It was not clear who decided to launch the probe or what investigators will specifically look for. A Pentagon watchdog is launching a probe into the actions taken by the Department of Defense after a series of UFO sightings in recent years. (Department of Defense)
The Pentagon created the Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Task Force following several unexplained incidents observed by the military. It is tasked with detecting, analyzing and cataloging UAPs that could potentially pose a threat to U.S. national security.
In an interview with the New York Post, Luis Elizondo, the former head of the Pentagon s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, recently raised the possibility that so-called UFOs are actually adversarial foreign technology that for several decades now has managed to leapfrog us.
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Pentagon watchdog opens new probe into military s handling of UFOs
The probe comes as Congress awaits a public report, due next month, from a host of national security agencies on the issue.
The Pentagon briefing room. | DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando
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The Pentagon s inspector general is looking into the actions the military has taken to address the spate of UFO sightings in recent years involving high performance aircraft that have violated military airspace.
The probe comes as Congress awaits a public report, due next month, from a host of national security agencies on the issue, and as advocates complain that some departments and agencies are not fully cooperating by sharing data.
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