Overview

• Rep. Eric Burlison presented footage said to be from Oct. 30, 2024, showing an MQ-9 Reaper tracking an orb off Yemen as a second MQ-9 fired a Hellfire missile that appeared to strike without disabling the object.
• Burlison said a whistleblower provided the video and noted an independent review is underway, and he later posted the clip publicly.
• The Pentagon declined to authenticate the footage when asked, and the Defense Department’s AARO reiterates it has found no evidence of extraterrestrial technology to date.
• The House Oversight task force held the session on UAP transparency and whistleblower protection, with members pressing for broader declassification of records.
• Military veterans Jeffrey Nuccetelli, Dylan Borland and Alexandro Wiggins described UAP encounters and alleged reprisals, while journalist George Knapp claimed additional, unreleased videos exist on government servers and raised operational safety concerns in the Red Sea conflict zone.