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Before authorities could determine the balloon's origin and reach a decision on whether to bring it down, the object drifted southwest into the ocean, they said

Updated On: 24 Feb 2023 | 5:43 PM IST

Those fears were stoked by the series of shootdowns over Alaska, Canada and Michigan starting Friday and raised pressure on the Biden administration to explain the nature of the high-altitude craft

Updated On: 16 Feb 2023 | 12:31 AM IST

Maybe they came from China. Maybe from somewhere farther away. A lot farther away. The downing of four aerial devices by US warplanes has touched off rampant misinformation about the objects, their origin and their purpose, showing how complicated world events and a lack of information can quickly create the perfect conditions for unchecked conjecture and misinformation. The presence of mysterious objects high in the sky doesn't help. There will be an investigation and we will learn more, but until then this story has created a playground for people interested in speculating or stirring the pot for their own reasons," said Jim Ludes, a former national defence analyst who now leads the Pell Center for International Relations at Salve Regina University. In part," Ludes added, "because it feeds into so many narratives about government secrecy. President Joe Biden and other top Washington officials have said little about the repeated shootdowns, which began with a suspected Chinese sp

Updated On: 14 Feb 2023 | 12:24 PM IST

China spots UFO, says will take it down. Also, it says US balloons have flown illegally over its territory more than 10 times since 2022

Updated On: 13 Feb 2023 | 11:48 PM IST

The latest event is of the US military shooting down a fourth flying object over Lake Huron in Michigan. This comes after the US has already taken down UFOs in US and Canadian airspace

Updated On: 13 Feb 2023 | 7:06 PM IST

South Korea's military confirmed it test-fired a solid-fuelled rocket on Friday after its unannounced launch triggered brief public scare of a suspected UFO appearance or a North Korean missile launch. The Defence Ministry said in a statement that the rocket launch was part of its efforts to build a space-based surveillance capability and bolster its defence posture. It said it didn't notify the general public of the launch in advance because it involved sensitive military security issues. A twisty tendril of vapour in white-to-red ombre could be seen snaking behind a bright white light in parts of South Korea's sky on Friday evening. South Korean social media and internet sites were abuzz with messages by citizens who said they saw a soaring object, rainbow-coloured vapour trail or other mysterious lights. Some also posted photos and videos. What is this? Is this a UFO? I'm scared, said one Twitter user. Another said they suspected it was a North Korean missile launch and worrie

Updated On: 30 Dec 2022 | 7:21 PM IST

NASA has kicked off a study to help scientists learn more about unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) or UFOs (unidentified flying objects).

Updated On: 25 Oct 2022 | 1:41 PM IST

A team of scientists is due to be convened by the fall, then will spend roughly nine months developing a public report on its findings

Updated On: 10 Jun 2022 | 10:47 PM IST

Report references 144 incidents since 2004 where US service personnel reported close encounters with unidentifiable aerial objects

Updated On: 01 Jul 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

The US intelligence community released its long-awaited report on a series of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) that have been seen moving through restricted military airspace over several decades

Updated On: 26 Jun 2021 | 7:07 AM IST

On Monday, the Pentagon released three declassified videos of naval pilots encountering unidentified flying objects

Updated On: 28 Apr 2020 | 12:17 PM IST

A supersecret programme is now being resurrected in the US to investigate UFOs and their mysteries

Updated On: 30 Dec 2017 | 9:38 PM IST