Episode 9: What moved this week is a named-source exclusive from Capitol Hill, not a new PURSUE file drop. Representative Eric Burlison of Missouri told Ask a Pol UAP's Matt Laslo that he is pressing the Trump administration to restore security clearances for UAP whistleblower David Grusch — and that an NDA waiver alone is not enough. He attributes to unnamed administration contacts that they "probably went too far" with Grusch, and says CIA, FFRDCs, and contractors — not only the Pentagon — may hold the most UAP information. Confirmed: on-tape Ask a Pol remarks. Unconfirmed: any formal clearance restore or named admitting office.

Separately, The Cote Photo documentary (Costa Rica 1971 government aerial-survey image) released around September 4 for the 55th anniversary; That UFO Podcast covered it September 8. Historical-record prove ...