In recent weeks, apparent drone sightings have garnered national attention, with testimonies and several reports revealing sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) across the country.
Luis Elizondo, former head of the Pentagon's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, and other witnesses testified before Congress last month about the government group's alleged “cover-up.”[ing] The fact that we are not alone in the universe. ”
“I believe that we as Americans can handle the truth, and I also believe that the world deserves to know the truth,” Elizondo said, calling on Congress to pass legislation to protect whistleblowers who are afraid to come forward. Ta.
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This UFO was photographed on December 16, 1957, when it hovered for 15 minutes near the Holloman Air Development Center in Alamogordo, New Mexico. (Bettman/Aeronautical Phenomena Research Institute/Getty Images)
The hearing was part of a larger effort by lawmakers to investigate UFOs, or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), and determine whether elements within the government are illegally withholding evidence from Congress.
Meanwhile, UFO sightings have been reported in every state in the United States. National UFO Reporting Centerthe largest independently collected set of UFO/UAP sighting reports online.
A military-trained observer was camping alone in Mountain Center, Calif., in October when suddenly all outdoor-related natural noises subsided and the entire area became “the brightest light I've ever seen.” It shone brighter than the full moon.” Go to the UFO report site.
The man said he saw a bright, white, oval light about 20 to 30 feet long floating high above the tree tops, the light was completely still, making no noise, and emitting no heat. He added that it resembled a large helicopter.
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UFO (P. Warrick/Classic Stock/Getty Images/File)
Several pilots reported seeing three or four UFOs flying at various altitudes over Oregon just a few weeks ago. KPTV reported.
Pilots reported seeing a strange red circular light flying around at night, and a United Airlines pilot contacted the control tower to discuss the moving light seen over western Oregon. The paper reported.
In April 2022, a witness said he noticed a light over a reservoir in Connecticut and believed it could be an unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP/UFO). According to NewsNation.
“I always look at the sky, so I thought it might be a plane,” the woman told the magazine. “But looking at its movement, it can't be a plane.”
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Newly released images show a UFO shot down by a US fighter jet over Canada in 2023. (Department of Defense/CTV News)
Recent sightings of drones and mysterious aircraft, while not exactly UFO sightings, have nonetheless raised concerns and even attracted the attention of the FBI, raising concerns about the possibility of other unidentified flying objects in the sky. It's causing debate.
“FBI Newark, New Jersey State Police, and New Jersey Department of Homeland Security and Preparedness report information related to recent sightings of drones possibly flying in several areas along the Raritan River. “We are asking the public to do the same,” the FBI said in a Dec. 3 statement. he pointed out.
last week, Federal Aviation Administration The state has issued temporary flight restrictions that are set to expire on January 17, 2025, banning drone flights over parts of New Jersey after a flood of sightings. However, this excludes drone operations in support of national defense, homeland security, law enforcement, fire protection, search and rescue, and disaster response. mission.
However, White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby recently told Fox News that the mysterious drones flying over the country are actually “legitimate” and “legitimate.”
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A photo taken on December 8, 2024 in the Bayshore neighborhood of Toms River, New Jersey, shows what appears to be a large drone hovering at high altitude in the area. (Doug Hood/Asbury Park Press)
The White House worked with the FBI and state and local authorities to investigate nearly 5,000 sightings, and its analysis found that “legitimate, legal, commercial hobbyist, and even law enforcement aircraft activity” was linked to the sightings. Kirby said the evaluation concluded that the cause was the cause. .
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The Department of Homeland Security, FBI, Federal Aviation Administration, and Department of Defense said in recent statements that while they were “aware of the concerns,” there was no evidence that drones were “anomalous” or a threat. For national security and public safety.
FOX News' Anders Hagström contributed to this report.
