Congress demands answers after Defense Department fails to turn over 46 UAP clips tied to national security concerns
Amid the growing request for UAP transparency from the White House, the Pentagon is facing criticism after missing a deadline to release exactly 46 videos showing unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), also known as UFOs, that were requested by the House Oversight Committee.
In a March 31 letter, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna directed Pete Hegseth of the Department of Defense to turn over 46 specific video clips by April 14, 2026. Lawmakers say the footage could shed light on repeated sightings near sensitive military locations and help determine whether the objects pose a national security threat.
Tomorrow is the deadline that @RepLuna put on the delivery of 46 UAP videos.
Will @SecWar Pete Hegseth deliver? The clock is ticking… pic.twitter.com/PrDatudMiG
— John Greenewald, Jr. (@theblackvault) April 13, 2026
The requested videos reportedly include encounters captured by military aircraft and surveillance systems, showing objects described as spherical, cigar-shaped, and “Tic Tac”-like operating over war zones, oceans, and restricted airspace. As Luna’s letter mentions, these have appeared over conflict areas, and disclosure is now a matter of national security. The Pentagon is facing criticism after missing a deadline to release dozens of videos showing unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), also known as UFOs, that were requested by members of Congress.
But according to Luna, the Pentagon failed to respond in time, raising concerns about transparency and fueling criticism from both lawmakers and the public. ”It appears that someone did not pass the letter to the appropriate authorities. How convenient.” How does this happen?
The Department of Defense has policies over the department’s correspondence, and a management division is responsible for processing inquiries addressed to top leadership (which includes the secretary and deputy secretary of defense). The division assigns each inquiry to the appropriate office of primary responsibility and sets response deadlines. The directive also establishes the main authority, stating that the defense secretary typically responds to senior congressional leaders and committee chairs, while the deputy secretary handles other high-level correspondence. This means congress should be able to identify where this error came from, and who was responsible for not “passing along the letter.”
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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. How convenient. Nonetheless, we will be getting the requested list. We are not waiting for a briefing at some…
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) April 14, 2026
Rep. Luna has confirmed that she trusts the Pentagon, and President Trump confirmed that the Department of War will be releasing these videos. Other members of Congress, like Rep. Burlison and Rep. Burchett, have also been vocal about demanding transparency and cutting through the misinformation around what must be classified. There was reportedly a 3/25 congressional meeting held in a SCIF or secure facility, discussing UAP transparency, as well as the disappearance of retired Air Force General Neil McCasland. Rep. Burlison’s office previously told Los Angeles, “Unfortunately, we don’t have an update on Gen. McCasland. Out of respect for his family, we don’t want to speculate. We are not aware of whether any administration official has been asked about his disappearance.”
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Retired Maj. Gen. William Neil McCasland, 68, was last seen in Albuquerque about 11 a.m. Friday, local authorities sayCredit: Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office
There have been other reported strange deaths or disappearances of those connected to nuclear or aerospace research, though neither the White House nor the FBI has determined them to be connected.