The Pentagon is investigating a rising number of cases involving unidentified aircraft and is now tracking some 650 incidents. While UFO sightings are up, a defense official told Senators today that his office has yet to find evidence of alien activity.
Sean Kirkpatrick testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee, the second such Capitol Hill appearance for Pentagon officials over the past year. | Patrick Semansky/AP PhotoThe Pentagon is investigating a rising number of cases involving unidentified aircraft, the head of the agency’s effort told senators on Wednesday, and is now tracking some 650 incidents.
Kirkpatrick was testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, the second such Capitol Hill appearance for Pentagon officials over the past year as lawmakers take an increased interest in the unexplained incursions amid fears that the vehicles may be operated by America’s adversaries. But Kirkpatrick cautioned that many cases may remain unresolved due to a lack of hard data. He estimated 20 to 30 cases are halfway through his office’s analytical process with “a handful” of cases that have been peer-reviewed and closed.During his testimony, Kirkpatrick showed videos of two recently declassified cases of unidentified objects observed by U.S. military drones to demonstrate AARO’s analytic process.
“I should also state clearly for the record that in our research, AARO has found no credible evidence thus far of extraterrestrial activity, off-world technology or objects that defy the known laws of physics,” Kirkpatrick said.
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