Summary
UFOUAP reports that the House UAP Caucus has identified a new UAP whistleblower and is pursuing classified SCIF briefings rather than public hearings — a strategic reversal from the televised david-grusch testimony of July 2023. eric-burlison confirmed the lead in a December 16, 2025 interview, while nancy-mace expressed interest in a SCIF session with Secretary of State marco-rubio. The article also details Grusch’s March 2025 appointment as Special Advisor to the House Oversight Task Force, three UAP provisions enacted in the FY2026 NDAA (NORAD/NORTHCOM intercept briefings, streamlined data access, classification guide accounting), donald-trump’s February 20, 2026 directive to release UAP files with pete-hegseth as point person, and aaro’s unchanged “no verifiable evidence” position.
Key Claims
- eric-burlison confirmed a new UAP whistleblower lead who “might go public” but is not yet comfortable doing so (Dec 16, 2025 Ask a Pol UAP interview)
- The House UAP Caucus strategy has shifted from public hearings to classified SCIF briefings first, designed to let witnesses speak freely under classification protections
- nancy-mace wants a classified SCIF briefing with marco-rubio, signaling House belief that relevant information cannot surface in open settings
- david-grusch was hired as Special Advisor by Burlison in March 2025, advising the House Oversight Task Force on hearings and briefings into 2026
- FY2026 NDAA (Public Law 119-60, enacted Dec 18, 2025) embedded three UAP provisions in Subtitle E (Sections 1671-1673) amending 50 U.S.C. section 3373
- A federal UAP records framework requires agencies to review and identify UAP records within 300 days, with full disclosure within 25 years unless the president certifies an exception
- aaro’s official position remains that it has “discovered no verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity or technology” (Nov 2024 DoD release)
- Congress is now questioning whether aaro has been given sufficient data in the first place
Notable Quotes
“Right now we’re focused on getting some people in a SCIF… who would not be comfortable at this time going public.” — Rep. Eric Burlison
“There’s one person that’s a new whistleblower that we have a lead on that might go public.” — Rep. Eric Burlison
“I want to get in a SCIF with Rubio.” — Rep. Nancy Mace
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| July 26, 2023 | david-grusch testifies before House Oversight |
| March 27, 2025 | Burlison hires Grusch as Special Advisor |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Burlison submits uap-disclosure-act amendment to FY2026 NDAA |
| Sept 3, 2025 | uap-whistleblower-protections act introduced |
| Sept 9, 2025 | House Oversight Task Force hearing on UAP transparency |
| Dec 10, 2025 | FY2026 NDAA UAP provisions reported by DefenseScoop |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Burlison reveals new whistleblower lead and SCIF strategy |
| Dec 18, 2025 | FY2026 NDAA enacted as Public Law 119-60 |
| Dec 21, 2025 | Mace says she wants classified briefing with Rubio |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Trump directs agencies to begin releasing UAP/UFO files |