Does the United States of America believe in aliens? In any case, it's a feast for not only conspiracy theories, but for science as well. The Black Vault, a privately run repository of declassified government documents, is requesting under the Freedom of Information Act that the Navy release all material it prefers to title 'unidentified aerial phenomenon', or (UAP) for short, instead of UFO; but to no avail.
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'Threat to national security'
According to Daily Mail, this is the reason given by a spokesperson for the military branch for denying the request. The Black Vault is already publishing thousands of pages of CIA documents containing information on UAPs in advance.
Gregory Cason, deputy director of the Navy's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), states that the material could reveal sensitive information, such as Navy operations or capabilities, that would be better kept out of enemy hands.
Curious sighting on training flights
Back in 2004, there were several leaks of viral videos of a Navy pilot circulating on the net. Even the Pentagon confirmed the authenticity of the material in 2020.
However, these videos do not pose a threat to security, which is why they can still be seen on the net. According to the Pentagon, there have been more than 400 sightings of unidentifiable objects in recent years. 11 of these encounters are classified as 'near misses' - cases in which a collision with a UAP was avoided by a hair's breadth.
This article was translated fromGentside DE.
Sources used:
Daily Mail, 'Navy admits it has more UFO videos but says releasing the footage publicly would 'HARM national security' because it would reveal 'valuable' information regarding the Pentagon's operations and capabilities to America's enemies'
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