Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) accused defense officials of blocking inquiries into unidentified flying objects ahead of a congressional hearing on UFOs.
Burchett called out the Pentagon, which has investigated UFO sightings, for its spending and claimed that war is “their business.”
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“The Pentagon loses over a billion dollars a year in their audits and yet I seem to be the only one raising that issue,” Burchett said on Fox News.
“And, you know, the Pentagon is right now, basically a bunch of war pimps. That’s what they’re pushing, they push war. Their business is war and it’s good.”
Looking forward to today’s hearing. We’re hearing from credible, patriotic Americans who have nothing to gain from this except the chance to tell the truth. pic.twitter.com/wnLI6RNQG9
— Rep. Tim Burchett (@RepTimBurchett) July 26, 2023
The House Oversight Committee held a hearing on Wednesday on unidentified aerial phenomena, known as “UAPs” or “UFOs”. The Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing will “explore firsthand accounts of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and assess the federal government’s transparency and accountability regarding UAPs’ possible threats to US national security.”
The panel will hear testimony from multiple witnesses, including Pentagon whistleblowers. David Grusch, a former intelligence official, David Fravor, a former Navy commander, and Ryan Graves, a former Navy pilot, are scheduled to speak. Grusch has previously claimed that the government has “intact and partially intact” craft of non-human origin.
Fravor shot the infamous “Tic Tac’” video of an object during a routine flight off the coast of California in 2004, in which an object appeared to accelerate at impossible speeds. Several officials have claimed the government is covering up the existence of these crafts.
“Imagine if we had some craft that we’re seeing that, you saw the pictures of, has no heat signature, can travel at incredible speeds that we’re not capable of, can make turns and things like that yet,” Burchett said, referring to the object observed by Fravor.
“What would that do to our energy sector?” Burchett questioned. “The Pentagon would go out of business because we wouldn’t need to be in all these worthless wars overseas over oil, we could heat our houses in the winter and cool them in the summer.”
The Pentagon has been investigating UFOs, tracking around 650 incidents of unidentified aircraft as of April, according to the Defense Department.
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Burchett said while the Pentagon is seeking additional funds to study this issue, more dollars aren’t necessary. Instead, he urged the government to release UFO-related records for the public to examine, and pushed for more transparency from the Pentagon.
“We just need transparency to open up the files,” Burchett said. “Let the American public decide and that government will figure it out ourselves. We don’t need their arrogance, overseeing us.”
