Republican Suggests Alien Bases Hiding Under Ocean
Tennessee Republican Representative Tim Burchett told his former colleague Matt Gaetz that he believes aliens are hiding under the sea.
Newsweek has reached out to a representative for Burchett via email for comment.
Why It Matters
Burchett has been a prominent advocate for transparency regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), commonly known as unidentified flying objects (UFOs).
He has consistently expressed his belief that the U.S. government is concealing information about extraterrestrial encounters.
Tim Burchett attends the inauguration of Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
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Burchett claims to have seen “top secret” information about extraterrestrial crafts and has been among the most vocal members of Congress on the topic of UFOs, UAPs and the disclosure of government information surrounding them.
What To Know
On One America News’ The Matt Gaetz Show, Gaetz interviewed Burchett and asked him, “It does seem a lot of these UAP sightings are over water. Do you think there’s anything to that?”
UAP is a catch-all term to describe objects that are detected in the air, sea and space, and which are not easily explainable.
To this question from Gaetz, Burchett replied, “I do.”
He then added: “I haven’t been briefed on this, just from what I’m putting together, but we have some secret sonar. But what’s so crazy about it, like we’re hiding it from the Chinese. Well, heck, Matt, the Chinese sold us the components for it. They know what’s in our sonar probably better than we do. But when they tell me something’s moving at hundreds of miles an hour underwater, and our capabilities are—I don’t think we have anything that’ll do 40 miles an hour, and this one was as large as a football field underwater, and this was a documented case, and I have an admiral telling me this stuff.”
Newsweek has not been able to independently verify the claims made by Burchett.
Gaetz then asked Burchett if he thinks the bases are “underwater,” to which Burchett replied, “I do.”
He added: “I just think, traveling light years, I think it happens … I think it’s possible in the vastness of God’s great universe. I mean, light years, you know, the light from those stars that we see at night left there before the time of Christ. I mean, the vastness of God’s great universe is unreal.”
Burchett also said he is not afraid of being harmed by extraterrestrials.
“I’m not worried about them harming me,” he said. “I mean, with [those] capabilities, they would have barbecued us a long time ago.”
What People Are Saying
Former Congressman Gaetz shared the interview clip on X, formerly Twitter, and wrote: “Have you ever heard a sitting congressman confirm alien bases on earth?”
Burchett said in 2023 that Americans “deserve to know” about aliens and UFOs or UAPs.
What Happens Next
No alien sightings have ever been officially confirmed as evidence of extraterrestrial life.
While there have been numerous reports of UAPs, neither the U.S. government nor any scientific institution has provided conclusive proof that these sightings are linked to extraterrestrial beings.
Burchett’s statements about underwater alien bases have not been verified.
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