Congressman: “President Trump Was Briefed On Alien Hybrids!”

July 2, 2026

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Congressman: “President Trump Was Briefed On Alien Hybrids!”

Congressman Eric Burlison (R-MO) was a software engineer and financial advisor before running for office. Three and a half years into his first term, he was sitting in his office drinking coffee when he saw David Grusch come on television. Grusch struck him as a normal, credible person saying extraordinary things. Burlison thought: "I'm a member of Congress. I might be able to do something about this." Within a week, he had a conversation with Grusch. That was the beginning of Burlison's deep dive into the UAP issue—a topic that has since consumed much of his time in Congress.

The FFRDC Theory: Where the Secrets May Live

Burlison believes the most likely hiding place for any UAP-related programs is not inside a traditional government agency but within Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs). These are quasi-private entities—MITRE, Aerospace Corporation, MIT Lincoln Labs, RAND—whose only client is the federal government but which operate with the flexibility of private businesses. They were stood up after the Manhattan Project, when the government learned that compartmentalization through private-sector proxies could prevent intelligence leaks.

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1 (01:17) **Congressman’s Origin Story & Entry into UFOs** - Congressman Burleson explains his background as a software engineer and financial advisor, and how watching David Grusch on TV inspired him to get involved in the UFO topic.
2 (12:08) **The Anti-Gravity Connection & Missing Scientists** - The conversation shifts to suppressed anti-gravity research, including Thomas Townsend Brown, Amy Eskridge, and Ning Li.
3 (16:59) **Deep Dive into FFRDCs and MITRE** - The congressman explains his investigation into Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) as a likely cover for legacy UFO programs.
4 (21:56) **Specific FOIA Requests and the 1952 DOD Briefing** - Burleson reveals a specific request for a 1952 audio recording of a senior DOD official briefing MIT scientists about saucers.
5 (30:30) **The Pax River Visit and Salvatore Pais** - The congressman details his visit to Patuxent River Naval Air Station, arranged through a White House request.
6 (40:19) **AARO, Sean Kirkpatrick, and the New Director** - Burleson contrasts the old AARO leadership (Sean Kirkpatrick) with the new director, John Kozloski.
7 (45:20) **The Hybrid Question and Congressional Briefings** - The discussion turns to the rumors of hybrid breeding programs and non-human genetics, referencing questions from Reps. Boebert and Gaetz.

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Missouri Congressman Eric Burlison reveals that senior intelligence officials investigating a UAP encounter at a U.S. military installation in the western United States personally watched three-meter glowing plasma orbs interact with a helicopter and chase F-16 fighter jets scrambled to intercept them, an event so significant it elevated the government’s UAP investigation from a low priority case to a top ten national security concern. Burlison, a member of the House Oversight Committee, says he was the first elected official briefed on the incident, by a team originally assembled under Tulsi Gabbard’s office. He also confirms he personally toured Naval Air Station Patuxent River, the site allegedly slated to receive a craft transferred from Lockheed Martin to Bigelow Aerospace, and sat down with Navy scientist Salvatore Pais, whose patents on inertial mass reduction and gravitational wave generation read like a blueprint for anti-gravity propulsion. Pais reportedly told him the government’s prototype was never built to his actual specifications, and a properly built version may have produced very different results.

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Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 2:28 - Meeting Congressman Burlison 4:27 - Software Career & Free-Market Roots 7:35 - Getting Into UFOs in Congress 11:25 - Townsend Brown & Anti-Gravity 12:27 - Missing Scientists: Eskridge & Ning Li 14:59 - Investigating MITRE & Aerospace Corp 18:15 - Crowdsourcing the Investigation 20:55