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Eric Burlison

Eric Burlison is a Republican politician from Missouri who has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 2023. On the UAP topic, he is among the representatives in Congress calling for transparency, and he has taken part in hearings dealing with the subject.

Eric Burlison is an American Republican politician who has represented Missouri's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since January 2023. He previously also served in the Missouri state legislature. On the UFO/UAP topic, he is among the members of Congress who publicly expect more from the government in sharing information about unidentified aerial phenomena.

Role in the UAP issue

As a member of the House Oversight Committee, Burlison took part in hearings related to the topic. At the 2023 House hearing on UAPs, he questioned the witnesses, including former intelligence official David Grusch, who claimed that the U.S. government is withholding information about craft that cannot be considered to be of human origin. Burlison has continued to push for government disclosure and transparency on the subject since then.

Official and skeptical positions

According to the official U.S. position – represented by, among others, AARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office) – there is no evidence that the government possesses vehicles or technology of extraterrestrial origin. According to skeptical researchers, Grusch's claims are based on secondhand, unverifiable information. Burlison's position emphasizes the need for congressional oversight and public accountability, not the possession of specific evidence.

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