Tag: UFOs

What We Know About the Flying Objects Shot Down Over North America

The U.S. military has shot down four flying objects over North American airspace over the past eight days. Three of the objects remain unidentified as of late Sunday, and were separately shot down within three days. The latest unidentified object was shot down on Sunday over Michigan’s Lake Huron. Here’s what we know so far…


US Received More Than 500 UFO Reports, Many Cases ‘Unresolved’

The U.S. government has now collected a total of 510 UFO reports, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), marking a relatively significant increase in recent months of such reports. That’s compared to 144—the number of UFO reports confirmed in June 2021 in the DNI’s preliminary assessment that covers reports of sightings in…


UFO Topic Continues to Stir Debate With More Sightings, Studies

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.—The truth about unidentified flying objects (UFOs) is still out there. Yet every so often, the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, gets a phone call about an unusual sighting in the night sky. Is it a UFO—or something else? Lowell Observatory historian Kevin Schindler says mostly it is a natural occurrence, like the planet…


NASA Starts Independent Study on UFOs With New Team

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Monday began an independent study on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), colloquially referred to as unidentified flying objects (UFOs), with a new team of 16 people. According to NASA, the study will focus solely on unclassified data. The team of 16 will, over nine months, study how data on UAPs gathered…


US Navy Denies FOIA Request of UFO Videos, Says Release Would ‘Harm National Security’

The U.S. Navy has informed a website that releases classified government documents that all Navy-held videos of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP)—colloquially referred to as UFOs—are classified and are exempt from disclosure. The maritime service branch also said that releasing them would “harm national security.” The Black Vault is a privately run archive of declassified government documents obtained through Freedom of…


Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life Could Account for Some UFO Sightings: Russian Space Chief

Dmitry Rogozin, the director-general of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, said that some sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), colloquially referred to as UFOs, could be attributable to extraterrestrial intelligent life. Rogozin said in a Russian televised interview, aired on June 11, that the Russian Academy of Sciences had been investigating and gathering information about UFO sightings. About…


NASA Launches New Study Tracking Clues of UFOs

NASA announced on Thursday they are putting a team together to examine unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), commonly known as UFOs. An official promised to share full findings with the public. The move marks the latest efforts of federal agencies to identify and understand potential threats caused by objects with unexplainable propulsion. The study, focusing on…


NASA Launches New Team Tracking Clues for UFOs

NASA announced on Thursday they are putting a team together to examine unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), commonly known as UFOs. An official promised to share full findings with the public. The move marks the latest efforts of federal agencies to identify and understand potential threats caused by objects with unexplainable propulsion. The study, focusing on…


Rare US Congressional UFO Hearing Lacks Transparency: Lawmaker

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said the Pentagon isn’t being transparent enough with the public on UFOs, offering few answers to long-existing unexplained phenomena at a historical hearing. “We just got hosed, basically,” Burchett told reporters on May 17, saying that he thinks officials are withholding information from Americans on UFOs, also known as Unidentified Aerial…


Rare Congressional UFO Hearing Didn’t Provide ‘Real Answers to Serious Questions’: Lawmaker

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said the Pentagon isn’t being transparent enough with the public on UFOs, offering few answers to long-existing unexplained phenomena at a historic hearing. “We just got hosed, basically,” Burchett told reporters on May 17, saying that he thinks officials are withholding information from Americans on UFOs, also known as Unidentified Aerial…