Anna Paulina Luna’s Mission to Reveal the Government’s Biggest Secrets

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View in browser | Update preferences SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS Well before she was elected to Congress, Anna Paulina Luna had a concerning conversation with an Air Force pilot about an ominous airspace encounter he’d had. “He had basically implied it was a UAP,” Luna told VF’s Dan Adler. “Couldn’t talk about it. He was really kind of spooked.” Years later, Luna is leading the charge on Capitol Hill to release classified government records related to such unidentified aerial phenomena, along with the files on JFK, MLK, RFK, and Jeffrey Epstein. Adler spoke to Luna following the recent release of the first batch of UFO files about her indirect path to politics and why she thinks there’s so much interest in the prospect of alien life. CAITLIN DICKSON, SENIOR EDITOR Why this ad? How Anna Paulina Luna Became the Face of the UFO Files BY DAN ADLER Forget the Epstein files. With the Trump administration’s latest declassification dump of materials related to unidentified aerial phenomena, the Florida congresswoman tells Vanity Fair that questions about extraterrestrial life are more pressing than ever. READ MORE Get more as a Vanity Fair subscriber Exclusive offer: Subscribe to get one month of Vanity Fair free START YOUR FREE TRIAL Culture Watch TELEVISION How Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer Nearly Got Arrested for the Margo’s Got Money Troubles Finale BY SAVANNAH WALSH The Oscar nominee chats with Vanity Fair about the revealing finale, plans for next season, and her next project. READ MORE ROYALS King Charles Always Stops to Smell the Roses at His Favorite Social Engagement BY ERIN VANDERHOOF The Royal Horticultural Society’s annual Chelsea Flower Show is like Disneyland for gardeners—and for more than a century, it has captured the affections of the royal family. READ MORE FILM It Took David Koepp 42 Tries to Get Steven Spielberg’s New Movie Right BY DARRYN KING The screenwriter behind Jurassic Park, Spider-Man, and Mission: Impossible goes deep on his craft; his new movie with Spielberg, Disclosure Day; and whether he thinks aliens are really out there. READ MORE From the Archive Forever Cher BY KRISTA SMITH “She’s a chameleon, but you never lose her. You put a blond wig on her and you still see Cher,” says Bob Mackie. As the longest-reigning diva in show business turns 80, we revisit the icon’s December 2010 cover story, where she opened up about her struggles with Sonny, their child’s transition, and the reason she’s envious of Meryl Streep. READ MORE Why this ad? It’s Getting Weird Humans, If You Like Artificial Intelligence, You’ll Love the Artificial Egg The attempt to bring back the woolly mammoth may have birthed a new Silicon Valley fantasy: synthetic wombs. Inside the Sperm-Racing Craze Last spring, VF spoke to Eric Zhu, the 17-year-old who drew hundreds to the first-of-its-kind event, claiming American men are experiencing an “absolutely insane” fertility crisis. MORE FROM VANITY FAIR POLITICS BUSINESS HOLLYWOOD STYLE ROYALS CELEBRITY This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2026. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.