Summary
On March 31, 2026, Rep. anna-paulina-luna (R-FL), chair of the House Oversight Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, sent a four-page letter to Secretary of War pete-hegseth demanding that the department-of-war deliver 46 specifically named UAP video files to the Task Force by April 14, 2026. Reporters describe the letter as the most specific UAP disclosure demand in congressional history — files are named by title, date, location, and in some cases by military callsign. The letter cites whistleblower testimony from the Task Force’s September 2025 hearing (src-uap-whistleblower-hearing-2025) alleging that aaro holds video records beyond what has been shared with Congress. This letter is the primary source behind the two downstream April 2026 stories: src-pentagon-uap-deadline-missed-2026-04 (Newsweek, Luna rebuke) and src-war-department-uap-release-2026-04 (Liberation Times, DoW/WH coordination). Extends pressure on uap-disclosure following donald-trump’s February 2026 directive (src-uap-trump-disclosure-2026).
Key Claims
- Luna demands 46 specifically named UAP video files from pete-hegseth and the department-of-war by April 14, 2026 (hard deadline)
- The letter names files individually by title, date, location, and sometimes military callsign — unprecedented specificity
- Example filenames: “4 UAP formation – Iran, 8/26/22”; “Syrian UAP instant acceleration, 2021”; “Multiple Spherical UAP USO near Sub. Cactus 1X in and out of water, 3/25/22” (trans-medium USO); a Lake Huron intercept; civil-airspace cases near Columbus, Ohio; cigar-shaped and fat-spherical objects; USO formations interacting with the ocean surface
- Rationale cites whistleblower testimony at the September 9, 2025 Task Force hearing alleging aaro holds additional video records beyond what has been shared with Congress
- Letter characterizes prior Pentagon / AARO responses as “less than adequate”
- Letter frames UAP activity as a national-security concern in and around restricted airspace and military installations
- Full 46-file manifest appears in a PDF attached to the primary oversight.house.gov release (not directly retrievable here)
- Post-deadline (April 14–15), Luna said on X the Pentagon had not responded until her office re-initiated contact, and rejected an offer of a future briefing
- Post-deadline, the department-of-war told liberation-times the White House is coordinating release of “never-before-seen UFO material”
Notable Quotes
“The continued lack of transparency surrounding these anomalies and the potential national security threat they pose is troubling.” — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
“The presence of UAPs in and around the sensitive airspaces of U.S. military installations poses a threat to the security of the armed forces and their readiness.” — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
“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.” — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (post-deadline X post)
“Nonetheless, we will be getting the requested list. We are not waiting for a briefing at some unspecified future date.” — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna