New video from El Paso, Texas, appears to show a large hovering UFO releasing smaller objects, contradicting official claims that a party balloon prompted a temporary U.S. airspace shutdown.

The Federal Aviation Administration had closed a ten-mile-wide area near El Paso International Airport for “special security reasons” on February 10, affecting all commercial and general aviation, but quickly reversed the order.

Witnesses submitted multiple sightings of unusual orbs and large crafts in the region, reported through the crowdsourced UFO platform Enigma.

Skeptics note that the footage is blurry and identification remains uncertain, while the White House and Pentagon maintain no physical evidence exists of extraterrestrial life, the Daily Mail has reported.

The incident is unusual in U.S. aviation, as full airspace closures outside major emergencies are extremely rare, drawing renewed attention to reports of “mothership”‑type UFOs in the U.S. since 2022.