The United States has assembled 510 reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs), many of them in military-important airspace, and while there is no evidence they are aliens, the objects remain a threat, the government said in a declassified report Thursday. .
The Pentagon opened the Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) last year, which is dedicated exclusively to receiving and analyzing all these reports of unidentified phenomena, many of which have been reported by military pilots.
The office collaborates with intelligence agencies to further evaluate such incidents.
The events “continue to occur in restricted or sensitive airspace, highlighting potential concerns regarding the safety of enemy flights or collection activities,” the National Intelligence Directorate (ODNI) said in its 2022 report.
The confidential version of the report addresses how many of these objects were found near places where nuclear power plants operate or nuclear weapons are stored.
The 510 objects include 144 that were previously reported and 366 new ones. After analyzing both cases, it has been determined that most exhibit “ordinary characteristics” that can be described as unmanned aerial systems or balloon-like objects, according to the document.
The office, however, is also in charge of publicizing any movement or reports of objects that may indicate that a possible adversary has a new technology or capability.
The Pentagon’s office of anomalies must also include unidentified objects, whether underwater, airborne or space-based, or anything that moves in between those three elements, which could signify a new threat.
The ODNI indicated in its document that efforts to end the stigma of filing a report and to emphasize that the objects could pose a threat contributed to the increase in sightings.
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