A House Oversight subcommittee hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) captured the attention of lawmakers this week after video evidence appeared to show a U.S. missile strike having no effect on a mysterious airborne object.

The footage, presented during a session on UFO transparency and whistleblower protection, raised questions about the existence of technology beyond current U.S. military capabilities.

Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., unveiled the video, which showed an MQ-9 drone tracking an unidentified orb off the coast of Yemen.

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A second MQ-9 drone launched a Hellfire missile at the object, and the round made direct contact. However, the video showed the orb remain intact, continuing its flight path.

“That’s a Hellfire missile smacking into that UFO and [it] just bounced right off, and it kept going,” journalist George Knapp said during testimony.

He added that “there are servers where there’s a whole bank of these kind of videos that Congress has not been allowed to see.”

The footage quickly became the focus of the hearing, with lawmakers questioning whether any known military system could withstand a Hellfire strike.

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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., asked witnesses directly: “Are you aware of anything in the U.S. arsenal that can split a Hellfire missile like this…and do whatever blob thing it did, and then keep going?”

Witnesses Christopher Nuccetelli, Ryan Wiggins, and U.S. Air Force veteran Dylan Borland all testified that they were unaware of any American technology capable of surviving such an impact.

Each also admitted that the video frightened them when asked for their personal reactions.

In today’s UAP hearing, we revealed new military surveillance video showing a UAP splitting a Hellfire missile in mid-air.

Not a single witness was aware of any U.S. military technology capable of such a feat.

Every witness described the footage as extremely “scary”. pic.twitter.com/8fV65r6RGd

— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) September 9, 2025

Beyond the Hellfire missile incident, witnesses shared their own experiences with unidentified aerial objects.

Nuccetelli recounted what has come to be known as the “Vandenberg Red Square” encounter in 2003, when Vandenberg Air Force Base in California was still under Air Force control before its transition to a Space Force installation.

According to his testimony, radio chatter during the incident turned chaotic as servicemembers described a fast-approaching object.

“It’s coming right at us! It’s coming right for us!” a colleague shouted over the radio.

Nuccetelli said the object abruptly shot off moments later, leaving personnel shaken.

Wiggins detailed his own sighting of a “Tic Tac”-shaped craft, a term that has become widely associated with U.S. Navy encounters in the early 2000s.

He said the object displayed no “conventional propulsion signatures” before it accelerated away, defying known aeronautical capabilities.

The testimony and evidence presented at the hearing added to a growing record of incidents involving unidentified aerial phenomena that remain unexplained by military or intelligence officials.

Lawmakers on the panel expressed frustration at the lack of transparency, pressing for access to classified records and additional video evidence.

While the origins of the objects remain unknown, both lawmakers and witnesses agreed that further investigation is necessary.

The incident off Yemen involving the Hellfire missile has emerged as one of the most striking cases yet to be presented publicly, underscoring calls for more disclosure and accountability from federal agencies overseeing UAP investigations.

Lue Elizondo says the Hellfire Missile UFO is evidence of “technology that is making our premiere missile system completely useless.”

“The Hellfire missile is one of the most sophisticated, most capable types of air missiles that we have.”

“America has a problem right now.” pic.twitter.com/ebIpRxeFAs

— UAP James (@UAPJames) September 10, 2025

As Congress continues to hold hearings on the subject, the pressure is mounting on the Department of Defense and intelligence community to release information and provide clear answers regarding aerial phenomena that continue to challenge existing knowledge of aerospace technology.

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