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US intelligence witnesses to 2025 UFO orb incident could testify before Congress

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Galvin, S. (2026, October 11). US intelligence witnesses to 2025 UFO orb incident could testify before Congress. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/10/us-news/us-intel-community-witnesses-to-2025-ufo-orb-incident-could-testify-before-congress/

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Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) suggests that US intelligence officials who witnessed a strange encounter with orange orbs near a West Coast military base in late 2025 might testify before Congress. The witnesses observed multiple orbs flying alongside their helicopter, including smaller objects allegedly emerging from a larger “mothership.” While Burlison plans to explore the possibility of public testimony, he cautions that this could expose sensitive information. Congressman Loeb expresses interest in interviewing these witnesses and visiting the encounter site to gather more data about the nature of the mysterious orbs.

Written by AI on 2026-10-11, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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In late 2025, US intelligence officials witnessed an unusual sighting near an undisclosed West Coast military base. The encounter involved multiple orange orbs flying alongside their helicopter, with countless smaller objects swarming in all directions against a mountain backdrop. According to an FBI report released by the Trump administration in May, one of these smaller oval-shaped objects approached the helicopter and split into two parts.

Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) has expressed interest in having these witnesses testify before Congress about their experience. However, Burlison warned that such testimony could potentially expose sensitive information due to the nature of the intelligence community's work. The officials are covered by a declassification directive from President Trump and an NDA-waiver issued by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the Pentagon, protecting any non-human technology details they share.

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US intelligence officials who witnessed a bizarre parade of orange orbs — including smaller objects that allegedly emerged from a giant “mothership” orb — could be called to testify before Congress, Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) told The Post. uncertain

Burlison → witness → Post

The officials witnessed the strange encounter near an undisclosed West Coast military base during a mission in late 2025. asserted

officials → witness → 2025

They claimed that multiple orange orbs flew alongside their helicopter as “countless” smaller objects swarmed in all directions against a mountain backdrop, according to an FBI report released by the Trump administration in May. uncertain

objects → claim → May

One of the smaller “oval-shaped” orange, white, and yellow orbs approached the helicopter and split in two, according to the report. uncertain

One → approach → report

Burlison (R-Mo.) said he would explore whether the witnesses could testify publicly, but warned that bringing intelligence personnel into the spotlight could expose sensitive information. “There’s some people that are working for the agency that having them come forward publicly may expose other things,” he said. uncertain

he → say → things

“And so that’s a good place to explore and I’m happy to look into that to see if that’s a possibility.” asserted

that → ’ → that

One of the witnesses, from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, is a career bureaucrat who is not known to the general public, Burlison said. asserted

Burlison → know → public

Some of the witnesses have met with congressional members behind closed doors, but have not shared all of the video footage of the encounter, according to the congressman. uncertain

Some → meet → congressman

The council has further not met with any of those witnesses — though Loeb welcomed the chance to interview them. asserted

Loeb → meet → them

“The only concern that the witnesses should have is about revealing classified information with relevance to national security. asserted

witnesses → have → security

This would be restricted to human-made technologies,” Loeb said. asserted

Loeb → restrict → technologies

He continued: “Any information to do with technologies of a non-human origin is fully protected by the declassification directive from President Trump and the NDA-waiver issued by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Pentagon.” asserted

information → continue → Pentagon

“Separate from these protections from any legal repercussions, the significance of unraveling technologies of non-human origin supersedes any concerns that witnesses might have,” he said. uncertain

he → unravel → that

Loeb said he and other members of the scientific advisory council also want to visit the site of the alleged encounter to investigate the objects themselves. asserted

he → say → objects

“If we are informed of the location and other details of this unusual encounter, we can go there and obtain high quality data. asserted

we → inform → data

This could help us figure out the nature of the mysterious orbs,” he said. uncertain

he → help → orbs

“Personally, I would love to facilitate any such revelation since it would constitute the biggest discovery ever made by humanity.” asserted

it → love → humanity

US intelligence witnesses to 2025 UFO orb incident could testify before Congress

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