Overview

• Rep. Eric Burlison presented previously unseen footage that he said was recorded Oct. 30, 2024, off Yemen showing an MQ-9 Hellfire missile impact on a spherical object that continued on its path, with the clip undergoing independent review after being provided by a whistleblower.
• Three service members and journalist George Knapp testified under oath about UAP incidents, including sightings near Vandenberg Air Force Base, a 2012 triangular craft at Langley Air Force Base, and 2023 Tic-Tac objects observed from the USS Jackson.
• Dylan Borland alleged reprisals after reporting encounters, describing blacklisting and security-clearance issues, as members of Congress renewed calls for stronger legal protections for whistleblowers.
• Knapp told lawmakers he believes high‑resolution UAP imagery is being withheld on government servers and recounted obtaining Soviet-era documents about a 1982 incident at a Russian ICBM base, assertions that remain unverified.
• Task force Chair Rep. Anna Paulina Luna framed the issue as a matter of national security and public trust, while Rep. Jared Moskowitz accused the government of withholding information, even as AARO’s public findings state no evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity or technology.