UAP at the Pentagon: UFO Transparency and National Defense | MHP 03.04.26.
The Micah Hanks Program
Micah Hanks
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🗓️ 4 March 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
As an escalating conflict between the United States and Iran continues to test American forces across the Middle East, renewed attention has been placed on the Pentagon's handling of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and long-promised government disclosures. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently confirmed that officials are actively reviewing UFO-related records, noting that "our people are working on it right now," while Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson said the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is coordinating aspects of the disclosure process.
This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine all of the latest UAP transparency developments, amid recent efforts that include an AARO-hosted workshop bringing together civilian researchers, universities, and government agencies, and a new report examining scientific perspectives on what future releases of UAP files may reveal.
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Show Notes
Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode:
- NEWS: Operation Epic Fury: U.S. Forces Under Strain as Iran's Missile Barrage Tests Regional Defenses
- POPE LEO MESSAGE: Pope Leo urges a halt to 'spiral of violence' across Iran and Middle East
- PENTAGON UFOs: "We've Got Our People Working on It Right Now": Defense Secretary Provides Update on Pentagon Disclosure of UFO Files
- Sec Def Hegseth asked about UAP disclosure
- FLASHBACK: Lloyd Austin also comments on UAP and the military
- We asked scientists what they think we'll learn from the government's UFO files. Here's what they said.
- AARO INVOLVED: Pentagon Press Sec. Kingsley Wilson says AARO coordinating on UAP disclosure
- AARO WORKSHOP: All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office Hosts Private Workshop with Civilian Researchers, Universities, and Government Agencies - The Debrief
- THE REPORT: 2025 UAP Workshop Paper
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | reports of unidentified flying objects unidentified aerial phenomena are they secret weapons being tested |
| 0:11.7 | by our own or foreign governments the american people are becoming most interested and in many |
| 0:16.8 | instances very alarmed by the ufo stories so why do you suppose that all of this has been kept from the world? |
| 0:23.6 | Exploring our past, our future, and the mysteries of our universe. |
| 0:27.6 | Where do they come from? |
| 0:28.6 | Why can't you explain it? |
| 0:29.6 | Everybody in Uthology is screaming for disclosure. |
| 0:32.6 | The future is now. |
| 0:34.6 | This is Micah Hanks. |
| 0:36.6 | From the high mountains of Appalachia in a bunker below ground. Welcome one and all. It is the Micahanks program. |
| 0:43.2 | Glad as always to be getting into gear and going in pursuit of the anomalous in our existence as we do every week listen on demand via podcasts everywhere and courtesy of our friends at the UnX Radio Network. |
| 0:58.5 | Welcome, everyone. I hope you are all well in these ever-concerning times. |
| 1:03.7 | And I will lead off by stating the obvious. |
| 1:07.8 | We have indeed had some concerning developments in the last few days, developments that |
| 1:14.2 | of course have global implications. And yes, I'm talking about the U.S. and Israeli led strikes |
| 1:20.5 | on Iran. And of course, I know what the focus of this program is and what we talk about on |
| 1:26.1 | this show. And I know what my listeners |
| 1:28.2 | expect to hear, and we will be getting to all that, as we always do, here in just a few |
| 1:34.0 | minutes. |
| 1:34.9 | But I also feel obligated, morally, intellectually, and otherwise, to state right up front, |
| 1:42.1 | but there are times when it's harder for me to get into the zone, so to speak, |
| 1:46.7 | and to get into the mindset that one has to be in to talk about the unusual side of science |
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