Did US Rep. Tim Burchett Say Recent UFO Sightings Were Evidence of Technology Out of Our Galaxy?
In mid-June 2021, U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett said he believed a series of UFO sightings were not Russian technology but rather developments that originated "out of our galaxy." In mid-June 2021, social media posts claimed Tennessee Congressman Tim Burchett said he believed unidentified flying objects (UFOs) depicted in recent videos were not experimental technology of a rival nation  specifically, Russia  as some believe, but rather were technology that originated out of our galaxy.  The attribution was correct. In a June 15 story, TMZ posted a video supposedly showing one of its reporters approaching Burchett somewhere near the Capitol and initiating the below-transcribed interaction, which centered on President Joe Bidens first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin the following day:  TMZ: Congressman, I know right now with President Biden, hes going to speak to Putin.  Hes going to ask them about the UFO things and stuff like that. Burchett: I think thats ridiculous. If the Russians had UFO technology, they would own us right now. They used to say, theyve heard people talk about how the Nazis had it in the Second World War  if they did, they would have won. That is ridiculous. It has to be something thats, thats out of our galaxy, it just has to be, if it is in fact is real. TMZ: Congressman, you have always been a straight shooter. Its been bipartisan, but the one thing Ive noticed is, it doesnt matter which president it is, nobody ever talks Burchett: They always say theyre going to do something about it and then they get into office  and, honestly, I thought Trump was going to do something. I thought he was going to release the files. But, you know, they release these files that are redacted  its just a big blob of white out. Clearly something is going on that, that we cant handle. UFOs were in the Bible. Read Ezekial it talks about the wheel flying around. Theyve been around since weve been around and somebody needs to come up with some answers. []  We reached out to Burchetts office to confirm the authenticity of the interview, which lasts roughly two minutes total, and a spokesperson indeed told us the video depicted the Congressmans beliefs regarding the mysterious sightings. The spokesperson also shared with Snopes the following quote, apparently from Burchett: In Genesis 1, God tells us He made everything in the universe, the heavens and the earth. Thats seems very arrogant.  Burchetts recorded remarks surfaced roughly one week before U.S. national intelligence officials were scheduled to present an unclassified report on a series of unexplained aerial sightings over the course of decades. Additionally, the congressmans statements sided with alien enthusiasts who also believe those incidents were otherworldly  unrelated to developments on Earth  and that top U.S. intelligence officials were not disclosing all that they knew about them. Meanwhile, multiple reputable news organizations had attempted to get a preview of the highly anticipated report by contacting government officials (see The New York Times report here and The Washington Posts report here). In summary, they reported the officials said the yet-to-be-released report found no evidence to confirm alien activity but did not rule out the possibility of extraterrestrial involvement, according to the June 2021 reports.