Pentagon’s UFO Office Reveals ‘Several Hundreds’ Of New Sighting Reports

The newly-launched All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) has revealed that the United States Military reported “several hundred” sightings of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), and is currently working on collating reports of all the instances. 

More commonly known as unidentified flying objects (UFOs), sightings of UAPs have fascinated the wider public for decades, and that doesn’t seem to be changing anytime soon. 

Earlier in August, Congress seemingly implied that not all sightings were “manmade” objects, and that some were “transmedium,” or could “transition between space and the atmosphere or between the atmosphere and bodies of water.” 

Now, in a recent interview, the agency told reporters that while it had received information on a whole lot of sightings, there is still yet to be any evidence of alien life so far. 

Previously, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) revealed that 144 UAP encounters were reported between 2004 and 2021, 80 of which were caught on multiple sensors. Since then, as per the Associated Press, the new office has received reports on “several hundred” more similar incidents. 

A more detailed report from the DNI with exact figures on the number of reports received since 2021 is scheduled to be released by the end of the year. 

Ronald Moultrie, under the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, did admit there was nothing thus far that would lead investigators to “believe that any of the objects that we have seen are of alien origin.” 

While working through the multitude of reports, the office will look into ways to better identify these unknown objects, such as by recalibrating sensors that were once only focused on aircraft or drone signatures. 

As the publication noted, the increase in the number of sightings of late could be due to the outreach programs being conducted by the Office to destigmatize UAP sightings. Plus, the US Military has made it easier for personnel to report these instances. 

Going forward, the agency will continue working with the Pentagon and intelligence agencies to omit signatures of the country’s own technology from its sensors and reports, so that new technological developments remain a secret. 

[via Interesting Engineering and Associated Press, cover image via 3000ad | Dreamstime.com]