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UFO sightings skyrocket: Pentagon receives hundreds of new reports
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UFO sightings skyrocket Pentagon receives hundreds of new UFO reports
The Pentagon has collected 247 reports of unidentified flying objects in less than 18 months – almost as many as in the last 17 years. Many resemble balloons, drones or bird, but some are shrouded in mystery
A new Pentagon office set up to track reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) has received hundreds of new reports, but no evidence of alien life yet, according to the agency's leadership.
The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) was set up in July and tasked with tracking unidentified objects in the sky, underwater or in space – and as well as objects that can move from one domain to the next.
The office was established following more than a year of attention on UFOs that military pilots have observed but sometimes been reluctant to report due to fear of stigma.
In June 2021 the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reported that between 2004 and 2021, there were 144 such encounters, 80 of which were captured on multiple sensors.
