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You already know them?
No wonder: these images of unknown objects in flight were taken in November 2004 and January 2015 and published in 2017.
What is new, however, is the assessment by the US Department of Defense: The recordings are authentic, i.e. recorded by real pilots on board their F / A-18 fighter jets.
Some objects made such rapid and unorthodox flight movements that there is still no explanation for them.
Others, on the other hand, seem a little less mysterious:
Christopher Mellon,
former Deputy Secretary of Defense for Secret Services: "The other images show slower flying objects at low altitude. These could be attributed to a state actor such as China or Russia."
Alleged UFO sightings in the US have increased massively in recent years, especially during the first wave of pandemics in April 2020. Former President Barack Obama caused a stir with a statement on a CBS talk show:
Former US President Barack Obama: "There are video recordings of objects in the sky that we do not know exactly what they are. We cannot explain their movements and trajectories precisely."
When asked about the statement, incumbent President Biden said only briefly:
Journalist: "He says: We don't know exactly what you are. What do you think?"
US President Joe Biden: "I would ask him again."
So far, "unknown flying objects" have been referred to as UFOs, but the Pentagon has introduced a new, ostensibly serious term that is not supposed to evoke images of green men: "Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon" - UAP.
Whatever the name, it should be noted that the United States has apparently so far not been able to officially name what exactly is moving repeatedly through its airspace.
These recordings were most recently published by the US Navy: On July 15, 2019, the crew of the USS Omaha filmed an object that initially floated and later dived into the water.
Christopher Mellon,
former Deputy Secretary of Defense for Intelligence: "We believed our airspace was safe. In fact, aircraft have flown over restricted military zones with impunity - and have done so regularly for several years."
The US military even set up a UAP task force to investigate the events almost a year ago.
And what it has found out, the world should soon find out in parts: By the deadline of June 25, the Trump administration had ordered, the Pentagon and secret services must explain to Congress what they know about the UAP events.