United States Senator Chuck Schumer has been actively involved in pushing for increased transparency and disclosure regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP).

Here’s a summary of his stance on UAPs:

Transparency and Disclosure: Senator Schumer, along with other senators like Mike Rounds, introduced the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Disclosure Act of 2023, aimed at increasing government transparency and oversight on UAPs.
National Archives and Record Keeping: The legislation proposed creating a UAP Records Collection within the National Archives, similar to the JFK Assassination Records Act, to gather and make public UAP-related records.
Independent Review Board (Proposed): A key element of Schumer’s proposal involved establishing an independent, presidentially-appointed review board to oversee classified UAP records and manage their release to the public. However, this provision was not included in the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Challenging Secrecy and Misinformation: Schumer has expressed concern about the government withholding information on UAPs, stating that it breeds mistrust and that the American public has a right to learn about these phenomena.
Potential Future Legislation: Despite the exclusion of certain provisions in the NDAA, Schumer and other lawmakers have indicated their commitment to continue advocating for further legislation to achieve greater UAP transparency, including the possibility of establishing an independent review board in the future.
Definition of UAPs: The proposed legislation defined UAPs as objects that cannot be identified “due to performance characteristics and properties not previously known to be achievable based upon commonly accepted physical principles”.

In essence, Schumer’s statements and legislative efforts highlight his belief that the government should be more forthcoming with information about UAPs and that a transparent process is necessary to address public interest and potential national security implications.

Schumer calls on Trump to declassify government files on UFOs

by Alexander Bolton, The Hill – 01/23/25

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) says President Trump should declassify secret government archives about unidentified flying objects (UFOs), also known as unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), in the spirit of greater government transparency.

“Now do UFOs,” Schumer wrote on social platform X in a repost of the White House’s announcement that Trump has ordered government files on John F. Kennedy, the nation’s 35th president, Robert F. Kennedy, his brother, and Martin Luther King Jr. to be declassified.

Schumer and Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced a bill in the last Congress to require government records related to UAPs be disclosed unless officials provide reasons for why it should remain classified.

The provisions to require information related to UAPs or UFOs be made public, however, were later stripped from the annual defense authorization bill.

Schumer took up the mantle for calling for greater transparency for government records on UFOs from the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who sponsored a project to investigate incidents surrounding unexplained aerial phenomena.

Lawmakers took a greater interest in such phenomena a month ago when unexplained drone sightings above New York, New Jersey and other Eastern states caused an uproar in the media and on Capitol Hill.

The Federal Aviation Administration last month banned drone flights in parts of New Jersey and New York, and the FBI and Department of Homeland Security investigated drone sightings that sparked public concern.