Experts testified at a House oversight committee hearing Wednesday on potential alien life, suggesting that there are intelligent beings that live off the planet. They also urged governmental transparency from the incoming Trump administration.

The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday, titled "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth." Hosted by Rep. Nancy Mace in the Rayburn House Office Building at 11:30 am,

While steps have been made toward transparency, some elected leaders say progress has been stymied by the Department of Defense's reluctance to declassify material on UFOs, which the government now refers to as unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP.

Congress met Wednesday to discuss "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena" in order to "further pull back the curtain on secret UAP research programs conducted by the US government, and undisclosed findings they have yielded.

Congress is holding a hearing on Wednesday to discuss “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena" – also known as UFOs.

"Non-human intelligence exists. Non-human intelligence has been interacting with humanity. This interaction is not new and it's been ongoing and there are unelected people in the government that are aware of that,