Former senator majority leader and architect of Pentagon UFO program says aliens are real
4 years, 10 months ago

Former senator majority leader and architect of Pentagon UFO program says aliens are real

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former senate majority leader Harry Reid has announced he believes in extraterrestrial life, maintaining the government should be doing more to research Unidentified Flying Objects. In the entire universe there is for sure more than one.” The former Senator developed two Pentagon programmes designed to look for and study UFOs, unidentified aerial phenomena, and advanced propulsion technologies. He has continuously urged that the government do more to research UFOs, “The sad part about it is no one else has done anything,” Mr Reid said on the CYBER podcast “There’s no one doing anything and that’s too bad.” “We learned with the work that we did that the sightings of aerial phenomenon has not been seen by a couple dozen people, not a couple hundred people. But I went into it and I don’t think it hurt me politically.” Last week, the Pentagon released three declassified videos taken by US Navy pilots that appear to show UFOs.

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Chuck Schumer challenges Trump to declassify UFO documents. Experts say it's a good move
2 months, 1 week ago

Chuck Schumer challenges Trump to declassify UFO documents. Experts say it's a good move

Salon  

With three words, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer challenged President Donald Trump to open a potential Pandora’s Box of scientific news: “Now do UFOs,” the leading Democrat posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, referring to unidentified flying objects. She added that the “best case is that with transparency, people can see the UAP mystery for themselves and hard data …

Pentagon received hundreds of reports of new UFO sightings
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pentagon received hundreds of reports of new UFO sightings

CNN  

CNN — The Pentagon has received hundreds of reports of new UFO sightings, including “several particularly interesting cases,” according to the director of the office that investigates these reports, but reiterated it found no evidence of alien activity. “Reports of unidentified anomalous phenomenon, particularly near national security sites, must be treated seriously and investigated with scientific rigor by the US …

UFO sightings: Pentagon reveals cause of 1960s uptick in ‘extraterrestrial’ activity
1 year ago

UFO sightings: Pentagon reveals cause of 1960s uptick in ‘extraterrestrial’ activity

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A spike in UFO …

Pentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings going back decades
1 year ago

Pentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings going back decades

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Pentagon study released Friday that examined reported sightings of UFOs over nearly the last century found no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial intelligence, a conclusion consistent with past U.S. government efforts to assess the accuracy of claims that have captivated public attention for decades. The study from the Defense Department’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office analyzed U.S. government …

Pentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings going back decades
1 year ago

Pentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings going back decades

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Pentagon study released Friday …

Pentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings going back decades
1 year ago

Pentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings going back decades

LA Times  

A new Pentagon study that examined reported sightings of UFOs over decades found no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial intelligence. A Pentagon study that examined reported sightings of UFOs over nearly the last century found no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial intelligence, a conclusion consistent with past U.S. government efforts to assess the accuracy of claims that have captivated public …

Congress members will receive secret UFO briefing next week from top spy chief amid growing demands for greater transparency
1 year, 3 months ago

Congress members will receive secret UFO briefing next week from top spy chief amid growing demands for greater transparency

Daily Mail  

House Oversight Committee members are set to undergo a classified briefing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, commonly known as UFOs, next week. Next Tuesday's briefing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena will be conducted by the Office of Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Thomas A. Monheim, pictured Members of the House Oversight Committee are scheduled to undergo a classified briefing next week …

Pentagon UFO boss says strange sightings are either 'aliens' or a foreign power - and he hopes it's extraterrestrials
1 year, 4 months ago

Pentagon UFO boss says strange sightings are either 'aliens' or a foreign power - and he hopes it's extraterrestrials

Daily Mail  

According to the director of the Pentagon's UFO investigation office, 'the best thing that could come out of this job is to prove that there are aliens.' According to the director of the Pentagon 's UFO investigation office, physicist Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, 'the best thing that could come out of this job is to prove that there are aliens.' In …

UFOs had their day in Congress. One strange sighting came at this California launch site
1 year, 7 months ago

UFOs had their day in Congress. One strange sighting came at this California launch site

LA Times  

A red square the size of a football field hovered in the sky for nearly a minute before zipping off. “A large group of Boeing contractors were operating near one of the launch facilities at Vandenberg Air Force Base when they observed a very large, 100-yard-sided red square approach the base from the ocean and hover at low altitude over …

Professor Brian Cox weighs in on existence of UFOs after senate hearing
1 year, 8 months ago

Professor Brian Cox weighs in on existence of UFOs after senate hearing

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Professor Brian Cox has said extraordinary claims about the existence of aliens were …

Alien craft, 'non-human' pilots: 10 big revelations at UFO congressional hearing
1 year, 8 months ago

Alien craft, 'non-human' pilots: 10 big revelations at UFO congressional hearing

India Today  

Three witnesses testified in front of the United States’ Congress on Wednesday about unidentified aerial phenomena, disclosing possible encounters with UFOs, the threats they pose to national security, and damning allegations against the government’s secrecy on the matter. Former Navy pilot Ryan Graves and retired Navy Commander David Fravor also testified about their own UFO sightings while serving in the …

Opinion: UFOs and aliens had their day in Congress. Was it illuminating?
1 year, 8 months ago

Opinion: UFOs and aliens had their day in Congress. Was it illuminating?

LA Times  

Wednesday’s hearing from a congressional subcommittee probing unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP, introduced a new chapter in an ongoing saga. The hearing, held by the House Subcommittee on National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs, gave speaking time to three witnesses: former Navy pilots David Fravor and Ryan Graves and former intelligence official David Grusch. Grusch admitted, however, “I’m speaking …

Whistleblower tells Congress the US is concealing ‘multi-decade’ program that captures UFOs
1 year, 8 months ago

Whistleblower tells Congress the US is concealing ‘multi-decade’ program that captures UFOs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is concealing a longstanding program that retrieves and reverse engineers unidentified flying objects, a former Air Force intelligence officer testified Wednesday to Congress. Retired Maj. David Grusch’s highly anticipated testimony before a House Oversight subcommittee was Congress’ latest foray into the world of UAPs — or “unidentified aerial phenomena,” which is the official term the U.S. …

Whistleblower tells Congress the U.S. is concealing ‘multi-decade’ program that captures UFOs
1 year, 8 months ago

Whistleblower tells Congress the U.S. is concealing ‘multi-decade’ program that captures UFOs

LA Times  

The U.S. is concealing a longstanding program that retrieves and reverse-engineers unidentified flying objects, a former Air Force intelligence officer testified Wednesday to Congress. Retired Maj. David Grusch’s highly anticipated testimony before a House Oversight subcommittee was Congress’ latest foray into the world of UAPs — or “unidentified aerial phenomena,” which is the official term the U.S. government uses instead …

Republican congressman floats extraterrestrial theories. Are UFOs an 'ancient civilization' hiding on earth?
1 year, 9 months ago

Republican congressman floats extraterrestrial theories. Are UFOs an 'ancient civilization' hiding on earth?

Hindustan Times  

Republican congressman Mike Gallagher from Wisconsin has raised eyebrows with his unconventional theories about UFOs. During an appearance on the Pat McAfee show, Gallagher suggested that unidentified flying objects could be an "ancient civilization" that has long been concealed on Earth but is now starting to reveal itself. Chairman Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., listens during a hearing of a special …

Pentagon report reveals over 500 new UFO sightings — and experts have no explanation for 171 of them
2 years, 2 months ago

Pentagon report reveals over 500 new UFO sightings — and experts have no explanation for 171 of them

Salon  

Since August 2021, U.S. intelligence agencies have collected more than 500 new accounts of unidentified aerial phenomena, according to the latest report from the Pentagon. Meanwhile, a new amendment in the latest Defense budget aims to answer renewed calls for an investigation of UFO-related incidents surrounding the 1945 Trinity nuclear test site. After a 2021 congressional report found 143 UAP …

Aliens on Earth? Are UFOs real? Did spaceships crash-land? Pentagon says...
2 years, 3 months ago

Aliens on Earth? Are UFOs real? Did spaceships crash-land? Pentagon says...

Hindustan Times  

The Pentagon's new push to investigate reports of UFOs has so far not yielded any evidence to suggest that aliens have visited Earth or crash-landed here, senior military leaders said on Friday. In 1994, the Air Force said it had completed a study to locate records relating to the 1947 "Roswell incident" in New Mexico. AARO's mission focuses on unexplained …

Pentagon has received ‘several hundreds’ of new UFO reports
2 years, 3 months ago

Pentagon has received ‘several hundreds’ of new UFO reports

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A new Pentagon office set up to track reports of unidentified flying objects has received “several hundreds” of new reports, but no evidence so far of alien life, the agency’s leadership told reporters Friday. When asked to quantify the amount, Kirkpatrick said “several hundreds.” An updated report from the Director of National Intelligence that will provide specific figures …

US Intelligence officials show UFO footage in Congressional hearing
2 years, 10 months ago

US Intelligence officials show UFO footage in Congressional hearing

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The US House Intelligence Committee's subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation accepted testimony from US Deputy Director …

Congress dives into UFOs, but no signs of extraterrestrials
2 years, 10 months ago

Congress dives into UFOs, but no signs of extraterrestrials

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Congress held its first hearing in half a century Tuesday on unidentified flying objects. But they said they had picked a director for a new task force to coordinate data collection efforts on what the government has officially labeled “unidentified aerial phenomena.” Ronald Moultrie, the undersecretary of defense for intelligence, said the Pentagon was also trying to destigmatize …

Congress dives into UFOs, but no signs of extraterrestrials
2 years, 10 months ago

Congress dives into UFOs, but no signs of extraterrestrials

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But they said they had picked a director for …

UFO hearing live: Sightings are ‘frequent and continuing’, Navy tells Congress
2 years, 10 months ago

UFO hearing live: Sightings are ‘frequent and continuing’, Navy tells Congress

The Independent  

✕ Close Related: US Defense Department release video of possible UFO in 2017 Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The hearing on “unidentified …

Lawmakers frustrated with classified briefings on UFOs, report says
2 years, 10 months ago

Lawmakers frustrated with classified briefings on UFOs, report says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But lawmakers are reportedly growing frustrated by the progress being made at the Pentagon’s …

Lawmakers frustrated with classified briefings on UFOs, report says
2 years, 10 months ago

Lawmakers frustrated with classified briefings on UFOs, report says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But lawmakers are reportedly growing frustrated by the progress being made at the Pentagon’s …

UFO whistleblower says Pentagon report doesn’t disprove alien theory as he warns findings being watered down
3 years, 9 months ago

UFO whistleblower says Pentagon report doesn’t disprove alien theory as he warns findings being watered down

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “If the Pentagon’s Public Affairs officers, and those who give them orders, continue to …

Everything we know so far about the Pentagon’s big UFO report
3 years, 9 months ago

Everything we know so far about the Pentagon’s big UFO report

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The report follows the creation of a DoD task …

US govt finds no evidence that mysterious aerial sightings were alien UFO: Report
3 years, 9 months ago

US govt finds no evidence that mysterious aerial sightings were alien UFO: Report

Hindustan Times  

US intelligence officials have found no evidence that a series of unidentified aerial phenomena observed by Navy aviators in recent years were alien spacecraft, but the sightings remain unexplained in a highly anticipated government report, The New York Times reported on Thursday. The US Department of Defense shows part of an unclassified video taken by Navy pilots that have circulated …

Trump addresses existence of UFOs as release of Pentagon report nears
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump addresses existence of UFOs as release of Pentagon report nears

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy During an interview on Dan Bongino’s new radio show, Donald …

Harry Reid demands Senate Intelligence Committee to release UFO report
3 years, 10 months ago

Harry Reid demands Senate Intelligence Committee to release UFO report

Daily Mail  

A new video leaked this month showing US Naval personnel having a close encounter with a UFO - this time a spherical object that makes a controlled descent into the ocean. Former US Navy Lieutenant Ryan Graves in a F/A-18 fighter off the Virginia coast between 2015 and 2017 He said pilots for the U.S. Navy saw UFOs off the …

UFO report to be published soon detailing ‘difficult to explain’ sightings, former intelligence director says
4 years ago

UFO report to be published soon detailing ‘difficult to explain’ sightings, former intelligence director says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former US national intelligence director has claimed that a …

Pentagon UFO unit to publicly release some findings after ex-official says ‘off-world vehicle’ found
4 years, 8 months ago

Pentagon UFO unit to publicly release some findings after ex-official says ‘off-world vehicle’ found

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Pentagon UFO unit will make some investigations public as …

‘That’s a hell of a video’: Trump responds to Pentagon UFO video
4 years, 11 months ago

‘That’s a hell of a video’: Trump responds to Pentagon UFO video

The Independent  

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Trump says he is NOT convinced UFOs are real
5 years, 9 months ago

Trump says he is NOT convinced UFOs are real

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump has said he doesn't particularly believe that UFOs are extraterrestrial, but acknowledged that the military is on the look out. Trump told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos that he has been briefed on UFO sightings, but is not particularly convinced that they are real An image from footage shot by the Navy that shows an encounter between US …

What Is Up With Those Pentagon UFO Videos?
7 years, 1 month ago

What Is Up With Those Pentagon UFO Videos?

Wired  

On December 17, 2017, a newspaper printed a story titled “Real U.F.O.’s? Although the article was careful not to say that unidentified meant extraterrestrial, the Department of Defense acknowledged the program, and it was easy enough for readers to draw the conclusion that these videos could show alien aircraft. [#video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/6rWOtrke0HY The discovery, and federal acknowledgement, of a UFO of …

Former Pentagon UFO official: ‘We may not be alone’
7 years, 3 months ago

Former Pentagon UFO official: ‘We may not be alone’

CNN  

Story highlights Elizondo said he stepped down from the Department of Defense in October He said some aircraft they looked into were "seemingly defying the laws of aerodynamics" CNN — A former Pentagon official who led a recently revealedgovernment program to research potential UFOs said Monday evening that he believes there is evidence of alien life reaching Earth. “My personal …

Pentagon admits it ran secret multimillion-dollar UFO programme between 2007 and 2012
7 years, 3 months ago

Pentagon admits it ran secret multimillion-dollar UFO programme between 2007 and 2012

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Although the Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Programme ended …

Pentagon study of UFOs revealed
7 years, 3 months ago

Pentagon study of UFOs revealed

CNN  

CNN — Beyond preparing for the next field of battle, or advancing a massive arsenal that includes nuclear weapons, the Pentagon has also researched the possible existence of UFOs. According to the Times, the Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program was launched in 2007 after the Nevada Democrat spoke to his longtime friend, Robert Bigelow, the billionaire founder of an aerospace …

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