An ambitious bill to create a state commission on UFOs sadly failed to pass during New Hampshire's latest Congressional session. According to a local media report, the resolution was put forward by Rep. Aidan Ankarberg at the start of the year and called for the establishment of a special group tasked with collecting "reports and testimony regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena in the state." A subsequent hearing of the New Hampshire House of Representatives' Science, Technology, and Energy Committee, which was tasked with debating the merits of the bill, saw the concept receive something of a mixed reaction.

One advocate for the commission, Rep. John Cloutier, remarkably revealed that "long ago, I had a questionable sighting that with physics, I cannot explain." Noting that he was not alone when it came to having such an experience, he mused that "now we have citizens, be it one or a thousand, who have come before us with things in the sky." Ultimately, Cloutier argued that the state needed its own UFO commission because "there's no one right now who can take testimony or evidence, whatever it may be."

Among those who opposed the peculiar piece of legislation was Rep. Michael Harrington, who offered something of a scathing review of the idea. "What does this got to do with the function of the state of New Hampshire and our authority, to go after UFOs," he asked, grousing "I just think this is a total waste of time and effort." Alas, the bill's critics prevailed as the committee gave it a thumbs down, which led to its defeat in a subsequent House vote.