Burchett’s viral sidewalk interview reignites debate on UAPs and mysterious high-speed submerged craft. UFO enthusiasts, scientists, and lawmakers react as Burchett details alleged deep-sea alien activity.
BY PC Bureau
October 3, 2025 – In a revelation that’s sent shockwaves through UFO enthusiast circles and beyond, Tennessee Republican Congressman Tim Burchett has doubled down on his belief that extraterrestrial “entities” may be residing in as many as five or six submerged bases lurking off the United States’ coastline.
The outspoken lawmaker, a key figure in Congress’s push for transparency on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), shared these eyebrow-raising details in a candid sidewalk interview that has exploded across social media, amassing millions of views and reigniting debates about what – or who – might be hiding in Earth’s vast oceans.
Burchett, a member of the House Oversight Committee tasked with scrutinizing UAP reports, dropped the bombshell during a casual chat on September 17, 2025, with UFO researcher and documentary filmmaker known by the pseudonym Red Panda Koala.
The unscripted exchange, filmed near the U.S. Capitol, has since been reposted widely on X (formerly Twitter), where it has garnered over 1.9 million views and sparked a torrent of reactions ranging from wide-eyed wonder to outright dismissal.
In the clip, Burchett – dressed in his signature casual blazer – gestures animatedly as he describes naval personnel’s encounters with mysterious underwater crafts capable of speeds “hundreds of miles an hour,” far outpacing the U.S. Navy’s fastest submarines, which top out at around 40 knots.
“Like we say, we know more about the face of the Moon than we know what’s going on there [the ocean],” Burchett remarked, emphasizing humanity’s woeful ignorance of the deep blue. “We have a higher propensity of sightings around these five or six – I believe – deep water areas. It creates a question there.”
He suggested these “entities” – a term he uses to sidestep loaded labels like “aliens” – might not be interstellar travelers at all, but ancient inhabitants who’ve been dwelling undetected in oceanic depths for “millennia.”
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Burchett’s nonchalant delivery, complete with a wry smile, has only amplified the clip’s viral appeal, turning it into meme fodder and fodder for late-night talk shows alike.
🔥🚨BREAKING NEWS: Congressman Tim Burchett just revealed that “entities” are coming from 5-6 deep water sites on Earth. Burchett has been involved in UFO and UAP exposure since 2023. pic.twitter.com/YYin2NF76J
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) September 17, 2025
A Congressman on a Mission:
This isn’t Burchett’s first foray into the extraterrestrial spotlight. Since entering Congress in 2019, the former Knox County mayor has positioned himself as a relentless advocate for UAP disclosure, co-chairing the bipartisan UAP Caucus and grilling Pentagon officials during high-profile hearings.
Back in January 2025, he made headlines by recounting a conversation with an unnamed admiral who described an enormous underwater craft “as large as a football field” slicing through the Atlantic at impossible velocities.
“I’m not worried about them harming me,” Burchett quipped at the time, echoing his latest remarks. “They would have barbecued us a long time ago, brother.”
Burchett’s persistence stems from what he calls a “cover-up” by the government, including the Pentagon and military contractors, who he accuses of hoarding evidence to protect classified tech.
His efforts have yielded tangible progress: In November 2024, during a marathon hearing, whistleblowers testified about recovered “non-human biologics” from crash sites, while declassified videos showed orbs shrugging off Hellfire missiles before splitting into multiple objects.
Burchett has vowed to push for more declassifications, with additional hearings slated for late 2025 amid bipartisan calls for accountability.
The Bahamas Hotspot
: AUTEC and Whispers of the DeepAdding intrigue to Burchett’s claims, UFO researcher Dr. Michael Salla – a leading voice in exopolitics – has pinpointed one potential site: a enigmatic stretch of the Atlantic Ocean near the Bahamas.
This area is home to the U.S. Navy’s Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC), a secretive underwater facility often dubbed “Area 51 of the ocean.”
AUTEC, established in the 1960s for testing torpedoes and submarines, has long fueled speculation due to its restricted airspace and reports of bizarre sonar anomalies. Salla, drawing from whistleblower accounts, claims senior military officials have confirmed underwater bases in the Bermuda Triangle region, including domed cities accessible via submersibles.
Witnesses like retired U.S. Army veteran “JP” and former space program insider Jean Charles Moyen have described visits to these sites, encountering tall, non-human entities amid glowing structures.
Recent X posts echo this, with users sharing grainy Navy footage of fast-moving unidentified submerged objects (USOs) darting near AUTEC.
One viral thread from September 30, 2025, speculates that these bases could explain the Navy’s own UAP task force reports of “transmedium” craft seamlessly shifting from water to air.
The timing couldn’t be more charged. Just weeks ago, on September 16, 2025, Burchett himself posted a video decrying “geoengineering and chemtrails,” tying it into broader conspiracy narratives that have endeared him to fringe audiences while alienating mainstream skeptics.
Yet, his UAP advocacy has crossed party lines, with Democrats like Rep. Robert Garcia joining calls for ocean-floor expeditions to probe these “hotspots.
Skeptics Dive In: Demands for Hard Evidence
For all the excitement, Burchett’s assertions have drawn sharp pushback from the scientific community. Aerospace analysts and oceanographers argue that while anecdotal Navy reports are “compelling,” they fall short of the rigorous proof needed to upend established marine science.
“We need more than stories to rewrite oceanography,” one expert told Veritas News, pointing to the absence of peer-reviewed data, recovered artifacts, or high-resolution footage.
Critics like those on X have branded Burchett a “conspiracy theorist,” with one user quipping, “Aliens in the ocean? Sure, and Bigfoot’s running the DNC.”
Alternative explanations abound: Proponents of prosaic theories suggest the sightings could stem from advanced human tech – perhaps Russian or Chinese drones – natural phenomena like bioluminescent deep-sea creatures, or even misidentified marine mammals.
NASA’s recent UAP study, released in March 2025, urged caution, recommending AI-driven analysis of sonar data but stopping short of endorsing extraterrestrial origins. Still, with over 95% of the ocean unmapped, skeptics concede the depths remain a black box ripe for surprises.
Viral Waves on Social Media:
From Memes to Manifestos: The story’s spread on X has been meteoric. A September 17 post by influencer Dom Lucre, featuring the interview clip, racked up 15,600 likes and 2,391 reposts, framing it as “BREAKING NEWS” on hidden oceanic civilizations.
Replies poured in: Enthusiasts shared fan art of mermaid-like ETs, while debunkers posted clips of Burchett’s chemtrail rants to question his credibility.
Dr. Salla’s endorsement on September 17 – viewed over 500,000 times – lent academic heft, citing his interviews with alleged base visitors.
As of October 3, the conversation shows no signs of slowing, with #UnderwaterUFOBases trending sporadically and podcasters lining up for Burchett exclusives. One recent X thread from October 2 speculated on global implications: If true, could these bases house benevolent watchers or a threat to undersea cables?
The Bigger Picture:
Oceans as the Final Frontier: Burchett’s comments arrive at a pivotal moment for UAP discourse. With the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) reporting a 30% spike in oceanic sightings in its 2025 annual update, lawmakers are eyeing multimillion-dollar budgets for deep-sea drones and submersible probes.
Burchett has teased upcoming legislation to fund such missions, potentially partnering with NOAA for joint expeditions. “We’ve got questions, and with more hearings planned, answers may gradually bubble up,” he told reporters last week.
For now, the ocean’s abyssal plains – covering 70% of Earth’s surface yet explored by less than 5% – remain a tantalizing enigma. Secret submarines? Elusive megafauna? Or, as Burchett posits, extraterrestrial neighbors who’ve been here all along? As one X user put it on October 1: “If aliens are down there, hope they’re not into oil spills.”
Whatever the truth, Burchett’s viral volley has plunged the nation – and the world – into a fresh whirlpool of speculation, reminding us that the greatest mysteries might lie not in the stars, but beneath the waves.
