Lawmakers are giving War Department Secretary Pete Hegseth and other federal agencies until April 14 to turn over dozens of classified UFO videos while warning the unidentified objects could pose a threat to U.S. military operations.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., sent a letter to Hegseth requesting 46 specific Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) videos, and said in a statement that the lack of disclosure "regarding the very real threat" posed by the objects being near U.S. restricted airspace is "concerning," The Daily Mail reported Wednesday.
"The presence of UAPs in and around the sensitive airspaces of U.S. military installations poses a threat to the security of the armed forces and their readiness," Luna said.
Lawmakers are seeking footage of encounters recorded by the military that shows spherical, cigar-shaped, and Tic Tac-like objects observed over war zones, oceans, and restricted airspace.
Some of the clips reportedly show formations near Iran and Syria, incidents near U.S. bases and airports, and a 2023 shootdown over Lake Huron.
The videos could help identify patterns of activity near sensitive sites and assess whether the objects present a national security risk, lawmakers say.
Luna chairs the House Federal Secrets Task Force, which is investigating UAP sightings, declassifying federal records, and working with whistleblowers.
She said the panel has received incomplete responses from the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, or AARO, which is tasked with analyzing such incidents.
The letter follows a September 2025 hearing in which whistleblowers told lawmakers that additional UAP video records exist.
Among the requested materials is footage labeled "Spherical UAP over AFG in and out of clouds, 11/23/20," reportedly recorded during a reconnaissance mission near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
Investigative journalists Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp previously released portions of that video.
Other clips were captured by fighter jets, drones and surveillance aircraft operating in regions including the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and the East China Sea.
In several cases, multiple objects were tracked moving at high speeds simultaneously, raising concerns about coordinated activity.
Officials have warned the unidentified craft could be conducting surveillance, testing U.S. defenses, or interfering with aircraft, posing risks to pilots and military readiness.
The push for disclosure comes after President Donald Trump ordered the release of government files related to UAPs and extraterrestrial phenomena on Feb. 19.
Hegseth said in February that the War Department is working to comply with the order.
"I did not have that on my bingo card at all," Hegseth said at the time. "We've got our people working on it right now. We're going to be in full compliance with that executive order, eager to provide that for the president."
He added that he does not yet know how long it will take to review and release all relevant materials.
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