{"id":8049,"date":"2026-09-04T07:06:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=8049"},"modified":"2026-09-04T07:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:06:47","slug":"dr-phil-accuses-us-government-of-lying-straight-to-our-face-for-ignoring-legitimate-ufo-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=8049","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Phil accuses US government of lying ‘straight to our face’ for ignoring legitimate UFO reports"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Phil McGraw accused the Pentagon of lying \u201cstraight to our face\u201d and ignoring the massive number of UFO sightings reported by the general public \u2014 despite civilians being responsible for seeing the majority of the activity.<\/p>\n

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The famed TV host sensationally claimed Wednesday that there has been \u201ca conscious, policy-driven decision to deceive the American people about what was going on in the skies\u201d for decades \u2014 and that \u201cwe\u2019re not getting the truth from our government.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c[The government] has turned a blind eye to sightings by most Americans,\u201d McGraw said in a video posted on his X account.<\/p>\n

He alleged that the Pentagon has disregarded more than 1,800 legitimate UAP (unidentified aerial phenomena) reports submitted by members of the public.<\/p>\n

McGraw said that even if most public UAP reports could be explained away, it\u2019s not fair to those with legitimate sightings to have their accounts ignored.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf 99% prove to be nothing to see here\u2026 fine. What about the 1%?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

McGraw slammed the government for its handling of the declassification and release of documents related to UFOs and alien life.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of you are as angry as I am that the government has lied straight to our face,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is what really pisses me off. There is not one government agency that lets everyday Americans report UAPs. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the overwhelming majority of sightings come from the general public and the government never investigates them.\u201d <\/p>\n

McGraw pointed out that pilots and military members have direct channels to report UAPs to the government \u2014 but cited FAA stats claiming there are \u201cfewer than 900,000 active pilots in the entire country.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat means roughly 93% of Americans have no official way of reporting a UAP sighting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The only options available to the public are two private, non-government databases \u2014 the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) and the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) \u2014 that allow anyone to submit reports about UFOs and unexplained encounters, he said.<\/p>\n

Through NUFORC\u2019s catalog of data, more than 1,800 UFO reports were classified as \u201cTier 1,\u201d meaning they represented the most credible sightings on record, McGraw pointed out.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCan some of those be explained away? I\u2019m sure they can \u2014 maybe all of them, I don\u2019t know,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe point is that no one in the government is even looking at these things,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

McGraw said if the government is serious about transparency and disclosure, it needs to be \u201ccross-checking what civilians are reporting against what the military already knows.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot thanks but no thanks, don\u2019t call us, we\u2019ll call you,\u201d he said. \u201cThey should be saying \u2018Here\u2019s how to submit that report through the proper channels.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut there is no channel \u2014 proper or otherwise. Eighty years of trust us has gotten us nowhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) \u2014 the Pentagon division responsible for examining UFO sightings \u2014 has repeatedly promised to begin accepting public reports, but has yet to do so.<\/p>\n

AARO said on its website that \u201creporting is limited at this time to current or former US Government employees, military personnel, or contractor personnel with direct knowledge of US Government programs or activities related to UAP dating back to 1945.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAARO is NOT currently accepting reports of UAP sightings\/encounters from the general public. In the future, reporting eligibility will be expanded to the general public and include reports of any event related to UAP.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The issue has gained renewed attention under the Trump administration. <\/p>\n

Trump, who ordered the rolling disclosure earlier this year, has said repeatedly that he is skeptical about the existence of alien life, but mandated transparency about UFOs after former President Barack Obama said of aliens during a February interview: \u201cThey\u2019re real, but I haven\u2019t seen them.\u201c<\/p>\n

The Trump administration\u2019s most recent UFO files release revealed that government employees witnessed a triangle UFO near Colorado Springs in 2023.<\/p>\n

On July 21, the administration announced it would waive non-disclosure agreements for former government employees and contractors with information on UFO programs \u2014 in an effort to draw out details on any highly secretive operations.<\/p>\n

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