Congressman Threatens To Release Classified UFO Videos

The United States government released its first batch of UAP files on May 8, 2026, with 161 records going live on a brand new Department of War portal at war dot gov slash UFO. According to the Department of War, the release includes 82 records from the Department of War itself, 56 from the FBI, 12 from NASA, 8 from the State Department, and 28 videos involving unresolved UAP reports. The files span from 1944 through 2026.

Republican Congressman Eric Burlison of Missouri, a member of the UAP Caucus, told NewsNation that the release was the easy material. As noted in his on-camera interview, Burlison called it the tip of the iceberg and said much more compelling disclosures are coming.

The most discussed pieces are the videos. According to imagery analyst Billy Kryzak of ProPixel, who appeared on NewsNation’s Reality Check, two of the released videos labeled PR28 and PR29 are Class 7 jellyfish UAPs, orb shaped objects with tentacle like features beneath them. Kryzak’s working theories are either a biological life form in the upper atmosphere or a small intelligence and reconnaissance device. Reference to a third video, PR26, classified it as a Class 10 tesseract, displaying what appears to be plasma cycling through magenta, green, red, blue, and aqua. Many people online have drawn a direct comparison between this object and Ezekiel’s wheel.

The video drawing the strongest reaction is PR34, recorded off the coast of Greece in October 2023. According to Kryzak, the object performs instantaneous 90 degree turns at roughly 80 miles per hour, behavior that no known human technology can replicate. Reference to a separate video, PR38, shows an eight pointed star object that Kryzak concluded is a small, extremely hot sphere with the star shape being a camera lens artifact.

NASA’s role in the rollout has also drawn attention. As noted in the official NASA Minute video, the agency supported the Department of War in releasing the files. This was not the work of the previous NASA UAP Independent Study Team that issued its 2023 report, but the agency itself. According to former NASA Administrator Bill Nelson’s previous public statements, NASA had no UAP files. The Apollo transcripts and lunar imagery released today contradict that claim. The Department of War’s own preliminary analysis of an Apollo 17 photograph from 1972 acknowledges that three triangular dots near the moon are likely a real physical object.

Burlison went further on Reality Check, stating he has personally seen videos of UAPs around Russian submarines and footage of United States aircraft firing on UAPs. According to Burlison, if the administration does not release them, he will use his constitutional protection under the Speech and Debate Clause to release them himself.

Reference to analysis from Reality Check researcher Rob Jones and analyst Sam, known online as UAP Gerb, the agencies missing from today’s release include the Department of Energy, the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency. None of the 46 classified Pentagon videos requested by Representative Anna Paulina Luna were included, though Luna posted on X that they will be in the second drop.

The political reaction has split sharply. Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert framed UAP through a spiritual lens on X, referencing fallen angels and Nephilim. Marjorie Taylor Greene called the release shiny objects propaganda. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will keep pushing until they land on the truth.

Lauren Boebert

Sources

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NewsNation. (2026, May 9). New UFO videos: Deep analysis with Ross Coulthart | Reality Check [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_xevi3rSQI

Right Wing Watch. (2026, May 8). Lauren Boebert says aliens are “Fallen angels and Nephilim” from the Old Testament [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksH6PHpnAYQStevens, B.