Overview

• Rep. Tim Burchett said he was told by naval personnel of underwater craft moving at “hundreds of miles an hour” and pointed to recurring sightings in five or six deep-water areas off the U.S. coast.
• His Sept. 17 sidewalk interview went viral and reignited interest in oceanic UAPs, shifting attention from aerial encounters to purported activity beneath the sea.
• Researcher Michael Salla highlighted the Tongue of the Ocean near the Bahamas and the vicinity of the U.S. Navy’s AUTEC facility as suspected hotspots based on whistleblower accounts.
• Salla cited interviews with sources including a whistleblower known as “JP,” who described a mission to a domed underwater city, though no physical evidence has been produced.
• Articles note sustained skepticism from scientists and journalists, and recent congressional interest has included discussion of an orb-like object in military footage presented this month.