The Pentagon on Monday released three unclassified videos showing ‘unidentified aerial phenomena’ in an attempt to ‘clear up any misconceptions’ regarding whether the videos — which have been circulating for years — are real.
The three videos- the first of which was leaked in 2007 and discovered by the US Navy in 2009- show small, flying objects.
Two of the videos were recorded January 2015, according to the Department of Defense. The other was taken in November 2004. In a statement, the Defense Department said the Navy ‘previously acknowledged’ the videos were Navy videos.
“After a thorough review, the department has determined that the authorized release of these unclassified videos does not reveal any sensitive capabilities or systems, and does not impinge on any subsequent investigations of military air space incursions by unidentified aerial phenomena,” the Department of Defense said in a statement.
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“The aerial phenomena observed in the videos remain characterized as ‘unidentified'”, the statement added.
The release of the videos by the Pentagon adds to the legitimacy of the the videos and will spur more speculation that humans have recently interacted with extra terrestrials. The Navy has guidelines for reporting UFO sightings.