The Pentagon's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force: Data-Driven Assessments and the Quest to Distinguish Explanations
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To better understand unexplained aerial sightings, the Pentagon created the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force in 2020 to collect data from sensors, radar, and pilots, investigate incidents, review videos and eyewitness accounts, and decide whether encounters have normal explanations or genuinely puzzling origins while acknowledging the remaining uncertainties and security implications.