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Declassified Intelligence Report Shows Pentagon Received 366 New UFO Sightings

The Defense Department opened the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office to focus on receiving and analyzing reports of unidentified phenomena, many of which have been reported by military pilots

The image from video provided by the Department of Defense labelled Gimbal, from 2015, an unexplained object is seen at center as it is tracked as it soars high along the clouds, traveling against the wind.
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The U.S. has now collected 510 reports of unidentified flying objects, many of which are flying in sensitive military airspace. While there’s no evidence of extraterrestrials, they still pose a threat, the government said in a declassified report summary released Thursday.

Last year the Pentagon opened an office, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, solely focused on receiving and analyzing all of those reports of unidentified phenomena, many of which have been reported by military pilots. It works with the intelligence agencies to further assess those incidents.

The events “continue to occur in restricted or sensitive airspace, highlighting possible concerns for safety of flight or adversary collection activity,” the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in its 2022 report.

The classified version of the report addresses how many of those objects were found near locations where nuclear power plants operate or nuclear weapons are stored.

The 510 objects include 144 objects previously reported and 366 new reports. In both the old and new cases, after analysis, about half of them have been determined to exhibit “unremarkable characteristics,” and could be characterized as unmanned aircraft systems like drones, or balloon-like objects, the report said.

The highly anticipated intelligence report released by the Department of Defense on Friday said it did not have sufficient data on “unidentified aerial phenomena” spotted from 2004 to 2021.

But about half of the new cases could not be explained and “appear to have demonstrated unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities, and require further analysis,” it said.

But the office is also tasked with reporting any movements or reports of objects that may indicate that a potential adversary has a new technology or capability.

The Pentagon's anomaly office is also to include any unidentified objects moving underwater, in the air, or in space, or something that moves between those domains, which could pose a new threat.

ODNI said in its report that efforts to destigmatize reporting and emphasize that the objects may pose a threat likely contributed to the additional reports.

Two top defense intelligence officials tasked with investigating sightings of what the military has dubbed “unexplained aerial phenomenon” testified Tuesday in the first congressional public hearing on UFOs in 50 years.
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