Even lacking a plausible terrestrial explanation does not make an extraterrestrial one the most likely, astrophysicists say. In some cases, earthly explanations have been found for previously unexplained incidents. Elizondo is among a small group of former government officials and scientists with security clearances who, without presenting physical proof, say they are convinced that objects of undetermined origin have crashed on earth with materials retrieved for study.įor more than a decade, the Pentagon program has been conducting classified briefings for congressional committees, aerospace company executives and other government officials, according to interviews with program participants and unclassified briefing documents.
“It no longer has to hide in the shadows,” Mr. While retired officials involved with the effort - including Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader - hope the program will seek evidence of vehicles from other worlds, its main focus is on discovering whether another nation, especially any potential adversary, is using breakout aviation technology that could threaten the United States. The report said the program, the Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Task Force, was “to standardize collection and reporting” on sightings of unexplained aerial vehicles, and was to report at least some of its findings to the public within 180 days after passage of the intelligence authorization act. Yet it appeared last month in a Senate committee report outlining spending on the nation’s intelligence agencies for the coming year. Pentagon officials will not discuss the program, which is not classified but deals with classified matters. Despite Pentagon statements that it disbanded a once-covert program to investigate unidentified flying objects, the effort remains underway - renamed and tucked inside the Office of Naval Intelligence, where officials continue to study mystifying encounters between military pilots and unidentified aerial vehicles.
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