Vermont UFO bill would create state investigation panel for sightings

A Vermont lawmaker is setting his sights on the skies with a new bill poised to create a UFO panel in the state.

Rep. Troy Headrick, I-Burlington, has introduced legislation to establish the Vermont Airspace Safety and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Task Force. accordingly Vermont Digger.

The bill reportedly proposes creating a state task force to investigate reports of both unidentified aviation and underwater objects, assess security risks to airspace, and work with federal partners and researchers to explore improved policies.

The task force will consist of officials from Vermont’s departments of transportation and public safety, and will also make room for lawmakers and experts on the subject.

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“I’m not an expert on the subject,” Headrick said, according to the Vermont Digger. “As policymakers, I think we have an obligation to remain mindful of emerging trends [in public safety]”

Accordingly In H.654, the panel will investigate reports of unknown objects exhibiting “performance characteristics inconsistent with currently understood technologies,” such as “instantaneous acceleration with no observable inertia or hypersonic velocity without a corresponding thermal signature or sonic boom.”

Headrick initially introduced the legislation at the request of voter lobbyist Maggie Lenz. accordingly Seven Days of Vermont.

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If passed, the new law would create a panel to investigate objects that exhibit “performance characteristics inconsistent with currently understood technologies,” such as “instantaneous acceleration without observable inertia or hypersonic velocity without a corresponding thermal signature or sonic boom.” (iStock)

Lenz, owner of Atlas Government Affairs, reportedly became interested in the issue after a series of UAPs, or unidentified anomalous phenomena, made headlines in New Jersey in 2024, sparking nationwide panic over numerous mysterious flying objects.

“I’m definitely not saying these are aliens,” Lenz said, according to Seven Days Vermont. “But here in Vermont, I think it will allow the conversation to be taken a little more seriously.”

The proposed legislation echoes the federal government’s response to UAPs in recent years, after Congress passed the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act of 2023 and the U.S. War Department established the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office.

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Rep. Headrick reportedly suggested a more practical use for the proposed committee, including investigating drone sightings as use of the technology continues to grow in the state. (iStock)

The draft bill indicates that Vermonters have reported UAP sightings to police in a variety of situations, signaling the need for a coordinated response between state and federal authorities.

Speaking before Vermont’s House Government Operations Committee last week, Headrick offered a more realistic reason behind the proposed bill; He pointed to the increase in drones across the state.

“The proliferation of drone use, that’s where I see the need for data,” Headrick told the committee, according to the Vermont Digger.

Headrick did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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Although the proposed bill has not yet been voted on by committee, Headrick has reportedly tried to sweeten the deal by promising to study Vermont’s famous sea monster if it passes.

“For the cryptid fans in the room, there’s an underwater arrangement for that as well,” Headrick said, according to the Vermont Digger. “So if we want to investigate the Champion, we can do that.”