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Aliens at a Miami mall? Police say 'lol'

Despite memes and a flurry of speculation online, the Miami Police Department ruled out aliens as a possibility.
Police respond at the Bayside Marketplace in Miami on Jan. 1, 2024.
Police respond at the Bayside Marketplace in Miami on Jan. 1, 2024.

Pentagon launches UFO reporting form

The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office has been tasked with gathering information on alleged government activity related to unidentified aerial phenomena since 1945.
The Pentagon building in Arlington, Va.,
The Pentagon building in Arlington, Va.,

NASA releases report on UFOs and says more science and less stigma are needed to understand them

In its 33-page report, an independent team commissioned by NASA cautioned that the negative perception surrounding UFOs poses an obstacle to collecting data.
Bill Nelson speaks at the NASA Headquarters
Bill Nelson speaks at the NASA Headquarters

Pentagon launches ‘one-stop shop’ for declassified info about UFOs

The new website will house photos and videos about resolved cases as they are declassified and approved for public release, the Defense Department said.
An unidentified aerial phenomenon in a U.S. military video.
An unidentified aerial phenomenon in a U.S. military video.

Are aliens real? People online don't seem to care either way

The congressional hearing on UFOs was met with a collective shrug by many Twitter and TikTok users.
A person in an alien costume roller skates through traffic in Roswell, N.M.
A person in an alien costume roller skates through traffic in Roswell, N.M.

Former military officials urge government to be transparent about 'routine' UFO sightings

Three former military officials testified during the congressional hearing held by the House Oversight subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs.
An unidentified aerial phenomenon in a video from the Department of Defense.
An unidentified aerial phenomenon in a video from the Department of Defense.

House committee plans to hold hearing on UFOs

On the other side of the Capitol, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced a measure that would declassify some records related to unexplained aerial phenomena.
An unidentified aerial phenomenon in a U.S. military video.
An unidentified aerial phenomenon in a U.S. military video.

EXCLUSIVE

This former Navy pilot has a new mission: Normalizing UFO reporting

Airline passengers are encouraged to report suspicious activity in the name of national security, but the pilots have a harder time reporting UAPs.
Lt. Ryan Graves, one of five U.S. Navy pilots who told The New York Times that they saw unidentified flying objects, at his home in Nashua, N.H.
Lt. Ryan Graves, one of five U.S. Navy pilots who told The New York Times that they saw unidentified flying objects, at his home in Nashua, N.H.

NASA panel studying UFO sightings says stigma and poor data pose challenges

The 16-member panel, which formed last year, presented early findings Wednesday in its first public meeting. A final report is expected this summer.
An unidentified aerial phenomenon in a video from the Department of Defense.
An unidentified aerial phenomenon in a video from the Department of Defense.

UFOs have finally gone mainstream. The UFO community isn't thrilled.

"It's a shame," said one UFO researcher of the recent shootdowns of UFOs over North America that turned out to not be extraterrestrial craft.
Photo Illustration: Archival images of UFOS, a film still from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," and an image of the Chinese Spy Balloon
Photo Illustration: Archival images of UFOS, a film still from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," and an image of the Chinese Spy Balloon

Powerful radars, limited scope: How no one spotted a bunch of 'objects' floating in NORAD airspace

Weather scientists, government agencies and the military all have powerful radar systems to detect objects at a very granular level — but they filter their view depending on their mission.
An Air Force member releases a weather balloon off the deck during the recovery operation for NASA's Orion Capsule and uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on Dec. 11, 2022 aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico.
An Air Force member releases a weather balloon off the deck during the recovery operation for NASA's Orion Capsule and uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on Dec. 11, 2022 aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico.