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US Congress Video Shows Missile Failing To Damage Mysterious UFO Off Yemen, Pentagon Silent
(Credit: @RepEricBurlison/X)
A never-before-seen video played during a US congressional hearing has sparked fresh debate over Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), after appearing to show a US Hellfire missile striking an object off Yemen’s coast without effect, as per an ABC News report.
The footage, released Tuesday (9 September) by Republican Representative Eric Burlison at a House Government Oversight subcommittee session, was reportedly captured by an MQ-9 Reaper drone on 30 October 2024.
The grainy clip shows a fast-moving shiny object gliding above the waves before being hit by a missile, which seemed to ricochet as the object continued undeterred along its path.
“This is when it’s zoomed out, you can still see it traveling,” Burlison said, adding he would not speculate on the video’s origins.
Investigative journalist George Knapp, testifying alongside military whistleblowers, remarked, “That’s the Hellfire missile smacking into that UFO and just (bouncing) right off. And it kept going.” Burlison agreed, noting, “It looks like the debris was taken with it.”
The Pentagon declined to authenticate the video.
At the time, the Red Sea was an active conflict zone, with US naval forces intercepting Houthi-fired missiles and drones threatening commercial shipping.
Questions remain whether the unidentified object posed any danger to vessels.
The Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) continues to review UAP cases, with more than 700 new reports logged. While many have been attributed to balloons, drones or sensor errors, some remain unresolved.
