For the other 143 cases, the report found that too little data exists to conclude whether they represent some exotic aerial system developed either by a U.S. East and West Coasts exhibiting speed and maneuverability exceeding known aviation technologies and lacking any visible means of propulsion or flight-control surfaces.Īll but one of the listed sightings - an instance attributed to a large, deflating balloon - remain unexplained, subject to further analysis, the report said. The report includes some UAP cases that previously came to light in the Pentagon's release of video from naval aviators showing enigmatic aircraft off the U.S. government after the military spent decades deflecting, debunking and discrediting observations of unidentified flying objects and "flying saucers" dating back to the 1940s. The report marked a turning point for the U.S. national security," the report stated, adding that the phenomena "probably lack a single explanation." "UAP clearly pose a safety of flight issue and may pose a challenge to U.S. Labeled a preliminary assessment, it was compiled by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in conjunction with a Navy-led task force created by the Pentagon last year.
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Navy personnel - of what the government officially calls "unidentified aerial phenomenon," or UAP, dating back to 2004.
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The unclassified nine-page report, released to Congress and the public, encompasses 144 observations - mostly from U.S. government report on UFOs issued on Friday said defense and intelligence analysts lack sufficient data to determine the nature of mysterious flying objects observed by American military pilots including whether they are advanced earthly technologies, atmospherics or of an extraterrestrial origin.