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He says he resigned from the Defense Department in in protest over the secrecy surrounding the program and the internal opposition to funding it.
But in reality, interest in the Pentagon's handling of reported unidentified flying objects has more to do with ensuring any potential national security implications are being taken seriously -- whether they are of this world or not. Mark Warner, told CNN in after senators received a classified briefing from Navy officials on unidentified aircraft.
What will upcoming UFO report say? While subject matter experts have applauded recent moves by the US government to share more information about UFO encounters reported over the last several decades, many remain skeptical that the upcoming report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and other agencies will provide a comprehensive look at the issue.
That's because the Pentagon has long resisted acknowledging that some of what has been observed is simply unexplainable despite compelling evidence that these objects displayed characteristics that are not normally associated with conventional aircraft, according to Elizondo.
The good news is that we're finally taking it seriously. The Pentagon has previously studied recordings of aerial encounters with unknown objects as part of a since-shuttered classified program that was launched at the behest of former Democratic Sen.
Their mission? To scientifically investigate the incidents and determine whether any posed a national security threat. Here are some of their most fascinating cases. Stealth aviation. Obsessive security. Clandestine A-Bombs. How much do you know about the real history of Area 51? On the afternoon of June 24, , amateur aviator Kenneth Arnold was flying near Mt. Rainier, Washington, when he suddenly spotted nine unusual objects on the horizon.
Air Force has a problem. These are all legit. But in , Dietrich says, the personal and professional stigma of reporting UFOs cost the Navy an opportunity to get more answers. We knew we could intercept it in multiple ways. Why didn't we … redirect our attention and our assets and our sensors into that airspace and get more evidence? Since that encounter, discussions around unidentified flying objects at the Pentagon have completely changed. New protocols encourage personnel to report sightings, and military leaders are taking these reports seriously.
Dietrich retired from the Navy as a lieutenant commander in May , having taught as an ethics professor at the United States Naval Academy in Maryland for more than six years.
Just before retiring, she went on the record for the first time, identifying herself as a UAP witness. She wants to end the stigma of pilots reporting strange things in the sky, still disquieted by the fact that whatever she saw remains unexplained. Voorhis is seeking his own answers, planning on mounting sky-facing cameras on Catalina Island to search for the UAPs he encountered near there in All rights reserved. Science News. A video shows U.
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