Rep. Burlison's UAP records demand to MITRE (22 May 2026)
Documented · occurred What these labels mean →10-page 'legislative interrogatory' from Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO, House Oversight) to MITRE CEO Mark Peters and SVP Christopher Land. It demands every UAP/UFO/USO-related record from 1930 onward, a preservation hold, a records-location index, and a classified briefing. MITRE says it is reviewing its archives to comply.
Ties
| To | Role | Years | Verdict | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MITRE Corporation | recipient | 2026 | Documented · occurred | burlison.house.gov |
| David Grusch | informed the letter (per Burlison staff: whistleblowers, advocacy groups, FFRDC insiders) | 2026 | Unproven | defensescoop.com |
| UAP naming timeline | asks for any guide telling staff to **avoid** the terms UAP, UFO, USO, crash retrieval | 2026 | Documented · occurred | burlison.house.gov |
Tied from
| From | Role | Years | Verdict | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rep. Burlison sent MITRE a 10+ page letter addressed to CEO Mark Peters and Christopher Land | Gerb maps his claims onto its sections | 2026 | Documented · occurred | burlison.house.gov |
| MITRE Corporation | recipient (CEO Mark Peters; SVP Christopher Land) | 2026 | Documented · occurred | burlison.house.gov |
Links
- The letter (PDF)
- Burlison press release
- DefenseScoop (27 May 2026)
- The Hill: Burlison targets private labs
Deadlines
5 business days: name a VP-level officer · 10 days: preservation hold · 14 days: set up a classified briefing · 30 days: written answers · 45 days: unclassified records, native format with metadata.
Sections (as the letter frames them)
I Records and preservation (including records destroyed or transferred) · II Contracts, task orders and sponsors (AARO, UAPTF, AATIP, 'successor, predecessor, cover') · III SAPs and compartments (including guides telling personnel to avoid UAP/UFO/USO terms) · IV Declassification (FY2024 NDAA §§1841–1843) · V Sensor data and UAP/USO detection (Navy, SOSUS/IUSS, anti-submarine sensors) · VI Materials and biological records · VII Facilities · VIII–X Third parties, funding.
Why it matters
- It's the first congressional demand aimed squarely at an FFRDC, the layer Gerb calls 'the missing link.'
- Its wording on term-avoidance guides is the congressional version of our UAP naming timeline question.
- The undersea emphasis (SOSUS, ASW sensors) lines up with Gerb's claimed USO program, which suggests Burlison's sources point the same way. It doesn't confirm it.
- Outcome to watch: the 45-day production date was about 6 July 2026. Check whether MITRE produced anything, or whether Burlison has reported back.