Unidentified Aerial Phenomena and National Security: AARO's Challenge of Distinguishing Threats from Balloons, Drones, and Clutter

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Unidentified Aerial Phenomena are things in space, air, on land, or under the sea that can’t be identified and could threaten national security, four were downed in February including a Chinese spy balloon, others remain under investigation, most are not dangerous and are balloons, drones, or clutter, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office and a prior UAP task force are trying to identify threats, Gen. Pat Ryder and John Kirby say responses are case-by-case, and some argue for focusing on genuine threats with better radar, broader monitoring beyond the Arctic, and improved intelligence sharing.