Rep. Tim Burchett is doubling down on his push for government transparency on unidentified aerial phenomena, saying he believes extraterrestrial life exists based on briefings he has received from federal officials.

In an interview Tuesday on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Burchett told Piers Morgan that he has been shown evidence — including images and videos — that convinced him the issue warrants greater public disclosure.

“Yes, sir. I do,” Burchett said when asked directly whether he believes aliens exist. “We’ve seen too much. I’ve seen too much. Not myself personally, but out when I’ve been briefed by government officials. Video, pictures.”

The Tennessee Republican pointed to accounts from military pilots as further support, saying “some of the best-trained pilots in the world have described having close collisions with some sort of aircraft or apparatus,” and argued that the government should be more forthcoming.

“I don’t know if it’s about little green men or flying saucers,” he said, “but I do think it’s about disclosure, it’s about transparency.”

Pressed on whether he had seen definitive proof of alien life, Burchett acknowledged the limitations of the evidence available to him. “Unless dozens of federal authorities are lying to me and pilots are lying to me, and the pictures and videos… are complete fabrications, then I guess I haven’t,” he said, adding that he has not personally witnessed any unidentified craft.

Still, Burchett described the briefings he has received as concerning, particularly given the potential risks to U.S. personnel. “We’ve had to scrub missions before because something’s out there and the Pentagon claims that they have no knowledge of it,” he said. “And it’s not going to be ours… because we wouldn’t risk those lives.”

The lawmaker has been one of the more vocal members of Congress calling for the release of government-held information on UFOs. He said he has personally urged President Donald Trump to declassify related files.

“I told President Trump — peel back the layers of that onion, let America decide if we can handle it,” Burchett said. “I think we can handle it.”

Burchett also suggested that some of what he has learned goes beyond conventional explanations, describing the information as “pretty wild,” though he declined to elaborate further.

At the same time, he acknowledged the personal risks that can come with speaking publicly on controversial topics. “I constantly have death threats on my life,” he said, adding that it is unclear whether those threats are tied to his comments on UFOs or his broader political profile.

Burchett has previously floated theories about extraterrestrial activity, including the possibility that unidentified objects could be operating underwater, though he downplayed any immediate threat. “With that capability, they would have barbecued us a long time ago,” he said.

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