Are we alone in the universe? Perhaps we aren’t because the US government has received more than 350 new reports of UFO sightings since March 2021.
The findings came from an unclassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).
It says most reports came from the United States Airforce and Navy operators. Does this mean we have definitive proof of aliens among us?
What does the official report say about the UFO sightings?
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The initial assessment found that 163 of the 350 UFO sightings were balloons or “balloon-like entities.” Meanwhile, six are likely birds or debris, such as weather events or plastic bags.
More importantly, the ODNI report says 26 cases were unmanned aircraft similar to drones. Yet, it notes that an “initial characterization does not mean positively resolved or unidentified.”
The UFO sightings came from numerous US government agencies, such as the US Navy and Airforce.
According to the 2022 Annual Report, roughly half of the new cases could not be explained. Also, they exhibit “unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities and require further analysis.”
Do these UFO sightings confirm space aliens are real? Recent statements from NASA suggest the US government is considering this possibility.
Moreover, the space research agency noted that the search for extraterrestrial life is intensifying.
The US Department of Defense had another department named the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) to record and analyze UFO sightings.
On July 20, 2022, the DoD replaced it with the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) to further investigate these phenomena.
The ODNI report says the recent UFO sightings increase the total to 510. It explained the uptick “is partially due to a better understanding of the possible threats that UAP may represent.”
Contrary to popular belief, unidentified flying objects or UFOs do not always refer to aliens similar to series or movies.
They could be experimental aircraft from other countries. Consequently, the US government wants to ensure that UFO sightings are not potential threats to national security.
Conclusion
US officials have sounded the alarm about the growing number of UFO sightings since 2022. Congressman André Carson tweeted, “Americans need to know more about these unexplained occurrences.”
Arkansas Republican Rick Crawford reminded the public that “it’s not about finding alien spacecraft.”
US officials say the unidentified flying objects might be from other nations. As a result, they may jeopardize national security.
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