The long-awaited Pentagon report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomenons has landed, but in nine pages, it doesn't tell us a lot. Here's the report in brief.
The 144 sightings are a vast undercount, because only Navy pilots generally reported them; in other branches, seeing a UAP is bad for one's military career.
They fall into five categories, airborne clutter (birds, balloons, drones); unusual but natural atmospheric phenomena; new aircraft from the U.S. government or U.S. industry; new aircraft from foreign adversaries; and "other." Problem is, only ONE (1) sighting falls into one of these categories -- a large, deflating balloon ("airborne clutter").
Of the rest, 80 were spotted by more than one source, 18 moved against the wind or extremely fast, and 11 came close to colliding with the planes whose pilots reported them. Although most are reported near military bases, that's just because more people there are looking for stuff in the sky. The dangers the UAPs pose include interfering with aircraft -- or they could be enemy devices spying on the U.S.
However, there's no indication they came from other planets. "There are probably multiple types of UAP requiring different explanations based on the range of appearances and behaviors described in the available reporting," the paper states, helpfully.
There's also a top-secret section that only legislators can read. You can see the public version here: https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Prelimary-Assessment-UAP-20210625.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1NQJLKOCYXr3H4FUaKQO2TE8a96cSgL22SrF_H0_ZFgwKhniOdRgBBK-4
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