UFO Identity Revealed as Chinese Drone? ... "To Spy on US Military Training Scenes"

US Department of Defense to Submit Follow-up Report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) to House
Report Expected to Include 'Weather Observation Devices, Radar Malfunction Phenomena as UFO Identities' Details

Part of the declassified video of an unidentified flying object (UFO) filmed by U.S. Navy pilots on April 28, 2020 (local time). Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] Foreign media reported that the U.S. government has identified unidentified flying objects (UFOs) as Chinese espionage drones or meteorological observation devices.

According to the New York Times (NYT) on the 28th (local time), analysts from the U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence agencies plan to submit a follow-up report on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) containing such information to the House of Representatives soon. UAP is the term used by the U.S. military instead of UFO.

Previously, analysts submitted a preliminary UAP report to Congress in June last year. This report analyzed UFOs witnessed by U.S. Navy fighter pilots from 2004 to 2021. The report classified 143 out of 144 cases as unidentified, except for one confirmed as a balloon.

However, the upcoming follow-up report is expected to include another analysis. There is a possibility that foreign espionage devices, such as those from China using drone technology, approaching military aircraft were mistaken for UFOs. The NYT added that U.S. government officials mentioned, "China, which has succeeded in stealing advanced U.S. fighter technology, also wants to spy on U.S. military training scenes."

Additionally, the report is expected to include explanations that meteorological observation devices or radar malfunctions are the identities of UFOs. Analysts told the NYT that the causes of UFO phenomena cannot be explained by a single factor and that they will not rush to conclusions but will continue to collect more data.

On May 17th (local time), at a hearing held by the U.S. House Intelligence Committee, Scott Bray, Deputy Director of the U.S. Navy Intelligence, released footage of a UFO sighting. Photo by EPA Yonhap [Image source=Yonhap News]

Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Defense officially recognized UFOs as objects in a 2021 report. Subsequently, at a UFO-related hearing held by the U.S. House of Representatives in May for the first time in over 50 years, Ronald Moultrie, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, announced plans for investigation and research, stating, "We will do our utmost to uncover the identity of UFOs." At that time, Deputy Under Secretary Moultrie said, "UAPs whose existence or identity is unconfirmed could pose a national security threat," and "We plan to strengthen efforts by utilizing all potential innovative technologies and platforms and by collaborating with partners." Specifically, the plan is to mobilize U.S. government agencies and Department of Defense experts along with civilian researchers in necessary fields such as physics, optics, meteorology, and metallurgy to identify the true nature of UFOs.

In addition, NASA recently completed the formation of a separate UFO investigation team and has begun full-scale activities. The team consists of 16 experts from around the world in fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), physics, and oceanography. The investigation team, officially launched on the 24th, is reportedly analyzing non-classified data excluding militarily sensitive information. This investigation will last about nine months, with the first report expected to be released around mid-next year.