UFO Sightings on the Rise - Pentagon.

[Stryder50]

"Rare" is an interesting word to use for "never". Not one shred of evidence exists.

But maybe they are that clever.

You wouldn't accept such if it bit you in the arse.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

You wouldn't accept such if it bit you in the arse.

Your whining won't help you. Only evidence will. Sorry.

 

[Likkmee]

UFO sightings on the rise – Pentagon

The Pentagon has registered more than 360 UFO sightings just in the past two years, according to a new report

www.rt.com

Does anybody believe in these UFO's being extraterrestrials?
Mainstream science isn't convinced and state valid reasons why not.

Then what is causing an increase in sightings? Mental health professionals have a theory to explain that too.
Note that the one pictured is the traditional model from the 50's with the viewing window on the top. Or does it look more like a big bird?

They;re prepping for The Big Show.
Operation Blue Beam.
I know. You never heard of it. GOOD BOI !

 

[Stryder50]

It would be just as correct, if I did.

Takes a body of evidence to produce enough proof for a conviction.
The two are separate concepts.
You either haven't a clue or are grasping at straws.

 

[Stryder50]

I am going with interdimensional. The laws of physics do not apply to them.

Actually, that would mean there are more laws of physics that apply, which we don't know of.
Multi-dimensional has been one explaination offered to explain some of the unusual movements and characteristics that excede our knowledge or technologies.

 

[miketx]

They visited us years ago. This is why they haven't returned.

 

[Stryder50]

I'm going with you want to believe.

Other side of the coin for those whom don't want to believe.

 

[miketx]

They;re prepping for The Big Show.
Operation Blue Beam.
I know. You never heard of it. GOOD BOI !

If they had that, no one would know about it.

 

[Stryder50]

Speaks for itself. Suggest read the full article linked.

We Have a Real UFO Problem. And It’s Not Balloons​

...
On a clear, sunny day in April 2014, two F/A-18s took off for an air combat training mission off the coast of Virginia. The jets, part of my Navy fighter squadron, climbed to an altitude of 12,000 and steered towards Warning Area W-72, an exclusive block of airspace ten miles east of Virginia Beach. All traffic into the training area goes through a single GPS point at a set altitude — almost like a doorway into a massive room where military jets can operate without running into other aircraft. Just at the moment the two jets crossed the threshold, one of the pilots saw a dark gray cube inside of a clear sphere — motionless against the wind, fixed directly at the entry point. The jets, only 100 feet apart, zipped past the object on either side. The pilots had come so dangerously close to something they couldn’t identify that they terminated the training mission immediately and returned to base.

“I almost hit one of those damn things!” the flight leader, still shaken by the incident, told us shortly after in the pilots’ ready room. We all knew exactly what he meant. “Those damn things” had been plaguing us for the previous eight months.

I joined the U.S. Navy in 2009 and underwent years of rigorous training as a pilot. Specifically, we are trained to be expert observers in identifying aircraft with our sensors and our own eyes. It’s our job to know what’s in our operating area. That’s why, in 2014, after upgrades were made to our radar system, our squadron made a startling discovery: There were unknown objects in our airspace.

Initially, the objects were showing up on our newly upgraded radars and we assumed they were “ghosts in the machine,” or software glitches. But then we began to correlate the radar tracks with multiple surveillance systems, including infrared sensors that detected heat signatures. Then came the hair-raising near misses that required us to take evasive action.

These were no mere balloons. The unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) accelerated at speeds up to Mach 1, the speed of sound. They could hold their position, appearing motionless, despite Category 4 hurricane-force winds of 120 knots. They did not have any visible means of lift, control surfaces or propulsion — in other words nothing that resembled normal aircraft with wings, flaps or engines. And they outlasted our fighter jets, operating continuously throughout the day. I am a formally trained engineer, but the technology they demonstrated defied my understanding.

After that near-miss, we had no choice but to submit a safety report, hoping that something could be done before it was too late. But there was no official acknowledgement of what we experienced and no further mechanism to report the sightings — even as other aircrew flying along the East coast quietly began sharing similar experiences. Our only option was to cancel or move our training, as the UAP continued to maneuver in our vicinity unchecked.

Nearly a decade later we still don't know what they were.

When I retired from the Navy in 2019, I was the first active-duty pilot to come forward publicly and testify to Congress. In the years since, there has been some notable coverage of the encounters and Congress has taken some action to force the military and intelligence agencies to do much more to get to the bottom of these mysteries.

But there has not been anything near the level of public and official attention that has been paid to the recent shoot downs of a Chinese spy balloon and the three other unknown objects that were likely research balloons.

And that’s a problem.

Advanced objects demonstrating cutting-edge technology that we cannot explain are routinely flying over our military bases or entering restricted airspace.

“UAP events continue to occur in restricted or sensitive airspace, highlighting possible concerns for safety of flight or adversary collection activity,” the Director of National Intelligence reported last month, citing 247 new reports over the last 17 months. “Some UAP appeared to remain stationary in winds aloft, move against the wind, maneuver abruptly, or move at considerable speed, without discernible means of propulsion.”
...

MSN

www.msn.com

 

[Donald H]

Speaks for itself. Suggest read the full article linked.

We Have a Real UFO Problem. And It’s Not Balloons​

...
On a clear, sunny day in April 2014, two F/A-18s took off for an air combat training mission off the coast of Virginia. The jets, part of my Navy fighter squadron, climbed to an altitude of 12,000 and steered towards Warning Area W-72, an exclusive block of airspace ten miles east of Virginia Beach. All traffic into the training area goes through a single GPS point at a set altitude — almost like a doorway into a massive room where military jets can operate without running into other aircraft. Just at the moment the two jets crossed the threshold, one of the pilots saw a dark gray cube inside of a clear sphere — motionless against the wind, fixed directly at the entry point. The jets, only 100 feet apart, zipped past the object on either side. The pilots had come so dangerously close to something they couldn’t identify that they terminated the training mission immediately and returned to base.

“I almost hit one of those damn things!” the flight leader, still shaken by the incident, told us shortly after in the pilots’ ready room. We all knew exactly what he meant. “Those damn things” had been plaguing us for the previous eight months.

I joined the U.S. Navy in 2009 and underwent years of rigorous training as a pilot. Specifically, we are trained to be expert observers in identifying aircraft with our sensors and our own eyes. It’s our job to know what’s in our operating area. That’s why, in 2014, after upgrades were made to our radar system, our squadron made a startling discovery: There were unknown objects in our airspace.

Initially, the objects were showing up on our newly upgraded radars and we assumed they were “ghosts in the machine,” or software glitches. But then we began to correlate the radar tracks with multiple surveillance systems, including infrared sensors that detected heat signatures. Then came the hair-raising near misses that required us to take evasive action.

These were no mere balloons. The unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) accelerated at speeds up to Mach 1, the speed of sound. They could hold their position, appearing motionless, despite Category 4 hurricane-force winds of 120 knots. They did not have any visible means of lift, control surfaces or propulsion — in other words nothing that resembled normal aircraft with wings, flaps or engines. And they outlasted our fighter jets, operating continuously throughout the day. I am a formally trained engineer, but the technology they demonstrated defied my understanding.

After that near-miss, we had no choice but to submit a safety report, hoping that something could be done before it was too late. But there was no official acknowledgement of what we experienced and no further mechanism to report the sightings — even as other aircrew flying along the East coast quietly began sharing similar experiences. Our only option was to cancel or move our training, as the UAP continued to maneuver in our vicinity unchecked.

Nearly a decade later we still don't know what they were.

When I retired from the Navy in 2019, I was the first active-duty pilot to come forward publicly and testify to Congress. In the years since, there has been some notable coverage of the encounters and Congress has taken some action to force the military and intelligence agencies to do much more to get to the bottom of these mysteries.

But there has not been anything near the level of public and official attention that has been paid to the recent shoot downs of a Chinese spy balloon and the three other unknown objects that were likely research balloons.

And that’s a problem.

Advanced objects demonstrating cutting-edge technology that we cannot explain are routinely flying over our military bases or entering restricted airspace.

“UAP events continue to occur in restricted or sensitive airspace, highlighting possible concerns for safety of flight or adversary collection activity,” the Director of National Intelligence reported last month, citing 247 new reports over the last 17 months. “Some UAP appeared to remain stationary in winds aloft, move against the wind, maneuver abruptly, or move at considerable speed, without discernible means of propulsion.”
...

MSN

www.msn.com

It's likely there's an explanation that doesn't include extraterrestrials. Those can be ruled out and should be until somebody produces a photo that won't be found to be faked. Or is a blurry photo of a frisbee. Read up on what DeGrass Tyson says on the subject.

 

[Tumblin Tumbleweed]

UFO sightings on the rise – Pentagon

The Pentagon has registered more than 360 UFO sightings just in the past two years, according to a new report

www.rt.com

Does anybody believe in these UFO's being extraterrestrials?
Mainstream science isn't convinced and state valid reasons why not.

Then what is causing an increase in sightings? Mental health professionals have a theory to explain that too.
Note that the one pictured is the traditional model from the 50's with the viewing window on the top. Or does it look more like a big bird?

Some people are really fucking stupid. That's my explanation.

 

[Donald H]

Some people are really fucking stupid. That's my explanation.

Well we all know that by now!
But far more just want to believe!
There are mental health professionals who have done studies on the reason why so many people want to believe in the supernatural. Some of the believers need to open their minds to learning.

Will any of them? It's as unlikely as them stopping believing in the supernatural of religions.

 

[Stryder50]

It's likely there's an explanation that doesn't include extraterrestrials. Those can be ruled out and should be until somebody produces a photo that won't be found to be faked. Or is a blurry photo of a frisbee. Read up on what DeGrass Tyson says on the subject.

I'm familiar with Tyson's position on this subject, but he knows who butters his bread and parrot's the official line.
I'll take the word of experienced pilots, such as in the link above, before I give credence to many posting here on this subject.

FWIW, an actual physical device "in hand" will trump dozens of photos.
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BTW, this from the conclusion of the article I've linked above. After nearly half a century investigating this phenomena, the secret classification and career intimidation for reporting is about ther same as it was over 50+ years ago.
...
Unfortunately, all UAP reports and videos are classified, meaning active-duty pilots cannot come forward publicly and FOIA requests are denied. These are two major steps backwards for transparency, but they can be mitigated with data-sharing.

I am impressed by the recent whistleblower protections enacted last year to encourage more pilots and others to come forward, and I support the fresh push by Rubio and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) for full funding of AARO. Given the stakes, Congress also needs to fund grants for more scientific inquiry of UAP.

Above all, we need to listen to pilots. Military and civilian pilots provide critical, first-hand insights into advanced UAP. Right now, the stigma attached to reporting UAP is still too strong. Since I came forward about UAP in 2019, only one other pilot from my squadron has gone public. Commercial pilots also face significant risks to their careers for doing so.

New rules are needed to require civilian pilots to report UAP, protect the pilots from retribution, and a process must be established for investigating their reports. Derision or denial over the unknown is unacceptable. This is a time for curiosity.

If the phenomena I witnessed with my own eyes turns out to be foreign drones, they pose an urgent threat to national security and airspace safety. If they are something else, it must be a scientific priority to find out.

 

[Donald H]

I'm familiar with Tyson's position on this subject, but he knows who butters his bread and parrot's the official line.
I'll take the word of experienced pilots, such as in the link above, before I give credence to many posting here on this subject.

FWIW, an actual physical device "in hand" will trump dozens of photos.

Yeah, get back to us when you have the saucer or the indestructible piece of metal that got destructed!

 

[Tumblin Tumbleweed]

Well we all know that by now!
But far more just want to believe!
There are mental health professionals who have done studies on the reason why so many people want to believe in the supernatural. Some of the believers need to open their minds to learning.

Will any of them? It's as unlikely as them stopping believing in the supernatural of religions.

It's a common personality disorder in humans to try and answer the unknown with nonsense we just make up. Personally, I just don't have time for UFO bullshit. There are universal problems with such theories, such as identification, communication and a little thing called physics..

 

[Quasar44]

PLEASE MR ALIENS

PLEASE NUKE the NE of America and save humanity

 

[Stryder50]

Yeah, get back to us when you have the saucer or the indestructible piece of metal that got destructed!

You have no influence, resources, or other reason to be in the loop. If I acquire such there are other places to "get back to".

 

[Stryder50]

It's a common personality disorder in humans to try and answer the unknown with nonsense we just make up. Personally, I just don't have time for UFO bullshit. There are universal problems with such theories, such as identification, communication and a little thing called physics..

They why even bother being here?

Another common personality disorder are those whom are disturbed and/or insecure on the subject of either religion and/or other forms of non-terrestrial intelligence.

BTW, since some of these UAP show evidence of altering effects of gravity, there could be a huge boon to be had, which address those "universal problems".

 

[Tumblin Tumbleweed]

They why even bother being here?

Another common personality disorder are those whom are disturbed and/or insecure on the subject of either religion and/or other forms of non-terrestrial intelligence.

BTW, since some of these UAP show evidence of altering effects of gravity, there could be a huge boon to be had, which address those "universal problems".

I'm here because I want to be. You're an idiot.

 

[Stryder50]

I'm here because I want to be. You're an idiot.

You have me beat by miles in that department, clown.