Pentagon Released Latest Update: UFO Reports Reach 650 Incidents
- The Washington Post
Kirkpatrick said the 650 UAP incidents reported by military personnel is an increase from the 510 the US intelligence community reported in its previous UAP report released in January of this year.
Moreover, Kirkpatrick noted that most of the UAP reports from the military follow similar trendlines, with most occurring between 15,000 to 25,000 feet (4,572 to 7,620 meters) in altitude which is the controlled airspace for military aircraft.Â
For the unresolved sightings, the AARO experts feel the likely explanation is that the sightings are of technology created by US adversaries, not aliens.
What is needed, Kirkpatrick told, is due to a lack of available data that could help investigators conduct more thorough reviews.
"Without sufficient data, we are unable to reach defendable conclusions that meet the high scientific standards we set for resolution, and I will not close a case that we cannot defend the conclusions of," he explained.Â
Fifty-two percent of the reports involve objects described as "round or spheres." Most of the round objects range in size from 1 to 4 meters (3.3 to 13.1 feet) and are described as being "white, silver, or translucent metallic" with apparent velocities ranging from stationary to twice the speed of sound.
Kirkpatrick emphasized that his team has still not found any off-Earth explanations for the sightings.
"I should also state clearly for the record that in our research AARO has found no credible evidence thus far of extraterrestrial activity, off-world technology,Â
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Sekitar 50 anggota Staf Gabungan Militer AS di Pentagon harus jalani tes poligraf, terkait kebocoran informasi soal kekurangan amunisi AS di tengah konflik melawan Iran.
