by Arjun Walia, The Pulse:

Tennessee Congressman Tim Burchett has stated multiple times that the US government may be reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology.

He recently told Newsweek that he believes the US has “recovered a craft at some point, and possible beings.”

“Too many people in the know have told me that, and that we had to do something with these multiple craft that have crashed and we do not have the technology….I just believe it in my heart. I’ve talked to too many pilots, top pilots, our Navy pilots, the best pilots in the world, that have said this is what they’ve seen.”

These comments come amidst the recent “UFO” craze brought on by three unidentified flying objects being shot down by the US military a few weeks ago. Of course the supposed Chinese spy ballon was a big part of this conversation as well, and in all cases the US government has assured the public that none of the objects that were shot down are of extraterrestrial origin.