WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is forming a new task force to investigate UFO sightings that have been observed several times by U.S. military aircraft.
The establishment of the Task Force of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, or UAPTF, continues with an effort that has begun in recent years to investigate unexplained air raids against the U.S. military.
“The Department of Defense set up the UAPTF to improve its understanding and insight into the nature and origins of UAPs. The mission of the task force is to detect, analyze and catalog UAPs that could potentially pose a threat. for U.S. national security, “the Pentagon wrote in a statement late Friday.
“The Department of Defense and the military departments take all incidents by unauthorized aircraft in our training areas or designated airspace very seriously and investigate any report. This includes investigations of incidents that are initially reported as UAP when the observer is unable to immediately identify what he or she is observing, “the statement added.
The new task force will be overseen by the Department of the Navy and will report to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. The U.S. Navy has previously made efforts to monitor unidentified air phenomena, since the service branch has reported several reports with its aircraft.
In April, the Pentagon declassified three videos recorded by U.S. Navy pilots appearing as unidentified flying objects. Two of the videos feature US service members commenting on how fast the object is moving, while another speculates that the unidentifiable object may be a drone.
“Boy, this is a f – king drone, bro,” one pilot is heard saying. Another says “there’s a whole float of them.”
“They’re all going against the wind. The wind is 120 knots to the west. Look at that thing, boy!” says the first person. “It turns!”
President Donald Trump has previously described the U.S. Navy’s footage as “a hell of a video” and told Reuters he was asking “if it really is.” In June, the First Committee of the House of Representatives voted that the Pentagon and the leaders of the intelligence community should provide a public analysis of the meetings.
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