Pentagon UFO Videos (Nimitz and Roosevelt Incidents)

Record	OBS-0158
Category	Extraterrestrial/UFOs
Status	UNPROVEN
Summary	The Pentagon officially released three declassified videos taken by U.S. Navy pilots showing unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). The videos, from 2004 and 2015, depict objects flying at high speeds and have been the subject of widespread speculation. The Pentagon states the objects remain unidentified.
Origin	The videos were initially leaked in 2007 and 2017, with the 2017 leaks published by the New York Times. The Pentagon formally released the first three videos in April 2020.
Claimed	The videos show unidentified objects performing maneuvers beyond known human technology. The objects are possibly of extraterrestrial origin. The government is hiding information about these encounters.
Evidence / consensus	The Pentagon and experts confirm the videos are authentic and show unidentified aerial phenomena, but there is no conclusive evidence of extraterrestrial origin. Various mundane explanations, such as drones, sensor artifacts, or parallax, have been proposed.

> OBSERVER NOTE:
Authentic military footage, but the leap to aliens remains unsupported. The objects are unidentified, not proven extraterrestrial.

Sources

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