The United States on Friday released a report on unidentified flying objects to characterise the potential threat posed by them and it showed
“We were able to identify one reported Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) with high confidence. In that case, we identified the object as a large, deflating balloon. The others remain unexplained,” the report read.
that the government was only able to explain one of the 144 cases of unidentified flying objects reported by military planes with “high confidence”.
There was wide variability in the reports and the dataset that was available on UAPs. Though the data was too limited to allow for detailed pattern analysis, some clustering of UAPs was observed based on their shape, size, and, particularly, propulsion.
Some UAPs demonstrate advanced technology
The report also says that “unusual activities” were reported on several occasions, but mentions that this may be due to sensor errors. “In 18 incidents, described in 21 reports, UAP reportedly appeared to exhibit unusual flight characteristics. These observations could be the result of sensor errors, spoofing, or observer misperception and require additional rigorous analysis,” the report said.
UAPs lack a single explanation
While UAPs could be airborne clutter or natural atmospheric phenomena, they could also be part of the industry developmental programs or foreign adversary systems such as technologies deployed by China, Russia, another nation, or a non-governmental entity.