The Pentagon releases ‘UFO’ images taken by pilots of the US Navy. USA

The origin of these three videos dates back to 2004 and 2015 when pilots encountered these sightings during their training flights. (Source: US Department of Defense)

The Pentagon released three declassified videos on Monday showing US Navy pilots. USA Detecting what appears to be “unidentified flying objects,” The Guardian reported. The reason behind the release of the images, the Pentagon explained, was to “clear up any misconceptions by the public as to whether the images that have been circulating were real or not, or if there are more in the videos,” a statement on the Site. Defense Department website said.

The videos show “unexplained aerial phenomena,” said the Pentagon.

Grainy videos, in fact, are not new. They previously leaked in 2007 and 2017, with people they assume to be alien UFOs.

“After a thorough review, the department has determined that the authorized publication of these unclassified videos does not reveal any sensitive capabilities or systems, and does not affect subsequent investigations of incursions into military airspace by unidentified air phenomena,” said the release.

The Defense Department statement said the grainy videos had been “circulating in the public domain after unauthorized releases in 2007 and 2017.” He added that he adds that “the aerial phenomena observed in the videos continue to be characterized as” unidentified “.”

The origin of these three videos dates back to 2004 and 2015 when pilots encountered these sightings during their training flights. The Guardian reported that two of the three videos were published by the American newspaper New York Times in 2017, while the third was released by the group “To the Stars Academy of Arts and Science,” which is a private scientific entity.

The Pentagon statement will only legitimize speculation about the alleged extra human-ground interaction in recent years. Responding to these videos, former Democratic Senate Leader Harry Reid wrote on Twitter saying “it only scratches the surface of the investigation and the materials available.”

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