The Defense Department on Monday released a
series of previously classified videos of flying craft that it has
simply labelled as "aerial phenomena" — that remain "unidentified."
The
Navy video consists of one video taken in November 2004 and two more
captured in January 2015, according to a Pentagon statement.
The video has "been circulating in the public domain after unauthorized
releases in 2007 and 2017," and after "thorough review, the department
has determined that the authorized release of these unclassified videos
does not reveal any sensitive capabilities or systems," according to the
Pentagon statement.
"DOD is releasing the videos in order to clear
up any misconceptions by the public on whether or not the footage that
has been circulating was real, or whether or not there is more to the
videos. The aerial phenomena observed in the videos remain characterized
as 'unidentified.'"
A voice heard in the video, presumably, that of a pilot appears to report seeing more than one phenomenon.
"My gosh, they're all going against the wind! The wind's 120 knots out of the west!" he marvelled. "Look at that thing, dude."
Retired Sen. Harry Reid, whose home state, Nevada, houses the famed military testing ground Area 51, the spiritual home of the world's UFO followers, welcomed the disclosure.
"I'm
glad the Pentagon is finally releasing this footage, but it only
scratches the surface of research and materials available," Reid said in a tweeted statement.
"The U.S. needs to take a serious, scientific look at this and any potential national security implications. The American people deserve to
be informed."
The Pentagon disclosure came as millions of
Americans remained trapped at home, sheltering in place to curb the spread
of the coronavirus. The video amounted to much-needed entertainment for some.
"Phase 1 of lockdown: Release Tiger King. Phase 2 of lockdown: UFO," Pittsburgh-area grocer Chris Goldby quipped on Twitter in reference to the hit Netflix documentary about an Oklahoma zookeeper. "Lockdown protocol to be continued as needed."
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