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Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

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Re: Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

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Post by kolinko »

tailspin2019 wrote: post #2

Direct link to the PDF report: https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Prelima... > "Most of the UAP reported probably do represent physical objects given that a majority of UAP were registered across multiple sensors, to include radar, infrared, electro-optical, weapon seekers, and visual observation." > "Some UAP appeared to remain stationary in winds aloft, move against the wind, maneuver abruptly, or…

They didn’t release any details on specific incidents, right? This pdf is all there is?

Re: Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

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Post by someguy101010 »

1337biz wrote: post #4

Are there any plausible theories why this stuff is getting released right now? It looks like there is no immediate reason for action. And no real reason why they wouldn't have gone on for another decade denying it.

There is a whitest kids you know sketch about this where the government was talking about the invasion by ak47 weilding bears.

The reporters asked: "wait a minute, are we invading Iran again?"

This always is on my mind when I see these reports.

Re: Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

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Post by vmception »

onychomys wrote: post #5

Lol, looks like DNI.gov wasn't ready for the traffic. I'd have thought that all the .gov sites were pretty robust, just as a matter of principle.

Nope they are very far behind typically and that’s the assumption I start with

You should look at a few technology related executive orders to show how difficult coordination of this is and how behind they are

Re: Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

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Post by staunch »

> "Most of the UAP reported probably do represent physical objects given that a majority of UAP were registered across multiple sensors, to include radar, infrared, electro-optical, weapon seekers, and visual observation."

Yeah, if we could just get a copy of that data real quick, that'd be greeeaat.

Re: Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

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Post by tailspin2019 »

kolinko wrote: post #12
tailspin2019 wrote: post #2

Direct link to the PDF report: https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Prelima... > "Most of the UAP reported probably do represent physical objects given that a majority of UAP were registered across multiple sensors, to include radar, infrared, electro-optical, weapon seekers, and visual observation." > "Some UAP appeared to remain stationary in winds aloft, move against the wind, maneuver abruptly, or…

They didn’t release any details on specific incidents, right? This pdf is all there is?

Yep, it doesn't look like there's anything else that has been published.

Re: Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

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Post by shadowgovt »

pueblito wrote: post #3

> In a small number of cases, military aircraft systems processed radio frequency (RF) energy associated with UAP sightings. Does this mean the objects emit RF energy of some sort?

That's one possibility, but I think the phrasing in the report is intentionally chosen so as not to rule out RF emission passing through or past the object, or RF emission from another direction being reflected towards the observer by the object.
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