In recent weeks, apparent drone sightings have garnered national attention, with testimonies and several reports revealing sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) across the country.
Luis Elizondo, former director of the Pentagon’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, and other witnesses told Congress last month that the purported government group is “hiding the fact that we are not alone in space.” I testified.
“I believe that we as Americans can handle the truth, and I also believe that the world has a right to know the truth,” Elizondo said, adding that there is protection for whistleblowers who are afraid to come forward. He asked Congress to enact a bill to do so.
The hearing was part of a larger effort by lawmakers to investigate UFOs, or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), and determine whether elements within the government are illegally concealing evidence from Congress. .
Meanwhile, UFO sightings have been reported in every state in the United States, according to the National UFO Reporting Center, the largest independently compiled set of UFO/UAP sighting reports online.
A military-trained observer was camping alone in Mountain Center, Calif., in October when suddenly all outdoor-related natural noises subsided and the entire area became “the brightest light I’ve ever seen.” It shone brighter than the full moon.” Go to the UFO report site.
The man said he saw a bright, white, oval light about 20 to 30 feet long floating high above the tree tops, the light was completely still, making no noise, and emitting no heat. He added that it resembled a large helicopter.
Several weeks ago, multiple pilots reported seeing three or four UFOs flying at various altitudes over Oregon, KPTV reported.
Pilots reported seeing a strange red circular light flying around at night, and a United Airlines pilot contacted the control tower to discuss the moving light seen over western Oregon. The paper reported.
According to NewsNation, in April 2022, witnesses said they noticed a light in the sky above a reservoir in Connecticut and believed it could be an unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP/UFO).
“I always look at the sky, so I thought it was a plane,” the woman told the magazine. “But given its movement, it couldn’t be a plane.”
Recent sightings of drones and mysterious aircraft, while not exactly UFO sightings, have nonetheless raised concerns and even attracted the attention of the FBI, raising concerns about the possibility of other unidentified flying objects in the sky. It’s causing debate.
“FBI Newark, New Jersey State Police, and New Jersey Department of Homeland Security and Preparedness are requesting you to report information related to recent sightings of possible drones flying in several areas along the Raritan River. We are asking the public to do so,” the FBI said in a Dec. 3 statement. he pointed out.
Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration issued temporary flight restrictions that expire on January 17, 2025, banning drone flights over parts of New Jersey after a flood of sightings. Drone operations to support security, law enforcement, and firefighting operations were excluded. , search and rescue or disaster response missions.
However, White House National Security and Public Affairs Advisor John Kirby recently told Fox News that the mysterious drones flying over the country are actually “legitimate” and “legitimate.”
The White House worked with the FBI and state and local authorities to investigate nearly 5,000 sightings, and its analysis found that “legitimate, legal, commercial hobbyist, and even law enforcement aircraft activity” was the cause of the sightings. Kirby said the evaluation concluded that the cause was the cause. .
In recent statements from the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, Federal Aviation Administration, and Department of Defense, the agencies said they are “aware of the concerns” but that there is no evidence that drones are “anomalous” or dangerous. said. threats to national security or public safety;
