Published 20:15 IST, March 24th 2021

UFO sightings 'a lot more' than made public, says former US intelligence officer

Ratcliffe, while speaking to Fox News, said there have been a lot more sightings of UFOs all over the world than have been disclosed to the public.

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As deline for US Defence Department to disclose UFO report draws closer, former director of national intelligence John Ratcliffe said re are many more sightings of an unidentified aerial phemen than have been disclosed by Pentagon. Ratcliffe, while speaking to Fox News, said re have been a lot more sightings of UFOs all over world than have been disclosed to public. Ratcliffe, who has worked under former US President Donald Trump, me comment ahe of deline for government to declassify UFO report. 

Late last year, Donald Trump’s ministration passed National Defense Authorization Act along with COVID-19 relief pack, which required intelligence community to share a declassified report regarding UFOs with lawmakers within 180 days from pass of bill. Ratcliffe said sightings were me by US Air Force, Navy or were picked by satellites and sensors all over world. Ratcliffe said unidentified objects eng in activity that is t easy to explain, such as travelling at speed of sound and appearing out of where. 

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UFO sightings 

Several pieces of evidence have emerged in recent past suggesting US Defence Department is withholding foot of UFO sightings. classified documents, which are currently in possession of US intelligence community, reportedly have evidence of UFO sightings. Last year, a never-seen-before picture of a suspected UFO was leaked after existence of two Pentagon reports on 'Unidentified Aerial Phemena' (UAP) emerged. As per reports, Pentagon has several such videos and ims of suspected UFOs, which are being examined by experts to verify truth. 

Earlier in 2020, US Department of Defence (DOD) released videos of its pilots encountering suspected UAPs, ting that explanation for flying objects remains unclear. Pentagon released three US Navy videos captured by its pilots showing interaction with a presumptive UFO. One of videos shared by DOD showed interaction was from 2004 and or two were from 2015. videos, which were earlier kept secret by DOD, were released "to clear misconceptions" surrounding alrey circulating clips on social media.

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20:15 IST, March 24th 2021