When is ufo disclosure

A highly anticipated US government report on UFOs unidentified flying objects has just been released. Here's what we know so far. The unclassified report was demanded by Congress after numerous reports from the US military of vehicles seen moving erratically in the sky.

It also follows a cultural shift that saw the US military and US political leadership go from extra-terrestrial-sceptic to ET-curious. But with little conclusive evidence to confirm or deny any intergalactic visitations, it remains to be seen whether any earthling minds will change. Military leaders warn that the technology, if not alien, may belong to US adversaries such as Russia or China. The UAP task force's unclassified report found "no clear indications that there is any non-terrestrial explanation" for the aircrafts, but also did not rule it out.

Possible explanations included common aerial objects like birds and drones, atmospheric phenomena such as ice crystals, new developments by US government or private entities, and technologies deployed by foreign adversaries. The report also includes a catch-all "other" category. Officials examined incidents from the past two decades, including three videos that the Pentagon declassified last year and described as showing "unexplained aerial phenomena".

Although no earth-shattering revelations emerged, the existence of a government report on a much-ridiculed issue shows how UFOs have beamed out of the realm of purely science fiction pop culture and into the world of US national security. The Pentagon established the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force last August to look into observations of unknown flying aircrafts. The group's job was to "detect, analyse and catalogue" these events, as well as to "gain insight" into the "nature and origins" of UFOs, the Pentagon said.

A classified version of its report was provided to lawmakers earlier this month. Public pressure on the US to release what it knows about aliens has been building for decades as civilian groups of so-called ufologists argue that evidence of their existence has been suppressed by the government.

The Pentagon has been quietly gathering data since as part of the military's little-known Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program. President Joe Biden has successfully dodged recent attempts to get him to weigh in on unidentified aerial phenomena.

Since leaving office, Obama has been more open about his interest in the topic. I think that people still take seriously trying to investigate and figure out what that is.

But I have nothing to report to you today. The report also dictates that another report will be delivered by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Defense within 90 days, informing Congress on how best to update data collection on UFOs.

Already a subscriber? Log in or link your magazine subscription. Account Profile. Sign Out. There is currently no evidence that any of the objects are related to a secret U. The clustering of sightings near U. Airborne clutter , including birds, balloons, drones, or airborne debris. Technology developed by foreign adversaries on Earth , like Russia, China, or other government or non-government entities. Tags: politics ufos the truth is in here extraterrestrials unidentified flying objects uap pentagon congress unidentified aerial phenomena More.

Most Viewed Stories. One administration official noted that many of the incidents in the Pentagon's database of encounters will likely turn out to have multiple causes -- a strange weather anomaly combined with a weather balloon sighting on the horizon, for example.

But some could eventually turn out to be adversaries operating in US airspace, that person said. For that reason alone, officials are likely to be reluctant to offer too many details of what they've seen in the upcoming report: If any of these incidents are Russia or China or another nation state, the US won't want to show what they know for counterintelligence reasons.

Proof that the US government has made contact with extraterrestrial life -- what UFO-ologists call "the Disclosure" -- will have to wait for another day. Growing pressure on the Pentagon. The US government has sporadically examined the phenomenon for decades.

One iteration began in when the Defense Department began running an investigation known as the "Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program. That same year, the Pentagon confirmed the legitimacy of a Navy video of a encounter that took off the coast of San Diego, sparking considerable national attention.

In the video, two Navy F fighter jet pilots from the aircraft carrier Nimitz chase a white oval object the size of a commercial plane. The release of several additional videos in and , along with consistent advocacy from a small group of former defense officials and several lawmakers who received numerous briefings on the topic -- most notably former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid -- contributed to "years of build-up around the UFO issue," a congressional aide said.

The image from video provided by the Department of Defense shows an unexplained object as it soars high along the clouds, traveling against the wind.

Luis Elizondo, the former head of the Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program, resigned in out of frustration that senior defense leaders weren't taking the issue seriously enough.

He argues that skeptical Pentagon leaders ignored the threat, misled the public and damaged his career, according to documents reviewed by CNN, including a complaint Elizondo filed with the Defense Department's Inspector General. Separately, internal DoD emails, reviewed by CNN, suggest that as recently as last summer, Pentagon officials resisted any attempt to inform the public about UAPs and even issued guidance instructing press officers to "make no comment" when approached with any inquiries related to the issue.