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Pentagon issues legal waiver letting personnel disclose UFO secrets to White House team

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The Defense Department announced a targeted legal waiver on September 14 allowing current and former service members, civilian staff and contractors to share classified UAP-related information with the White House-directed PURSUE program without facing civil or administrative penalties for breaching nondisclosure agreements. The waiver only applies to communications with PURSUE, not to Congress, the press or the public, and it does not address potential criminal liability under laws like the Espionage Act.

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This follows testimony from whistleblowers like Dylan Borland, who told Congress he feared prosecution for discussing alleged nonhuman technology programs, highlighting how secrecy agreements have long chilled disclosure. While the waiver removes one legal barrier, its narrow scope—excluding public and congressional testimony and leaving criminal exposure unaddressed—means many insiders may still stay silent, limiting how much transparency this move actually produces.

Key Takeaways

Source: wired.com — Nathaniel Janowitz, 2026-09-17

Published there as: “The Trump Administration Sends a New Signal to Alien Disclosure Whistleblowers”

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