The Pentagon stated Thursday it has not found any verifiable proof of aliens, exercise or expertise regardless of a former Pentagon official telling Congress Wednesday that proof exists that “we aren’t alone within the cosmos.”
Deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh instructed reporters throughout a press briefing the Division of Protection delivered its fiscal yr 2024 annual report on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) — aka UFOs — to Congress, which exhibits the All-domain Anomaly Decision Workplace (AARO) acquired over 1,600 UAP studies for the reason that division was established in July 2022.
Of the 1,600 studies, 757 got here to AARO over the previous yr, and the workplace has resolved lots of of instances, figuring out the UAPs as objects like balloons, birds, drones, satellites and plane.
Singh additionally stated over 900 of the studies lacked ample information for evaluation, although these instances stay in an energetic archive and might be reopened if extra data emerges to assist its evaluation.
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“I need to emphasize that solely a really small proportion of studies to AARO are probably anomalous, however these are the instances that require important time, sources and focus,” Singh stated. “Additionally it is necessary to underscore that, thus far, the division has found no verifiable proof of aliens, exercise or expertise. Not one of the instances resolved by AARO have pointed to superior capabilities or breakthrough applied sciences, both.”
Fox Information chief nationwide safety correspondent Jennifer Griffin requested Singh to elaborate about UAPs and an accusation that the division has the stays of aliens in storage or indicators of life from different locations.
“I’m not conscious of any stays that the division has, or, you recognize, any indicators of aliens or exercise or expertise,” Singh stated.
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Singh reiterated that “the division has not found any verified proof of aliens, exercise or expertise.”
Luiz Elizondo, the previous head of the Protection Division’s Superior Aerospace Menace Identification Program (AATIP) was tasked with investigating UAPs. On Wednesday, he and different witnesses testified earlier than the Home Oversight Committee.
“Extreme secrecy has led to grave misdeeds in opposition to loyal civil servants, navy personnel and the general public, all to cover the truth that we aren’t alone within the cosmos,” stated Elizondo, who later known as the group a “cabal.” “A small cadre inside our personal authorities involving the UAP subject has created a tradition of suppression and intimidation that I’ve personally been sufferer to, together with a lot of my former colleagues.”
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He urged Congress to enact laws defending whistleblowers afraid to come back ahead about authorities operations.
Nonetheless, the listening to was half of a bigger effort by lawmakers to research UAPs and decide if parts throughout the authorities are unlawfully withholding proof from Congress.
Dr. Tim Gallaudet, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, additionally testified at Wednesday’s listening to. He recounted an incident during which personnel aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt plane service had a run-in with UAPs throughout a navy train.
“Throughout this train, I acquired an electronic mail on the Navy’s safe community from the operations officer of Fleet Forces Command. The e-mail was addressed to all subordinate commanders, and the topic line learn in all capital letters: URGENT SAFETY OF FLIGHT ISSUE. The textual content of the e-mail was temporary however alarming, with phrases to the impact, ‘If any of you recognize what these are, inform me ASAP. We’re having a number of near-midair collisions, and if we don’t resolve it quickly, we should shut down the train,'” Gallaudet stated.
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“Connected to the e-mail was what’s now generally known as the “Go Quick” video, captured on the forward-looking infrared sensor onboard one of many Navy F/A-18 plane collaborating within the train,” he added.
“The very subsequent day, the e-mail disappeared from my account and people of the opposite recipients with out clarification. Furthermore, the commander of Fleet Forces and his operations officer by no means mentioned the incident once more.”
Fox Information Digital’s Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
