A FORMER military official is joining the ranks of those calling for deeper investigations into the “disturbing” UFO sightings detailed in the Pentagon’s report.
Nick Pope, a former official at the Ministry of Defence, told The Sun that the report’s leaked conclusions are “intriguing and disturbing”.
He also called for the US and Britain to look into the possibility that the UFO sightings could be attributable to hypersonic technology testing by China and Russia, and to “assess the current level of technology these nations possess when it comes to aircraft, missiles, and drones.”
Intelligence officials briefed on the Pentagon report said that they have found “no evidence” that the flying objects are alien spacecraft, but their source remains unknown.
A classified version of the highly-anticipated Pentagon report was made available to senior administration officials on Thursday.
A declassified version is expected to be released to Congress by June 25, which is expected to contain everything the US Government knows about UAPs, The Washington Post reports.
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UFO REPORT DESCRIBED AS “INTRIGUING”
Nick Pope, a former official at the Ministry of Defence, branded the report’s leaked conclusions “intriguing and disturbing”.
He told The Sun: “The possibility that some of what’s been going on might be attributable to Russia or China is disturbing.”
“[The] US and British spy chiefs need to step up their efforts to assess the current level of technology these nations possess when it comes to aircraft, missiles, and drones – particularly with regard to hypersonic technology,” Pope added.
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SIGHTINGS DON’T SHOW EVIDENCE OF ALIEN SPACECRAFT
Intelligence officials cannot explain what dozens of reported sightings are but have appeared to rule out that the vast majority were not American military or other government technology.
The report is likely to conclude that the sightings do not show evidence of alien spacecraft, according to the New York Times.
Skeptics within the UFO community think the aerial phenomena could’ve been sent by Russia or China amid fears that Moscow may have ramped up their testing of hypersonic technology.
Officials fear the US will be lagging behind its rivals as hypersonic missiles can travel about 4,000 miles per hour – making them almost impossible to intercept, MailOnline reports.
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WHAT IS THE ‘TIC-TAC’ VIDEO?
The Tic-Tac UFO video shows an unidentified object being pursued by fighter planes.
And, numerous San Diego-based US warships were reportedly visited by strange vessels from above.
The USS Kidd, a Navy destroyer, was using night vision cameras and spotted several mysterious flashing objects in the skies, according to footage the Pentagon revealed to The Sun.
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OBAMA SAYS UFO SIGHTINGS COULD SPARK ‘NEW RELIGIONS’
Obama was questioned about whether he believes undeniable proof of aliens would change his politics during a podcast interview with The Ezra Klein show this week.
“New religions would pop up,” the former president said should alien life be confirmed.
“But no doubt there would be immediate arguments about like, well, we need to spend a lot more money on weapons systems to defend ourselves.
“And who knows what kind of arguments we get into,” the former president added.
“We’re good at manufacturing arguments for each other.”
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WHEN WILL THE UNCLASSIFIED REPORT COME OUT?
It’s thought that the unclassified document could arrive as early as June 1.
It will examine if unidentified aerial phenomena constitute a threat to US airspace, Deadline reports.
The report is unlikely to conclude that highly advanced extraterrestrials are the cause but it may not rule them out.
It’s expected that recommendations for further UFO research and funding will be included within the dossier.
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PENTAGON SPOKESPERSON CONFIRMS UFO VIDEOS
Pentagon spokesperson Susan Gough said of US Navy UFO videos: “I can confirm that the referenced photos and videos were taken by Navy personnel.
“The UAPTF has included these incidents in their ongoing examinations.
“As we have said before, to maintain operations security and to avoid disclosing information that may be useful to potential adversaries, DOD does not discuss publicly the details of either the observations or the examinations of reported incursions into our training ranges or designated airspace, including those incursions initially designated as UAP.”
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US NAVY FILMED UFO’S IN SHOCKING FOOTAGE
Startling footage captured by a US Navy destroyer using night vision cameras appears to show several mysterious flashing objects in the skies.
The film was leaked to Jeremy Corbell, a film director in the US, who made the documentary Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers, and George Knapp, a Las Vegas KLAS TV news anchor.
Pentagon officials also confirmed the images were taken by US Navy personnel – but did not comment on the nature of the footage.
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WHAT IS THE ‘TIC-TAC’ VIDEO?
Pentagon officials last year took the unprecedented step to release a trio of remarkable videos which showed “encounters” with UFOs.
Perhaps the most striking was a video known as the “Tic Tac.”
Commander Dave Fravor and Lt. Commander Alex Dietrich were training with a strike group approximately 100 miles southwest of San Diego.
They were each flying F/A-18F fighter aircraft when they said they saw an anomalous object flying in their vicinity.
Dietrich said: “It was unidentified, and that’s why it was so unsettling to us because we weren’t expecting it. We couldn’t classify it.”
And, numerous San Diego-based US warships were reportedly visited by strange vessels from above.
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WHY DID CONGRESS REQUEST THE REPORT?
Back in December 2020, legislation passed by Congress required the Department of Defense and the National Intelligence Director to produce a report about “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” within six months.
The unclassified report is expected to be released in June, 2021.
The request came after revelations in 2017 that the Pentagon was researching a series of unexplained intrusions into military airspace, including mysterious objects captured on video stalking US Navy ships.
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WHAT WILL BE IN THE UNCLASSIFIED REPORT?
The unclassified report is expected to contain everything the Government knows about “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.”
It will examine if UAPs constitute a threat to US airspace, according to Deadline.
It’s expected that recommendations for further UFO research and funding will be included within the dossier.
Pentagon officials last year took the unprecedented step to release a trio of remarkable videos which showed “encounters” with UFOs.
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ARE UFO’S COMING FROM UNDER THE SEA?
Gary Heseltine, the vice president of the new International Coalition for Extraterrestrial Research (ICER), told The Sun Online recent videos showing encounters between the US Navy and UFOs along with a Pentagon investigation are game changers that pave the way to finally explain the unexplained.
“UFOs are often seen coming in and out of water so suspect that in our deepest oceans and trenches we may well have alien bases,” Mr Heseltine said.
“That sounds crazy but if you think about it we only know 5 per cent of ocean, we know more about the surface of the moon or Mars than our own oceans – so that would seem to me why UFOs are seen regularly coming in and out of water.”
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REPORT DOES NOT RULE OUT ALIEN SPACECRAFT
The report does rule out any alien spacecraft, the Times reported.
Those who worked closely with the report told the Times the majority of the 120 sightings made by members of the US Navy over a span of the last 20 years were not American military or other government technology.
The majority of the report will be presented publicly to Congress on June 25.
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PILOT WHO SAW UFO FELT ‘THREATENED’
Lt. Commander Alex Dietrich was training with a strike group approximately 100 miles south-west of San Diego when she and another pilot spotted the mysterious object.
The former fighter pilot said she felt under threat from the mysterious object.
“I felt the vulnerability of not having anything to defend ourselves. And then I felt confused when it disappeared,” she said.
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REPORT MAY NOT SATISFY UFO FANS
Sources told ABC News the highly-anticipated report may not satisfy UFO aficionados.
“The protection of methodologies is an important part of how the UAP Task Force operates.
“This is an intelligence-driven effort, and in intelligence matters, you always try to protect the sources and methods used in order to prevent potential adversaries from getting an idea of how we learn things.”
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WHEN WILL THE UNCLASSIFIED REPORT BE PRESENTED?
US intelligence agencies will present the unclassified UAP report to Congress on June 29, within the 180-day deadline laid out legislation in effect from January 1.
The memo is being prepared by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the UAP Task Force, which was established last September to probe military encounters with UAPs.
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IS HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY BEHIND UFO SIGHTINGS?
Skeptics within the UFO community think the aerial phenomena could’ve been sent by Russia or China amid fears that Moscow may have ramped up their testing of hypersonic technology.
Officials fear the US will be lagging behind its rivals as hypersonic missiles can travel about 4,000 miles per hour – making them almost impossible to intercept, MailOnline reports.
Nick Pope, a former official at the Ministry of Defence, branded the report’s leaked conclusions “intriguing and disturbing”.
He told The Sun: “The possibility that some of what’s been going on might be attributable to Russia or China is disturbing, and US and British spy chiefs need to step up their efforts to assess the current level of technology these nations possess when it comes to aircraft, missiles, and drones – particularly with regard to hypersonic technology.”
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UFO MEMO RELEASE COULD BE ‘MOST PROFOUND’ MOMENT IN HUMANITY’S HISTORY
Steve Bassett, the executive director of the Paradigm Research Group, previously told The Sun the release of information about extra-terrestrial encounters may be the “most profound” moment in the history of mankind.
Back in December 2020, legislation passed by Congress required the Department of Defense and the National Intelligence Director to produce a report about “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” within six months.
The request came after revelations in 2017 that the Pentagon was researching a series of unexplained intrusions into military airspace, including mysterious objects captured on video stalking US Navy ships.
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DID US GOVERNMENT COVER UP 1945 UFO CRASH?
Evidence has allegedly been uncovered to show a UFO hit New Mexico during a storm in 1945 before being hidden by the military.
The UFO crash allegedly took place the same year as Project Trinity – and in the same desert.
It is claimed the UFO may have been alerted to the region by the blast and was observing the dawn of mankind’s atomic age.
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WHO HAS ACCESS TO THE UNCLASSIFIED REPORT?
US intelligence agencies will present the unclassified UAP report to Congress on June 29, within the 180-day deadline laid out legislation in effect from January 1.
The memo is being prepared by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the UAP Task Force, which was established last September to probe military encounters with UAPs.
The report will also deal with data collected by highly sensitive sensors the US Army use and an unnamed source emphasized that it would be “data-driven” to better identify what exactly these objects are.
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ARE UFO’S HYPERSONIC MISSILES?
Dr. David Clarke, who was a consultant for the release of the MOD’s UFO files at the National Archives between 2008-13, says a “new” Cold War is already underway.
He told The Sun: “They [hypersonic drones and unmanned aerial vehicles] are exactly what a lot of these things that can’t be explained clearly are.
“There’s a new Cold War being fought undercover that’s not receiving a lot of attention. The Chinese and Russians and Americans have developed some incredible technology – almost sort of science-fiction-like.
“We’re not talking about the fighter jets that used to dominate everything in the Cold War. The new Cold War is unmanned aerial vehicles.”
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WHAT WILL THE UNCLASSIFIED REPORT CONTAIN?
An unclassified version of the findings is set to be released to Congress by June 25.
The report is expected to contain everything the Government knows about “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena”.
It will examine if UAPs constitute a threat to US airspace, according to Deadline.
It’s expected that recommendations for further UFO research and funding will be included within the dossier.
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WOULD WE BE ABLE TO DEFEND AGAINST AN ALIEN ATTACK?
Retired US Navy Chief Master-at-Arms, Sean Cahil, recently warned that the UFOs spotted likely possess technology that the US could not defend itself against.
He told CNN: “The technology that we witnessed with the Tic-Tac was something we would not have been able to defend our forces against at the time,” he said, referring to the tic-tac-shaped UFO whose sighting was detailed in the report.
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MARCO RUBIO PUSHES FOR INVESTIGATION INTO UFO’S
On Thursday, a spokesperson for the Republican senator told The Sun that he believes the report is just the first step in the investigation into mysterious flying objects, dubbed Unexplained Aerial Phenomena (UAPs).
“Men and women we have entrusted with the defense of our country are reporting encounters with unidentified aircraft with superior capabilities,” Rubio said in a statement.
“We cannot allow the stigma of UFOs to keep us from seriously investigating this. The forthcoming report is one step in that process, but it will not be the last.”
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ALIEN EXPERT SAYS MYSTERIOUS TECHNOLOGY LIKELY TO BE ‘EXTRATERRESTRIAL’
Gary Heseltine, the vice president of the new International Coalition for Extraterrestrial Research (ICER), told The Sun Online, “This conversation will lead to confirmation that we’re being engaged with some kinds of intelligence that is likely to be extraterrestrial.”
“We are saying you’ve got to start preparing people for a massive psychological change – whether it’s now or six months or a year’s time everything is pointing to ET or non-humans.
“Through awareness programmes we want to prepare people for the shock of this new reality on a global scale because 95 per cent of the world is in ignorance about it,” he said of interactions with aliens.
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WHEN WILL THE REPORT BE PRESENTED TO CONGRESS?
US intelligence agencies will present the unclassified UAP report to Congress on June 29, within the 180-day deadline laid out legislation in effect from January 1.
The memo is being prepared by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the UAP Task Force, which was established last September to probe military encounters with UAPs.
However, the highly-anticipated report may not satisfy UFO aficionados.
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