Connecticut HB 5422 Would Create State UAP Research Center via UConn Partnership

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Rep. Joe Hoxha's HB 5422 would have UConn partner with state agencies to study unidentified aerial phenomena and possibly create a state-backed UAP research center, with Rep. Aundre Bumgardner as a bipartisan co-sponsor and Yale PhD student Sri Tata among supporters, arguing it could advance science and policy while critics point to federal efforts and New Jersey's similar program.

Should CT study UFOs? State Rep. asks legislature to hear him out - The Bristol Edition
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Should CT study UFOs? State Rep. asks legislature to hear him out - The Bristol Edition

by Theo Peck-Suzuki, CT Mirror March 12, 2026 The truth is out there, and state Rep. Joe Hoxha, R-Bristol, wants to find it.Hoxha authored a bill, H.B. 5422, that calls...