Congressman Tim Burchett has once again drawn attention by stating that he believes there are five or six underwater bases on Earth that are not inhabited or built by humans. According to Burchett, U.S. Navy officers have reported encounters with objects the size of a football field moving at roughly 200 miles per hour (320 km/h) underwater — far beyond the limits of any known human-made technology.
Burchett has formally requested a meeting with Donald Trump to discuss the matter directly.
His statements were made during NewsNation’s special episode “Reality Check with Ross Coulthart,” which focused on underwater UAPs. What makes the claims notable is the source: Burchett serves as co-chair of the bipartisan UAP Caucus, has led several congressional hearings on the subject, and pushed for stronger whistleblower protections after David Grusch’s allegations about a long-standing crash retrieval program.
In other words, he is not speculating from the outside — he says he is sharing what officials tell him behind closed doors.
During the interview, Burchett explained that conversations with military pilots revealed that these sightings frequently occur over water. A casual discussion with a former admiral about five or six deep-water regions further sharpened his focus on the underwater aspect of the phenomenon.
The alleged speeds of these objects raise critical questions. Water is nearly 800 times denser than air, and even the fastest military submarines can only reach 30–40 mph (48–64 km/h). If the reports are accurate, whatever is being detected operates far beyond the limits of current engineering.
Burchett said he wants a 15-minute private meeting with Donald Trump to present the issue personally. During the 2024 campaign, Trump signaled support for greater UAP transparency, and Burchett believes that commitment still stands. He expresses confidence that, if he manages to capture Trump’s attention, real disclosure could finally begin.
According to the congressman, nothing will change until someone in the White House says “enough” and orders full transparency. And in his view, Trump may be the president willing to do exactly that.
In a separate interview with Tucker Carlson in October 2025, Burchett expanded even further on the issue. He described these deep-water regions as places about which we know less than the surface of the Moon.
According to him, Navy sources believe that whatever is down there may have been present for thousands of years. His reasoning for dismissing the idea that this technology belongs to the United States or any foreign adversary is straightforward: pilots have reported near-collisions with these objects, and Burchett argues that the military would never endanger their top aviators by flying unidentified craft directly into their paths.
He also noted that if Russia or China possessed such capabilities, they would not be hiding them. Russia wouldn’t be struggling in Ukraine, and China would already be the dominant global power.
Burchett recounted one particularly striking moment from his conversations with Navy officials. One officer chose to leave Burchett’s office through a back door to avoid being seen. As he slipped out, he looked at the congressman and said, “Tim, they’re real.”
When Ross Coulthart pressed Burchett directly on whether these underwater bases are non-human, Burchett confirmed his belief. He stated that the United States has no capability to reach such depths or operate at that level.
Burchett also addressed what he sees as an ongoing cover-up. In his interview with Tucker Carlson, he claimed that five or six major corporations are in possession of recovered technology. The information, he said, has been compartmentalized so thoroughly that most government personnel genuinely know nothing.
According to Burchett, the technology was transferred into private hands decades ago, meaning Congress cannot use the Freedom of Information Act to obtain it. He added that colleagues have warned him to stop pushing the issue, with one person telling him in a crowded hallway that he was “kicking a hornet’s nest.”
The Pentagon officially denies any knowledge of extraterrestrial interaction with Earth. However, according to Coulthart, members of Congress who receive classified briefings are making statements that tell a very different story. He described the situation as a strange game in which the Pentagon publicly denies everything while lawmakers emerge from closed-door meetings with contradictory information. Coulthart went so far as to call it the biggest story in human history.
Below, watch the congressman’s appearance on NewsNation.
