US Intelligence Report Says , Pentagon Has Received , 350 New Reports of UFOs.
According to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Defense Department has received 366 new reports of UFOs since March of 2021.
NBC reports that about half of these sightings appear to be balloons or drones.
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UFOs are now often referred to as, "unidentified aerial phenomenon," or UAPs.
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According to an unclassified report, 26 cases were said to be unmanned aircraft similar to drones and another 163 were attributed to balloons or "balloon-like entities.".
According to an unclassified report, 26 cases were said to be unmanned aircraft similar to drones and another 163 were attributed to balloons or "balloon-like entities.".
Six of the other reports were attributed to birds, debris or weather events.
However, the report also states that half of these new cases remain unexplained and , “appear to have demonstrated unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities, and require further analysis.".
However, the report also states that half of these new cases remain unexplained and , “appear to have demonstrated unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities, and require further analysis.".
Per a defense spending bill passed by the last Congress, a classified version of the report was made available to lawmakers.
The public version of the report states that most of the new sightings were reported by Navy and Air Force aviators and operators.
Last year, the Pentagon set up an office, the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, to document and analyze reports of UAPs.
The initial report sites no evidence of extraterrestrial life or breakthrough technology in the hands of foreign adversaries
