The Pentagon faces claims of hiding bombshell footage after defying a deadline to release 46 secret UFO videos showing possible alien activity near military bases
Liam Randall News Reporter
11:52, 15 Apr 2026Updated 11:54, 15 Apr 2026
The Pentagon has failed to hand over 46 top-secret UFO videos
The Pentagon has been accused of a calculated “cover-up” after dodging a deadline to hand over 46 top-secret UFO videos.
Furious lawmakers are demanding answers after defence chiefs failed to produce the bombshell footage, which reportedly shows “Tic Tac” shaped objects and eerie formations over global hotspots, by the April 14 cut-off. The ultimatum was triggered by Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who issued a direct order to US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the start of the month.
But as the deadline lapsed on Tuesday, the Florida congresswoman revealed she had been met by a wall of silence from military top brass.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna says she has been met by a wall of silence(Image: AP)
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), she said: “No-one from the Pentagon had responded until we reached out and it appears that someone did not pass the letter to the appropriate authorities.”
The snub is particularly explosive given that President Donald Trump has reportedly greenlit the declassification.
Luna added: “How convenient. The president has authorized the release, so whoever is trying to be cute at the Pentagon can take a hike.”
The 46 missing clips are said to be a holy grail for UFO hunters, featuring “Tic Tac,” cigar-shaped and spherical crafts, along with high-speed manoeuvres over the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and the East China Sea.
They are also said to show co-ordinated formations buzzing US warships and nuclear submarines, as well as the 2023 shootdown of a mystery object over Lake Huron. One specific file, dated November 23, 2020, allegedly shows a “massive disc” weaving through clouds over the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
The footage was previously teased by investigative truth-seekers Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp. Lawmakers fear the alien formations pose a “national security threat” to restricted airspace and military zones.
In her letter, Luna, who chairs the House Federal Secrets Task Force, said: “The continued lack of transparency surrounding these anomalies and the potential national security threat they pose is troubling.”
She noted that whistleblowers have confirmed the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is sitting on even more recordings that the public has never seen.
The news has sparked anger online, with taxpayers accusing “rogue federal employees” of hiding the truth to protect their budgets.
One user wrote: “The American people want all this declassified. There’s zero reason for any of it to be kept secret.”
Another hit out at the stalling, saying: “Isn’t it amazing, how our government won’t listen to itself? Or the will of the people?”
Back in February, Trump took to Truth Social to promise a new era of transparency, vowing to release files on “alien and extraterrestrial life.”
Rumours of a massive data dump have only grown louder following reports that the White House has officially registered the domain Aliens.gov. While the site currently remains a blank page, it has been flagged by federal domain trackers as an active government asset.
Despite the digital infrastructure being laid, officials have yet to confirm a release date, leaving the public in a frustrating state of limbo.
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