A newly surfaced video presented during a recent House Oversight Committee hearing has left lawmakers and UFO researchers stunned. The footage, recorded by a U.S. Reaper drone on October 30, 2024, shows a glowing orb hovering off the coast of Yemen. In the clip, a Hellfire missile is fired directly at the object — but instead of destroying it, the missile appears to strike and then continue on its trajectory, leaving the orb unaffected.
The video was reportedly provided by a whistleblower and introduced to Congress by Representative Eric Burlison of Missouri. He shared it as part of an ongoing investigation into “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” (UAPs), the government’s official term for UFOs.
Experts Weigh In
Military experts who reviewed the footage called the event unprecedented. Former Pentagon intelligence official Lue Elizondo explained that Hellfire missiles are designed to obliterate solid targets, not glance off them. He noted that the footage seems to show the missile either being redirected or failing to make proper contact — both outcomes that defy expectations of how such weapons normally perform.
Questions Without Answers
What the public didn’t see in the shared clip was the second Reaper drone involved in the strike. Details surrounding the mission remain classified. At the time, the U.S. military was carrying out regular operations against Houthi rebels who posed threats to American naval forces and international shipping routes.
The Pentagon has declined to comment on this specific case. However, it comes against the backdrop of a dramatic rise in UAP reports. A government review revealed more than 750 new sightings between May 2023 and June 2024, adding to concerns about the nature — and potential risks — of these unexplained encounters.
In 2023, the Department of Defense launched an official website to release declassified information about UAPs, following testimony from pilots and intelligence officials who described their own firsthand experiences with the phenomena.
