
09/20/2025
On October 30, 2024, a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone recorded something strange in the skies over the Red Sea region near Yemen. The video shows a missile racing toward a shiny orb-like object. There’s a flash — but instead of exploding or breaking apart, the object continues on its path.
Almost a year later, this footage was presented in a congressional hearing, igniting debate. Was it advanced technology defying modern weapons, a balloon caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, or just an artifact of the sensors?
In this video, we take a closer look at the footage, weigh both skeptical and extraordinary possibilities, and explore why this mysterious orb continues to capture so much attention.
On October 30, 2024, a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone recorded something strange in the skies over the Red Sea region near Yemen. The video shows a missile racing to...