The Pentagon Knows UFOs Are Real. New Task Force Says They’ll Prove It
In a significant development for UFO disclosure advocates, Representative Anna Paulina Luna has established a new task force dedicated to unearthing government secrets, with a particular focus on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and Unidentified Submersible Objects (USOs). This initiative marks another step in the gradually increasing governmental transparency surrounding mysterious aerial phenomena that have puzzled military personnel, pilots, and civilians alike for decades.
Luna, who will serve as the director of this specialized panel, has demonstrated a consistent and vocal interest in the UFO topic since the beginning of her political career. She has publicly expressed her intention to speak with Air Force pilots and other witnesses, advocated for restoring security clearances to whistleblowers, and repeatedly voiced her frustration with the convoluted nature of government handling of the topic. Her leadership signals a potentially more aggressive approach to uncovering information that has long remained classified.
Joining Luna on the panel is Representative Tim Burchett, who has established himself as a prominent figure in the congressional UFO discourse. Burchett’s involvement dates back to the first modern congressional UFO hearing in 2022 with Bray and Moultrie, which he famously criticized as “a load of BS” and “the worst hearing I’ve ever been to.” His participation in subsequent hearings in 2023 with David Grusch and in 2024 with Gallaudet, Elizondo, Shellenberger, and Gold demonstrates his ongoing commitment to the issue. During these sessions, Burchett has gained a reputation for asking direct, challenging questions that others might avoid, such as inquiring whether anyone had died while investigating UFO phenomena.
The panel also includes Representative Eric Burlison, who made a memorable impression during the 2023 congressional hearing shortly after his election by bluntly stating “I don’t trust anyone in this town” before asking pointedly about the existence of alien bodies in government possession. This question, which he repeated in the most recent hearing, reflects the more direct approach some newer legislators are taking with this historically sensitive topic.
Two members of the task force, Representatives Brandon Gill from Texas and Ellie Crane from Arizona, have made no public statements regarding UFOs. However, their inclusion may be strategic given that both represent states with rich histories of famous UFO incidents. Texas is home to the legendary Aurora Crash of 1897 and the 2008 Stephenville sighting, while Arizona is known worldwide for the Phoenix Lights incident of 1997. Their geographical connections to UFO hotspots may provide valuable regional insights to the task force’s investigations.
Critics have pointed out that the panel consists exclusively of Republican representatives, raising concerns about potential political bias in what many believe should be a bipartisan issue. Nevertheless, the formation of this task force builds upon previous congressional efforts, including the Schumer-Rounds Amendment that was partially incorporated into the National Defense Authorization Act, and joins other congressional voices like Senator Marco Rubio who has advocated for better whistleblower protection laws and has privately received testimony from military and government witnesses.
UFOs seen at Airport in Turkey
Recent events highlight the timeliness of this new governmental focus. A notable incident at Gaziantep Airport in Turkey saw pilots reporting a mysterious illuminated object at approximately 10,000 feet altitude. Although not detected by radar, the sighting was deemed significant enough for authorities to suspend all flights for about an hour as a precautionary measure. This incident continues a pattern of UFO sightings at Turkish airports, including a May 2023 event where cockpit crews of two passenger planes detected an unidentified object at 9,000 feet. That incident triggered a dramatic 12-hour ground stop, resulting in the cancellation of 26 flights and numerous diversions.
Similarly, Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport experienced three consecutive days of strange sightings in January 2024, during which pilots received traffic collision avoidance system warnings. When one pilot reported the issue during final approach, air traffic control acknowledged they had been dealing with similar reports for the previous two days and had alerted coastal authorities. Despite such procedures, follow-up information about these incidents rarely becomes available to the public.
The increasing frequency of UFO reports around airports worldwide suggests a growing willingness among professional pilots and aviation personnel to document these encounters. Similar incidents have been documented across the United States, China, Ireland, and numerous other countries, creating a global pattern that demands serious investigation. One of the most famous cases, the O’Hare International Airport incident, featured detailed descriptions from multiple witnesses who observed an object that reportedly ascended vertically into the clouds.
The creation of Luna’s task force represents the continuing evolution of governmental approach to the UFO phenomenon, moving gradually from dismissal and ridicule toward more structured investigation and transparency. As the task force begins its work in the coming weeks, UFO researchers and the public alike will be watching closely to see whether it can succeed in bringing new information to light or whether it will encounter the same institutional resistance that has characterized previous disclosure efforts.
Whether this initiative will ultimately lead to greater transparency about what the U.S. government knows about unidentified aerial phenomena remains to be seen, but its formation alone signals that the topic has achieved a level of political legitimacy that would have been unthinkable just a decade ago.
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