# House Oversight Committee letters on missing scientists, 20 April 2026

> Four letters from James Comer and Eric Burlison to the FBI, DOE, the Department of War and NASA, built on "unconfirmed public reporting" and asking for…

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# House Oversight Committee letters on missing scientists, 20 April 2026

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Four letters from James Comer and Eric Burlison to the FBI, DOE, the Department of War and NASA, built on "unconfirmed public reporting" and asking for staff briefings by 27 April 2026. Their footnotes name the Daily Mail and New York Post articles they relied on.

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 2026. Public domain

## Copies 8

**Letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, 20 April 2026** House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · oversight.house.gov · 2026-04-20 · Public domain (US federal government work)Primary source: [Letter from Chairman James Comer and Subcommittee Chairman Eric Burlison to FBI Director Kash Patel on missing scientists](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQDRFQBED1/letter-from-chairman-james-comer-and-subcommittee-chairman)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/FBI-Missing-Scientists-Letter_4.20.26.pdf)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/7ef4427274144a2383cc6acd980f8679e979ea23418a67b820003469b455d3ed)

**Letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, 20 April 2026** House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · oversight.house.gov · 2026-04-20 · Public domain (US federal government work)Primary source: [Letter from Chairman James Comer and Subcommittee Chairman Eric Burlison to Energy Secretary Chris Wright on missing scientists](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQXPVCABAD/letter-from-chairman-james-comer-and-subcommittee-chairman)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DOE-Missing-Scientists-Letter_4.20.26.pdf)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/f27328bd831282e7e7f286c27ef6f0de5a2aab4b5e8d55629502faf0387b6868)

**Letter to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, 20 April 2026** House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · oversight.house.gov · 2026-04-20 · Public domain (US federal government work)Primary source: [Letter from Chairman James Comer and Subcommittee Chairman Eric Burlison to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on missing scientists](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQXQ7SEFHF/letter-from-chairman-james-comer-and-subcommittee-chairman)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DOW-Missing-Scientists-Letter_4.20.26.pdf)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/d9af59a68fddad9490b34b58562cce61552ade7d559e3560b3307e0c3de89c98)

**Letter to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, 20 April 2026** House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · oversight.house.gov · 2026-04-20 · Public domain (US federal government work)Primary source: [Letter from Chairman James Comer and Subcommittee Chairman Eric Burlison to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on missing scientists](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQXQNW2E3X/letter-from-chairman-james-comer-and-subcommittee-chairman)1 step from the original

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[Where it's published](https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/FBI-Missing-Scientists-Letter_4.20.26.pdf)

**Page 1** House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · oversight.house.gov · 2026-04-20 · Public domain (US federal government work)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DOE-Missing-Scientists-Letter_4.20.26.pdf)

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[Where it's published](https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DOW-Missing-Scientists-Letter_4.20.26.pdf)

**Page 1** House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · oversight.house.gov · 2026-04-20 · Public domain (US federal government work)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NASA-Missing-Scientists-Letter_4.20.26.pdf)

## Where it was made

[Washington, D.C.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/places/PLC0DCQVRB5D1J0/washington-d-c) · Capital city

## Sources 5

- [Comer & Burlison Seek Information on Missing Nuclear and Rocket Scientists](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQDJWYK9GD/comer-burlison-seek-information-on-missing-nuclear-and)_SRC_
- [Letter from Chairman James Comer and Subcommittee Chairman Eric Burlison to Energy Secretary Chris Wright on missing scientists](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQXPVCABAD/letter-from-chairman-james-comer-and-subcommittee-chairman)_SRC_
- [Letter from Chairman James Comer and Subcommittee Chairman Eric Burlison to FBI Director Kash Patel on missing scientists](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQDRFQBED1/letter-from-chairman-james-comer-and-subcommittee-chairman)_SRC_
- [Letter from Chairman James Comer and Subcommittee Chairman Eric Burlison to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on missing scientists](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQXQNW2E3X/letter-from-chairman-james-comer-and-subcommittee-chairman)_SRC_
- [Letter from Chairman James Comer and Subcommittee Chairman Eric Burlison to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on missing scientists](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQXQ7SEFHF/letter-from-chairman-james-comer-and-subcommittee-chairman)_SRC_

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