According to a recent Pentagon report, there is no reliable evidence to support the belief that U.S. authorities have hidden extraterrestrial life in the form of unidentified flying objects, despite the strong beliefs of some Americans.
The report provides various explanations for UFO sightings. Over 40% of Americans believe that life forms from another galaxy have visited Earth.
The report, which spans 63 pages and focuses on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), concludes that most sightings are due to misidentification of ordinary objects or phenomena.
Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Patrick S. Rider stated that there is no verifiable evidence to support claims that the U.S. government and private companies are accessing or reverse engineering extraterrestrial technology.
The report lists various satellites and data-gathering vehicles developed by governments or private companies that could be mistaken for UFOs. It also highlights unclassified aircraft from companies like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman as possible sources of false UAP reporting.
Despite the findings of the report, Americans’ beliefs in UFOs are unlikely to change due to the prevalence of misinformation and disinformation, as well as confirmation bias facilitated by modern technology.
The report’s conclusions seem to contradict some elements of a previous House Oversight Subcommittee hearing last July that had firmly established UAP in the public consciousness.
Former US intelligence official David Groush claimed during the hearing that he knew colleagues who had been injured by a drone and had recovered “inhumane biological products” from a downed drone. The Pentagon had previously denied these claims.
Source: www.nbcnews.com
