Pentagon says there is ‘no verifiable evidence’ of extraterrestrial technology, entity or activity

The Pentagon said on Thursday It found no verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity or technology, although a former Pentagon official told Congress on Wednesday that evidence exists to show “we are not alone in the cosmos.”

The Department of Defense is submitting to Congress its fiscal year 2024 annual report on unidentified anomalous events (UAPs) — otherwise known as UFOs — Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters at the news conference. More than 1,600 UAP reports since the department was established in July 2022.

Last year, 757 of 1,600 reports came to AARO, and the office resolved hundreds of cases, defining UAPs as objects such as balloons, birds, drones, satellites and aircraft.

Singh also said more than 900 of the reports lacked sufficient data for analysis, but those cases remained in an active archive and could be reopened if additional information emerged to support his analysis.

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A new office dedicated to studying UAP (UFO) sightings has been fully funded in the upcoming 2024 defense budget. (Department of Defense)

“I want to emphasize that only a very small percentage of reports submitted to AARO are potentially abnormal, but these are cases that require significant time, resources and focus,” Singh said. “It is also important to emphasize that the Ministry has not found any verifiable evidence so far. extraterrestrialsactivity or technology. “None of the cases resolved by AARO indicated advanced capabilities or breakthrough technologies.”

Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin asked Singh to elaborate on the UAPs and the department’s accusation that the warehouse contained alien remains or signs of life from elsewhere.

“I am not aware of any artifacts in the Ministry’s possession or any indication of extraterrestrial entities, activity or technology,” Singh said.

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Singh reiterated that “the department has not found any confirmed evidence of extraterrestrial entities, activity or technology.”

Luiz Elizondo, former head of the Department of Defense’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), was tasked with investigating UAPs. on wednesdayhe and other witnesses testified before the House Oversight Committee.

“Excessive secrecy has led to serious crimes against loyal civil servants, military personnel, and the public to hide the fact that we are not alone in the universe,” said Elizondo, who would later refer to the group as a “tribe.” “The small cadre within our own government dealing with the UAP issue has created a culture of pressure and intimidation from which I, along with many of my former colleagues, have personally suffered.”

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He called on Congress to pass a law protecting whistleblowers who are afraid to come forward about government operations.

Still, the hearing was part of a larger effort by lawmakers. Research UAPs and to determine whether elements within the government are illegally withholding evidence from Congress.

Retired US Navy Rear Admiral Dr. Tim Gallaudet also testified at Wednesday’s hearing. He described an incident where personnel aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt encountered UAPs during a military exercise.

“During this exercise, I received an email over the Navy’s secure network from the operations officer of Naval Forces Command. The email was addressed to all subordinate commanders and the subject line read in all caps: URGENT FLIGHT SAFETY PROBLEM. Text The email was short but alarming and It contained the following statements: ‘If anyone knows what these are, please tell me as soon as possible. We are having a lot of collisions in the air and if we don’t solve this soon, we will have to do it, Gallaudet said.

“Attached to the email was video now known as “Go Fast,” captured by a forward-looking infrared sensor on one of the Navy F/A-18 aircraft participating in the exercise,” he added.

“The very next day, the email disappeared from my and other recipients’ accounts without explanation. Moreover, the Fleet Forces commander and his operations officer never discussed the incident again.”

Fox News Digital’s Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.

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