the frustration surrounding the AARO's recent attempt, through its latest historical report, to dismiss allegations of advanced non-human intelligence visiting Earth, should be directed towards the White House and its National Security Council.
Rear Admiral Gallaudet introduced by Senator Roger Wicker as President’s choice for NOAA Deputy Administrator in 2017
Through his former role in NOAA and experience working with the White House, Gallaudet believes that the National Security Council, under the authority of the President, holds the potential to influence and redirect the trajectory of the AARO and its UAP investigations.
Gallaudet commented:
“The Department of Defense moves in the direction the National Security Council says to, and at the direction of the President. A lot of people will blame AARO for not being fully open and transparent.
“But their direction comes right from the National Security Council - so it [lack of transparency] is coming from the White House.”
Gallaudet added:
“The latest report confirmed that they [the National Security Council and President Joe Biden] want to keep knowledge of UAP unacknowledged, which makes sense.
“This President right now is not looking good in the polls, and I wouldn't think that he'd want to disclose to the public all of a sudden in this election year that, “hey, we don't know what's in our airspace or water space and we can't control it - have a good day America.””
Liberation Times understands from multiple sources that individuals within the White House were supportive UAPDA and coordinated with Senator Chuck Schumer. However, that support wasn’t enough to force it through when faced with opposition from House members, including Representative Mike Turner, Chair of the House Intelligence Committee.
In his recent white paper, Gallaudet advocated for the White House to take proactive steps, including issuing executive orders to facilitate the gathering, re-examination, and eventual disclosure of pertinent knowledge held by ocean agencies such as NOAA, NASA, the Office of Naval Intelligence, and the Naval Oceanographic Office.
Furthermore, he recommended incorporating all-domain anomalous phenomena as a focus area in The White House Research and Development Priorities Memorandum for the 2026 fiscal year budget. Additionally, Gallaudet proposed directing the Ocean Policy Committee to prioritize transmedium UAP and Unidentified Submerged Objects in the Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Ocean Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the US Exclusive Economic Zone.
Speaking about the way ahead for UAP advocates, Gallaudet told Liberation Times:
“We should be going to the White House - either the current President, if he stays in office, or the new one - and the Congress, because I think that's really how we're going to get the most action, when Congress can direct the government to disclose.”
Gallaudet is also hopeful that the Senate can resurrect key provisions included within the original UAPDA, such as an Independent Review Board dedicated to the disclosure of UAP information and materials:
“I think we have to re-attack the Schumer Amendment and really get the provisions that were stripped out back into the next one that passed into law. That was really everything we needed to get the information out gradually.”
Currently, the Congress is on break. However, some members within the House are keen to conduct further UAP public hearings, following testimony given in July 2023 from two witnesses and one whistleblower.
During the hearing David Grusch, a former intelligence officer who served with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, made a sworn statement about a covert, multi-decade crash retrieval and reverse engineering program involving non-human intelligence. He disclosed that he was denied access to this program.
So far, House Republicans have been most outspoken about the need for new hearings and have also called for the establishment of a new UAP Select Subcommittee.
However, speaking on X, Representative Robert Garcia, ranking member at last year’s UAP hearing within the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs, stated:
‘The role of Congress to seek the truth and disclosure about UAPs is a critical responsibility that should be taken seriously. Democrats don’t control the House or the hearing schedule. We continue to ask for more public UAP hearings from the GOP leadership. It’s time.’
In the coming weeks, members within the House and Senate are expected to exert greater pressure for further action on UAP, which could lead to a dramatic field hearing with further testimony from witnesses and / or whistleblowers.