A long-awaited intelligence report on UFOs is thin gruel for alien hunters
s “probably do represent physical objects”, rather than being technical anomalies or figments of pilots’ imaginations. That is because more than half the objects were registered across multiple sensors, including radar and infra-red. Moreover, 18 of the incidents suggested “unusual flight characteristics”, such as moving against the wind or manoeuvring abruptly, though the report warns that this could be the result of sensor errors or misperception.
The report amounts to a giant shrug. The evidence is “largely inconclusive”, it says. Firmer conclusions will require more data. TheTask Force will now collect data from more sources, including historical radar records. It will make better use of artificial intelligence to spot patterns, such as whethers coincide with balloons or wildlife. And it will standardise reporting from across military services, since much of the existing data is from the navy.