U.S. Lacks Coordinated Approach to Handle UFOs, Poses National Security Threat
DoD Inspector General recommends unified strategy as reported sightings expected to decrease with increased understanding of advanced technologies.
- U.S. Department of Defense's Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) releases a report stating the U.S. lacks a coordinated approach to handle unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), also known as UFOs.
- The report suggests that the lack of a unified strategy could pose a threat to military forces and national security.
- DoD OIG recommends creating a policy to unify various departments under one coordinated effort to address UAPs.
- Former director of the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), Sean Kirkpatrick, predicts a decrease in reported UAP sightings as understanding of state-of-the-art technologies increases.
- U.S. government is currently reviewing nearly 300 UAP incidents reported since 2019.