Congressman Tim Burchett told host Tucker Carlson on Thursday that former CIA officers have “testified under oath” that they personally witnessed non‑human entities. The remarks, made during a segment that highlighted a series of recent UAP (unidentified aerial phenomena) disclosures, were framed as an appeal for greater government transparency on what the law‑maker described as “non‑human intelligence.” Burchett said, “I have seen beings,” echoing the language used by the former intelligence officers, and urged the intelligence community to release any remaining classified material that pertains to extraterrestrial encounters.
Burchett’s comments arrive amid a growing body of official acknowledgment that UAPs merit serious investigation. In June 2023, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a 144‑page unclassified report that documented 144 sightings by military pilots and sensors, concluding that most incidents remain unexplained and that some may pose a national‑security risk. The Senate Intelligence Committee followed with a series of hearings in 2024, calling on the Department of Defense, the National Reconnaissance Office and the CIA to provide more detailed data. While those proceedings have produced a handful of declassified documents—most notably the 2022 CIA “UFO” collection that confirmed the agency had investigated anomalous aerial objects—the specific testimony Burchett referenced has not yet been made public.
According to the brief exchange on Carlson’s platform, the former CIA operatives described encounters that went beyond conventional aircraft or atmospheric phenomena. One of the agents, identified only as “a senior case officer,” allegedly recounted a night‑time observation of a luminous, disc‑shaped craft that hovered silently before disappearing “without any discernible propulsion.” Another former analyst reportedly spoke of “biological entities” observed in a classified briefing, though no physical evidence was presented. Burchett emphasized that these accounts were given “under oath” and that the witnesses were “credible professionals with decades of experience in intelligence and national security.”
The congressman’s push for disclosure aligns with bipartisan legislative efforts introduced earlier this year. A bill sponsored by Senators Mark Warner and Joni Ernst, the UAP Transparency Act, would require the intelligence community to submit a quarterly report to Congress on all unexplained aerial incidents and to make any non‑classified findings available to the public. Burchett, who chairs the House Committee on Oversight’s Subcommittee on National Security, has signaled his intent to introduce a companion measure that would compel the CIA to release any sworn testimony related to extraterrestrial phenomena, citing the need for “accountability to the American people.”
Critics caution that anecdotal statements, even when sworn, do not constitute proof of extraterrestrial life. Dr. James Logan, a senior researcher at the Center for Aerospace Studies, noted that “the intelligence community has a long history of dealing with ambiguous data, and while sworn testimony is significant, it must be corroborated with physical evidence or independent verification.” He added that the CIA’s standard practice is to classify sources and methods, which can limit the amount of detail that can be released without jeopardizing ongoing operations.
Nonetheless, Burchett’s remarks have reignited public interest in the UAP issue, prompting a surge of inquiries to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and a flurry of social‑media discussion. As the administration prepares its next annual UAP report, the congressman’s demand for full disclosure may force a more detailed accounting of the agency’s historical investigations. Whether the alleged sworn testimonies will ever be declassified remains uncertain, but the growing political pressure suggests that the conversation about non‑human intelligence is moving from the margins of classified briefings toward the public arena.
