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Pentagon Formed A New Group To Investigate UFO Reports

Will it overcome the problem this time?

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5 years ago

November 25, 2021

It seems that the federal government of the US is really considering UFOs, Unexplained Flying Objects, a threat in the wake of UFO reports last summer.

The Department of Defense, also known as the Pentagon, has announced its plans to form a new group to investigate the reports consisting of strange sights obtained by Navy pilots that were released in June by the US intelligence upon request from Congress.

The new attempt called the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group will in particular examine the arguments of Unexplained Aerial Phenomena (UAP) — a military term describing UFOs — according to NY Times.

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The Pentagon will look at UFO reports

Incidents have taken place since 2004, and 143 of them still remain unexplained. 18 of the phenomena appeared to demonstrate “technological know-how” that is unknown to the country, according to that report. It also claims that the capacity of Russia, China, or any other nation is not enough to create such objects moving without observable propulsion or with rapid acceleration.

The Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group will contribute to efforts to “detect, identify and attribute objects in Special Use Airspace (SUA)” as well as mitigate any threats to the safety of flights and national security. Announced by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks, the body will be organized under the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, Ronald Moultrie.

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The newly created group by Pentagon on UFO reports aims to find potential solutions mentioned in the report by collecting, analyzing operational and intelligence data, and recommending policy, regulatory changes as necessary, a Defense Department spokeswoman told Air Force Magazine.

What exactly are UFOs?

It stands for Unidentified Flying Objects, while some also define it as a “flying saucer.” The term appeared in the 1950s does simply mean any unknown objects seen by people in the sky.