Overview

• At a Sept. 9 hearing titled “Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection,” four witnesses—three military veterans and a journalist—testified under oath before the House task force on declassification.
• Rep. Eric Burlison presented a previously unseen video described as an MQ-9 Reaper firing a Hellfire missile at an orb off Yemen in October 2024, with the object reportedly continuing on its path after impact.
• Air Force veteran Jeffrey Nuccetelli recounted multiple incidents at Vandenberg involving a hovering red square and a large triangular craft, Navy Senior Chief Alexandro Wiggins described 2023 “Tic Tac” objects near the USS Jackson, and Air Force veteran Dylan Borland alleged a 2012 triangle sighting at Langley followed by career reprisals.
• Journalist George Knapp asserted that higher‑quality UAP videos and images exist on servers not shared with Congress, while Rep. Jared Moskowitz said the government has not been truthful about what it knows.
• Task force leaders emphasized expanded declassification efforts and protections for UAP whistleblowers, even as the Pentagon’s AARO maintains it has found no verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial technology.