

The report acknowledges that some UAPs could be classified programs run by U.S. They also could be technology deployed by potential adversary nations such as China or Russia, or non-governmental entities. They could also be natural atmospheric phenomena such as ice crystals and moisture registering on some infrared and radar systems, the report states. They could be as mundane as airborne clutter such as birds, balloons and recreational drones, or airborne debris like plastic bags. There is probably no single explanation for what UAPs are, the report concluded.

training and testing grounds, the report states, but that may be because there are more advanced sensors there and greater attention by personnel. Reported UAP sightings tended to cluster around U.S. In a handful of cases, military aircraft systems observed radio frequency energy alongside UAP sightings. The DNI said this could be the result of sensor errors, spoofing or observers misperceiving what was happening it added that the issue needs further study. In a few cases, the UAPs showed unusual flight characteristics, the report found, such as appearing to remain stationary in the air, moving against the wind, abruptly maneuvering, or traveling at considerable speed without any observable propulsion. For that reason, the report concluded that most of the observed UFOs probably were actual physical objects. The DNI report states that 80 of the UFOs observed were tracked across multiple sensors, including radar, infrared, electro-optical sensors and weapon seekers, as well as visual observation. This includes the observation and reporting of UAPs." military aircrews or government personnel report whenever aircraft or other devices interfere with military training. "To this end, it is equally critical that all U.S. "It is critical that the United States maintain operations security and safety at DoD ranges," she wrote in a memo released Friday by the Pentagon. Hicks said that military aircrews and other personnel need to speak up when they see UAPs. The Pentagon announced Friday afternoon that Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks has ordered the military to draw up a plan to formalize the mission now performed by the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force. UAP would also represent a national security challenge if they are foreign adversary collection platforms or provide evidence a potential adversary has developed either a breakthrough or disruptive technology." national security," states the report from the Director of National Intelligence, or DNI, titled "Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena." "Safety concerns primarily center on aviators contending with an increasingly cluttered air domain. The DOD states that “the UAP in this image were subsequently reclassified as unmanned aerial systems."UAP clearly pose a safety of flight issue and may pose a challenge to U.S. UAP seen in May, 2022, through night vision equipment and an SLR camera.
UAPS REPORT SERIES
Part of the impetus for a task force to study UFOs, or UFOs under the UAP name, came from a series of leaked videos, later declassified by the military, showing what appear to be unusual objects in flight. It has created persistent problems for the military since the first panic over “flying saucers” in the summer of 1947 (more on Roswell in a moment), and it persists to this day. Tracking, cataloging, and identifying unexplained-or at least not immediately explainable-phenomena is tricky work.

Of those, some “appear to have demonstrated unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities, and require further analysis,” though anyone looking for that analysis in the report will be sorely disappointed. That leaves 171 “uncharacterized and unattributed” remaining from the batch of newly identified reports, a group that is perhaps thought of more as unresolved than unexplainable.
