The Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) is a program within the United States Office of Naval Intelligence used to "standardize collection and reporting" of sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), sometimes termed UFOs.
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no youtube The report also indicated that, of the sightings reported, all except one (confirmed as a weather balloon) lack sufficient information to attribute a specific explanation or explanations.
(hivelink)no youtubeand an "Other" category.[57]
The report raised concerns that the UAPs could be a safety issue, with regard to a possible collision with US aircraft, and that they could pose a security threat if they were foreign craft gathering information about the US.
(hivelink)no youtubeThe report also stated that "UAP probably lack a single explanation", and proposed five possible categories of explanation: airborne clutter, natural atmospheric phenomena, US government or industry development technology, foreign craft, and an "Other" ca
(hivelink)no youtubeThe report indicated that, in most cases, the UAP recordings probably were of physical objects, and not false readings, as individual instances had been detected by different sensor mechanisms, including visual observation.
(hivelink)no youtube or observer misperception, and require additional rigorous analysis.
(hivelink)no youtube breaking the sound barrier without producing a sonic boom,[52] high maneuverability not able to be replicated otherwise,[53] long duration flight,[54] and an ability to submerge into the water.
(hivelink)no youtubeThe report came to no conclusion about what the UAPs were, based on a lack of evidence,[50] though in a limited number of incidents, UAP reportedly appeared to exhibit unusual flight characteristics, including high velocity,[51] breaking the sound barrier
(hivelink)no youtube largely centering on evidence gathered in the last 20 years from US Navy reports.
(hivelink)no youtubeJune 2021 UFO report
Main article: UFO Report (U.S. Intelligence)
On June 25, 2021, the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released a preliminary report on UAPs,[49] largely centering on evidence gathered in the last 20 years from U
(hivelink)no youtube... human observational and interpretive error, and, as is typical in the context of such incidents, extraordinary speculations of alien spacecraft.[3]
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