Who?

Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) — Member, Congressional UAP Caucus & Oversight Committee

Ask a Pol asks:

Is there a group now above AARO when it comes to UAP disclosure? And has FBI Director Kash Patel opened up files for the UAP caucus?

Key Burlison:

“I want as many agencies investigating this topic as possible,” Rep. Eric Burlison exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP. “We need AARO, we need the FBI. We need everybody that can investigate this to be investigated.”

Caught our ear:

“I don’t have a direct contact with [FBI Director Kash] Patel,” Burlison tells Ask a Pol UAP.

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Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol UAP’s exclusive interview with Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO), slightly edited for clarity.

TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Eric Burlison (3-26-2026)

SCENE: Just ahead of a floor vote, Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo jog-runs through a marble-clad corridor just off the floor of the US House of Representatives and catches Rep. Eric Burlison right before he walks into the chamber.

Matt Laslo: Is there a group now above AARO when it comes to disclosure?

Rep. Eric Burlison: Not yet.

ML: But you guys want there to be. Yeah.

EB: I don’t know yet.

ML: Because we haven’t really heard much if anything from AARO.

EB: No, I haven’t heard much from them in a while either.

ML: Yeah. But it also sounds like you guys in the UAP caucus kind of left them for the FBI group. Because they just never had your heart or trust.

EB: That — for me that’s not the case. I think that — look, I want as many agencies investigating this topic as possible. Because we need as many perspectives on this. And look — some are going to be a good referee on the other. So I think that — it’s my personal opinion — we need AARO, we need the FBI. We need everybody that can investigate this to be investigated.

ML: Have you just talked with Patel? Like is he opening up files for you all? Luna seemed to hint at that.

EB: I don’t have a direct contact with Patel.

ML: Me neither. Yeah. Appreciate it.

EB: Thank you, ma’am.

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