Intelligence witnesses to a 2025 'orange orb' encounter near a West Coast base could testify, congressman says
Rep. Eric Burlison says he will look into public testimony about an incident described in an FBI report. Footage has not been fully shared.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 3 min read
East front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo: Martin Falbisoner / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped, resized and color-graded). Archive photo of the area; not a photo of the events in this story.
Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) told the New York Post he will explore whether intelligence personnel who witnessed a reported 2025 encounter near an undisclosed West Coast military base could testify publicly.
According to an FBI report released in May, the witnesses were on a helicopter mission in late 2025. They described orange orbs flying alongside the aircraft and numerous smaller objects moving against a mountain backdrop. One object that approached the helicopter reportedly split in two.
Burlison said some witnesses have met lawmakers privately but have not shared all of the video, and warned that public testimony could expose sensitive information. One witness is a career official at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Avi Loeb told the Post he has not seen the footage.
Sentinel News notes that any hearing is still only proposed, with no topic or witnesses confirmed. The objects have not been identified, and the report reflects the witnesses' descriptions.
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