The U.S. Government has received over 350 reports of unidentified flying objects since March 2021
The U.S. Director of National Intelligence has revealed 247 reports of “unidentified anomalous phenomena” (UAP) have been filed since June 2021.
The agency had records of another 144 sightings of suspicious objects in the skies before then.
“UAP events continue to occur in restricted or sensitive airspace, highlighting possible
concerns for safety of flight or adversary collection activity.
“We continue to assess that this may result from a collection bias due to the number of active aircraft and sensors, combined with focused attention and guidance to report anomalies,” the report said.
Around half of all reported instances remain unexplained.
“Some of these uncharacterized UAP appear to have demonstrated unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities and require further analysis,” the report found.
The U.S. Defence Department has increasingly faced pressure from Congress to investigate the sightings.
Pilots and other aeronautical personnel have been encouraged to report and unearth the unexplained sightings.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence will assess the links UFOs pose to the U.S.
In addition, it will look into the potential links between UAPs and “adversarial foreign governments, other foreign governments, or nonstate actors.”
California Democratic representative Adam Schiff said Americans deserve transparency into the matter.
“Unidentified aerial phenomena remain a national security matter, and I will continue to support thorough investigations of all UAP reports and oversight by the Congress,” he said.
