The Fascinating World of UAPs: A Look at the Latest Report and Its Implications
In a shocking turn of events, Florida Senator Marco Rubio recently added a section to a funding bill requiring the Director of National Intelligence to work with the military and intelligence community to submit a report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs), formerly known as UFOs. The report is now in, and we're here to dive into its contents.
A Brief History of UAP Research
It all started back in 2007 when Robert Bigelow convinced Senator Harry Reid to launch a Department of Defense investigation into UAP sightings. This effort was later taken over by Lou Elizondo, a counterintelligence officer who renamed the program the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) or K-Tip. The program ran for eight years, but Elizondo eventually left due to his frustration with the lack of dedication to investigating these incidents further.
Enter Christopher Mellon, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense in both the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations. Mellon began giving interviews to the press, advocating for greater transparency from the government regarding UAPs. This led to him joining "To The Stars," an organization founded by Tom DeLonge, the lead singer of Blink-182, which aimed to collect and analyze videos of UAP sightings. Elizondo and Mellon soon joined To The Stars as advisors, with Mellon gaining access to three unclassified videos of UAPs.
A Breakthrough Moment
In September 2019, the government officially released the three previously classified videos, confirming that they were authentic. This development sparked widespread interest in the UAP community, with many calling for greater transparency and investigation into these incidents. A California filmmaker named Jeremy Corbell recently released two more military videos showing additional UAP encounters.
The Report: A Mixed Bag
So, what did we get from the official report? The summary reads: "The limited amount of high-quality reporting on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena hampers our ability to draw firm conclusions about the nature or intent of UAP." The data collected on these sightings is inconsistent due to a lack of standardization in reporting systems. One case was solved with high confidence, but it turned out to be a large deflating balloon.
The report went on to list five possible explanations for UAP incidents: airborne clutter, natural atmospheric phenomena, USG or US industry developmental programs, foreign adversary systems, and an "other" category. This list does not include extraterrestrial life as a possibility, which was what many were hoping for.
A Call to Action
Despite the lack of concrete evidence, the report acknowledges that over a dozen reports include observations of unusual movement patterns or flight that cannot be explained. The UAP Task Force has vowed to investigate these incidents further, aiming to improve reporting systems across all military branches and break down stigmas surrounding UAP sightings.
The Bottom Line
In conclusion, while the report did not provide any groundbreaking evidence of alien life, it does acknowledge the need for greater transparency and investigation into UAPs. Conspiracy theorists will likely find some solace in this development, as the government has officially admitted that they don't know what most of these incidents are or how they behave. Skeptics, on the other hand, can continue to argue that there is zero concrete evidence supporting the existence of extraterrestrial life.
As we move forward, it's clear that the UAP community will continue to push for answers and transparency from our government. Whether you're a believer or skeptic, one thing is certain – the world of UAPs is full of mysteries waiting to be unraveled.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe pentagon's ufo report is finally here and i read it so you don't have to let's take a look aliens are they here do they visit does the government know about them the past two years have been really interesting on the topic of ufos unidentified flying objects which are now officially called uaps or unidentified aerial phenomena and if you didn't know last year florida senator marco rubio added a section to a funding bill requiring the director of national intelligence to work with the military and intelligence community to submit a report on unidentified aerial phenomena to be delivered no later than june 25th 2021 well the report is here and we're going to talk about it but what would make a sitting u.s senator add something like that to a funding bill here's how we got here in 2007 this guy robert bigelow convinces senator harry reid to launch a department of defense investigation into ufo sightings in 2009 dod counter intelligence officer lou elizondo takes over the effort and it's renamed the advanced aerospace threat identification program or k-tip after eight years elizondo leaves atip annoyed with the lack of dedication to getting real answers or investigating further then there's christopher mellon who served as deputy assistant secretary of defense in both the clinton and george w bush administrations this guy starts giving interviews to the press because he thinks the government should be more transparent about ufos or uaps and the mystery surrounding them which brings us to tom delong yes the lead singer from flink182 this guy loves aliens and ufo conspiracies so much so that he forms to the stars an organization dedicated to collecting and analyzing videos of ufo sightings elizondo and melon joined to the stars as advisors and melon gets some pentagon contacts to give him three unclassified videos of uaps this all ends up getting printed as a front page story in the new york times and in september of 2019 the government says yeah those videos they're authentic last year they formally released the videos themselves and in the last month or so a california filmmaker named jeremy corbell released two more military videos that show off additional uap encounters which brings us to this official report the report dropped just before the end of the day on the 25th in washington dc and it doesn't even crack 10 pages kind of a letdown in my opinion i was kind of hoping for a media report or just one single page with a picture of an alien on it the main takeaway well that was what we were mostly expecting the first sentence of the summary reads quote the limited amount of high quality reporting on unidentified aerial phenomena hampers our ability to draw firm conclusions about the nature or intent of uap the data collected on these sightings is pretty inconsistent since there wasn't a standardized reporting system until just a couple years ago there was one uap they were able to solve with high confidence high confidence it was a large deflating balloon sorry that's it's kind of funny the report goes on to say that if these uap incidents are solved there are five likely explanations airborne clutter natural atmospheric phenomena usg or u.s industry developmental programs foreign adversary systems and a catch-all other bid they looked at over 144 reports between the years 2004 and 2001. 80 of those reports had multiple sensors detect the object so here's the juicy part over a dozen of those reports include observations of unusual movement patterns or flight and they can't explain those it could be what the report describes as breakthrough technology being used by a foreign adversary but the report also says they quote currently lack data to indicate any uap are part of a foreign collection program or indicative of a major technological advancement by a potential adversary so it could still be extraterrestrial in nature that's that whole other bin they mentioned the uap task force says it's going to do additional investigating on those specific kinds of reports so the tldr here is the government hopefully ends up implementing a better more standardized reporting system across every military branch for uaps encourages soldiers to report them and break the stigma of reporting them and still has absolutely no idea what a decent number of these things are or how they appeared to move or fly the way they did when they were detected i think just about everyone wins today conspiracy theorists get at least some of their assertions legitimized by the government admitting they don't know what every uap is plus they can also keep saying they're clearly not telling us everything and of course skeptics can keep on saying there is zero concrete evidence showing these uaps we're alien in nature this is all a bunch of nonsense i'm gonna go get a starbucks huh you know are you a skeptic or a believer choose your side down in the comments and if you enjoyed this video please put a tiny little tinfoil hat on your finger then smash the like button and subscribe to cnet for more on outer space uaps and more be good humans and aliens if you're watchingthe pentagon's ufo report is finally here and i read it so you don't have to let's take a look aliens are they here do they visit does the government know about them the past two years have been really interesting on the topic of ufos unidentified flying objects which are now officially called uaps or unidentified aerial phenomena and if you didn't know last year florida senator marco rubio added a section to a funding bill requiring the director of national intelligence to work with the military and intelligence community to submit a report on unidentified aerial phenomena to be delivered no later than june 25th 2021 well the report is here and we're going to talk about it but what would make a sitting u.s senator add something like that to a funding bill here's how we got here in 2007 this guy robert bigelow convinces senator harry reid to launch a department of defense investigation into ufo sightings in 2009 dod counter intelligence officer lou elizondo takes over the effort and it's renamed the advanced aerospace threat identification program or k-tip after eight years elizondo leaves atip annoyed with the lack of dedication to getting real answers or investigating further then there's christopher mellon who served as deputy assistant secretary of defense in both the clinton and george w bush administrations this guy starts giving interviews to the press because he thinks the government should be more transparent about ufos or uaps and the mystery surrounding them which brings us to tom delong yes the lead singer from flink182 this guy loves aliens and ufo conspiracies so much so that he forms to the stars an organization dedicated to collecting and analyzing videos of ufo sightings elizondo and melon joined to the stars as advisors and melon gets some pentagon contacts to give him three unclassified videos of uaps this all ends up getting printed as a front page story in the new york times and in september of 2019 the government says yeah those videos they're authentic last year they formally released the videos themselves and in the last month or so a california filmmaker named jeremy corbell released two more military videos that show off additional uap encounters which brings us to this official report the report dropped just before the end of the day on the 25th in washington dc and it doesn't even crack 10 pages kind of a letdown in my opinion i was kind of hoping for a media report or just one single page with a picture of an alien on it the main takeaway well that was what we were mostly expecting the first sentence of the summary reads quote the limited amount of high quality reporting on unidentified aerial phenomena hampers our ability to draw firm conclusions about the nature or intent of uap the data collected on these sightings is pretty inconsistent since there wasn't a standardized reporting system until just a couple years ago there was one uap they were able to solve with high confidence high confidence it was a large deflating balloon sorry that's it's kind of funny the report goes on to say that if these uap incidents are solved there are five likely explanations airborne clutter natural atmospheric phenomena usg or u.s industry developmental programs foreign adversary systems and a catch-all other bid they looked at over 144 reports between the years 2004 and 2001. 80 of those reports had multiple sensors detect the object so here's the juicy part over a dozen of those reports include observations of unusual movement patterns or flight and they can't explain those it could be what the report describes as breakthrough technology being used by a foreign adversary but the report also says they quote currently lack data to indicate any uap are part of a foreign collection program or indicative of a major technological advancement by a potential adversary so it could still be extraterrestrial in nature that's that whole other bin they mentioned the uap task force says it's going to do additional investigating on those specific kinds of reports so the tldr here is the government hopefully ends up implementing a better more standardized reporting system across every military branch for uaps encourages soldiers to report them and break the stigma of reporting them and still has absolutely no idea what a decent number of these things are or how they appeared to move or fly the way they did when they were detected i think just about everyone wins today conspiracy theorists get at least some of their assertions legitimized by the government admitting they don't know what every uap is plus they can also keep saying they're clearly not telling us everything and of course skeptics can keep on saying there is zero concrete evidence showing these uaps we're alien in nature this is all a bunch of nonsense i'm gonna go get a starbucks huh you know are you a skeptic or a believer choose your side down in the comments and if you enjoyed this video please put a tiny little tinfoil hat on your finger then smash the like button and subscribe to cnet for more on outer space uaps and more be good humans and aliens if you're watching\n"
