Rep. Eric Burlison
U.S. Representative (R-MO) / public advocate of UAP archival transparency
Credibility: 8/10
Eric Burlison is a Republican U.S. Representative for Missouri. In May 2026, he sent a public letter to MIT Lincoln Laboratory asking it to locate, preserve, potentially digitize, and coordinate with NARA regarding a historical reel described as ‘AF-ATIC-FILM, 03/52’/‘flying saucer talk.’ On 18 September 2026, official PURSUE Release 06 made a concrete public audio/video resource available: DOW-UAP-PR160, ‘Presentation by Captain Edward J. Ruppelt, 1952’ (DVIDS/AARO; 65:13; original date 26 March 1952). The official description documents contemporary Air Force data collection while also stating that no conclusive evidence existed regarding the nature or origin of the phenomena. This establishes a verifiable release and archival advance. DVIDS, however, names neither MIT Lincoln Laboratory nor AF-ATIC-FILM, 03/52; exact identity with the physical reel previously pursued there is not expressly established. It does not confirm the Washington sightings, non-human technology, or a cover-up.
Key Statements
- On 7 May 2026, Burlison asked MIT Lincoln Laboratory to review, preserve, potentially digitize, and coordinate with NARA regarding the reel described as AF-ATIC-FILM, 03/52 / ‘flying saucer talk.’
- The official Release 06 source DOW-UAP-PR160 makes a 65:13 Ruppelt presentation from 1952 publicly available; it is now a directly verifiable historical primary source.
- The official description says the Air Force had no conclusive evidence regarding the nature or origin of the phenomena. The release is not evidence for NHI, a cover-up, or the cause of Washington 1952.
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