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What did Pentagon officials say in a historic Congressional hearing on UFOs?
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    Pentagon now reports about 400 UFO encounters: 'We want to know what's out there.'
    ABC News (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 80% • 5 min read

    The number of UAP [unidentified aerial phenomena] reports has risen to "approximately 400," a significant increase from the 144 between 2004 and 2021 that were tracked in last year's report, according to Scott Bray, the deputy director of Naval Intelligence. Bray said the spike was due to a reduction in the stigma associated with reporting such incidents.
    ...
    "We've seen an increasing number of unauthorized and or unidentified objects in military control training areas and training ranges and other designated airspace," Bray said. UAPs, [Rep. André Carson] said, "are a potential national security threat and they need to be treated that way."
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    A Navy official said investigators are "reasonably confident" the floating pyramid-shaped objects captured on one leaked, widely seen video were likely drones. Last year's intelligence report could only explain one of the documented 144 encounters. "We want to know what's out there as much as you want to know what's out there," said Ronald Moultrie, the Pentagon's top intelligence official.
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    UFOs pose real danger, DOD says, but aliens aren’t to blame — probably.
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    Experts weigh in on Pentagon UFO report. (2021)
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