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Polybius

(15,367 posts)
Fri Apr 16, 2021, 01:08 AM Apr 2021

Defense Department confirms leaked video of unidentified aerial phenomena is real

Source: CNN

(CNN)The Defense Department has confirmed that leaked photos and video of "unidentified aerial phenomena" taken in 2019 are indeed legitimate images of unexplained objects.

Photos and videos of triangle-shaped objects blinking and moving through the clouds were taken by Navy personnel, Pentagon spokeswoman Sue Gough said in a statement to CNN. She also confirmed that photos of three unidentified flying objects -- one "sphere" shaped, another "acorn" shaped and one characterized as a "metallic blimp" -- were also taken by Navy personnel.

"As we have said before, to maintain operations security and to avoid disclosing information that may be useful to potential adversaries, DOD does not discuss publicly the details of either the observations or the examinations of reported incursions into our training ranges or designated airspace, including those incursions initially designated as UAP," Gough said.

She also said that the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, created in August to investigate UFO sightings observed by the military, has "included these incidents in their ongoing examinations."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/15/politics/unidentified-aerial-phenomena-defense-department/index.html



Video in link. Really odd. What can these be?



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Defense Department confirms leaked video of unidentified aerial phenomena is real (Original Post) Polybius Apr 2021 OP
Trust no one Blue Owl Apr 2021 #1
Noooooooooooooooo! catchnrelease Apr 2021 #4
That dude, Corgigal Apr 2021 #21
Great. Now I'm craving a Morley! dchill Apr 2021 #29
??? (and what's up with that music?) n/t orleans Apr 2021 #2
Swamp Gas. JohnnyRingo Apr 2021 #3
"Unmanned hypersonic aircraft" that the military reverse-engineered from the wrecked Roswell craft. TheRickles Apr 2021 #11
My thinking too... MartyTheGreek Apr 2021 #13
Could be hydrosonic aircraft... Probatim Apr 2021 #16
Those Diamond Things modrepub Apr 2021 #5
Have they officially retired "It was just a weather balloon" excuse. Mr. Sparkle Apr 2021 #6
In the past, DoD wouldn't confirm or deny that this is our technology... MartyTheGreek Apr 2021 #7
The funny part is that when it came to UFO's, even Trump knew when to shut up Polybius Apr 2021 #28
Knowing him, he was reflecting on himself not being selected to reveal UFOs... MartyTheGreek Apr 2021 #30
Wish I had my 1968 UFO magazine bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #8
Has the Federation signed any treaties with the Klingons? 3Hotdogs Apr 2021 #9
Maybe aliens will do a better job twodogsbarking Apr 2021 #10
Unidentified or indentified but does not want to let the information out? Why. Well most likely cstanleytech Apr 2021 #12
"What can these be?" Quarantine Patrol Glorfindel Apr 2021 #14
It would be nice to know.... Mustellus Apr 2021 #15
Don't be silly. It's a cursor... malthaussen Apr 2021 #17
Is it area51 Apr 2021 #18
Do your homework BlueTexasMan Apr 2021 #19
It's Q stillcool Apr 2021 #20
pick up bdamomma Apr 2021 #27
My immediate thoughts DENVERPOPS Apr 2021 #22
I'm not saying you're wrong (because I have no idea)... Polybius Apr 2021 #23
We have no idea what is being developed by any DENVERPOPS Apr 2021 #25
Ya know, Elessar Zappa Apr 2021 #24
When I was a kid DENVERPOPS Apr 2021 #26
I know most of the names mentioned... electric_blue68 Apr 2021 #31
Likely unmanned hypersonic vehicle testing...or worse.. Xolodno Apr 2021 #32
Has Division 6 of the Immigration and Naturalization Service Wolf Frankula Apr 2021 #33
K&R ck4829 Apr 2021 #34
Everything the X-files was telling us was the truth, we were being prepared for the unveiling, ayep Shanti Shanti Shanti Apr 2021 #35

JohnnyRingo

(18,623 posts)
3. Swamp Gas.
Fri Apr 16, 2021, 02:23 AM
Apr 2021

Gotta have some years to remember that one.

It could be military projects so secret the average Navy pilot knows nothing about it. I know they're doing research on manned and unmanned hypersonic aircraft.

MartyTheGreek

(565 posts)
13. My thinking too...
Fri Apr 16, 2021, 08:23 AM
Apr 2021

The "Glass Wires" the US Army soldiers from the UFO recovery team found in the craft are today's fiber optics. Peering out the dome at night they were stunned to see daylight! Hello Nightvision! Other tech was passed on to US Tech titans to develop products and they could keep the patents.

Looking at social media and the spread of disinformation, sometimes I wonder if we got the tech a little too early!

Mr. Sparkle

(2,930 posts)
6. Have they officially retired "It was just a weather balloon" excuse.
Fri Apr 16, 2021, 06:41 AM
Apr 2021

That grew old real fast.

Amazing video and photos.

MartyTheGreek

(565 posts)
7. In the past, DoD wouldn't confirm or deny that this is our technology...
Fri Apr 16, 2021, 07:06 AM
Apr 2021

In a Readers Digest book titled: Mysteries of the Unexplained 1985 Pg. 218, shows a picture taken in 1951 of a triangular winged craft with similar circular white lights staggered below the craft. Some say this is part of the propulsion system. Point being, this high technology has been around for a long time! Look up the Foo Fighters from WWII that trailed both US and German bombers during bombing raids. Germans thought it was our technology and we thought it was their technology. There are a few blurry pics of the Orbs flying just behind the bombers.

This is my repost from Linda Moulton Howe's YouTube Channel called Earthfiles. Linda started out as a professional journalist and stumbled upon the cattle mutilations reported back in the 1970's and has been reporting on UFO's and strange phenomenon since then. My comment below is in reference to Col Corso's book, The Day After Roswell. This book started my interest in UFO's.

"I feel president Biden will be the UFO reveal president. Somewhere I read that Trump was supposed to be the reveal president but a decision was made that it not be him. Trump did create the US Space Force and now I wonder if this was all part of the UFO reveal process. John Lear, son of Bill Lear inventor of Lear Jet once said we (US) own the Space from here to Mars. One point not mentioned in this video regarding Roswell is that when the soldiers went inside the craft at night and looked out of the dome, they were stunned to see daylight! Also, when they wrapped their hands around the "glass wire" the wire would light up! I recall another story where in one craft, possibly and earlier one, that the dashboard of the craft included four finger hand controls which looked like a metal plate with an impressed four finger impression. Suggesting that this is somehow the way the craft was flown. Col Corso also said that during the alien autopsy, crystals were discovered in the skulls. Now I wonder if the crystals, serve as an antenna for a Space Net system. Thank you Linda! You are Freeing Minds! We are not alone and we've never been alone!"

Polybius

(15,367 posts)
28. The funny part is that when it came to UFO's, even Trump knew when to shut up
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 09:46 PM
Apr 2021

I remember an interview in 2019 I think, when a Fox host asked him about a US Navy video with mysterious objects. He said he seen the video, but had no comment. He looked and acted nervous, and changed the subject. It was obvious that he was hiding something. But why? When did Trump ever hold back? What was he afraid of?

MartyTheGreek

(565 posts)
30. Knowing him, he was reflecting on himself not being selected to reveal UFOs...
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 10:16 PM
Apr 2021

Last edited Sun Apr 18, 2021, 02:29 PM - Edit history (1)

I did catch a brief snip of him saying once... Roswell, there's some very interesting things there or something.

He's afraid Putty was watching cause they didn't want to let him screw up any advanced things. I assume!

3Hotdogs

(12,364 posts)
9. Has the Federation signed any treaties with the Klingons?
Fri Apr 16, 2021, 07:44 AM
Apr 2021

If not, we'd better watch our asses.

On the other hand, we got the Kraken on our side.

cstanleytech

(26,276 posts)
12. Unidentified or indentified but does not want to let the information out? Why. Well most likely
Fri Apr 16, 2021, 08:21 AM
Apr 2021

the reason would be because its something classified like for example it could be a high altitude (most likely a drone) replacement for the SR-71.

Glorfindel

(9,726 posts)
14. "What can these be?" Quarantine Patrol
Fri Apr 16, 2021, 08:44 AM
Apr 2021

Routine reconnaissance to check whether the murdering apes are making progress in their attempts to escape their home planet. Advanced civilizations want nothing to do with us and will prevent our spread as necessary. Can't blame them.


Mustellus

(328 posts)
15. It would be nice to know....
Fri Apr 16, 2021, 08:59 AM
Apr 2021

.. .if the camera has three blades in the diaphragm. Looks like a lens flare to me. There's even a second 'ufo' to the right of the first that just fades away.. just like a lens flare.

BlueTexasMan

(165 posts)
19. Do your homework
Fri Apr 16, 2021, 10:57 AM
Apr 2021

I was given a copy of the NICAP report in the 1960s by a professor at the university I was attending. That led to reading whatever I could find at the local bookstore and ending up with over 100 books on the subject. Some of my favorite authors are Dr. Steven Greer, Professor John E. Mack, Col. Corso and Whitley Strieber. I would call that the tip of the iceberg. Yes, the truth IS out there!
Live long and prosper.

DENVERPOPS

(8,804 posts)
22. My immediate thoughts
Fri Apr 16, 2021, 04:55 PM
Apr 2021

are........RUSSIA????????

This last year, pictures of a Russian submarine when it surfaced due to a radioactive accident shocked our military when they saw it's design.....

Reminds me of RED OCTOBER.

Maybe that is why Trump had our military's only two recon planes grounded and then scrapped immediately......

Polybius

(15,367 posts)
23. I'm not saying you're wrong (because I have no idea)...
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 04:21 PM
Apr 2021

But why would Russia shape their aircraft like pyramids? Do they secretly have that kind of technology that puts ours to shame? Also, didn’t this UFO go into the water? That’s some extremely high-tech aircraft.

DENVERPOPS

(8,804 posts)
25. We have no idea what is being developed by any
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 05:57 PM
Apr 2021

country's military. There are rumors, but........

Our current fighter/bombers shapes look really weird if they had been introduced decades ago .......and our military did not show them to the public until long after they were designed, manufactured, and had been flying for awhile......

For instance: https://www.northropgrumman.com/what-we-do/air/b-2-stealth-bomber/

Just as the Russian Submarine that was forced to surface.......our military submarine manufacturer's experts were shocked when they saw the pictures of it's totally weird shape.......

We probably know about a 1,000th of what is going on, and I have concluded that that is probably, in reality, a good thing........

Elessar Zappa

(13,950 posts)
24. Ya know,
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 05:20 PM
Apr 2021

for years I was a ufo skeptic. But I’ve heard so many eyewitness accounts and seen so many recent videos with high quality cameras that I really wonder if something strange is going on.

DENVERPOPS

(8,804 posts)
26. When I was a kid
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 06:05 PM
Apr 2021

in 1957 a book came out. I believe it was called "Project Blue Book".

I got a copy from the Library. It was a primer to what was being seen "out there". Carefully explained away by our military as weather balloons and swamp gas........

electric_blue68

(14,851 posts)
31. I know most of the names mentioned...
Sun Apr 18, 2021, 08:48 PM
Apr 2021

here. My days of listening to c2c 👍

Some of the stories were so compelling esp from various military, and other professionals. I couldn't just brush it away. Yeah, Steven G was quite compelling.

In all my years I missed the "glass wire" comment!

As an Art student in the 'early 70's who did types of abstract sculpture involving Plastic I'd go to stores on Canal St.
You'd see a covered base with a lit single bulb lamp
with bending thin rods of plastic coming out
of it and you'd see the cut ends all lit up with the conducted light!

Xolodno

(6,390 posts)
32. Likely unmanned hypersonic vehicle testing...or worse..
Sun Apr 18, 2021, 09:41 PM
Apr 2021

Atomic Battery vehicle tests.

We know of Russia's tests and accidents as they tend to take more risks. But there is no doubt, we have some serious black box projects going on that even at times, they give a very brief over view to the President.

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