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Pentagon UFO report: No aliens, but government transparency and desire for better data might bring science to the UFO world

Written by Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona

The new Pentagon report describes 144 sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena.U.S. Navy

On June 25, 2021, the Pentagon released a much-anticipated report on UFOs to Congress. The military has rebranded unidentified flying objects as unidentified aerial phenomena –UAPs – in part to avoid the stigma that has been attached to claims of...

Pentagon UFO report: No aliens, but government transparency and desire for better data might bring science to the UFO world

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