rep. eric burlison said a 1952 reel-to-reel recording of an air force briefing about uap over washington dc is held at mit lincoln laboratory and may be released, and described being shown footage in a scif of plasma-like orbs moving with intelligent behavior the intelligence community cannot explain. separately, a harvard professor known for controversial extraterrestrial theories was reported appointed to lead a new white house ufo council. the convergence of congressional testimony, a physical archival tape, and a formal white house body marks an unusual institutionalization of the topic.