Burchett Warns of UAP Misinformation in New Files
- Cristina Gomez
- May 20
- 3 min read
Congressman Tim Burchett issued a warning on Real America’s Voice that the next batch of UAP files set for release may include deliberate misinformation designed to throw researchers and the public off course. According to Burchett, viewers will be able to identify some of the upcoming footage as balloons or other ordinary objects, and he questioned why certain clips are being prepared for release at all. He stated that he has already seen some of the videos and believes the cover up continues, with what he described as resistance from agencies and the deep state working against the White House and those pushing for genuine transparency.
Burchett framed the situation as a contest between the current administration and entrenched federal interests. According to Burchett, the President and the White House are having a hard time with a lot of the different agencies, and he characterized the dynamic as classic deep state versus America. His warning lands on top of news that another 40 UAP videos are expected to arrive within roughly the next 30 days, raising the question of whether those videos will arrive intact or whether they will be seeded with misdirection designed to discredit the broader disclosure effort.
The warning gains weight when placed alongside a recent update from Congressman Eric Burlison. He said the White House contacted him directly after the Pentagon UAP file release. According to Burlison, officials told him they had done the recon and did not know where to take the investigation next, and they asked him for guidance on who to interview about classified UAP programs. Burlison also described a recent AARO briefing where lawmakers were shown roughly 30 UAP videos, and he said one video showed an object moving at about 80 miles per hour in the atmosphere before instantly accelerating to what looked like Mach speed. Burlison said staffers in the room, including the skeptics, all gasped.
The misinformation warning also lands in the same week that the National Security Agency was forced to produce hundreds of pages of historical UAP records following a Freedom of Information Act appeal filed by the Disclosure Foundation. According to the Disclosure Foundation announcement on May 18, many of those records were previously classified top secret UMBRA, one of the most sensitive markings inside the signal intelligence system. The agency originally tried to deny the request entirely, and after legal pressure the NSA’s own appeal authority acknowledged that the denial was improper. The case traces back to a 1980 lawsuit brought against the NSA to compel the release of UFO related information, with classified affidavits submitted in camera at the time and the underlying intelligence material never released until now.
According to the Disclosure Foundation, the 334 page production reveals a clear pattern. Entries assessed as probably balloons kept their full context, including times, altitudes, and headings. Entries describing disc like shapes, extreme speeds, vertical oscillation, or silent maneuvers had their context stripped under classification exemptions that remain in force decades later. One entry documents 13 MiG fighters scrambling to chase a single unknown object. Another log states that 72 objects were tracked at once. A third log describes 23 objects observed at one time at altitudes exceeding 70,000 feet. One entry classified secret lorum describes a spherical or disc like object brighter than the sun, with a diameter roughly half the visible size of the moon, recorded above cloud cover with specific bearing and azimuth data. According to Hunt Willis, the foundation’s chief legal officer, security classification exemptions on records that predate the Civil Rights Act should not remain in force without court review.
Taken together, the warning from Burchett, the outreach described by Burlison, and the forced NSA production all point to the same question. Whether the next 30 days of releases arrive intact or arrive seeded with misdirection will define the credibility of the disclosure effort going forward.
Sources
Disclosure Foundation. (2026, May 18). NSA releases hundreds of pages of formerly top secret UMBRA UAP records after Disclosure Foundation FOIA appeal. https://disclosure.org/news/nsa-top-secret-umbra-uap-foia-release
Fox News. (2026, May 19). UFO files: Scientist believes four types of alien life have been found [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TEIt9UNPQE
International Business Times. (2026, May 19). UFO disclosure takes strange turn as White House reportedly seeks outside guidance. https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-lawmakers-target-private-contractors-ufo-disclosure-1797599
Real America’s Voice. (2026, May 20). Election fraud confirmed, CCP immigration abuse & UAP cover-up | Just the News — No noise [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erlRA3BfHQc
First and foremost, I must say, this is very well written, Cristina. It flows from subject to source to subject incredibly smooth. Well done. Second, as regards the content...I'm in the "I want to believe" camp, but still waiting for ONE tangible, unequivocal piece of evidence. I do not believe we will get it from the government. We hear of people "in the know". If they have actual evidence, it's time to present it. Thanks for the great article.