(NewsNation) — As lawmakers hope President Donald Trump will join efforts to create more transparency around government information on UFOs, they are also turning their attention to strange sightings in and around the ocean.
Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., is one of a bipartisan group of lawmakers pushing the Pentagon for more information on alleged secret programs regarding UFOs. Several high-profile whistleblowers have come forward with allegations of secret programs, recovered UFO technology, and even alleging the government has remains of non-human intelligence.
Joining NewsNation’s Ross Coulthart, Burchett noted that he is concerned not just about unexplained objects in the air but also those in the ocean.
Burchett pointed out that many UFO encounters pilots have reported have been over the deep oceans, and there have been reports of things diving into the water.
Much of the world’s oceans remain unexplored, which Burchett noted would make an appealing location for any entity trying to go unnoticed.
“You would go where you would be least disturbed,” he said.
Burchett said Navy officials who have broached the subject with him suggested the existence of five or six underground bases. He believes those officials know more than they can let on.
On the campaign trail, Trump indicated that he would be in favor of more transparency. Burchett says he will be meeting with the president soon, and it is one subject he hopes to discuss.
“It still just bothers me that our government won’t come forward with it,” Burchett said. “I am part of the government, and I don’t trust it. You have to ask yourself, why are we being told to keep quiet? Why the secrecy?”