Link: https://sputniknews.com/20230112/us-intelligence-chief-publishes-report-revealing-dramatic-increase-in-ufo-sightings-since-2020-1106263834.html
After decades of accumulating reports and rumors, the Pentagon decided to take reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) more seriously, publishing reports on their findings. Congress even held hearings on them last year, playing previously classified footage of unexplained phenomena near US military installations. | There has been a dramatic increase in the number of sightings of UFOs over the past two years, according to a report published by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) on Thursday. 💬 The report, which was current as of August 2022, revealed that “there have been 247 new reports and another 119” unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), as the Pentagon now calls them, that were either since discovered or reported since the ODNI’s preliminary assessment on sightings in 2020.
● At that time, the office had accumulated just 144 reports in 17 years, but now the total stands at 510, the document states. 💬 “Some of these uncharacterized UAP appear to have demonstrated unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities, and require further analysis,” the ODNI noted. “The majority of new UAP reporting originates from US Navy and US Air Force aviators and operators who witnessed UAP during the course of their operational duties and reported the events to the UAPTF [Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, AARO’s predecessor] or AARO through official channels. Regardless of the collection or reporting method, many reports lack enough detailed data to enable attribution of UAP with high certainty.“
● In a statement on Thursday, US Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, hailed the report’s publication, calling it “a step forward in understanding and addressing risks to aviators.”
■ UFO sightings on the rise – Pentagon
