The Pentagon has investigated nearly 300 UFO sightings over the past year, some of which it fears may actually be the creations of foreign governments trying to spy on the United States.
Researchers said in the report released Wednesday that the All Domain Anomaly Resolution Office received 274 confirmed sightings from April 31, 2022 to April 30, 2023.
The agency has also been investigating 17 other sightings that occurred between 2019 and 2022, none of which have not been included in previous reports.
Some of these flying objects, now called “unidentified anomalous phenomena” or UAPs, exhibited “concerning performance characteristics,” including high-speed travel and “unusual maneuverability,” according to the report submitted to Congress.
“I’m concerned from a national security perspective,” physicist Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, director of the Department of Defense’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, told CNN before the report’s release.
“There are some indicators that can be attributed to foreign activity and we are investigating them very thoroughly.”
The Pentagon reported more than 290 UFO sightings over the past year.ktsdesign – stock.adobe.com Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, director of the Department of Defense’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, said he is “concerned from a national security perspective.” CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Image
“He expressed fear that hostile foreign nations may be designing spy drones specifically to evade US radar and other detection equipment.”
“There are ways we hide in our noise that always worries me,” said Kirkpatrick, who previously worked at the Air Force Research Laboratory and the CIA.
However, the report notes that “none of these UAP reports have been positively attributed to foreign activities.”
About half of the reports contained enough data that could be attributed to “mundane things” like errant balloons or space debris, and only 2% to 4% are actually anomalous and require further investigation, Kirkpatrick told CNN.
Most of the sightings and observations came from nearly restricted military airspace, where radar and detection systems were likely able to detect them, the report said.
About half of the reports contained enough data that could be attributed to “mundane things” such as errant balloons or space debris. DoD/AFP via Getty Images None of the UAPs have been “positively attributed to foreign activities,” the report says. AARO/SWNS
Of the sightings collected, about a quarter of UAPs were described as “orb, round, or spherical” shaped, while about 53% of sightings did not include any shape.
Most sightings also reported that the objects had no visible lights, and only 21% said they saw accompanying lights on the alleged ships.
More than 40% flew just below the height of Mount Everest, at 29,000 feet.
“For the few objects that demonstrate characteristics of interest, AARO is approaching these cases with objectivity and analytical rigor,” the report says.
“This approach includes physical testing and employing models and simulations to validate underlying analyzes and theories, and then peer reviewing those results before reaching conclusions.”
The AARO says it is testing and analyzing the few objects “that demonstrate characteristics of interest.” AARO/SWNS
The office now plans to work with the U.S. Navy and the National Intelligence Manager for Military Integration to improve the speed and quality of reporting on underwater or sea-to-air UAPs, according to the report.
It will also create two online portals: one for citizens to submit reports and another for historical sightings by current or former government employees.
The portals will automatically compare known objects to public reports, allowing the government to more easily weed out previously identified objects, which Kirkpatrick said could prove valuable.
“If it’s a foreign adversary and I have 100,000 people with cell phones who can pick them up, now it becomes very difficult for the foreign adversary to do anything,” he told CNN.
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