Pentagon launches task force to investigate UFO sightings by service members

United States Department of Defence on August 14 said that it is establishing a task force to study Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) sightings. Deputy defence secretary David rquist approved establishment of an Unidentified Aerial Phemena (UAP) Task Force (UAPTF) on August 4 and mission of task force is to detect, analyze and catalogue UAPs that could potentially pose a threat to US national security. According to DOD, task force will be led by Department of Navy, under cognizance of Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.

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" Department of Defense established UAPTF to improve its understanding of and gain insight into, nature and origins of UAPs. As DOD has stated previously, safety of our personnel and security of our operations are of paramount concern. Department of Defense and military departments take any incursions by unauthorized aircraft into our training ranges or designated air very seriously and examine each report. This includes examinations of incursions that are initially reported as UAP when observer cant immediately identify what he or she is observing," DED said in a statement issued on its website on Friday.

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Pentagon released videos

department of defence in April released videos of its pilots encountering UAPs, ting that explanation for flying objects remains unclear. Pentagon released three US Navy videos captured by its pilots showing interactions with presumptive UFO. As per reports, one of videos shared by DOD showed interaction was from 2004 and or two were from 2015. videos, which were earlier classified by DOD, were released "to clear misconceptions" surrounding already circulating videos. 

" Department of Defense has authorized release of three unclassified Navy videos, one taken in vember 2004 and or two in January 2015, which have been circulating in public domain after unauthorized releases in 2007 and 2017," DOD said in a statement in April. 

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