Congress: No More UFO Hearings, Demand Disclosure
- Cristina Gomez
- May 26
- 2 min read
The co-chair of the Congressional UAP Caucus, Representative Tim Burchett, said this week that Washington does not need more hearings on UFOs. He wants disclosure. According to reporter Matt Laslo of Ask a Pol, conducted Burchett told him that the Pentagon file releases have shifted the conversation on Capitol Hill, and that other members of Congress are talking to him about UAP more than they used to. When asked what comes next, Burchett pushed back directly on the idea of scheduling another hearing, stating that Congress has had enough and what is needed now is disclosure.
Burchett also told Laslo he is in contact with the White House every single day this week, but that disclosure advocates inside the administration are running into resistance. He used the phrase deep state, and said the President himself has been told this issue is like layers of an onion. As noted in the same interview, Laslo pressed Burchett on why no hearing has been scheduled on underwater UAP, often called USOs. Burchett explained that only one credible witness is currently willing to come forward on that topic, and he wants more before moving forward. He added that the first hearing in 2023 lit the fuse, but subsequent hearings have produced diminishing returns.
According to Author Miguel Sancho, who appeared on NewsNation, the most credible item in the latest batch is an account from a senior US intelligence officer in 2025 who described seeing orange glowing orbs during a helicopter mission in the western United States. The lights moved near the ground, formed a tee pattern in the sky, then disappeared. Sancho also raised the national security angle, noting that drone incursions at sensitive air bases including Langley are part of the same conversation.
Adding a different dimension, Father Richard D’Souza, the new director of the Vatican Observatory, also appeared on NewsNation with host Susan Lee. D’Souza, a Jesuit priest and astrophysicist appointed by Pope Leo the Fourteenth in September of 2025, urged both openness and the skepticism of science when approaching the US releases. As noted in his interview, D’Souza cautioned against sensationalizing material before it has been examined by qualified experts. His public restraint stands in contrast to what was happening behind the scenes just weeks earlier, when Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the Pope ahead of the file release. Rumors have circulated that UFOs were among the topics discussed.
Sources
Ask a Pol. (2026, May 23). Pentagon’s UFO files “absolutely” woke Congress up, Rep. Tim Burchett says. “Been great”. https://www.askapoluaps.com/p/ufo-files-waking-up-sleeping-congress
NewsNation. (2026, May 24). Vatican Observatory director breaks down church’s history with the cosmos | One Nation Under God [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OkroQYaAfQ
NewsNation. (2026, May 25). Latest UFO Drop Shows Videos That ‘Defy Physics’ | Katie Pavlich Tonight Full Show [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rohsjwTkSLQ
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