2019 UAP Footage Confirmation and the Emergence of a Formal U.S. Reporting Framework
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In September 2019, the U.S. Navy confirmed three leaked infrared videos—FLIR1, Gimbal, and GoFast—show real but unidentified aerial phenomena, as DoD spokesman Joseph Gradisher stated, and the confirmation spurred formal UAP reporting, new pilot documentation guidelines, congressional calls for openness, the creation of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, a surge in FOIA requests, concerns about foreign advanced tech, and a growing field of data-driven investigations.