Not aliens? Report notes UFOs could be China or Russia experimenting with tech

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<p>WASHINGTON - There is no evidence that unexplained aerial phenomena spotted in recent years by US military personnel are aliens, an upcoming government report quoted by The New York Times Thursday said, but officials still can&#x27;t explain the mysterious aircraft.</p><p>The newspaper, which cited senior administration officials briefed on the findings of the highly anticipated report, said they were able to confirm the unusual vessels were not the product of secret Pentagon technology.</p><p>But the review of more than 120 incidents over the past 2 decades was unable to explain the mysterious movements of the craft, which include unusual acceleration, direction changes and the ability to rapidly submerge.</p><p>And while senior officials told the Times the lack of clear findings means that while there&#x27;s no evidence of alien technology behind the phenomena, it&#x27;s also impossible to rule out.</p><p>One senior official briefed on the report said intelligence and military officials increasingly worry the phenomena could be China or Russia experimenting with hypersonic technology.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/04/28/20/watch-pentagon-releases-ufo-videos-taken-by-us-navy-pilots">WATCH: Pentagon releases &#x27;UFO&#x27; videos taken by US Navy pilots</a></li></ul><p>The upcoming report -- expected to be released to Congress by June 25 -- will have a classified annex, officials told the Times, which will likely fuel speculation that aliens are actually behind the encounters.</p><p>The Pentagon last year released videos taken by US Navy pilots showing in-flight encounters with the unusual aircraft.</p><p>And the mystery was further drummed up by former officials with access to classified intelligence.</p><p>&quot;What is true -- and I&#x27;m actually being serious here -- is that there&#x27;s footage and records of objects in the skies that we don&#x27;t know exactly what they are,&quot; former president Barack Obama told &quot;The Late Late Show&quot; last month.</p><p>The US military no longer describes them as unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, instead using the term &quot;unidentified aerial phenomena.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/05/27/19/wow-what-is-that-us-navy-pilots-report-ufos">&#x27;Wow, what is that?&#x27; US Navy pilots report UFOs</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1378398" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>There is no evidence that unexplained aerial phenomena spotted in recent years by US military personnel are aliens, an upcoming government report quoted by The New York Times Thursday said, but officials still can't explain the mysterious aircraft.</p>

There is no evidence that unexplained aerial phenomena spotted in recent years by US military personnel are aliens, an upcoming government report quoted by The New York Times Thursday said, but officials still can't explain the mysterious aircraft.

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Not aliens? Report notes UFOs could be China or Russia experimenting with tech

Not aliens? Report notes UFOs could be China or Russia experimenting with tech

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Published Jun 04, 2021 03:19 PM PHT

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