Exclusive: Representative Eric Burlison Talks UFO Hearings, the Disclosure Act, and Oversight Challenges 18 August 2025
Representative Eric Burlison of Missouri’s 7th District has emerged as one of Congress’s most active voices in the push for transparency on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). Proud of his Midwestern roots, Burlison has not only delved into the details of the issue but also taken concrete steps, most notably by hiring former senior intelligence officer and UAP whistleblower Dave Grusch to his staff. He approaches the UAP question with pragmatism and objectivity.
While he holds no firm position on whether the phenomena may be of non-human origin, he does not dismiss the possibility. Instead, he is focused on testing and verifying whistleblower claims - some of which he has been vocal about, though critics have at times misrepresented these remarks as his conclusions. With a new UAP hearing expected on 9 September 2025, before the House of Representatives’ Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, where he serves as a member, Burlison told Liberation Times there could be as many as five witnesses called to testify, adding that he hopes at least four will appear:
“I got a memo from the staff about five potential witnesses we’re working on, and hopefully four of them will be at the hearing. So we’re narrowing in on the names.” Burlison emphasised that the upcoming hearing is not just about testimony on the day itself, but about creating momentum for further action, stating: “We have an opportunity to use this hearing to build on the conversations already happening and to get more information. I don’t want to say too much, but there is a mechanism available to this committee that we’ll be able to lean on after the hearing to gather more.”
