- Andy Ogles consistently called for greater federal transparency and public disclosure regarding records and investigations of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), alongside several congressional colleagues (Tennessean, Knoxville News-Sentinel).
- Ogles advocated for stronger congressional oversight and access to UAP records, emphasizing Congress’s “right and obligation to know” about the nature and origins of these phenomena (Daily News Journal, Columbia Daily Herald).
- He highlighted the need for improved cooperation and information sharing between federal agencies involved in UAP investigations, raising concerns about national security and foreign technology threats (Jackson Sun, The Commercial Appeal).
- Ogles worked in a bipartisan manner with legislators from both parties to push for UAP records disclosure, showing cross-party concern about government transparency related to science and technology (Tennessean, Knoxville News-Sentinel).
- Potential vulnerability: Ogles’ focus has primarily been on UAP-related transparency and oversight; there is little public information available on his positions regarding broader ethics or financial disclosure policies in science and technology.
2023: Ogles Called For Increased Federal Transparency On UAP Records According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, "U.S. Reps. Tim Burchett and Andy Ogles, both of Tennessee Republicans, joined colleagues in calling for more federal transparency on currently secret records sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena - also called UAPs." [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 12/3/23]
2023: Ogles Advocated For Congressional Oversight Of UAP Investigations According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, 'Whether it's little green men, American technology, or worse - technology from the CCP - we need to know,' Ogles said. 'There needs to be better cooperation between agencies, and Congress has a right - an obligation - to know.' [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 12/3/23]
2023: Ogles Joined Bipartisan Effort With Colleagues To Push For UAP Records Disclosure According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, 'Burchett and Ogles joined U.S. Reps. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Florida, Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, and Eric Burlison, R-Missouri.' [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 12/3/23]
December 2023: Ogles Joined House Republicans Demanding UFO Transparency According to The Leaf-Chronicle, "U.S. Reps. Tim Burchett and Andy Ogles, both of Tennessee Republicans, joined colleagues in calling for more federal transparency on currently secret records sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena - also called UAPs." [Leaf-Chronicle, 12/3/23]
December 2023: Ogles Stated Congress Needed Greater Access To UAP Records According to The Leaf-Chronicle, 'Whether it's little green men, American technology, or worse - technology from the CCP - we need to know,' Ogles said. 'There needs to be better cooperation between agencies, and Congress has a right - an obligation - to know.' [Leaf-Chronicle, 12/3/23]
Ogles Called For Greater Transparency On Unidentified Aerial Phenomena In 2023 According to The Tennessean, "U.S. Reps. Tim Burchett and Andy Ogles, both of Tennessee Republicans, joined colleagues in calling for more federal transparency on currently secret records sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena - also called UAPs." [Tennessean, 12/3/23]
Ogles Stated Congress Had An Obligation To Access UAP Records In 2023 According to The Tennessean, "'Whether it's little green men, American technology, or worse - technology from the CCP - we need to know,' Ogles said. 'There needs to be better cooperation between agencies, and Congress has a right - an obligation - to know.'" [Tennessean, 12/3/23]
Ogles Participated In Bipartisan Push For UAP Research In 2023 According to The Tennessean, "Both Democrats and Republicans have pushed in recent years for more research on whether UAPs pose a threat to U.S. national security, based on sightings by military and civilian pilots of technology that could be produced by American adversaries - or something else." [Tennessean, 12/3/23]
2023: Ogles Called For Greater Federal Transparency On UAP Sightings According to The Daily News Journal, "U.S. Reps. Tim Burchett and Andy Ogles, both of Tennessee Republicans, joined colleagues in calling for more federal transparency on currently secret records sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena - also called UAPs. [...] 'Whether it's little green men, American technology, or worse - technology from the CCP - we need to know,' Ogles said. 'There needs to be better cooperation between agencies, and Congress has a right - an obligation - to know.'" [Daily News Journal, 12/3/23]
December 2023: Ogles Joined Congressional Call For Transparency On UAP Records According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "U.S. Reps. Tim Burchett and Andy Ogles, both of Tennessee Republicans, joined colleagues in calling for more federal transparency on currently secret records sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena - also called UAPs." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 12/4/23]
December 2023: Ogles Asserted Need For Interagency Cooperation And Congressional Oversight On UAPs According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "'Whether it's little green men, American technology, or worse - technology from the CCP - we need to know,' Ogles said. 'There needs to be better cooperation between agencies, and Congress has a right - an obligation - to know.'" [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 12/4/23]
2023: Ogles Called For Greater Transparency On Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) Records According to The Commercial Appeal, Ogles said, "There needs to be better cooperation between agencies, and Congress has a right – an obligation – to know." [The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee), 12/4/23]
2023: Ogles Joined Burchett And Others In Demanding Federal Transparency On UAP Sightings According to The Commercial Appeal, "U.S. Reps. Tim Burchett and Andy Ogles, both of Tennessee Republicans, joined colleagues in calling for more federal transparency on currently secret records sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena – also called UAPs." [The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee), 12/4/23]
December 2023: Ogles Called For Federal Transparency On UFO Sightings According to Jackson Sun, "U.S. Reps. Tim Burchett and Andy Ogles, both of Tennessee Republicans, joined colleagues in calling for more federal transparency on currently secret records sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena - also called UAPs." [Jackson Sun, 12/4/23]
December 2023: Ogles Said Congress Had A Right To Know About UAPs According to Jackson Sun, 'Whether it's little green men, American technology, or worse - technology from the CCP - we need to know,' Ogles said. 'There needs to be better cooperation between agencies, and Congress has a right - an obligation - to know.' [Jackson Sun, 12/4/23]