Do US ‘object’ shootdowns herald the end of UFO sightings?
- The US task force on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena hasn’t been able to completely explain strange sightings, but the recent encounters may hold some answers
- Several unknown aerial objects were spotted and shot down after radar systems were adjusted to take note of smaller, slower objects, like the Chinese balloon
Is the US military’s decision to shoot down four objects that suddenly showed up in North American airspace the beginning of the end of UFO speculation?
Beyond the first object, an alleged surveillance balloon owned by China, the US has released few details about the aerial objects. It fell to the White House press secretary on Monday to announce earnestly that there was no indication of “aliens or extraterrestrial activity”.
Pentagon officials say they only detected three of the objects after adjusting strategic radar systems originally trained toward large items like ballistic missiles and bombers to take note of smaller, slower objects.
That might not supply answers on sketchy UFO claims from past years, but could lead to better and quicker explanations for any strange anomalies in the future, scotching tall tales of flying saucers.
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