House Republican requests UFO talk from private contractor

(NewsNation) — As lawmakers continue to pursue transparency regarding alleged secret UFO programs operated by the Pentagon, one Republican is now pursuing private contractors.

Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) announced Friday on social platform X that he sent a letter to MIT Lincoln Labs regarding a “flying saucer talk” from 1952.

“I sent a letter to MIT Lincoln Labs asking for a classified 1952 briefing video referenced as a ‘flying saucer talk.’ Their attorneys wrote back fast,” he wrote. “They’ll comply within 30 days.”

“Congressional letters carry weight. We’re going to keep sending them,” Burlison added.

Whistleblower David Grusch, whose testimony regarding alleged secret retrieval programs for UFOs, or Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPS), kicked off a series of congressional hearings, has stated private contractors are being used to make it more difficult for lawmakers to obtain information on certain programs.

“If you really want to hide something from Congress, you don’t put it in a government file cabinet. You hand it to a private contractor, Burlison wrote Thursday in a post........

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