Unidentified Aerial Phenomena and Sensor Gaps: A DNI Report Calling for Systematic Data Collection

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Airspace is not fully covered by sensors, leaving many unidentified aerial phenomena, as a nine‑page report to the Office of the DNI lists over 100 cases, of 144 reports nearly half appeared on only one sensor, some captured by Navy pilots or identified as balloons, others as clutter or foreign systems, with no evidence of interplanetary visitors, while satellites and radar have limited reach and miss small objects, eyewitness accounts can be fallible, so more systematic data collection and funding are needed to sharpen understanding.