Former Marine analyst proposes UAP registration act

Attorney and former Marine intelligence analyst Sean Munger proposed the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Registration Act (UAPRA) on April 27, 2025 ^[1].

Munger argues that current legislative efforts, specifically the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act (UAPDA), lack genuine transparency ^[1]. He contends the UAPDA replicates opacity by centralizing control within the Executive Branch ^[1].

Oversight model conflict

The UAPDA, co-introduced by Senators Mike Rounds and Charles Schumer, proposes a nine-person review board to oversee UAP records [1, 10]. The President would appoint these impartial U.S. citizens, including a scientist, historian, sociologist, economist, and officials from national security and foreign service, subject to Senate approval ^[10].

Munger states this model "centralizes control of UAP materials and intelligence within the same institutions that have historically concealed them" ^[1]. He argues this risks bureaucratic obstruction and politicization ^[1].

The UAPRA would instead use a registration system ^[1]. Any government or private entity possessing biological evidence or technology of non-human intelligence (NHI) origin would be required to register those holdings and submit to government inspection [1, 9].

Regulation and property rights

Munger compares the UAPRA to federal oversight used by the FAA, FDA, FCC, and the Atomic Energy Commission ^[1]. He suggests this regulatory structure would balance public transparency with national security ^[1].

The UAPDA includes provisions for the federal government to exercise eminent domain over recovered UAP technologies and biological evidence ^[10]. According to Munger, the UAPRA would respect existing property rights rather than defaulting to eminent domain ^[1].

His goal is a statutory public record of what exists and who holds it, even if specific technical details remain classified ^[1].

Evidentiary context

On April 19, 2023, then-AARO director Sean Kirkpatrick displayed an infrared MQ-9 recording from 2022 during a Senate hearing ^[3]. The footage shows a compact, rounded feature described as a "small metallic orb," though AARO maintains the case remains unresolved ^[3].

Other records detail materials that would require registration. FBI reports described "countless small objects" and orange orbs near a secret military base ^[13]. The Pentagon has also released declassified files from federal agencies dating back to the 1940s, containing reports of anomalous phenomena from hotspots in Germany and the Soviet Union ^[13].

Implementation and timelines

If enacted, the UAPDA would require the Archivist to establish a UAP Records Collection within 60 days ^[10]. Records would generally be disclosed within 25 years, unless the President certifies that postponement is necessary to prevent grave harm to national security ^[10].

The UAPDA review board would sunset by September 30, 2030, unless extended ^[10].

Munger argues the UAPRA is more effective because it addresses allegations of an unregulated UAP industry operating under executive-order sanction ^[1]. He also suggests it would prepare the government for future discoveries by commercial space firms ^[1].

What we don't know

• Has any legislator officially introduced the UAPRA as a bill in Congress?
• What specific "behind-the-scenes political maneuvering" caused the UAPDA to fail twice?
• What is the exact date and location of the 2022 MQ-9 orb encounter?