Pentagon: Most UFO Reports Are ‘Unremarkable’

The Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) recently reported that most sightings of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) are “unremarkable,” glimpses of balloons, drones, or airborne plastic bags and other trash.

If you’re keeping score at home, UAPs used to be called UFOS and, before that, flying saucers; the AARO was called the Airborne Object Identification and Management Group (AOIMSG) and, before that, the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF).

There you have it. Klaatu barada nikto.

Download the AARO 2022 UAP report here.

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UFOs Come to Congress

At Tuesday’s Congressional UFO hearings, we were stunned to learn that UFOs are actually … UAPs, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. Gasp. And UAPs are … unidentified! Just like the name says. The mind boggles.

The subcommittee also met in closed session, so there may be terrestrial counterintelligence aspects to some of the UAP sightings.

More:

“Congress dives into UFOs, but no signs of extraterrestrials,” Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

“Out-of-this-world revelations in short supply at US Congress briefing on UFOs,” Adam Gabbatt,The Guardian

“The military’s UFO database now has info from about 400 reported incidents,” Christopher Dean Hopkins and Giles Snyder, NPR

“UFOs are real, and they have abducted Elise Stefanik,” Dana Milbank, Washington Post

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New Pentagon UFO Program

There’s a new UFO program at the Pentagon. The Navy’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force is out, and the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group (AOIMSG) is in. The new program will lead all federal Ufology efforts and “assess and mitigate any associated threats to safety of flight and national security.” This will all be led by an Airborne Object Identification and Management Executive Council (AOIMEXEC).

“AOIMEXEC” sounds like an archeological site in Yucatan. And “AOIMSG” is obviously named after a food additive.

More:

“Pentagon creates new group to monitor and ‘mitigate’ threat from UFOs,” Mike Snider, USA Today

“Pentagon silent on whether UFO tracking officials will wear black suits, sunglasses,” Jeff Schogol, Task & Purpose

“The Pentagon gave its new UFO task force the least sexy name possible,” Andrew Paul, Input

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UFOs Are Coming to Congress

A declassified report with a “detailed analysis of unidentified aerial phenomena data and intelligence” from the Office of Naval Intelligence Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, the Director of National Intelligence, and the FBI will be presented to Congress in June. Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) are more commonly known as Unidentified Flying Objects or UFOs.

More:

“UFOs regularly spotted in restricted U.S. airspace, report on the phenomena due next month,” CBS 60 Minutes

“How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously,” Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker

Updates:

“How UFO sightings went from joke to national security worry in Washington,” Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post

“‘From hearsay to hard evidence’: are UFOs about to go mainstream?” Adam Gabbatt, The Guardian

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Storming Area 51

“More than 250,000 people have signed up to attend a Facebook event planning a raid on Area 51 in southern Nevada to ‘see them aliens.’

According to the event, titled, “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us,” a group of alien hunters will meet at 3 a.m. on Sept. 20 near the top-secret U.SFrom there, the group will ‘Naruto run’ with their arms stretched behind them like Naruto Uzumaki in the Japanese anime series ‘Naruto,’ and therefore ‘move faster than their bullets.'”

— “‘They can’t stop all of us’: More than 250K pledge to storm Area 51 to uncover alien secrets,” Kelly Taylor Hayes, Fox10 Phoenix

Updates:

“More than 500,000 people have RSVP’d to ‘storm Area 51,’ in the name of memes,” Allegra Frank, Vox

“More Than 1 Million People Agree To ‘Storm Area 51,’ But The Air Force Says Stay Home,” Bobby Allyn, NPR News

“‘Let’s see them aliens’: 1.3 mn people vow to storm classified US base,” AFP via Yahoo News

“How to Infiltrate Area 51 Like a Pro,” Tom McKay, Gizmodo

“Arby’s Feeding Area 51 Raiders Top-Secret Menu,” QSR

“Rural Nevada community not equipped for UFO enthusiasts to ‘Storm Area 51,’” Kelcie Grega, Las Vegas Sun

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Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer

“Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer,” written by Arthur Pitt and Elaine Wise, recorded by Ella Fitzgerald with the Sy Oliver Orchestra, 1951.

Ella Fitzgerald official website

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When You See Those Flying Saucers

“When You See Those Flying Saucers,” written by Charles Grean and Cy Coben, recorded by The Buchanan Brothers (Chester and Lester), 1947.

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A Spaceman Came Travelling

“A Spaceman Came Travelling,” by Chris de Burgh. An ET visits the manger.

Chris de Burgh website.

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Pentagon UFO Program Revealed

The Pentagon has confirmed that it ran a multi-million-dollar UFO investigation program for five years. The Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program (AATIP) was initiated through the urging of Harry Reid, then Senate Majority Leader, influenced by a hotel billionaire and the lead singer of the rock group Blink-182.

Still, there’s justification for interest. The military had detected several unexplained aerial phenomena, including a 2004 UFO sighting by two navy pilots:

French Town Upholds 62-Year-Old Ban on UFOs

The mayor of the French town of Châteauneuf-du-Pape has upheld a 62-year-old law banning UFOs.

The 1954 law was established after a man in northern France said he had seen two figures that looked like ‘deep sea divers’ emerging from a ‘cigar-shaped’ space ship.

But don’t make yourself a tin foil hat yet. Lucien Jeune’s son, Elie Jeune, has dismissed his father’s decree as a “publicity stunt”, telling reporters: ‘At that time, people were talking a lot about extraterrestrials and the unknown, it was in fashion, and there were loads of stories circulating.’

‘He wanted to make a bit of an advertisement for Châteauneuf. It was an excellent publicity stunt… and free.’ Journalists flocked to Châteauneuf-du-Pape from all over the world and, predictably, the public couldn’t get enough of the story.

— “‘No UFOs allowed’: French mayor refuses to overturn town’s bizarre extraterrestrial ban,” Hazel Plush, The Telegraph

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