Pentagon Admits to Tracking UFOs, Releases Shocking Video Confirming Alien Encounter

It was in 2017 that the world was shocked with the Pentagon publicly acknowledging the presence of a clandestine program focused on researching Unidentified Flying Objects, or UFOs. The report, coupled with the release of groundbreaking video footage, brought the world’s focus to the idea of extraterrestrial activity and government concealment of the same again.

The Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP)

The Pentagon has confirmed operating a covert UFO study program known as the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) from 2007 to 2012 for five years. The $22 million program was initially funded on insistence by then-Senate majority leader Harry Reid. The program had been kept under wraps until it was revealed in 2017, contrary to ingrained public delusions about the government’s response to UFOs.

Luis Elizondo, the then-head of AATIP, was quoted during a CNN interview as stating, “My personal belief is that there is very compelling evidence that we may not be alone”. Such a statement by a government official of a high rank put more weight into the ever-expanding mountain of evidence that suggested alien visitations were a reality.

The Release of UFO Videos

In 2017 and beyond, the Pentagon published a string of videos recorded by Navy pilots that had apparently been unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). The infrared-shot videos had included objects flying at record speeds and performing turns apparently impossible for mortal aircraft to make. Publication of these videos was a huge departure from government openness to encounters with UFOs.

Perhaps the most well-known video, which has been dubbed the “Tic Tac” video, was captured by Navy pilots aboard the USS Nimitz in November 2004. The object in the video displayed properties that challenged previously accepted capabilities of aircraft and initiated extensive speculative debate and discussion among the public and the experts.

Three Navy videos were officially posted by the Pentagon in April 2020 along with their announcement, “DOD is releasing the videos in order to clear up any misconceptions by the public on whether or not the footage that has been circulating was real, or whether or not there is more to the videos”.

If anyone says they have the answers, they’re fooling themselves.

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We don’t know the answers but we have plenty of evidence to support asking the questions. This is about science and national security. If America doesn’t take the lead in answering these questions, others will.

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Expert Opinions and Ongoing Investigations

The Pentagon disclosures and public release of these videos have sparked heated controversy among scientists, military personnel, and government officials. Billionaire entrepreneur Robert Bigelow, who is collaborating with NASA and the National Institute for Discovery Science, gave his assurance on the issue. In an interview with “60 Minutes,” Bigelow said, “I’m absolutely convinced” that there is extraterrestrial life and that UFOs have visited Earth.

The curiosity of the U.S. government about UFOs has not dissipated since the 2017 news. As of 2023, the Pentagon indicated that they monitored over 650 suspected UFO cases. This continued investigation indicates that the phenomenon remains a serious national security as well as scientific concern.

Public and Media Response

The Pentagon’s confession and public release of the videos created media outrage and popular interest anew in UFOs. The major news networks, such as The New York Times, CNN, and the BBC, gave them extensive coverage. Mainstream media coverage brought the issue of UFOs into the mainstream, away from the fringes of speculating into a serious field of government and scientific inquiry.

However, others warn against reading too much into things. Referring to a New York Times article, “The videos, by themselves, are not evidence of alien visitation or of a major technological breakthrough by a potential adversary”. The argument here is that such an event should be studied and looked into further.

Latest Developments

The American government recently increased efforts towards observation and research of UAP. In 2022, NASA revealed the establishment of a scientific research team exclusively for the research of UAP. The Pentagon has also created the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) for the analysis of UAP sightings.

These continuous efforts assure that 2017 events were not a one-time event but the start of an era of new openness and scientific investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena.

Conclusion

The 2017 Pentagon disclosure of its previously secret UFO program and release of compelling video evidence was a turning point in the research and investigation of UFOs. Though conclusive evidence of extraterrestrial contact is still out of our reach, these incidents have established the research of UAP and opened a window of opportunity for sincere scientific and governmental investigation. The more we delve into these enigmas, the more likely the prospect of verifying an alien encounter becomes an intriguing challenge to capture the imagination of the world’s citizenry.