On August 10th, 2025, the UFO disclosure community confrontation when journalist Moneypenny issued a three-hour ultimatum to investigative reporter Ross Coulthart, demanding he reveal the location of a massive UFO allegedly “too big to move” or face her releasing the information herself. When Coulthart failed to respond, Moneypenny followed through on her threat, claiming to have identified the location as Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska … But how did this all happen?

The controversy stems from claims Coulthart made over two years ago, which were recently rediscovered by UFO researcher Red Panda Koala. According to the an interview with That UFO Podcast, Coulthart revealed knowledge of a UFO so massive that authorities built a structure over it rather than attempting relocation. “How big is big? Big. So big, they built a building over it in a country outside of the United States of America,” Coulthart stated, adding emphatically, “I know exactly where it is.”

The claims gained additional interest when former Pentagon UFO investigator Lue Elizondo was asked about similar allegations during a separate interview with That UFO Podcast. When questioned about a UFO “so big that it couldn’t be moved and was actually built over,” Elizondo responded with careful precision: “I, unfortunately, cannot discuss that. I have to be very careful… What you are referring to is something that I would not be able to confirm or deny.” His refusal to elaborate, citing classification restrictions, only added to the mystery surrounding these extraordinary claims.

Moneypenny, described as a former BBC journalist with 30 years of experience in financial technology, challenged Coulthart’s years-long silence on the specific location. In her viral ultimatum video, she declared: “You have three hours from now to contact me… to be able to stop me revealing where a giant UFO, a huge giant UFO is underneath a massive high security building.” Her motivation was rooted in disclosure advocacy, arguing that “in the interests of disclosure and of everybody who has been struggling with deception and secrets for far too long, we have a right to know this.”

According to Moneypenny’s statements on X under the handle @nic_moneypenny, she compiled substantial “evidence” using ChatGPT, despite the AI being “pretty obstructive and tried to stop me.” When the three-hour deadline expired without response from Coulthart, she revealed her findings: an alleged 800-foot-long triangular craft housed at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, concealed within what she described as a “building within a building.”

Moneypenny’s evidence, according to her posts on August 10 and 11, 2025, included multiple supporting elements. She referenced a National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) sighting report from the base, claiming anomalous budget extensions for construction occurred on the same date as the UFO report.

Perhaps most intriguingly, Moneypenny claimed that aerial views of the site on Google Earth appeared altered or hidden, requiring users to adjust timelines to reveal a large structure. In one post, she rhetorically questioned the visibility of a “750 meter UFO triangular craft” over the base via Google Earth, implying its presence at this American nuclear military facility. However, her claims present a significant contradiction to Coulthart’s original statement that the craft was located “in a country outside of the United States of America.”

The revelation has created controversy within the UFO community, with critics pointing out this geographical inconsistency. Moneypenny acknowledged this discrepancy, emphasizing that her findings might not match Coulthart’s specific description, but argued that if such concealment methods exist in one location, they likely exist elsewhere.

Coulthart’s previous statements provide insight into his reasoning for maintaining silence on such sensitive locations. According to his past interviews, he has received death threats from individuals demanding he reveal coordinates. “I’ve actually had death threats from lunatics on the web who are saying to me, I’m under an obligation to reveal it,” Coulthart stated, explaining that revealing locations would “put the lives of good men and women in the service of their country in jeopardy because it’s a place that’s being used for a dual purpose.”

Coulthart’s stance reflects broader tensions within UFO journalism about balancing disclosure with source protection. As he emphasized in previous statements: “People in the UFO, UAP world seem to think this is entertainment. It’s not entertainment. We’re not under any obligation to tell you anything. The bottom line is we’ll report what we find when we’re ready to do it and when the sources are ready to speak.”

The situation is further complicated by congressional inaction on these claims. According to Coulthart’s recent revelations, Congress has received “names, dates, places” about these facilities for two to three years without taking action. He suggests congressional investigators possess search and seizure authority similar to the Church Commission that investigated CIA crimes in the 1970s, yet have failed to pursue these leads.

Whether Moneypenny’s identification of Offutt Air Force Base represents the actual facility Coulthart referenced remains unclear, but her actions have forced the UFO community to confront the complex balance between transparency demands and the potential consequences of exposing sensitive military installations.