Rep. Eric Burlison Says CIA UAP Files Are “Noticeably Absent” and Claims the FBI Has Videos of Fiery Glowing Orbs
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Rep. Eric Burlison gave a new interview after the UAP disclosure press event, and I think it adds a useful follow-up to the larger conversation.
This was not just another broad statement about “UFO transparency.”
Burlison focused on three specific issues:
NDA restrictions.
Unaccounted or poorly audited defense spending.
And the fact that CIA UAP-related material appears to be “noticeably absent” from the recent file releases.
The NDA issue came first.
Burlison said there are many people who have served the country and signed nondisclosure agreements. In most national security contexts, that is normal. If someone is briefed into a classified subject, they usually cannot discuss it publicly.
But Burlison argued that when the subject is UAP, UFOs, or possible intelligence about life outside this planet, there is a legitimate question about whether that information should be kept secret indefinitely.
That is important because this connects directly to the broader whistleblower immunity argument.
If people inside the CIA, military intelligence, or other parts of the intelligence community have knowledge of UAP-related programs, but are bound by NDAs and classification threats, then the public will never get beyond controlled releases, leaks, and secondhand claims.
Burlison said these people could come from multiple intelligence-related backgrounds, including the CIA, military intelligence, and other security-cleared positions.
The core question is simple:
If someone has knowledge of UAP-related records, technologies, locations, or programs, should an NDA be allowed to permanently prevent them from telling Congress or the public?
The second major part of the interview was about money.
The interviewer played Rep. Jared Moskowitz’s comment about advanced technology programs, Area 51, the stealth helicopter used in the Osama bin Laden raid, and missing Pentagon money.
Burlison was then asked whether he believes some of that unaccounted or poorly tracked money could be going toward UFO or UAP-related programs.
His answer was direct:
“Yes, I absolutely do.”
That does not prove the money is going to UAP programs.
But it does show that Burlison is connecting the UAP issue to the larger financial accountability problem inside the Department of War / Pentagon.
He said he had just left a DOGE Subcommittee of Oversight hearing chaired by Rep. Tim Burchett, where officials discussed the fact that the Department of War has not passed an audit and does not plan to until at least 2028.
That matters because UAP claims often involve alleged hidden programs, black budgets, contractors, reverse engineering, and compartmented spending.
If the department responsible for enormous classified budgets cannot pass a clean audit, then the question becomes harder to ignore:
How can Congress confidently say where all defense money is going?
Burlison also gave ordinary examples of waste, such as overpriced coffee cups, hammers, and toilet seats. But his larger point was not about coffee cups. It was about whether the audit process can actually reveal what the government is purchasing and whether those expenditures are “on the up and up.”
The third part of the interview may be the most interesting for UAP researchers.
Burlison was asked what he hopes to see in the next file release.
He said he wants more than blurry drone photos or videos.
He wants archived information and historical records.
Then he said something very specific:
The CIA is “noticeably absent” from the material being released.
He did not say he was ready to accuse the CIA of hiding something. In fact, when asked directly whether he believes the CIA is hiding something, he said he was not willing to go there yet.
But he still said the absence is noticeable.
That is a careful but important distinction.
The Department of War, according to Burlison, has been more aggressive in releasing documents, images, and videos. But he said the same level of material has not yet come from the CIA.
That raises a major question:
If the CIA has historical UAP files, why are they not appearing at the same level as Department of War releases?
Burlison also said he believes the FBI has videos in its possession of “fiery glowing orbs” that are accounted for in records.
He went further and said that, in his view, the biggest “smoking gun” released so far is not necessarily a blurry image or a drone clip, but transcripts involving U.S. persons and senior intelligence officials who encountered glowing objects or glowing orbs.
He also said he has seen videos that back that up.
That is a significant claim, but again, it is still a claim.
The public has not seen the full evidence he is referring to.
And that is exactly the problem.
This interview shows the same pattern we keep seeing in the UAP disclosure debate:
Officials say records exist.
They say videos exist.
They say insiders are restricted by NDAs.
They say some agencies are releasing more than others.
They say the FBI has material.
They say CIA material is missing.
They say the Pentagon cannot properly account for its money.
But the public is still waiting for the actual documents, videos, full transcripts, chain of custody, and declassified records.
So was this interview useful?
Yes, but only because it sharpened the next set of questions.
What UAP-related material does the CIA have?
Why is CIA material “noticeably absent” from recent releases?
What exactly are the FBI videos of “fiery glowing orbs”?
Who are the senior intelligence officials mentioned in the transcripts?
What programs or purchases are hidden inside poorly audited defense spending?
And which people are still unable to speak because of NDAs?
At this point, the public does not need another promise that the files are coming.
The next step has to be the files themselves.
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