Congressman Says the FBI Is Prying Hidden UFO Files Loose

A sitting congressman says people inside the FBI have been sent to physically pull hidden files out of the hands of officials who didn't want you to see them. And at the same time, a former NASA astronaut is telling everyone the videos from the UFO batches prove nothing. Let's see what's really going on here. Hey UFOlogers, I'm Christina Gomez and this is your UFO News Update. Tim Burchett of Tennessee co-chairs the Congressional UAP Caucus and has pushed for full release of these records for years. In a recent interview with Benny Johnson, he described a phone call from Stephen Miller, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff, who, according to Burchett, has made these releases a personal priority. Burchett says Miller told him the hold-up is not at the top. It's the people on the inside, these types of agencies who do not want this material out. They've assigned people within the FBI to do just that, to pull this stuff out. I mean, they can't just say, hey, turn this stuff loose, but they got to get somebody to go there and literally physically pry it from their fingers. Pretty much, he's saying a group inside the FBI has been sent into other departments to take records that officials are refusing to release. Reporting from Ask a Poll reports that Miller put the effort on a priority and assigned people to it, which Burchett reads as a sign the push comes from the top. However, none of it can be verified from the outside as of yet. All we really know is that Miller is looking into this and hopefully he continues to make it a priority. Burchett has also described talking with pilots and service members who saw unexplained objects and then destroying their own footage to avoid retaliation. He says some sat through eight-hour debriefs that went into their personal files and psychological evaluations that get them pulled from flight line. So that's really the pressure, he says, that keeps people silent. And it is the first pressure now shaping which files probably ever reach you. All of this comes down to trust. Who inside the government releases information and who buries it? And these files reach further than most people probably realize. Some of the records in these batches are reports and audio that NASA handed to the Pentagon, including accounts from its own astronauts. Former NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, who has lived in orbit, was asked on Fox News about the newest UAP videos. You've been to space. What do you think these things are? Peter, I say, show me some real data. I mean, show me some real proof. This is video released from forward-looking infrared FLIR video. FLIR picks up all types of different things. And many times, I mean, there's back in the day, way back when FLIR were first being coming into fruition. I mean, there's high altitude ice clouds, noctilucent clouds that reflect light. And they had questions about what is it? So all of this about aliens and what these things are, I say, show me some real data. Thus far, we haven't seen anything substantial. For Wilmore, what do you think is substantial data? We have thousands of official documents on UFOs, data archives, FOIA requests, witness testimony, and some say even material. So what does substantial data even look like to you? In that clip, Wilmore is describing FLIR. His point is that a heat sensor can lock onto something that looks impossible, but turns out ordinary once you know the source. Like high ice clouds reflecting light back at the lens. And really, it's a fair challenge. Skeptics raised the same one about that in earlier Navy footage and even in some earlier NASA releases that came with the UFO batches. So there's that. But Wilmore says that he still needs to be shown real proof. Burchette says the proof exists and it's being pulled out of locked drawers one file at a time. But then which one is it? Are we never going to see these files? Are we slowly seeing these files? It goes back to the question, what is substantial evidence? And what is substantial data? Here is what the government actually put out on September 18th. The batch runs from the 1950s to 2025. And the clip getting the most attention shows six small metallic orbs moving together over a military site in the Middle East at roughly 480 miles per hour, recorded by U.S. Central Command. The same batch included a second recent clip, a 59 second infrared video shot over the East China Sea in 2023 and handed over by the Indo-Pacific Command. AERO, the All Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, which reviews these cases, says small orbs are the most commonly reported shape and that nothing it has reviewed shows verifiable proof of technology from beyond Earth, which they've been saying since their creation. So there's nothing really new there. But many cases still remain open. If the most shared clip of the week is orbs the Pentagon can't identify and a congressman says the clear footage is being held back, how much are we actually seeing? 10 percent? One percent? You tell me. And that goes straight to what investigative journalist Ross Coulthard told News Nation. He says the videos in these public batches are a small chosen slice of what the government holds and what they want to show you. Primarily, Hannah, because I've got sources who are telling me that there are many more excellent 4K high resolution quality videos that are sitting in cupboards not being disclosed to the public. A lot of the files in this latest release, they actually contain references to source documents, source data, source imagery that hasn't been released. It's quite clear the Pentagon's got a lot more information that it's publicly allowing to be disclosed. And I think it's time that they were more fulsome with the public. He says some files in this very batch point to source imagery and documents that were left out of the releases itself. The same system that describes what comes out also decides who is even allowed to report it. If you saw something strange in the sky tonight, no official government channel would take your report. On his show, Reality Check, Ross pointed that Arrow states this on their very own website. Arrow actually says, quote, Arrow is not currently accepting reports of UAP sightings, encounters from the general public. And they do promise that in the future, reporting eligibility will be extended to the general public, but not right now. Frankly, they don't give a hoot about what you the public know, because I suspect they already know what it is that you're seeing, and they don't want you to know about it. And they certainly don't want to answer your questions about it. So the best way to do that is to tell you we're not interested. Arrow only takes reports from current and former government employees, service members, and contractors with direct knowledge of government UAP programs. It says public reporting may open up later, but not now. So the military reports, pilot reports, and the millions of people who look up the most have nowhere official to send what they see, except for places such as MUFON, New Fork, Enigma Labs, and many people also report their sightings on Reddit. But no government body has kept a public sightings record since Project Blue Book closed in 1969. Breshad put the frustration like this. So Stephen Miller actually called you and said that bad people are blocking the release of the real stuff. Yeah. But I guess he was afraid I was going to blast him. And I was like, no, you've heard me many times. I'm very proud that the president believes in transparency and he trusts the American people. He said, I don't know what all this stuff is, but we're going to let you all decide. That's the way a president should be. And so these crazy deals that, you know, they dangle something in front of us and then pull it back. So when an astronaut, a national journalist, and a congressman all agree the strongest evidence is being held back, the argument is no longer whether something is up there. It is who decides when you get to see it. Does the next batch break the pattern? Or do we run this loop again in a month with maybe the next batch? Leave your thoughts in the comments below. I'm Christina Gomez. That's it for today. I will see you again next time for another UFO news update. Be safe and remember, keep your eyes on the skies. If you enjoyed today's show, hit that like button. And if you're not subscribed, what are you waiting for? Hit the notification bell as I do daily UFO news and updates, fresh UAP stories, government disclosures, and breaking developments land here every single day.