Pentagon official on 'UFO reports': Increase compared to last year

Sean Kirkpatrick, Director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) under the United States (U.S.) Department of Defense, made statements regarding UFO reports submitted to them by the public.

Speaking to CNN, Kirkpatrick stated that reports regarding UFOs have increased significantly compared to last year, noting that they received approximately 800 reports in the first 4 months of the year, and predicted that this number would increase even further in the coming days.

Kirkpatrick noted that almost all of the reports "pertained to an object observed in the air," and shared the information that only one was seen at sea.

Emphasizing that the vast majority of these reports are likely objects such as balloons or drones, but that some "could belong to adversaries attempting to spy on the U.S.," Kirkpatrick stated, "There are some concerning indicators that could be linked to foreign activities, and we are investigating them in detail."

Touching upon rumors among the public regarding UFOs, Kirkpatrick assessed, "There is no evidence that these are extraterrestrial."

''POSES A RISK TO FLIGHT SAFETY''

In a report jointly released yesterday by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the Pentagon, it was stated that UFOs pose a risk to flight safety.

The report noted that none of the complaints in question had been linked to foreign activities, but that the investigation was ongoing.

UFO HEARING HELD IN U.S. CONGRESS

In a hearing held in the U.S. Congress on July 26 regarding UFOs and UAPs, 3 intelligence officials who previously served in the U.S. military were heard.

During the hearing, it was alleged that the government possesses "unidentified and non-human-made vehicles," that "non-human organic biological components" were recovered from UAPs, and that the government has been running a crash retrieval program regarding unidentified phenomena for years.