New reporting: 6 November 2026 · UKPX: 7 November 2026 · United States
Jake Barber has joined Representative Eric Burlison’s staff to work on UAP matters, according to a 6 November report by PARADIGM. The publication says Burlison’s spokesman, Nate Lucas, confirmed the appointment.
PARADIGM reports that Barber succeeds David Grusch, who left the congressman’s staff around Labor Day. Barber became publicly associated with alleged craft-retrieval operations in early 2025; those allegations remain separate from the newly reported staffing decision.
What is new
The development is the spokesman’s reported confirmation of a congressional role. Earlier speculation about a possible appointment is not a separate confirmed hiring. The report does not establish that Congress has verified Barber’s retrieval claims or acquired the material described in them.
Burlison’s official press-release index was also checked. It did not provide a corresponding appointment notice at the time of this report. The confirmation here is attributed to PARADIGM’s direct reporting, rather than presented as an independently published congressional statement.
Sources and Story Radar
PARADIGM: original report, 6 November — read through its publisher-provided RSS feed. Publisher feed.
Representative Burlison: official press-release index.
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