Pentagon declassifies "UFO" videos

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The Pentagon has officially released three videos taken by U.S. Navy pilots showing in-flight encounters with what appears to be UFOs.

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One of these videos dates from November 2004, the other two from January 2015. They were already circulating, after having been made public in particular by the New York Times . Captured by F18 Hornet fighter jets, these videos downloadable from the US Navy website  first show an object flying at a very high speed above the waves. "  The observed aerial phenomenon remains qualified as 'unidentified',  " assures the Pentagon.

On another video, above the clouds, this time appears a much larger UFO. The pilots of the two US Navy planes that have it in their sights are wondering if it is a drone. "  Look at that: There is a whole swarm of it (...) The cow, they are all going against the wind! A west wind of 120 knots!  "  Look at this thing!"  ", Continues his interlocutor when the object begins to rotate.

"Like a ping pong ball"

Now retired Navy pilot David Fravor, who encountered one of these "UFOs" in 2004, told American television station CNN in 2017 that the object was moving erratically. "  As I approached him (...), he quickly accelerated towards the south and disappeared in less than two seconds  ", it was "  like a ping pong ball bouncing on a wall  ", he had then summed up.

In a statement , the United States Department of Defense explained that it had decided to disseminate these images "  so as to dispel any misconception from the public about the veracity or not of the videos already taken up in the media  ". After this official development, everyone is now free to imagine everything.

Harry Reid, a former Nevada senator, home of the US Air Force's ultra-secret Zone 51 facilities, welcomed the declassification, while regretting that "  it only scratches the surface of research and documentation available  ”. "  The United States must take a serious and scientific look at this and all the potential implications for national security. The American people deserve to be informed,  "he continued.

I'm glad the Pentagon is finally releasing this footage, but it only scratches the surface of research and materials available. The US needs to take a serious, scientific look at this and any potential national security implications. The American people deserve to be informed. https://t.co/1XNduvmP0u

In December 2017, the Defense Department admitted that it had funded until 2012, the official date of its completion, a secret program costing several million dollars to investigate UFO sightings.

(With AFP )

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