Pentagon Released Latest Update: UFO Reports Reach 650 Incidents
- The Washington Post
VIVA – The head of the Pentagon office that is reviewing reported unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP - commonly known as UFOs, unidentified flying objects) told the United States Congress this week that is now reviewing more than 650 incidents.Â
But so far, none exhibited anything that was evidence of extraterrestrial activity or defied the known laws of physics.
Dr. Sean M. Kirkpatrick, the director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), gave testimony to the US Senate's Committee on Armed Services on April 19, 2023, providing an update on their investigations into UAP that have been reported by military personnel.
Two new videos released at the open congressional hearing were shown to highlight how the recently established AARO can explain some incidents but not others.
"I want to underscore today that only a very small percentage of UAP reports display signatures that could reasonably be described as 'anomalous'," Kirkpatrick told the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
"The majority of unidentified objects reported to AARO demonstrate mundane characteristics of balloons, unmanned aerial systems, clutter, natural phenomena, or other readily explainable sources," he added.Â
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One video, available on the Pentagon's website, shows an incident that occurred in the Middle East on 12 July 2022, where a ball-shaped object flew over what appears to be a military base and was captured on aerial footage by an MQ-9 drone. This object is still under investigation and remains unidentified.
The other video showed a view of an incident the Pentagon said occurred over South Asia on 15 January 2023. In this instance, a MQ-9 drone captured infrared video showing another MQ-9, while another object flew through the field of view.Â
In this case, after analysis and review of additional footage and information, the object was determined to be a commercial aircraft, "If you squint, it looks like an aircraft because it actually turns out to be an aircraft," he said.
