Chennai: A much awaited Pentagon report on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), also known as Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) in the US security establishment, has been released.
The report reviewed 144 sightings of aircraft or other devices apparently flying at mysterious speeds or trajectories. While it said there were no positive links to extraterrestrial phenomena, it did not rule out the possibility either.
According to the report, most of the UAP reported probably do represent physical objects given that a majority of UAP were registered across multiple sensors, to include radar, infrared, electro-optical, weapon seekers, and visual observation.
There were 18 cases in which witnesses saw unusual patterns of movement or flight characteristics, the report said.
It added that more analysis was needed to determine if those sightings represented breakthrough technology.
The report highlighted the national security threat posed by the phenomenaāit could possibly be adversaries like Russia or China flaunting technologies far beyond what the United States possessed.